Best Keith
Hello, I was perusing the Energy Commission report (URL below) and it cites that a drawback of ethanol is that it cannot be transported by pipeline. That seems odd to me, after all it is a liquid just like petrol, no? What part of our liquid fuel pipeline infrastructure would need to be changed (when switching from petrol to ethanol and/or biodiesel)? Here's what the report states on p. 71, Table 4-1: [Regarding Corn and cellulosic ethanol] Compatible with existing infrastructure: It Depends . . . Can be blended with gasoline at varying levels, but cannot now be transported by pipeline and must be moved by barge or truck. It doesn't state that this is a problem with biodiesel however. From: http://www.energycommission.org/ewebeditpro/items/O82F4682.pdf Thanks folks. Be Well, - Dave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phillip Wolfe Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 2:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Bipartisan panel recommends US energy strategy Dear BioFuel Readers, Regarding the recent US Energy Strategy, I read the "executive summary" which is as follows: 1. ENHANCING OIL SECURITY 2. REDUCING RISKS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE 3. INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY 4. ENSURING AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE ENERGY SUPPLIES 5. STRENGTHENING ESSENTIAL ENERGY SYSTEMS 6. DEVELOPING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE FUTURE As it relates to US activity in biofuels/ethanol/non-petroleum fuels, it appears the bipartisan panel strategy provides much opportunity for entrepreneurs and biofuel advocates. I wish there was more wording and attention by the commissioners on the actual ream activities of the distribution of new fuels, the refineries themselves and the pipeline distribution of non-petroleum fuels (soy, canola, rapeseed, WVO, SVO, ethanol, CNG) and more wording on the conversion of existing refineries into biodiesel refineries. Thanks Keith for the notification. --- Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > DieselNet > December 2004 > http://www.dieselnet.com/ > > Bipartisan panel recommends US energy strategy > > The National Commission on Energy Policy--a > bipartisan group of > energy experts from industry, government, labor, > academia, and > environmental and consumer groups--released a > consensus strategy to > address major long-term US energy challenges. The > report, "Ending the > Energy Stalemate: A Bipartisan Strategy to Meet > America's Energy > Challenges", contains policy recommendations for > addressing oil > security, climate change, natural gas supply, the > future of nuclear > energy, and other long-term challenges. > > The report calls for incentives to increase global > oil production, > recommends to increase domestic vehicle fuel > economy, and to increase > investment in alternative fuels. The climate change > plan would limit > greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but a cost cap for > doing so would be > established. Incentives should be also provided for > low- and non- > carbon sources like natural gas, renewable energy, > nuclear energy, > and advanced coal technologies with carbon capture > and sequestration. > > Among many detailed recommendations, the report > supports domestic > production of advanced diesel and hybrid vehicles. > The Commission > concluded that a combination of improved > conventional gasoline > technologies and advanced hybrid-electric and diesel > technologies can > significantly increase fuel economy without > sacrificing size, power, > or safety. > > The report gives little prominence to fuel cells and > hydrogen > technologies. Hydrogen was not deemed as potentially > competitive with > gasoline by 2020. "The Commission supports continued > research and > development into hydrogen as a long-term (2050) > solution. The > Commission also concludes, however, that hydrogen > offers little to no > potential to improve oil security and reduce climate > change risks in > the next twenty years," said the report. > > To enhance US oil security, the Commission > recommends increasing and > diversifying world oil production, strengthening > federal fuel economy > standards for cars and light trucks beginning no > later than 2010 and > reforming the 30-year-old Corporate Average Fuel > Economy (CAFE) > program. Furthermore, production of hybrid and > advanced diesel > vehicles would be encouraged by $3 billion over ten > years in > manufacturer and consumer incentives. Incentives > would be also > provided for the development of non-petroleum > transportation fuel > alternatives, particularly ethanol and biodiesel > from waste products > and biomass. These steps could reduce US oil > consumption in 2025 by > an estimated 10-15% or 3-5 million barrels per day. > > To reduce risks from climate change, the report > suggests (1) > mandatory GHG emission reductions, and (2) > international cooperation > in GHG reduction programs--both approaches > traditionally opposed by > the US administration. The Commission recommends > implementing in 2010 > a mandatory, economy-wide tradable-permits system > designed to curb > future growth in the emissions of greenhouse gases. > The initial costs > to the US economy, however, would be capped at $7 > per metric ton of > carbon dioxide-equivalent. In the next step, the > action to reduce US > emissions would be linked with efforts by other > developed and > developing nations to achieve comparable emissions > reductions via a > review of program efficacy and international > progress in 2015. > > The report further recommends a number of actions to > increase US > energy supply through better utilization of natural > gas and coal > resources, nuclear power, and renewable energy, as > well as to > strengthen the energy supply infrastructure. > > http://www.energycommission.org/ > Download report: > http://www.energycommission.org/ewebeditpro/items/O82F4682.pdf
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