| Energy Needs |
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| What you need to know about energy |
An informational booklet from the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council. The book is not for sale. It is online and free to read at any time. Click title of book to go tothe book and scroll down for the table of contents. |
| Energy needs to grow inexorably |
A BBC News report from November 2007 related to World Energy Outlook 2007, which focuses on the expanding economies of China and India. |
| Energy and Economic Impacts of Implementing Both a 25-Percent RPS and a 25-Percent RFS by 2025 |
From the Energy Information Administration of the DOE, September 2007.
This report responds to a request by Senator James Inhofe for analysis of a “25-by-25" proposal that combines a requirement that a 25-percent share of electricity sales be produced from renewable sources by 2025 with a requirement that a 25-percent share of liquid transportation fuel sales also be derived from renewable sources by 2025. |
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| Bio-Energy Potential |
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| Energy efficiency and customer-sited renewable resource potential in Wisconsin: For the years 2012 and 2018 |
A study proposed in August 2009.
Summary: "This potential study does not represent the end of a process, but rather the beginning. The Commission plans to use it to help us guide our quadrennial planning review of energy efficiency programs and to assist the Legislature in implementing changes in statewide energy policy, where appropriate. I look forward to many discussions about the important topics set forth in this study." |
| ADM says 21 percent of U.S. ethanol capacity idle |
A Reuters article from February 2009 that covers difference between current output and potential output and issues surrounding this gap. |
| EPRI: Energy efficiency programs can reduce growth in consumption by 22 percent |
A 2009 article in Electric Light & Power about the potential impact of energy efficient programs from now until 2030. |
| Ethanol USA |
A comprehensive look at Ethanol in the United States by Environmental Science and Technology magazine. Focuses on such issues as: energy balance and independence, greenhouse gas reduction, water quality, biodiversity, and food supplies. |
| CCED Conference Programs Announced |
Office of Energy Independence sessions for years 2008 and 2009. Meant to give a better understanding of how Wisconsin can progress towards generating 25% of our own energy in 2025 goal. |
| Promoting Our Wisconsin Energy Resources (POWER) eBio Newsletter |
A monthly newsletter from Wisconsin's Office of Energy Independence is leading the state’s effort to advance clean energy and bioproducts and become the nation’s leader in the drive toward energy independence.
Recent and Archived newsletters |
| Thinking Clearly About Biofuels: Ending the Silly "Net Energy" Controversy |
An opinion piece about net-energy analysis of alternative fuels from Bruce Dale of Michigan State University. Summary: "Thus the underlying premise of the net energy argument is wrong. The 'net energy' metric is mistaken at the very core—not at its margins. Different energy carriers cannot be compared on straight energy basis. In the real world, the different 'qualities' of different energy carriers must be considered. Apples are good for making apple juice; apples are not good for making orange juice. Petroleum is uniquely suited for making liquid fuels; neither coal nor natural gas are nearly so well-suited to make liquid fuels. Thus it is silly, misleading and even dangerous as a public policy guide to use net energy to compare liquid fuel alternatives." |
| Renewable Energy Annual 2006 Edition |
Released in April 2008, the Renewable Energy Annual (REA) 2006 is the twelfth in a series of annual publications on renewable energy by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The 2006 edition will present four reports, accompanied with data tables, text and graphics covering various aspects of the renewable energy marketplace. |
| Minnesota Logged Area Residue Analysis |
An August 2006 report from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Summarizes the results of data collected on harvested sites randomly selected around Minnesota. |
| The Billion Ton Study |
A 2005 report from the DOE and USDA that is officially titled "Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply." |
| Woody Biomass Harvesting and Utilization Project |
A
USDA-funded
project addressing key barriers hindering the removal of woody biomass from the Superior National Forest. |
