Energy Analysis Newsletter — July 2009
Energy analysis at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) encompasses a broad range of energy analysis in support of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), NREL programs and initiatives, and the energy analysis community. Here is the latest news on energy analysis activities at NREL:
Upcoming Events
Law Conference: Renewable Energy and Transmission
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), along with the School of Energy Resources at the University of Wyoming, is sponsoring a law conference discussing "Multistate Decision Making for Renewable Energy and Transmission: Spotlight on Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming." The event will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. August 11 at the Doubletree Hotel (3203 Quebec Street) in Denver, Colorado.
This law conference seeks to enhance multistate collaboration and decision making on renewable energy development. Invited papers will identify legal and regulatory issues that affect the ability of states to engage in joint decision making. The day's discussions will provide a forum for state officials and stakeholders to explore institutional options for multistate collaboration. The issues addressed in this conference will parallel issues that have been raised in proposed congressional legislation, but will focus on actions initiated and directed jointly by the states.
Access the Law Conference page on the Energy Analysis Web site for registration and reservation information.
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TAP Web Seminar: Estimating Economic Impacts of Renewables
The Technical Assistance Project (TAP) for state and local officials will sponsor a Web seminar on July 29 that discusses the economic impacts of renewables. The presentation, which will be 3-4:15 p.m. (EDT), is titled "How to Estimate Economic Impacts from Renewable Energy." During this presentation, speakers Gail Mosey and Eric Lantz (both of NREL) will demonstrate the Job and Economic Development Impact (JEDI) model, an online tool developed by the laboratory. They will show how to use JEDI to design and run an economic impacts analysis and interpret the results for an individual state.
You can register to attend the seminar, read about the presenter, and find links to background materials and reports on the TAP Section of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program Web site.
No Energy Analysis Seminar in July
The seminar series will take a break this month and will not have its regular monthly seminar on July 9. For presentations from the "bonus" seminars in May, access the Seminar Series Archive.
Publications and Web Sites
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Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariffs
SEAC analyst Karlynn Cory and Toby Couture, of E3 Analytics, recently published the report "State Clean Energy Policies Analysis (SCEPA) Project: An Analysis of Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariffs in the United States." (PDF 1.1 MB) This report, which was produced as part of the State Clean Energy Policies Analysis (SCEPA) Project, analyzes renewable energy feed-in tariff (FIT) policies and explores the different FIT policies currently implemented in the United States. It also discusses a few proposed policies, the best practices in FIT policy design, and examines how FITs can be used to target state policy goals. The report covers current and potential future interactions between FITs and other state and federal energy policies while also providing an overview of the impacts FIT policies have in terms of renewable energy deployment, job creation, and economic development.
For additional information on analysis being done on FITs, access a related feature story on the NREL Web site. For more about SCEPA, access the project Web site.
Tool on Alternative Fuels and Transportation
NREL has launched TransAtlas, a comprehensive mapping tool to help industry and government planners implement alternative fuels and advanced vehicles. Using Google Maps, the new tool combines several types of geographic data to identify areas with potential for developing advanced transportation projects. Users can easily find alternative fueling stations, vehicle concentrations, and production plants. TransAtlas is sponsored by DOE's Clean Cities, an initiative which aims to reduce petroleum consumption in the transportation sector by promoting advanced vehicle technologies and alternative fuels.
For additional information on the tool, access a related news release on the NREL Web site.
Analysts Meet With Stakeholders
SEAC analyst Suzanne Tegen presented "Jobs and Economic Impacts from Wind in Your State" to the Great Lakes Wind Collaborative on June 4. Her presentation focused on analysis done using NREL's Job and Economic Development Impact (JEDI) model.
On June 8, SEAC analyst Claire Kreycik presented NREL research on renewable energy feed-in tariff (FIT) policy at a New York Senate Roundtable. Her presentation focused on best practices and jobs impacts resulting from European FIT policies. The roundtable experts discussed draft bill S2715, the Renewable Energy Stimulus Act, a bill that would establish a New York State FIT policy.
SEAC Center Director Doug Arent presented at the Deutsche Bank's Alternative Energy/Clean Tech Conference on June 10-11 in Washington, D.C. The event, attended by more than 175 investment and industry professionals, focused on alternative energy technology, market, policy, and financing.
Six high-level managers from the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) participated in a workshop on June 22-23 with lead NREL analysts and researchers. Along with Dan Arvizu (NREL director) and Bobi Garrett (vice president for Outreach, Planning, and Analysis), the group discussed collaborations on renewable energy research and technology transfer.
For the latest updates on information regarding energy analysis, visit the Energy Analysis Web site.
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