Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Briefing Materials Now Available 
July 29, 2003

The House and Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucuses, the Sustainable Energy Coalition, and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute are pleased to announce the availability of the presentation materials offered this past winter and spring at our ten co-sponsored renewable energy and energy efficiency briefings.  These materials, including the speakers’ actual presentations, provide in-depth and policy-relevant information for each of the featured technologies and issue discussions.   

**Disclaimer: The information provided in this listing is limited to those panelists that used PowerPoint presentations or provided handouts.  The amount of presentations available does not necessarily reflect the total number of panelists.  To locate the names of these other panelists, click on the date associated with each briefing below. 

Energy Efficiency and the 108th Congress, February 20, 2003:
An introduction to the available energy efficiency technologies and their related benefits in the transportation, buildings, industry and utility sectors, and the policy options currently before Congress that can help increase our efficiency as a nation.   

PowerPoint Presentation:
– Energy Efficiency:  Benefits, Potential, and Policy:  Bill Prindle, Deputy Director, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy  (ACEEE) 

Factsheets: 
- ACEEE:  Smart Energy Policies  
- Alliance to Save Energy: Policy Fact Sheets and Fiscal Year 04 Bush Administration Budget Request

Renewable Energy and the 108th Congress, February 21, 2003:
An introduction to the five major renewable energy technologies, including discussion of their energy security and environmental benefits, significant growth in recent years, continued decreases in cost, and the policies vital for their future success in America. 

PowerPoint Presentation:
- Solar Energy in the US:  Status and Recommendations:  Glenn Hamer, Executive Director, Solar Energy Industries Association.

Factsheets:
- Geothermal Energy: Sustainable Energy for the Benefit of Humanity and the Environment
- Biomass: Clean Energy for America's Future
- National Hydropower Association:  Legislative Issues
- American Wind Energy Association:  Wind Energy and Energy Policy
- EESI FY 2004 Budget Request Analysis: Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
 

21st Century Solar:  New Technologies and New Applications, April 25, 2003:
An overview of the benefits, plummeting costs, and growth potential for solar technologies in the United States, including photovoltaics, solar water heating, and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP). 

PowerPoint Presentations:
- Solar Technologies – Market and Policy Overview:  Colin Murchie, Legislative Assistant, Solar Energy Industries Association
- Solar Water Heating Markets and Technology:  Tom Bohner, President, Sun Systems, Inc.
- Concentrating Solar Power for Central Station Generation:  Fred Morse, President, Morse Associates, Inc.

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency:  A Legislative Update, May 9, 2003:
A panel of Congressional staff from both the House and Senate discussed the status of the energy policy debate, with specific regard to the energy bill(s).   

Factsheets:
- Energy Efficiency Tax Credit Amendment
- Comparison of Energy-Efficiency Tax Incentive Sections in House and Senate Energy Bills
- Sustainable Energy Coalition Renewable Energy Legislative Priorities 

Biobased Energy, Fuels and Products: A Technology Showcase, May 20, 2003:
An overview of the biomass energy resources, technologies and products available in United States, with specific regard to their growth potential, energy security and public health benefits.    

PowerPoint Presentations:
- Developing New York’s Sustainable Woody Biomass Resources for Bioenergy and Bioproducts:.  Tim Volk, Director, Salix Program, State University of New York.
- BioFuels and BioProducts Today: Bill Holmberg, Chairman, New Uses Council.
- BioOils:  The World’s Growing Energy Resource: Philip C. Badger, President, Renewable Oil International, LLC.
- Sustainability and the Biobased Economy:  George Anderl, Cedar Rapids Plant Manager, Genencor International.    

A Journey from the Center of the Earth:  Geothermal Energy Technologies, May 22, 2003:
An overview of geothermal energy technologies, relevant policies, current production and growth potential in the United States and internationally.

PowerPoint Presentations:
- Geothermal Energy:  Harnessing Clean Power from the Earth:  Karl Gawell, Executive Director, Georthermal Energy Industries Association.
- Geothermal Energy – An Environmentally Clean and Sustainable Resource: John Garrison, International Policy Director, Business Council for Sustainable Energy.
- Geothermal Technologies Program:  Dr. Allan Jelacic, Office of Geothermal Energy, US Department of Energy.
 

Keeping it Clean:  Renewably Derived Hydrogen, June 3, 2003:
An introduction to renewably-derived Hydrogen technologies, their associated environmental and public health related benefits, and the federal policies necessary to ensure a sustainable hydrogen economy.

PowerPoint Presentations:
- On the Road to Hydrogen:  Policy Priorities: Jeff Serfass, President, National Hydrogen Association
- Towards a Healthier Future:  Fewer Chronic Diseases by Design:  Tony Delucia, Chairman, Board of Directors, American
Lung Association
- Renewable Hydrogen Technology:  Mike Nicklas, Chairman, Board of Directors, American Solar Energy Society. 
Presentation: Part 2 
- Keeping it Clean:  Krishna Sapru, Director, Thermal Hydride Products, Energy Conversion Devices.
 

Blowing in the Wind:  A Clean, Renewable, and Cost-Competitive Energy Technology, June 4, 2003:
An introduction to the wind energy technologies available at both the homeowner and utility scales, including their benefits and relative costs, and a discussion about the need to extend the federal renewable energy Production Tax Credit.

PowerPoint Presentations:
- Small Wind Systems: More Jobs and Consumer Choices: Michael Bergey, President, Bergey Wind Power.  Presentation:
Part 2

Factsheets:
- American Wind Energy Association Factsheets

The Pending Natural Gas Crisis:  Near-Term Solutions for Legislators and Consumers, July 14, 2003:
An in-depth discussion of the energy-efficiency responses available in the near-term to mitigate the looming natural gas crisis, including specific recommendations for both consumers and policymakers.

PowerPoint Presentations:
- The Role of Energy Efficiency in Solving the Natural Gas Problem: Bill Prindle, Deputy Director, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
- Powering the New Economy:  Jennifer Schafer, President, Cascade Associates.  
- Renewable Energy and Natural Gas:  From Crisis to Opportunity:  Alan Nogee, Program Director, Clean Energy Program,
Union of Concerned Scientists
- Methane and Thermal Near-Term Applications to Offset Natural Gas:  Scott Sklar, President, Stella Group, Ltd. 

In addition, EESI and the House and Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucuses sponsored the following briefing:

Renewable Energy throughout America:  What State and Local Successes Can Mean for National Energy Policy, July 7, 2003:
A first-hand introduction to several different types of renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives that states and cities are undertaking to spur clean energy development and energy conservation. 

PowerPoint Presentations:
- Challenges and Opportunities for Building a Long-Term Commitment to Renewable Energy and Conservation:  Los Angeles: Angelina Galiteva, former Executive Director, Strategic Planning, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
- State Clean Energy Investment:  New Engines of Economic Development: Lew Milford, President, Clean Energy Group.
- The Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust:  Robert Pratt, Chairman, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.   
- Wind Energy:  The Kansas Model:  Tom Sloan, State Representative (R), Kansas House Representatives. 

For more information on these briefings please contact JR Drabick at (202) 662-1886 or jrdrabick@eesi.org.