AMERICAN COUNCIL ON RENEWABLE ENERGY Overview of ACORE Renewable Energy in America Introduction to Phase II www.acore.org : AMERICAN COUNCIL ON RENEWABLE ENERGY Overview of ACORE Renewable Energy in America Introduction to Phase II www.acore.org
ACORE’s Mission and Scope : ACORE’s Mission and Scope Mission: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to bring renewable energy into the mainstream of America’s economy and lifestyle through information and communications
Three focal points: Trade, Finance and Policy
ACORE encompasses all renewable energy options:
Solar energy - Biomass energy
Wind power - Biofuels
Hydropower - Waste fuels
Geothermal energy - Ocean energy
In all forms:
Electricity - End use energy
Fuels - Hydrogen
With linkages to related areas:
Energy efficiency - Economic growth
Environmental protection - National security
Slide3 : ACORE’s CONSTITUENCY
Advisory Board : Advisory Board Meeting of the Advisory Board with Board of Directors and Steering Committee, July 10, 2002 James G.P. Dehlsen, CEO, Clipper Windpower, Inc.
Christopher Flavin, President, Worldwatch Institute
John Geesman, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
C. Boyden Gray, Partner, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering
F. Henry (Hank) Habicht, CEO, Global Environment and Technology Foundation and Principal, Capital E
Amory Lovins, Chief Executive Officer (Research), Rocky Mountain Institute
William McCalpin, Executive Vice President and COO, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Robert C. (Bud) McFarlane, Chairman, Energy and Communication Solutions, Inc.
Dan Reicher, Managing Partner, New Energy Capital and former DOE Assistant Secretary for EE/RE
Jackson W. Robinson, President, Winslow Management, Inc.
William Sheehan, retired President, ABC News
Jefferson W. Tester, Meissner Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT
Richard Truly, Director, National Renewable Research Laboratory (NREL)
Frank Tugwell, President, Winrock International
Carl Weinberg, Weinberg Associates and former Director of PG&E’s Renewable Energy Group
R. James Woolsey, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., and former Director of Central Intelligence
Board of Directors and Counsel : Board of Directors and Counsel BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Rob Pratt, Massachusetts RET (Chairman)
Roger Ballentine, Green Strategies
Howard Berke, Konarka Technologies
Linda Church Ciocci, NHA
Michael Eckhart, Solar International
Lisa Frantzis, Navigant Consulting
Bill Holmberg, New Uses Council
Charles Linderman, EEI
Lew Milford, Clean Energy Group
Judy Siegel, Energy Security Group
Michael Ware, Black Emerald Capital
LEGAL COUNSEL:
John E. Mullen, Fredriksen & Byron
Mark Riedy, Pillsbury Winthrop Chairman Rob Pratt
ACORE Membership 9-1-2004 : ACORE Membership 9-1-2004 Advance Capital Markets
Advanced Alternative Energy Corp.
Alliance to Save Energy
American Bioenergy Association
Arare Venture
Arizona Public Service
Austin Energy
B.O.R. International
Baker & McKenzie
Bingham McCutchin LLP
BP Solar
C2HMHill
California Power Authority
California Energy Commission
Canadian Assoc for Renewable Energy
Capital E
Catalytics, Inc.
Chicago Climate Exchange
Clark Communications
Clean Energy Commercialization
Clean Energy Group
Clean Energy Incubator
CLF Ventures, CLF
Cohen & Company
Colorado Springs Utilities
Crossroads Energy
CUNY - Bronx Community College
Davenport Finance Company
Davis, Joseph & Negley
Distributed Energy Financial Group
DTE Energy
Dunev Capital
E3 Consulting
Eastern Research Group
Edison Electric Institute
EIF Group
Emergy Energy Company
Energy & Environmental Ventures
Energy and Security Group
Energy Financing, Inc.
Energy Innovations Inc.
Energy Strategy Associates
Environment 2004
EEAF
EPRI
ERG, LLC
Geothermal Energy Association
Evergreen Solar, Inc.
Firestar Engineering
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Gas Technology Institute
GE Wind Energy
Gemstar Group, Inc.
Global Energy Network Institute
Green Strategies, Inc.
Hafslund USA
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.
Homeland Energy Resources Dev.
IF, LLC
Independent Energy Corporation
International Ctr for Sustainable Dev.
Interstate Renewable Energy Council
KeySpan Energy
Konarka Technologies, Inc.
Laidlaw Energy Group Inc.
Learn On Line, Inc.
Mainstay Energy
Marathon Capital
Marshall Street Management
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
McKenzie Bay International Ltd.
McToy International Ltd.
Midwest Research Institute (MRI)
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Morse Associates, Inc.
National Grid USA
National Hydropower Association
Natsource
Natus Technologies Corporation
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
New Alternatives Fund Inc.
New Uses Council
Next Wave Energy, Inc.
Northern Power Systems
NRECA
Nth Power
NYSERDA
O2 Diesel
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P/V Enterprises
Pacific Capital Resources, LLC
Pacific Solar Company
Page & Associates
PennWell Communications
Perseus LLC
Philadelphia Gear Company
Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
Power Equipment Associates
Power Generating Inc.
PowerLight Corp.
Price Companies, The
Princeton Energy Resources Int’l
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Renewable Energy Dev. Institute
Renewable EnergyAccess.com Rockefeller Brothers Fund
RWE Schott Solar
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Salt River Project
Sandia National Laboratories
Sea Breeze Power Corp.
Shell Solar
SmartPower Connecticut
Solar Electric Power Association
Solar Energy Industries Association
Solar Household Energy Inc.
Solar Integrated Technologies
Solar International Management, Inc.
Solar Outdoor Lighting Inc. (SOL)
Solar San Antonio
Spheral Solar Power Inc.
Sustainable Energy Fund
Taylor Recycling Facility LLC
Technology Transition Corporation
Texas Renewable Energy Industries Assoc
U.S. Conference of Mayors
U.S. DOE
U.S. EPA
UPC Wind Partners LLC
Vencon Management, Inc.
Verdant Power
Verde Investment Group LLC
We Energies
West Penn Power Company
3 Tier Environmental F
ACORE 2nd Annual Conference “Renewable Energy in America” July 8-9, 2003 in Washington DC : ACORE 2nd Annual Conference “Renewable Energy in America” July 8-9, 2003 in Washington DC Deputy Secretary of Energy Kyle McSlarrow National Energy Security Panel Christopher Flavin, Worldwatch Institute EPA Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher Richard Truly, NREL, and Congr. Zack Wamp Sen. Byron Dorgan
ACORE’s Trade Show “Power-Gen Renewable Energy” March 1-3, 2004 in Las Vegas : ACORE’s Trade Show “Power-Gen Renewable Energy” March 1-3, 2004 in Las Vegas Opening Session Exhibit Hall Dan Reicher
ACORE’s Finance Conference “Renewable Energy Finance Forum – Wall Street” June 23-24, 2004 at the Metropolitan Club in New York City : ACORE’s Finance Conference “Renewable Energy Finance Forum – Wall Street” June 23-24, 2004 at the Metropolitan Club in New York City Reception New York energy policy leaders Gov. Bill Richardson, New Mexico Main Conference Hermann Scheer, Germany
Slide10 : Petroleum supply, consumption, and imports, 1970-2025
(million barrels per day)
Source: DOE/EIA-0383(2003) Annual Energy Outlook A Question of National Security
In all scenarios under current policy, the problem gets worse
A Question of National Responsibility Changes in Atmospheric Concentrations A Thousand Year History : A Question of National Responsibility Changes in Atmospheric Concentrations A Thousand Year History Source: IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) Source: NREL The facts are unavoidable.
If not now, when?
If not us, who?
Renewable Energy in America - Regional Resources, Economics and Politics - : Renewable Energy in America - Regional Resources, Economics and Politics - SOLAR ENERGY WIND POWER GEOTHERMAL BIOMASS
Renewable Energy Targets (% of Total Energy, Global and US) How far off is USG Policy from where it needs to be? : Renewable Energy Targets (% of Total Energy, Global and US) How far off is USG Policy from where it needs to be? Sources:
NREL and ACORE 15% 55% Climate Change Requirement USG Policy
US Federal Funding of Energy RD&D ($ Billions in 2003 Dollars) : US Federal Funding of Energy RD&D ($ Billions in 2003 Dollars) 1948 – 1972 1973 - 2002
TECHNOLOGY (25 Years) (30 Years)
Nuclear $ 24.3 B $ 49.1 B
Fossil Fuels $ 5.5 B $ 24.8 B
Renewable Energy $ 14.2 B
Energy Efficiency $ 11.1 B
Total Investment $ 29.8 B $ 99.2 B
Source: Congressional Research Service
What Have We Got for the $14 Billion? Phase I Goals Achieved America has Renewable Energy Technology Options : What Have We Got for the $14 Billion? Phase I Goals Achieved America has Renewable Energy Technology Options Renewable Electricity Renewable Fuels
Call for Phase II : Call for Phase II Phase I: “Development”
Focus on RD&D
Develop Technologies:
Wind
Solar
Hydro
Geothermal
Ocean
Biomass
Biofuels
Commercialization
Method: push
Lead: Federal Phase II: “Utilization”
Focus on National Needs
Implement Solutions:
National energy supply
National security
Environment
Climate change
Economic growth
Investment
Jobs
Market Adoption
Method: pull
Lead: State / Federal
ACORE’s Convening Role for 2005 : ACORE’s Convening Role for 2005
“Power-Gen Renewable Energy”
Trade show + engineering and applications conference
JV with Pennwell Communications
March 1-3, 2005
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas
“Renewable Energy Finance Forum – Wall Street”
Finance conference
JV with Euromoney Inst. Investor
June 23-24, 2005
Waldorf Astoria, New York City
“Renewable Energy in America – Policies and Programs for Phase II”
National policy forum
Answers for Phase II
September 27-29, 2005 (tentative)
Washington DC
ACORE’s Organizing Conference, July 2002 Jim Woolsey and Boyden Gray Amory Lovins
2005 Priority – Member Programs : 2005 Priority – Member Programs
Additional Information : Additional Information American Council On Renewable Energy
P.O. Box 33518
Washington, DC 20033
Michael Eckhart, President
Telephone: 202-429-2030
meckhart@acore.org
Jodie Roussell, Senior Associate
Telephone: 202-293-1123
roussell@acore.org
www.acore.org