What’s New at Energy
Alternative transportation fuels from coal and biomass have the potential to lower greenhouse emissions and petroleum fuel use. The book ‘Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass’ provides a roadmap to energy independence for policy makers, investors, leaders in industry, transportation sector, and others with a concern for the environment, economy, and energy security.AIChE and ACS releases Policy statement on Framework for a 21st Century United States Energy Strategy which highlights and explains the need for objective decision-making in a complex energy landscape.AIChE’s Energy Initiative and Institute for Sustainability are developing an energy system metrics project to provide technical, sustainability and societal perspectives on energy system choices for bioethanol.Energy Spotlight
The AIChE's Sustainable Engineering Forum and Energy Initiative announce a competition to promote energy education in K-12 schools. The project shall be completed in the school no later than May 1, 2010. The program will offer awards of $2,500 to each of two student chapters.
The AIChE Government Relations Council has released a white paper detailing the necessity and challenges of improving Massive Electricity Storage (MES). MES technologies will be instrumental to maximizing the efficiency of renewable energy on a broad scale.
See energy related presentations from the Midwest Regional Conference on topics including massive energy storage, alternative power systems and energy recycling.