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Alternative Energy Uniqueness

Alternative Energy UniquenessINDEX.1Alt energy coming now(GENERIC)2Solar Energy now.3-4

Solar and water power coming5Congress likes nuke power..6Funding for alt energy now..7Wind.8Congress likes alt energy(Generic).9-10Congress support cellulosic ethanol...11Congress supports coal..12

ATAlt energy costs to much....13Alt energy ineffective(GENERIC)....14Congress is against alt energy15

Congress not ready for cellulosic ethanol..16Solar power doesnt work


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AFF STUFFAlt energy on the way

New technologies are on their way

MICHELLE BRYNER August 23, 2006 (Chemical Weekhttp://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4173725041&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4173725050&cisb=22_T4173725049&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=6940&docNo=1)

BP says it has purchased Greenlight Energy (Charlottesville, VA), a developer of large-scalewind energy farms, in a deal valued at $ 98 million, excluding working capital and taxadjustments. Greenlight has about 39 wind power farms, both early stage and maturedevelopment, in the U.S. with combined potential power generation capacity of 6.5 gigawatts. BP says it expects todevelop several of Greenlight's projects over the next few years. "This purchase gives BPAlternative Energy immediate access to a large number of high-quality wind [power]

development projects across the country, including a number of projects we expect to be ableto develop over the next few years," says Steve Westwell, chief executive/BP Alternative Energy.

Engineers are finding new alternate engineers

Irish Independent August 31, 2007 TAKING STEPS TO ENGINEER FUTURES(http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4187341152&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4187341155&cisb=22_T4187341154&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=227171&docNo=9)

Engineers are at the forefront of research into alternative energy sources and technologies to

harness these new forms of energy. Engineering is a broad sector covering a variety ofdisciplines, many of which will be required in the battle to save the world. Mechanicalengineers are focussed on developing alternative energy systems, for example geo-thermalpumps and solar power systems, whereas biosystems engineers are developing bio-fuels topower cars and other mechanised vehicles.

Alternative energy is being set up now

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. The Board will act as a forum for evaluating, monitoring and certification of alternative or renewable energy projects and products.According to the ordinance, the Board will act as co-ordinating agency for commercial application of alternative or renewable technology.

The board will facilitate power generation through alternative or renewable energy resourcesby acting as one window facility for establishing, promoting and facilitating alternativeenergy projects based on wind, solar, micro-hydel, fuel cells, tidal, ocean, biogas, biomass etc.The Board will conduct feasibility studies and surveys to identify opportunities for power generation through alternative and renewableenergy resources. It will interact and co-ordinate with national and international agencies for promotion and development of alternative

energy. Under the ordinance, the Board will set up alternative and renewable energy power pilot


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projects on its own or through joint venture or partnership with public or private entities.


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Solar energy comingSolar energy is on the rise

Kim Hyun-cheol June 9, 2008 (Korea Timeshttp://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4173725041&format=GNBFI&sort=REL

EVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4173725050&cisb=22_T4173725049&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=174045&docNo=3)

Korean companies are turning their attention to the development of alternative energy tosubstitute for fossil fuel in the midst of surging global oil prices. While electronics and heavy industries lookto muscle into the solar energy business, automakers are in full swing developing hybrid vehicles. Refineries here are also seeking to create

funds for alternative energy. Several leading companies are making fast moves to make the sun theirbusiness territory, as solar energy is rapidly emerging as a promising field. Hyundai Heavy Industrieslaunched a solar cell plant in Eumseong, North Chungcheong Province, last month. The new plant will producephotovoltaic modules generating 30 megawatts every year, which is enough for about 10,000households to use. The company, which exported $60-million worth solar power generatingequipment to Europe in 2006 for the first time, plans to budget some 300 billion won ($290million) on the project to extend production to a yearly 330 megawatts. Automakers are in line with thetrend with efforts for various hybrid models.Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group is looking to develop eco-friendly hybrid vehicles, which aremore fuel efficient with lower emissions than conventional ones. The world no.6 maker plans to produce hybrid carsin 2009, followed by test operations of fuel cell vehicles in 2012 and their commercialproduction later. As part of a master plan, it will set off production of a hybrid version of its compact car, Avante, next year.

Solar energy is the smartest alternative energy

Antara (Indonesia) June 25, 2008 Wednesday(http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4187590709&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4187590718&cisb=22_T4187590717&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=289870&docNo=24)

Solar energy is the best alternative energy to be developed in Indonesia, as many areas in thecountry gets sunshine all year long. "Solar Cells should be the right choice. For 356 days ayear we have sunshine," economic affairs analyst at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture Iman Sugema said in Jakarta Wednesday.He said that logically, the development of solar energy is more efficient than any other alternative energy. The only obstacle is the high price

of solar cells. "The only effective way sould be the mass production of solar cells, so that it wouldbe cheaper. State-owned companies need to be encouraged to produce solar cells in largequantities and at a relatively low production cost," he said. Besides solar electric energy, there are still many otheralternative energies which could be transformed into electricity, like water, like energy from sea waves, especially that Indonesia has a verylong coastline. In the meantime, electric energy observer Nengah Sudja said while it is true that the development of solar energy would be the

right choice, this type of energy cannot be applied in short period. And the development of alternative energy fromsea waves or wind energy, he said the first thing to do first is to build the power plant which

would generate electricity from the alternative energy. But in the case of nuclear energy, this is practicallyimpossible as it would need a huge cost. "Therefore, the demonstrations that had been held to oppose the building of a nuclear power plant,had actually been for nothing, because the money is obviously not available. Even the United States has stopped building nuclear power

plants," he added.


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Congress supports usage of solar energy

Russell Fortmeyer March 1, 2008 Architectural Record(http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4238445067&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=26&resultsUrlKey=29_T4238445070&cisb=22_T4238445069&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=143850&docN

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Nestled among the hits and misses of the dubiously named Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 , the eight-year-oldproposal for the Sun Wall (below) somehow passed through Congress with little attention. Theproject--a 200-kilowatt solar photovoltaic installation for an exterior facade of the Departmentof Energy's headquarters in Washington, D.C.--resulted from a competition won by the Chicago architects SolomonCordwell Buenz. Once construction finishes in 2009, the wall will qualify as the largest building-integrated solar-energy system for a federal government building in the U.S. It's also a highly visiblereminder to Washington bureaucrats of the possibilities for alternative energy sources.

Congress is fighting for solar power

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Why not invest our resources in the future instead? Congress has been fighting for a year overwhether to extend tax credits for wind and solar energy; the incentives for these incrediblyefficient energy sources are set to expire in December.


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Solar power and water powerOcean power and solar power coming back

Alternative Energy October 27, 2006 Investors Chronicle(http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4187341152&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=26&resultsUrlKey=29_T4187341155&cisb=22_T4187341154&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=234036&docNo=42)

These stocks cover a wide range of technologies. There are the well-known methods of solar,wind and wave power represented by companies such as ReneSola, Clipper Windpower andOcean Power Technologies. Solar and wind tend to be the most advanced alternative energyplays generating revenue. The biofuel companies, such as D1 Oils and China Biodiesel, are a stage behind this, hoping toproduce significant quantities of oil from plants or waste products. While these are potentially very interesting, they are largely unproven interms of scaleability and economics of production. Fuel-cell companies have been one of the most lucrative areas in which to invest. At oneend of the scale is Ceres Power, which is focused on producing one product, a fuel-cell-driven combined heat-and-power unit to replace thedomestic boiler. It has done well in securing a pilot test with Centrica and is making good technological process, although meaningful

revenues are not expected until 2009. At the other end is ITM, which wants to be a key player in a'hydrogen economy' by developing materials for electrolysers. This would have manyapplications, but is a very nascent industry and a long way from profitability.

Hydropower is an important in alternative energy

Karen Mclauchlan December 12, 2006 (Evening Gazettehttp://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4173725041&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4173725050&cisb=22_T4173725049&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=265310&docNo=8)

The region's renewable energy industry has received a further boost with news that a new company has set up on Teesside to develop state-of-

the-art fuel cell technology. And the Tees Valley firm, which aims to create around 20 jobs, is going nationwide to seek out commercial usesfor alternative energy. Cell Space has set up at the Wilton Centre, where it will work in collaboration with experts at a hi-tech developmentcentre for fuel cell systems. The company, which is working on new products for the building industry, was attracted to Wilton after the

Centre for Process Innovation announced plans to open a Fuel Cell Application Facility. CPI is aiming to develop a clusterof companies working on developing fuel cells, using hydrogen production in the existingTees Valley chemical industry. Cell Space managing director John Thompson said the firmhopes to supply alternative energy systems to national clients such as national restaurant andhotel chains. And the firm hopes to recruit 20 people in the next two or three years. "We believe fuel cells will have avery important part to play in the way energy is supplied in this country. "We see a big future in microgeneration and are aiming to establish a successful business here," he said. Cell Space is setting out to supply alternativeenergy systems including fuel cells in existing buildings, and is targeting chains who have similar structures nationwide. FuelCell Application Facility director Graham Hillier said: "We are naturally delighted that Cell Space has seen the hugecommercial opportunities that alternative energy offers, and we hope many more companies will join us to build an industry

which will bring great benefits to the North-east." CPI, which is supported by regional development agency One NorthEast, isplanning to open the doors of its Fuel Cell Application Facility (FCAF) at the end of the month. The pounds 1.5m facility isthe first of its type in the country. It will provide a test bed for companies operating in the North-east to develop fuel cellssystems for commercial applications. In the last two years the FCAF has produced and tested a number of fuel cell systemsacross the Tees Valley. CPI has already trialled fuel cells powering a speed control; a sign on the Transporter Bridge and thelighting at Teesside Crematorium's chapel of remembrance. Fuel cells use an electrochemical process, similar to that in a

battery, to transform a range of gaseous and liquid fuels into heat and power. The highly efficient process reducescarbon dioxide emissions by up to 50% and produces no harmful emissions. Experts fromacross the world see the technology as an essential element in developing cleaner, low carbonhighly efficient energy supplies.


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Congress likes nuclear powerCongress is funding nuclear deal

Jenny Weil March 17, 2008Inside N.R.C

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For its part,NRC will distribute $15 million allocated by Congress for educational programssupporting the nuclear power industry. Klein said the agency would use the money for scholarships, fellowships andfaculty development at colleges, universities and trade schools. "I am aware not everyone agrees with the decision to move this program from

DOE to our agency," he said, "but the decision has been made byCongress, and the NRC is committed to runningthe program as well as possible, and making the most of the opportunity."


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WIND powerWind power is on the rise

Derek Sands January 28, 2008 Inside Energy with Federal Lands(http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4197472887&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4197472890&cisb=22_T4197472889&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=7989&docNo=1)

In another step toward developing alternative energy on the Outer Continental Shelf, the Minerals Management Service announced last weekit had received 43 nominations to set up data-collection projects in federal waters. "We are excited about the level of response and the

number of areas nominated for potential development," MMS Director Randall Luthi said in a statement. "This confirms there istremendous interest in tapping the wealth of renewable energy resources offshore." While Luthimay be excited about the potential for offshore alternative-energy development, the only OCS wind-energy production projects proposed sofar fall outside the authority of the experimental and data collection rules, and are facing intense opposition from some community groups. In

November, MMS began accepting applications for short-term alternative energy projects, including wind, wave, tidal and ocean-currentenergy, which would assess the extent of such resources, as well as the potential for alternative technologies, on the OCS. The projects aremeant to pave the way for permanent rules governing OCS alternative-energy production. MMS is still writing those regulations, and has

said it is difficult to comprehensively examine the environmental impact of these alternative technologies while they are immature.According to MMS, most of the applications received last week were for facilities to collect weather and oceanographic data for wind energy

projects on the OCS off the coasts of Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina and Virginia.There were also applications to test the possibilities for wave energy projects off the Pacific Coast, as well as a tidal power project in Alaska's

Cook Inlet. While alternative energy on the OCS is still in its infancy, alternative energies on landare showing remarkable growth. Wind energy, one of the most promising and proven of theoffshore alternative-energy technologies, has expanded onshore by 45% in 2007, according areport released recently by the American Wind Energy Association, an industry group. With nearly 5,244 MW installed in 2007,AWEA estimates wind-energy investment has contributed $9 billion to the US economy. Currently there are 16,818 MW of installed windenergy in the US, spread out over 34 states. Offshore, development is going more slowly. The first wind farm on the OCS may be built inMassachusetts's Nantucket Sound if local developers get their way, but it has already attracted substantial controversy. The Cape WindEnergy project has faced consistent pressure from the local community group Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, as well as powerful

politicians, including Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy, who has otherwise been a staunch supporter of alternative energy, and formerRepublican governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Opponents argue that Cape Wind will interfere with fisheries and navigation,and could have a negative impact on bird populations in the area, while those in favor of the project, including Greenpeace, have said that

opponents are suffering from "not-in-my-backyard" syndrome (IE, 21 January, 8). The project lies about 5.5 miles from Martha's Vineyard,within sight of the Kennedy family compound in Hyannis Port. Alternative energy is a new jurisdiction for MMS, which is a part of the

Interior Department and has traditionally been responsible for oil and natural gas on the OCS. The Energy Policy Act of 2005called on Interior to oversee alternative energy development on the OCS.


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Congress likes alternative energy

Congress is putting alternative development first

George Leopold February 19, 2007NEWS ANALYSIS; Pg. 20 ELECTRONIC ENGINEERINGTIMES(http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4221075948&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4221075951&cisb=22_T4221075950&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=155278&docNo=2)

HIGHLIGHT: Washington - Alternative energy sources have moved front and center in Congress inresponse to voter outrage over energy prices and oil company profits, as well as risingconcerns over U.S. dependency on foreign sources and fossil fuels' role in climate change.

Congress taking initiative to have alternative energy

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Vice President Cheney sounded off on soaring gasoline prices last week, scolding Democraticlawmakers for refusing to allow more oil and natural gas drilling on the Outer ContinentalShelf and in wilderness areas such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In a speech Wednesday at theUS Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Cheney said the US must be willing to tap more of its own energy resources, and stop beggingother countries to pump more oil. "Today, we're in a situation where we're supposed to go out and scream and yell at folks who are producingand try to get them to produce more, while we aren't willing to produce all that we have here at home ourselves," Cheney told an audience of

business leaders. For the sake of lower gas prices, greater energy independence, a stronger economyand our national security, "we must produce more energy right here in the United States," thevice president said. US gasoline prices hit another all-time high last week, with regular unleaded averaging $4.03 per gallon, according to theEnergy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the Energy Department. Oil prices hovered around $130 per barrel. EnergySecretary Samuel Bodman said he planned to attend a meeting that Saudi Arabia will host on June 22 on oil prices. In his speech last week,Cheney blamed Democrats in Congress for standing in the way of energy production. "Many have ignored the obvious [and have] stood inthe way of energy production [because] they fail to see the immediate day-to-day needs of the economy," he said. Last week, however,

Senate Republicans blocked a bill that sought to lower gasoline prices by forcing big oilcompanies to invest more of their profits in ethanol and other alternative forms of energy. Theso-called Consumer-First Energy Act would have levied a 25% "windfall profits" tax on major oil companies' earnings above a certain levelif the companies did not meet the measure's goal for investments in alternative energy technologies. The act also would have required higherinvestment margins for oil futures traders, and tightened rules for overseas trading in US markets. Speculation has been blamed by manylawmakers for high oil prices. The bill stalled hours after the White House released a statement saying President Bush would veto themeasure if it passed came to his desk. "You do not get more of something by taxing it higher. That's just a basic fundamental law ofeconomics," Cheney said. The Democrat-authored gasoline bill would also have authorized the Justice Department to take legal actionagainst OPEC countries for price-fixing activities, and established penalties for US oil companies charging artificially high prices duringemergencies. The Bush administration opposes those provisions, saying they would antagonize OPEC nations and lead to gasoline shortagesin the US. The administration maintains that rising prices are reflected in an increase in global demand, while the supply has remained steady

for the past three and a half years (IE, 26 May, 16). While Congress has tried to advance legislation to encourage use of alternative energy,Cheney told business leaders that it would take 20 to 50 years before alternative energy sources would replace the petroleum-based economythe US lives under now. "In the here and now, we are an economy that runs on petroleum ? some 20 million barrels of it a day. That can andwill change over time, but it will be a very long time. It will not change overnight," he said. At this point, Cheney said, "There isn't anythingon the horizon that's [more] economic than the basic good old oil and gas." Cheney said. Cheney claimed that the Chinese government isdrilling for more oil 60 miles off the coast of Florida, in cooperation with the Cuba. "Even the communists have figured out that a goodanswer for high prices is more supply," Cheney said. But Democrats, led by House speaker Nancy Pelosi, disputed Cheney's claim. A fewhours after Cheney's speech, Pelosi, a California Democrat, issued a statement scolding the vice president and other Republicans for using"scare tactics" to promote their "failed drill-and-veto energy policies." "The facts show China does not have a deepwater drilling contract inCuba," Pelosi said in a statement. "The American people deserve the truth and a cleaner, greener, more energy efficient future." Cheney,meanwhile, blasted the Democratic-controlled Congress for saying "no to drilling in ANWR, no to drilling off the East coast, no to drillingoff the West coast, no to drilling off of Florida." "Given the high prices Americans are paying, we should hear no more complaining from
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Congress support cellulosic ethanol

Congress supporting cellulosic energy

Joe Kamalick February 12, 2007ICIS Chemical Business

America(http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4224859317&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4224859323&cisb=22_T4224859322&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=304079&docNo=2)

US ENERGY SecretarySamuel Bodman is seeking a 20% boost in spending to nearly $180m in fiscal year 2008 to support development ofcellulosic ethanol and other biofuels.He said the increased funding for biofuels research and development, part of the Energy Department's

total $24.3bn budget request to Congress, is intended to "crack the code of cellulosic ethanol productionto make it cost-competitive within the next few years."The department's budget request is part of PresidentGeorge W. Bush's overall budget proposal of some $2.9trn for fiscal 2008. The budget proposal is subject to congressional approval andusually is altered in significant ways by Congress.However, the requested $29m spending increase for ethanol R&D signals an expansion of

Bush's commitment to "transform the nation's domestic biomass resources into affordablebiofuels and support the president's goal to make cellulosic ethanol cost competitive by 2012,"Bodman said.He said the department's research in this area would in part focus on "reducing the cost of outputs and by-products from

biochemical and thermochemical processes and integrating these processes into biorefineries that co-produce liquid and gaseous fuels,chemicals and materials, and/or heat and power."In addition to the $180m that the department seeks to spend on biofuels research, the budget

also includes the first allocation of money, just over $8m, to establish a $9bn Energy Department loan guaranteeprogram, in part to help advance construction of commercial-scale cellulosic ethanolproduction facilities.

Congress votes for cellulosic ethanol

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Development of these fuels is a priority of Governor Phil Bredesen in Tennessee and of mine in Congress, where we have votedrepeatedly to boost cellulosic ethanol production in tax legislation originating from the Ways andMeans Committee, on which I serve. There were also extensive biofuels production boosts in thehistoric farm bill we recently passed over the President's veto.
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Congress supports coal

Clean coal is on bush and congresses agenda

Jean ChemnickFebruary 4, 2008 Inside Energy with Federal Lands(http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4239886281&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4239886284&cisb=22_T4239886283&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=7989&docNo=2)

Bush announced that he would ask Congress for $2 billion for an intitiative to promotenuclear, clean-coal and renewable technologies abroad . "Let us create a new international clean technology fund,which will help developing nations like India and China make greater use of clean energy sources." The funding proposal, mentioned in theoutline but not in the speech, was the only specific new recommendation on energy that Bush laid out Monday, and it was well received by

advocates for energy-consuming industries. "If we are to meet rising energy demand while reducinggreenhouse gas emissions and preserving economic strength, Congress must invest in lower-

emission energy technologies such as nuclear, renewables and clean coal ," said the American ChemistryCouncil. "We would welcome an international clean energy technology fund."


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NEG STUFFAlternative energy isnt cost effiecent

All new alternative energy is not cost-effiecient

Alternative Energy October 27, 2006 Investors Chronicle(http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4187341152&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=26&resultsUrlKey=29_T4187341155&cisb=22_T4187341154&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=234036&docNo=42)

Most of these quoted alternative energy stocks are characterised by being relatively immaturebusinesses - loss-making and expensive on any conventional valuation measures. The shareprices have also been very volatile and some investments have already disappointed.However, this is a growing sector that does now have both investment credibility andmainstream political support. A basket approach to investing in this area is sensible, as there

will be winners and losers. It will be a rollercoaster ride, but, on a long-term basis, there willbe some very exciting companies in this space.

All alt energy is not cost-effective therefore most people wont use it

The Straits Times (Singapore) October 23,(2006(http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4173725041&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=26&resultsUrlKey=29_T4173725050&cisb=22_T4173725049&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=144965&docNo=31)

However, most forms of alternative energy are still not cost-competitive at current technologylevels. For instance, solar energy costs much more than current electricity tariffs even withtoday's high oil prices. Moreover, even if most of the available rooftop space in Singaporewere covered with solar panels, only about 3 to 4 per cent of Singapore's current annualelectricity consumption could be met. Other forms of renewables such as geothermal andhydro sources are not feasible due to our geography. Our wind speed and tidal differences arealso not high enough for significant electricity generation. Our electricity system can acceptelectricity from renewable sources. However, electricity from renewables is currently moreexpensive than conventional sources. Unless consumers are prepared to pay higher prices forelectricity, investments in renewable energy are not viable until they are cost-competitive. Wewould like to assure Mr Tan and other readers that the Government is keeping a close watch on the development of new energy sources inmeeting Singapore's energy needs.Concurrently, the Energy Market Authority will ensure our electricity market stays open to newtechnologies as they arise and become viable.


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Alt Energy is ineffective

Solar power is overrated

Kim Hyun-cheol June 9, 2008 (Korea Timeshttp://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4173725041&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4173725050&cisb=22_T4173725049&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=174045&docNo=3)

In spite of its availability, solar energy has long been estimated to be of low efficiency due toits high power-generating cost. However, recent predictions that oil prices will jump to over $200 per barrel cast new light onits prospects as it takes only $160-180 to produce the same amount of energy as petroleum. The global solar market has been seeing anaverage 53.5 percent of annual growth since 2004, and the tendency is predicted to continue for at least for three more years. LG Grouprecently confirmed an internal plan to foster solar business as a new growth engine. Following last year's establishment of LG Solar Energy,which will exclusively take charge of solar energy generation business, it has recently set up separate develop projects for a solar lightingmodule for LG Electronics, and polycrystalline silicon, usually dubbed as polysilicon, for LG Chemical. Samsung Electronics has also built a

photovoltaic research institute at its LCD research center, where a project to develop solar battery products is underway.

Alternative Energy may be good, but cant help right now

Claire Bisseker June 06, 2008 Financial Mail (South Africahttp://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4187435899&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4187437702&cisb=22_T4187437701&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=163767&docNo=3)

Substantial public and private investment is going into solar, wind and biofuel development,but alternative energy sources are making only a marginal contribution to energy supplies thusfar. With growth in oil demand in emerging economies likely to remain robust, and variousgeopolitical and geological obstacles hampering an increase in supply, it appears the world is heading for anenergy crunch, possibly by 2015.

OCS Wind energy is far from being development

Derek Sands January 28, 2008 Inside Energy with Federal Lands(http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4197472887&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4197472890&cisb=22_T4197472889&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=7989&docNo=1)

While Luthi may be excited about the potential for offshore alternative-energy development, theonly OCS wind-energy production projects proposed so far fall outside the authority of theexperimental and data collection rules, and are facing intense opposition from some communitygroups. In November, MMS began accepting applications for short-term alternative energy projects, including wind, wave, tidal and ocean-

current energy, which would assess the extent of such resources, as well as the potential for alternative technologies, on the OCS. Theprojects are meant to pave the way for permanent rules governing OCS alternative-energyproduction. MMS is still writing those regulations, and has said it is difficult to comprehensively examine the environmental impact ofthese alternative technologies while they are immature. According to MMS, most of the applications received last week were for facilities tocollect weather and oceanographic data for wind energy projects on the OCS off the coasts of Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, NewJersey, New York, South Carolina and Virginia. There were also applications to test the possibilities for wave energy projects off the PacificCoast, as well as a tidal power project in Alaska's Cook Inlet


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Congress is against alternate energy

Congress is against passing anything with alternative energy

May 8, 2008 The New York Times Section ; Column 0; Editorial Desk; LETTER; Pg.(

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To read ''Dumb as We Wanna Be,'' by Thomas L. Friedman (column, April 30), one would think that the reasonCongress hasn't extended tax incentives for wind, solar and other alternative energy is thatchildish Democrats and Republicans squabble in Congress while a benign President Bushrefuses to stop the fracas. In the 110th Congress alone, the Republicans have blocked fourdifferent attempts by the Democrats to extend the alternative tax provisions. On June 21 of last year,the extension of the energy credits received 57 votes; on Dec. 7, it received 53 votes; on Dec. 13, it received 59 votes; and on Feb. 6 of thisyear, it received 58 votes. Each time, Republicans put up roadblocks requiring 60 votes to pass the bill. Each time, the overwhelming

majority of Democrats voted for the bill; the overwhelming majority of Republicans voted against. President Bush vigorously

opposed all of the bills because they taxed oil companies to pay for the tax breaks foralternative fuels. Democrats and Republicans are not equally to blame. We won't get a real change in energy policy until we changethe composition of the Senate. Charles E. Schumer U.S. Senator from New York Washington, May 1, 2008

Congress isnt able to pass anything about Alt energy

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"Foremost, we must encourage private sector investment in clean energy technologydevelopment and deployment," the New Mexico Democrat said. "We have a chance right nowin Congress with tax incentives to do just that."Congress has been struggling in recent monthsto extend tax incentives for alternative energy technology, such as wind and solar power.

Congress hates alternative energy

The Kiplinger Letter March 7, 2008 ENERGY; Vol. 85, No.10(http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4221221628&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4221221631&cisb=22_T4221221630&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=146142&doc

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As for Congress' effort to push alternative energy: Forget it. At least for this year. Expect the Senateto bury the House plan to add a 50 cents a gallon tax credit for ethanol produced from farmwaste and forestry, trash, etc. Dead, too, are bigger breaks for buyers of hybrid cars anddouble credits for home energy efficiency measures. The problem is the cost: $18 billion. Democrats would pay forit by revoking oil company credits, but that'll never get past Republicans.
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Congress wont be prepared for new cellulosic ethanol

Amanda Paulson May 1, 2008Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor(http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4225009329&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4225009332&cisb=22_T4225009331&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=7945&docNo=7)

In the end, the market may dictate the demand for ethanol production. "Up to 14 billiongallons, corn ethanol is going to grow," predicts Bruce Babcock, director of the Center forAgricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University in Ames. "Somewhere aroundthere, it will stop because ... the trade-offs will get too severe." Eventually, he adds, cellulosicethanol will become a major player, and will likely complement the corn-fed production . "Butit won't happen overnight, and it won't be on a schedule that Congress dictates."


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Solar power failed by congressSolar power empirically fails


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Thomas L. Friedman May 3, 2008The International Herald Tribune(http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4238445067&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4238445070&cisb=22_T4238445069&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8357&docNo=14)


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Few people know it, but for almost a year now, Congress has been bickering over whether and how torenew the investment tax credit to stimulate investment in solar energy and the production taxcredit to encourage investment in wind energy. The bickering has been so poisonous that whenCongress passed the 2007 energy bill last December, it failed to extend any stimulus for windand solar energy production. Oil and gas kept all their credits, but those for wind and solar have been left toexpire this December.Bottom of Form

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