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Subject:      ECIX Energy Files 10/92

ENERGY INFORMATION FROM THE
ENERGY AND CLIMATE INFORMATION EXCHANGE (ECIX)

The Energy and Climate Information Exchange (ECIX) is a project
of EcoNet aimed at educating environmental groups and the general
public on the potential of energy efficiency and renewable energy
to reduce the use of fossil fuels and their contribution to
climate change. ECIX is supported by the Joyce Mertz-Gilmore
Foundation and the Energy Foundation.

As part of its mission, ECIX now offers as a public service the
following electronic information files on energy technologies and
issues at no cost.

NEW FILES AS OF October 1992

Electric Vehicle Conversion
Energy Planning - Guide for Towns
FoE East Europe Energy Report
NGO Energy Treaty
Photovoltaics - Titanium Dioxide Solar Cell
Thermal Energy Storage Notes
Utilities & Mercury Pollution
Wind Energy - Home Turbine Q&A
Wind Energy - Wind/Diesel Systems Worldwide

FILES UPDATED AS OF October 1992

Biomass Notes
Electric Vehicle Publications
Electro-Magnetic Field Notes
Energy Efficiency Publications
Energy Policy Notes
Geothermal News Notes
Hydrogen Notes
Photovoltaics Notes
Transportation - Costs of Cars
Utility Programs - Energy Efficency
Utility Programs - Renewable Energy
Wind Energy Notes
Wind Energy Publications

***FILE LISTINGS*** (approximate file size in parentheses)

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BIOMASS - BIOFUELS DIRECTORY: (65K) A detailed directory of the
U.S. biofuel industry, listing companies and their products.
Covers alcohol fuels, wood chippers, and many other technologies.
Very complete. Ask for file BMBFDIR.

BIOMASS NOTES: (17K) This file contains short news items from
trade and policy publications on utilities, municipalities, and
businesses that have developed innovative programs to convert
biowastes into various forms of power. Ask for file BMNOTES.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONVERSION: (17) Safety considerations for
electric vehicle conversions.  Ask for file EVCONV.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE NEWS NOTES: (16k) Electric vehicles are a strong
contender to replace gasoline-powered vehicles because of their
low emissions. The case for electric autos becomes even stronger
if the electricity to power them is produced by wind, solar, or
other renewable energy technologies. This file provides short
news items on progress in electric vehicle R&D. Ask for file
EVNOTES.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE PUBLICATIONS: (14K) Sources of information about
electric vehicles. Ask for file EVPUBS.

ELECTRO-MAGNETIC FIELD NOTES: (27k) Contains resource listing for
avoiding ELF Magnetic Radiation. Ask for EMFNOTES.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY ISSUE BRIEF: (53k) An "issue brief" from the
Congressional Research Service of the U.S. Library of Congress
that summarizes information and developments in energy
efficiency. CRS issue briefs are designed to summarize
information on a topic for Congressional staff. A good overview
and introduction to energy efficiency issues. Ask for file
EECRSBRIEF.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY NEWS NOTES: (190k) While the Bush
Administration continues to fail to promote energy efficiency,
local governments and private companies are taking the lead. This
file contains short news items from trade and policy publications
on utilities and municipalities that have developed innovative
programs to save energy. Ask for file EENOTES.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY PUBLICATIONS: (19k) Resources for information
on energy efficient architecture, housing, and equipment. Targets
both home owners and designers. Ask for file EEPUBS.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY - UTILITY PROGRAMS: See listing for UTILITY
PROGRAMS- ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY - REFRIGERATORS: (7k) Information from the Real
Goods Alternative Energy Sourcebook about the Sunfrost, a highly
efficient refrigerator that is commercially available. Ask for
file EEREFRIG.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY -- ADJUSTABLE SPEED DRIVES: (20k) By allowing
motors to run at slower speeds that match load requirements,
electronic ASDs can significantly cut auxiliary power costs. This
file contains information on an EPRI study that has documented
the energy savings and operating experience of ASDs retrofitted
on motors at five power plants. Ask for file EEASD.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY -- RADIANT BARRIER TESTS: (15k) Radiant barrier
(RB) technology can effectively reduce air conditioning loads and
thereby conserve energy. This file contains an article from EPRI
on their last two years of RB research. Ask for file EERBTESTS.

ENERGY FOR EMPLOYMENT: (47k) This file provides an in-depth
examination of how developing clean energy sources can provide a
boost to the national economy and employment situations. It
clearly outlines a method by which we can get from 'here' to
'there'. Ask for NRGJOBS.

ENERGY INFORMATION: (8k) Two files: 1) A short file that lists
several government sources for information on renewable energy
and energy efficiency. Especially useful for homeowners who wish
to install solar or wind systems. 2) A letter from the Council
for Renewable Energy Education to a Polish contact detailing how
renewable energy sources might help meet Poland's energy needs.
Gives brief descriptions of energy technologies and sources of
information on commercial products. Ask for file NRGINFO.

ENERGY PLANNING - GUIDE FOR TOWNS: (8K) Information about a new
how-to guide to help towns reduce energy costs through
conservation and more efficient use of resources.  Ask for file
NRGTOWNS.

ENERGY POLICY - NATIONAL OFF THE GRID DAY: (9k) Real Goods
Trading Corporation, a company that sells renewable energy
equipment and publishes an excellent Alternative Energy
Sourcebook, has designated August 10, 1991, as National Off the
Grid Day and urges the American public to show its
dissatisfaction with national energy policy by going off
grid-supplied power for a day. File includes a discussion of the
event and the text of a Declaration of Energy Independence. Ask
for file EPOLOFFGRID.

ENERGY POLICY - NGO TREATY (8K) - This is the final text of the
treaty on energy drafted by NGOs at the Earth Summit, June 1992.
Ask for file NGONRGTREATY.

ENERGY POLICY NOTES: (38k) This file contains news items and
analyses from trade and policy publications on national energy
policy. Includes articles on fossil fuel dependence. Ask for
EPOLNOTES.

ENERGY POLICY - Choices for Eastern Europe & Former Soviet Union
(105K).  This report was compiled by Friends of the Earth about
unsafe nuclear reactors in this area, and addresses how power
currently supplied by these reactors could be replaced with
energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.  Ask for file
FOENRG.

ENERGY POLICY - OIL ROLLERCOASTER: (68k) This is a classic report
on the U.S.energy outlook written in 1987 by Denis Hayes (later
chairman of EarthDay, former director of the Solar Energy
Research Institute), Chris Flavin (now Vice President for
Research of Worldwatch Institute) and Jim MacKenzie (now a Senior
Associate at the World Resources Institute). Among many telling
comments, this report predicts an increasing likelihood of wars
in the Mideast because of the increasing concentration of world
oil supplies in that region. Published originally by the Fund for
Renewable Energy and the Environment, now Renew America. Ask for
file OILROLLER.

FUEL CELL NEWS NOTES: (51k) Fuel cells are a promising technology
both for production of electricity with low emissions and for
internal powering of electric vehicles.es. This file contains
background and news items on fuel cell research. Ask for file
FCELLNOTES.

FUEL CELL PUBLICATIONS: (1k) This file contains further sources
of information on fuel cells . Ask for file FCELLPUBS.

GEOTHERMAL AQUACULTURE: (18k) Fish farming is a growing industry
in the southern and western U.S., and the use of warm springs
(low-temperature geothermal resources) to provide water for
aquaculture is a promising new use of renewable energy. This file
contains background articles from the _Geo-Heat Center Quarterly_
on geothermal aquaculture. Ask for file GTAQUA.

GEOTHERMAL NEWS NOTES: (42k) Geothermal (earth heat) energy is an
enormous potential resource -- one that could potentially supply
much or most of human energy needs. This file contains
information on geothermal research and power projects. Ask for
file GTNOTES.

GLOBAL WARMING - GREENHOUSE GASES: (9k) Contains info on carbon
and methane: 1) CARBON: A short, handy list of various types of
fuel (wood, natural gas, etc.) with the carbon content of each
listed. Can be very helpful in learning more about the threat of
global warming, in which carbon dioxide is implicated as the
leading "greenhouse gas". 2) METHANE: A list of methane sources
and percentages. Ask for file GWGASES.

GLOBAL WARMING - AUSTRALIAN POLICY: (11k) There is a duality
within the Australian policy community (as everywhere) relating
to the Greenhouse Effect and energy production/use. This file
contains an examination of two recently published documents
illustrating this rift. The file also contains information on how
to get the reports. Ask for GWOZPOL1291.

HYDROGEN NOTES: (8k) Hydrogen is another potentially huge energy
resource, especially if it is produced using wind, solar or other
renewable energy sources. A "hydrogen society" would use hydrogen
in many ways, pumping it through pipelines like natural gas to
fuel automobiles, heat homes and produce electric power. When
hydrogen is burned, it combines with the oxygen in the air to
produce water vapor rather than the noxious emissions from fossil
fuels. This file contains short news items from trade and policy
publications on the use of hydrogen as an energy resource. Ask
for H2NOTES.

HYDROGEN PUBLICATIONS: (1k) This file contains further sources of
information on hydrogen energy. Ask for file H2PUBS.

HYDROPOWER ISSUES: (55k) Hydropower, the oldest and most widely
used renewable energy source, is also the most controversial. Can
we afford to pass up the additional amounts of clean energy this
resource can provide? This file provides a variety of views on
the topic. Ask for file HYISSUES.

HYDROPOWER PUBLICATIONS: (2k) This file contains further sources
of information on hydropower. Ask for HYPUBS.

OCEAN ENERGY - OCEAN THERMAL INFO: (5k) Ocean thermal energy is a
renewable technology in which the temperature difference between
the ocean surface and the ocean depths is used to make a working
fluid circulate and generate power. While it has long-term
potential, it still faces some daunting technical problems. This
file is a quick summary with additional sources for further
information. Ask for file OEOTINFO.

PHOTOVOLTAICS NOTES: (40k) Photovoltaics (solar cells that
convert sunlight directly into electricity) is the third energy
technology (along with geothermal and solar/wind/hydrogen) that
can potentially supply extremely large amounts of clean energy.
This file contains news items and analyses from trade and policy
publications on the development and use of photovoltaics. Ask for
PVNOTES.

PHOTOVOLTAICS PUBLICATIONS: (4k) This file contains further
sources of information on photovoltaics. Ask for PVPUBS.

PHOTOVOLTAICS - TEXAS INSTRUMENTS: (16k) The primary obstacle to
photovoltaics is price, but photovoltaics are, for instance, much
closer to wide commercial competitiveness than nuclear fusion.
This file contains a series of articles about a breakthrough
announced in April, 1991, by Texas Instruments that promises to
lower PV costs. Ask for file PVTI.

PHOTOVOLTAICS - TITANIUM DIOXIDE CELL: (4K) Information about a
new, low-cost solar cell technology.  Ask for file PVTIO2.

PHOTOVOLTAICS - THIN FILM: (12k) Thin films of amorphous silicon
(a-Si) and a-Si alloys used in multi-junction solar cells (which
consist of different thin-film layers tailored to absorb specific
light wavelengths) can convert more of the sunlight spectrum to
electricity than cells constructed of only one type of material.
This file contains an article about EPRI's research in this area.
Ask for PVTHIN.

PHOTOVOLTAICS - LUMELOID: (33k) Rousing discussion of Alvin Marks
thin film work, which is claimed to be 80% efficient at
converting sunlight into electricity. Ask for PVLUMELOID.

POPULATION FACTS: (3K) A file of handy population factoids to
cite whenever the occasion arises. Ask for file POPFACTS.

RENEWABLES REPORT: (37k) Renewables are back on the nation's
energy agenda. There are more bills in Congress promoting the use
of renewable resources than ever before, and public interest is
extremely high. While energy security, which provided the main
push for renewables in the 1970s, is still an important concern,
the interest in these technologies today is more sharply focused
on their environmental advantages. This file contains an article
by EPRI about the possible future of renewables in our national
energy policy and markets. Ask for RENEWEPRI.

RENEWABLES - UTILITY PROGRAMS: See listing for UTILITY PROGRAMS -
RENEWABLES.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE NEWSLETTER: (69k) The June 1991 issue.
Contains articles on energy efficiency research programs, the
Energy Foundation, the Conservation Law Foundation of New
England, sustainable agriculture, and much more. Ask for
RMINEWS691.

SOCIAL COSTS - GENERAL: (40k) A file of information on efforts by
groups around the world to incorporate social costs into
economics (see next paragraph for an example of social costs in
the energy field). Includes, for example, information about the
Dutch work on developing a "Green GNP" which will include
estimates of environmental degradation in official economic Gross
National Product statistics. Ask for file SCINFO.

SOCIAL COSTS NOTES: (16k) A major issue which will confront
energy policymakers and regulators during the 1990s is the
concept of "social costs" or "externalities" -- finding a way to
make the price of a fuel, such as coal, reflect the full cost to
society that its use imposes (black lung disease, acid rain,
global warming). This file contains articles examining
implications for the third world and for the free market, as well
as an article describing a utility proposal that takes social
costs into account. Articles on health costs are also included.
Ask for SCNOTES.

SOCIAL COSTS - WORLD RESOURCES PRICING PAPER: (56k) At present
the cost of coal does not include these "downstream" expenses and
as a result, it is one of our "cheapest" energy sources. World
Resources Institute analyst James MacKenzie provides a detailed
look at this issue, and explains why the Bush Administration's
National Energy Strategy is flawed for failing to address it.
Paper dated May 1991. Ask for file SCWRI591.

SOLAR COOKING: (41K) Solar Box cooking is becoming more popular,
especially in developing countries, as an appropriate and
effective alternative to wood-fueled cooking. This sample of the
Solar Box Journal, published by Solar Box Cookers Northwest,
gives an idea of the range of uses for this technology. Ask for
file SBC1091.

SOLAR HEATING NOTES. (9k) This file contains news items and
analyses from trade and policy publications on the development of
and uses for solar heating. Includes info on Luz financial woes,
solar detoxification. Ask for STNOTES.

SOLAR HEATING - PUBLICATIONS: (3k) Resources for information on
solar architecture (making best use of the sun's energy to reduce
a building's energy demand), solar crop drying, and other
"applications" (uses) of solar heat. Ask for file STPUBS.

SOLAR WATER PASTEURIZATION: (8k) Most people in the world do not
know that contaminated water can be made safe to drink with
sunlight and a cardboard box. This file contains an article from
the Solar Box Journal describing the procedure. Ask for
SBJPASTEUR.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NOTES: (21k) Sustainable energy (which
would make maximum use of renewable energy and energy efficiency)
is only a part of the larger issue of sustainable development --
finding ways to live with Nature as a long-term partner. This
file contains expositions on the concepts involved in developing
sustainable businesses, agriculture and more. Ask for SDNOTES.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - PUBLICATIONS: (11k) This file contains
resources for finding out more about the concept of sustainable
development. Ask for file SDPUBS.

THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE NOTES: (4K)  Notes and news on thermal
energy storage systems.  Ask for file ESNOTES.

TRANSPORTATION - Amory Lovins on Transport (42K) - The transcript
of Amory Lovins' speech to the Auto Free Cities Conference held
in New York, May 1991. Ask for file ALTRANSPORT.

TRANSPORTATION - COSTS OF CARS (35K) - A collection of analyses
of the true cost of automotive transportation including energy
use (manufacture and fuel), highway maintenance, health aspects,
and more.  Ask for file CARCOSTS.

TRANSPORTATION - RIO SEMINAR (10K) - The full report from the
seminar "Sustainable Transportation - Strategies and
Development", which was held at the Global Forum in Rio during
the Earth Summit.  Contains recommendations on transportation for
governments and NGOs. Ask for file RIO92TRANSP.

UTILITY PROGRAMS - MERCURY POLLUTION: (4K) Information about
mercury contamination from electric utility emissions [previously
included in file SCNOTES].  Ask for file UTILMERCURY.

UTILITY PROGRAMS - ENERGY EFFICIENCY: (82k) A file specifically
limited to electric utility efficiency programs. Ask for file
EEUTILPGMS.

UTILITY PROGRAMS - RENEWABLES: (10k) This file contains articles
on utilities that are using buying or developing electricity
generated from renewable energy sources. Ask for REUTILPGMS.

UTILITY PROGRAMS - SMUD PLAN: (2k) This file contains an article
on the Sacramento Municipal Utility District's plan to replace
electricity from it's nuclear plant with electricity generated
from renewable and cogeneration sources. SMUD is the largest
utility in the US; This is a "how to do it" file. Ask for
SMUDPLAN.

WIND ENERGY - HOME TURBINES Q&A: (7K) This file has an extensive
discussion of wind turbines for home energy supply, in a question
and answer format [previously included in file WENOTES].  Ask for
file WEHOMETURB.

WIND ENERGY NOTES: (26k) This file contains news items and
analyses from trade and policy publications on the development
and use of wind energy. Ask for WENOTES.

WIND ENERGY PUBLICATIONS: (11k) This file contains further
sources of information on wind energy technology and programs.
Ask for WEPUBS.

WIND ENERGY - PROSPECTS AND POTENTIAL: (35k) A detailed and still
current summary of the status of wind energy technology in the
U.S. from the June 1990 issue of _EPRI Journal_, the magazine of
the Electric Power Research Institute. EPRI, the utility
industry's research arm, feels wind is one of the most promising
new electric power technologies, and this article tells why. Ask
for file WEEPRI690.

WIND ENERGY & REMOTE TELECOMMUNICATIONS: (23K) Wind power can be
an effective way of supplying power to remote telecommunications
sites. This article, by Michael Bergey, describes the technology
in detail. Ask for file WINDCOMM.

WIND ENERGY - UTILITY ISSUES: (11k) Testimony from the American
Wind Energy Association before the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) that discusses the current status of wind
technology and problems facing the wind energy industry as it
attempts to enter the U.S. bulk power generation market. Ask for
file WEFERC691.

WIND ENERGY - WIND/DIESEL SYSTEMS: (167K) This file is an
exhaustive listing of wind/diesel systems worldwide compiled by
the Renewable Energy Research Lab at the University of
Massachusetts.  Ask for file WESYSTEMS.


Also, the following non-energy file has been selected for its
inspirational value:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - CO-OP AMERICA: (10k) Would you like to
learn more about how to put your dollars to work for a better
society, from purchasing environmentally sound products to
investing in banks and credit unions that specialize in economic
development loans in low-income areas? This file contains an
introductory letter on Co-op America, a national organization
that advocates socially conscious investing and is on the cutting
edge of sustainable development issues. Ask for file SDCOOPAM.

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