September 5-7, 2012 Energy Opportunities: Renewables.

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September 5-7, 2012 Energy Opportunities: Renewables

Figure 1: U.S. Renewable Energy as Share of Total Primary Energy Consumption, 2010

Figure 2: Renewable Energy Total Consumption and Major Sources, 1949 to 2010

Five Year Energy Plan This report is concerned with West Virginia’s energy opportunities to be included in the next five year plan. Beyond the next five years the fast changing energy market makes forecasting and planning difficult. The focus is “what should the State do in the next five years to strengthen West Virginia's energy economy?”

Overall Conclusions None of the renewable of alternative energy sources is likely to provide fuel or electricity at a lower cost than traditional sources Transition from current to renewable fuels will require either state subsidies or higher utility rates or both

Overall Conclusions 2 There is a need to monitor potential transportation and transmission issues related to renewables Environmental concerns regarding alternative and renewable fuels should be fully addressed. The State’s Alternative & Renewable Portfolio Standard (ARPS) provides incentives for the use of renewable energy

Biomass: Conclusions There is little likelihood that ethanol production from corn is going to happen There is limited potential for development of biodiesel in WV The use of woody biomass should be further investigated considering the extent of forestation in the state

Biomass Conclusions 2 Use of switchgrass and A donax as a biofuel requires more research, but both can be grown on marginal and reclaimed land Population densities in WV do not appear sufficient to justify municipal Waste-to- Energy projects although they have been successful elsewhere.

Biomass Conclusions 3 Energy from Landfill Gas (LFG) merits little consideration as the needed infrastructure and physical characteristics do not make it feasible. Chicken litter has more economical uses than as a fuel

Other Conclusions Due to the depth of the resource and the cost of recovery, geothermal is not now an economically feasible option for WV Large and medium hydro has or is being developed. Small scale hydro would have only very limited application.

Recommendations Efforts to promote corn ethanol blending into to gasoline should be resisted The costs and benefits of the support for use of biodiesel in school buses should be investigated The potential for use of wood biomass as a fuel should be pursued

Recommendations 2 The possibility of using small scale hydro at remote locations should be studied Research on switch grass and A donax on reclaimed and marginal land should continue Possibility of developing WTE projects on a regional basis should be considered

Recommendations 3 Developments regarding LFG should be monitored with the possibility of including more sites if feasible The state should be up-to-date on EPA regulation of uses of chicken litter which may determine if it is feasible to use as a fuel

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