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Novem GAVe-mail international [No. 7 - 2003]
This is the seventh edition of the 2003 Novem "GAVe-mail International".
Novem GAVe-mail International appears irregularly but at crucial moments. You can unsubscribe or subscribe per e-mail.
The Novem GAVe-mail keeps you informed about activities and progress of the chain demonstration programme for Climate Neutral Gaseous and Liquid fuels. Novem (Netherlands Agency for Energy and the Environment) is responsible for this programme, and has been commissioned by several Dutch Ministries (Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment, Economic Affairs, and Transport, Public Works and Water Management). The GAVE programme aims to accelerate the market introduction of climate-neutral energy carriers in order to achieve a trend reversal of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Contents
1. GAVE evaluated using transition management concept
2. EU vision of fuels in the 21st century
3. EU and USA take first step towards joint hydrogen economy
4. USA - hydrogen economy possible threat to ozone layer
5. USA - Renewable Fuels Standard boosts ethanol industry
6. Agenda
1. GAVE programme evaluated using transition management concept
"Transition
of GAVE - according to the transition concept" is the title of a report by the research institutes ICIS and
MERIT containing their evaluation of the GAVE programme. When the principals
behind GAVE (three ministries: Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment;
Economic Affairs; and Transport, Public Works and Water Management) found that
GAVE contained elements of transition management and that there was a need to
evaluate the programme, they instructed ICIS and MERIT to conduct the
assessment. The aim was to discover:
(i) which elements of the GAVE programme
could be used for further development based on transition management concepts,
(ii) what other transition processes might learn from GAVE experience, and
(iii) which elements of transition management could contribute to further improvements in operating the GAVE programme.
The evaluators found that GAVE was already experiencing a development transition, from innovative programme to
system-innovative programme.
Six sections of the transition process were studied
and improvement points given for both the GAVE programme and the transition
management concept. These six aspects were:
1) organisation of a transition arena,
2) developing a vision,
3) working with uncertainties,
4) experiments and portfolio,
5) learning, and
6) integral system approach.
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2. EU
vision on fuels for the 21st century: hydrogen and fuel cell
technology
The report "Hydrogen
and fuel cells a vision for our future" describes the European Commission's view on how to achieve a much broader use
of fuel cell technology. The report was presented at a
meeting that included EU President
Romano Prodi, commissioner for
energy and transport Loyola de Palacio and research commissioner Philippe
Busquin. One of the recommendations in the report is that a platform be formed
for hydrogen and fuel cell technology, where all stakeholders can get together.
This platform should form the basis for an effective collaboration between the
public and private sectors. The report also underlines the necessity for a
range of measures concerning regulations, tax law and financial support.
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3. EU and USA take first step towards joint approach to hydrogen economy
The European Commissioner Philippe
Busquin and the American Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham, have signed a collaborative
agreement concerning fuel cell technology. They see this as a first step towards collaboration in the transition to a
hydrogen economy. The agreement aims to allow American and European scientists
to work closer together. The European Commission and the US government will
shortly discuss collaborative research projects.
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4. USA - Hydrogen economy possible threat to ozone layer
The California Institute of Technology reports that leaking hydrogen may form a
possible threat to the ozone layer. When hydrogen completely replaces fossil fuels, it's possible that much more
hydrogen (4-8 times today's levels) will be released into the atmosphere, which
could disturb the ozone layer. Researchers are not yet sure of the precise
consequences. It's possible that most of the hydrogen might be absorbed, in
which case there would be little damage.
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5. USA -Renewable Fuels Standard boosts ethanol industry
The American Senate has passed the Renewable Fuels
Standard (RFS), which prohibits
the use of MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether) in petrol, and also defines a
minimum of 5 billion gallons of renewable fuels in 2012. President Bush is
expected to sign the RFS sometime this year. This will lead to a significant
increase in the use of ethanol to replace MTBE. The ethanol
industry continues to expand in
the USA and expects to be able to meet the increased demand for this fuel.
During a recent study the
University of California calculated the use of fossil fuels for ethanol
production. The university claims that current production
methods offer no environmental benefit as a result of using ethanol.
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6. Agenda
A number of events relevant to climate-neutral fuels are listed below. If
you know of other meetings or events that may be relevant, please let us know
by sending an e-mail to gave@novem.nl.
24-26 Aug
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World Fuels
Conference, Singapore.
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2-5 Sept
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1ère
conférence européenne de l'hydrogène Énergie, Grenoble, France.
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2-5 Sept
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International Nordic
Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
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7-10 Sept
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Hypothesis V Hydrogen Power
Theoretical and Engineering Solutions, Porto Conte, Italy.
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10-11 Sept
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Gas
to Liquids Conference, London, UK.
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21-23 Sept
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World
Fuels Conference, Washington, USA.
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24-26 Sept
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Eighth Grove Fuel
Cell Symposium, London, UK.
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1-3 Oct
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Sustainable Energy Expo, Los
Angeles, USA.
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10-12 Oct
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2003 China International Conference
& Exhibition on Renewable Energies, Shanghai, China
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21-23 Oct
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Sustainable Energy Expo,
London, UK.
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2-4 Nov
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World Summit on
Ethanol for Transportation, Quebec, Canada.
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24-26 Nov
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4th European Biofuels Forum, Berlin,
Germany.
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26-28 Nov
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Current State of Fuel Ethanol
Commercialisation, organised under the framework of the IEA Task 39
(Liquid Biofuels) Implementing Agreement, Denmark.
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26-29 April '04
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Hydrogen Expo USA, Los Angeles,
USA.
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10-14 May '04
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2nd World Conference and
Technology Exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection,
Rome, Italy. Deadline for abstracts is 10 October 2003.
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GAVE on the Internet!
Information about the GAVE
programme can be found on our website: http://gave.novem.org.
Please inform your contacts about this facility. The website contains details
of the programme and the results so far, and invites non-Dutch organisations to
participate in project proposals concerning joint collaboration with Dutch
organisations.
Please tell us about the various biofuels initiatives taken by you, or by other
parties in your country. This information may be useful for Dutch organisations
working in the same field. GAVE aims to connect these groups, so that we can
all learn from each other's experience.
In the near future we would also like to include other knowledge networks and
their working scope on the GAVE website, so that national and international
parties can contact each other in their endeavours to create cleaner and
greener fuels. However, we cannot achieve this without your help! Please tell
us about your initiatives.
We hope that you appreciate this information service. Please send any reactions or comments
to gave@novem.nl. You can unsubscribe or subscribe here.
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Kind regards from the GAVE team,
Novem
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