Sustainable Bioenergy, Farms, and Forests - February 1, 2019 | Newsletter

How do Your Fuel Decisions Impact our Environment?

EESI Policy Associate Jessie Stolark spoke on a roundtable panel about the health and environmental considerations of fuel choices, at the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit on January 29. Today’s edition of SBFF is an abbreviated version of her remarks at that presentation, which highlighted the benefits of ethanol blends for helping with air quality and greenhouse gases.

1. Describe what you feel would be the perfect liquid fuel for today’s engines that would provide the performance people expect and minimize health risks for Americans.

There isn’t a perfect fuel, but we can get much cleaner, lower-carbon, lower emissions fuels today by using higher ethanol blends in the gasoline supply. Looking forward, zero fossil, sustainably sourced biofuels in highly efficient internal combustion engines or in hybrid electric vehicles – would provide the highest fuel efficiency combined with the lowest emitting fuel. For example, back of the envelope calculations show that a plug-in hybrid flex-fuel vehicle could achieve a miles per gallon (mpg) rating of around 500 mpg. There’s no reason we can’t co-deploy these technologies together – plug-in electric, hybrid, mid-level blends of biofuels, and other efficiency measures.

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Upcoming Events:

1) The Multiple Benefits of Federal Housing and Energy Programs

Friday, February 8
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Room 2168 Rayburn House Office Building
Independence Avenue SW and South Capitol Street SW

Energy Efficiency for All (EEFA) and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invite you to a "101" briefing about federal programs that reduce housing and energy cost burdens for people in need. National policy experts who interact closely with state and local organizations will provide an overview of key programs, including statutory authority and appropriations, and how they impact the lives of recipients. Panelists will discuss how energy efficiency services result in lower home energy bills, which is critical for low-income families that spend a greater percentage of their income on energy.

2) NASEO 2019 Energy Policy Outlook Conference

February 5 - 8

EESI is a supporting sponsor for the NASEO 2019 Energy Policy Outlook Conference. This year's conference will examine the key policies and initiatives needed to drive modernization and resilience across our energy infrastructure – grid, pipelines, buildings, transportation. Join top state and federal energy policymakers and private sector leaders from around the country on February 5-8, 2019 in Washington, D.C. for in-depth discussions of the critical investments needed for strong, reliable, and affordable grid, transportation, and buildings systems, as well as the latest news from the 116th Congress and the Administration.

3) Storage Week

San Francisco

February 25-27

EESI is a supporting organization for Storage Week, which will be held February 25-27 in San Francisco, CA. Join senior executives and active financiers at the forefront of behind-the-meter and grid-connected storage system deployment and explore the road to bankable projects during this event, now in its twelfth year. Take a deep dive into the structure of standalone and co-located storage projects, and assess the opportunities that will emerge via state targets, new rules in organized markets, and the needs of new customer classes.

Use the 190849 code for a 10% discount after January 11.

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