NEWS and Information

January 30, 2006
US DOE Distributed Energy Program Call for Comment

The Distributed Energy Program from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) is seeking public input for a study of the potential benefits of distributed generation required by section 1817 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. DOE invites interested parties to relate experiences, convey data, communicate results of case studies or analyses, or provide other information pertaining to the planning, installation, commissioning and operation of distributed energy systems.  Comments, reports, case studies and other information offered shall be received no later than February 23, 2006. Interested parties may submit comments electronically (using Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word) or in hard copy. Submissions should include a cover page containing the commenter's name, affiliation, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address. DOE will consider all comments received.

Visit http://www.dg1817report.org   to submit comments electronically.

Written submissions may be sent to:
Mario Sciulli
U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
PO Box 10940 , MS 922-342C
Pittsburgh , PA 15236

For more information, visit http://www.dg1817report.org or contact Mario Sciulli at mario.sciulli@netl.doe.gov .

January 25, 2006
MIT Enterprise Competition

MIT Enterprise Forum's Ignite Clean Energy entrepreneurship competition is seeking teams developing clean, renewable, or efficient energy technology. If you have an idea and would like to improve your chances for success, come to MIT Tang Center, 70 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA on February 16, 2006 at 6PM.

For more info call Eric Krathwohl at 617-556-3857 or Linda Plano at (617) 287-7014, or go to:
http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/EnergySIG/IgniteCleanEnergy.html