IEA Statistics Annuals : Renewables Information, Coal Information, Electricity Information, Nuclear Energy Information, Natural Gas Information 2009

International Energy Agency
(RFFers will need to access the SourceOECD username and password on the library’s welcome page top left frame under “databases by title”.)
Renewables Information 2009
Coal Information 2009
Electricity Information 2009
Nuclear Energy Information 2009
Natural Gas Information 2009
[Abstract for Renewables Information] Part I of the publication provides an overview of the development of renewables and waste [...]

Fueling the “Balance” : A Defense Energy Strategy Primer

Brookings Institution / by Jerry Warner and P.W. Singer
http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2009/08_defense_strategy_singer.aspx?rssid=LatestFromBrookings
[From introduction]  The U.S. Department of Defense is the world’s single largest consumer of energy, using more resources than 100 nations. Peter Singer and Jerry Warner analyze what can be done to better manage defense energy security by implementing steps to increase energy efficiency and substituting alternative [...]

Why Clean Energy Public Investment Makes Economic Sense – The Evidence Base

Management Information Services
http://sev.prnewswire.com/oil-energy/20080923/DC3467323092008-1.html 
[From press release]  The main beneficiaries of more than $700 billion of federal energy incentives over the past five decades have been the oil and natural gas industries, a new study reveals. The oil and natural gas industries together garnered 60 percent of federal incentives between 1950 and 2006, with 46 percent of the [...]

U.S.-China Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Cooperation on Climate Change, Energy and the Environment

US Dept. of State
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/126802.pdf
This Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. and China provides for both countries to pursue areas of cooperation where joint expertise, resources, research capacity and combined market size can accelerate progress towards mutual goals. These include, but are not limited to:
1) Energy conservation and energy efficiency
2) Renewable energy
3) Cleaner uses of coal, [...]

Renewable Energy Consumption and Electricity : Preliminary Statistics 2008

US DOE, Energy Information Administration
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/alternate/page/renew_energy_consump/pretrends08.pdf
[Summary] Information in this report shows that renewable energy consumption grew by 7 percent between 2007 and 2008, despite a 2 percent decline in total U.S. energy consumption.

State Renewable Electricity Profiles 2007

US DOE, Energy Information Administration
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/2008forms/consolidate_923.html#E923
[Abstract] This data series presents detailed State-level renewable capacity and generation data for 2003 through 2007.

Calculation of Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the Renewable Fuel Standard

Congressional Research Service
http://opencrs.com/document/R40460/
[Summary] The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA, P.L. 110-140), significantly expanded the renewable fuel standard (RFS) established in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005, P.L. 109-58). The RFS requires the use of 9.0 billion gallons of renewable fuel in 2008, increasing to 36 billion gallons in 2022. Further, [...]

Tackling U.S. Energy Challenges and Opportunities : Preliminary Policy Recommendations for Enhancing Energy Innovation in The United States

Belfer Center, Kennedy School, Harvard University / by Laura Diaz Anadon, Kelly Sims, Matthew Bunn and Charles Jones
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/18826/tackling_us_energy_challenges_and_opportunities.html
[Summary]  The incoming Obama Administration and the 111th Congress face enormous challenges and opportunities in tackling the pressing security, economic, and environmental problems posed by the energy sector in the United States and worldwide. Improving the technologies of [...]

Wind Energy : Offshore Permitting

Congressional Research Service
http://opencrs.com/document/R40175/
[From summary]  Technological advancement, tax incentives, and policy concerns have driven a global expansion in the development of renewable energy resources. Wind energy, in particular, is now often cited as the fastest growing commercial energy source in the world. Currently, all U.S. wind energy facilities are based on land; however, multiple offshore projects [...]

Smart Choices for Biofuels

Worldwatch Institute / Sierra Club / by Jane Earley and Alice McKeown
http://www.worldwatch.org/files/pdf/biofuels.pdf
[From introduction] Over the next decade and beyond, U.S. national, state, and local policy must focus on developing sustainable biofuels—rather than just more biofuels  — that can play a role in the emerging new energy economy. These fuels should be seen as part of [...]