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North Dakota Renewable and Alternative FuelsEthanol,Bio-Diesel, Wind and Hydro PowerRenewable and Alternative Fuels. In today's day and age with oil prices going thru the ceiling, topping $3.00 a gallon, it is time to really get serious about alternative fuels. Back when Jimmy Carter was President he signed into Law, legislation that would get the ball rolling. Then along came Ronald Reagen and bingo, he got rid of it. So the ball didn't roll very far.The impact of today's world's energy picture is significant when it come to renewable fuels. This is not a new technology. Being around for over 125 years (Five Generations). Take wood for example, this resource was used for 90% of our energy needs way back when. Today not used much at all. We Americans, have become so dependent on foreign oil, that we lost all insight of what the future was going to bring. Now it's time to settle down and work together and get this moving in the right direction, towards being less dependent on oil. Building new plants to make ethanol and biodiesel is a move in the right direction. This will create many jobs and help our economy to strengthen. North Dakota is well behind neighboring states when it comes to the production of ethanol and bio-diesel. We now have 2 plants for ethanol under construction and more in the making. We have to mandate more laws about use of ethanol, we are also behind in this way. With very low prices for fossil fuels in years past, has made it hard , if not almost impossible for the growth of renewable fuels. But in the crunch we are in, I think things will really get rolling. Over time we will get this done and not be as reliable on foreign oil. The sooner this gets done the better off everyone will be, especially our kids and grand kids. Here in North Dakota, wind power is really taking off. Just outside town here where I live, in Valley City, there is one 200 Ft. wind turbine producing about 1.5 megawatts of power. FPLN Energy a Florida Company, has finished the construction of a a 33 unit wind farm near Wilton, ND. Each produces 1.5 mega watts of power. These turbines are expected to generate enough electricity to supply 15,000 homes. All together the wind turbines here will generate 49.5 megawatts of power. Near Edgley and Kulm, ND. There are two wind farms producing 61.5 megawatts of power. What a site to see, these turbines spinning round and round producing renewable electricity. Hydroelectric Power. Water is currently the leading renewable energy source used by electric utilities to generate electric power. Hydroelectric plants operate where suitable waterways are available. Generating 400,000 mega watts of power the Garrison Dam is the only hydroelectric plant in the state. Ethanol Sites Alternative Fuels Data Center Alternative Fuel Vehicle Fleet Buyers Guide American Coalition for Ethanol National Corn Growers Association National Energy Education Development National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition National Reneable Energy Laboratory National Technology Transfer Center Renewable Fuels Association Government Agencies Agricultural Research Service Biofuels Research Program Clean Fuels Development Coalition Ethanol Across America Ethanol Marketplace Ethanol Consumers and Producers Energy Effienency and Renewable Energy Energy Information Administration/Renewables and Alternative Fuels Energy Information Administration State Agencies Arkansas Energy Office Arizona Energy Office Colorado Governors Office of Energy Hawaii State Energy Office Indiana Energy Kansas Energy Programs Kentucky Division of Energy Michigan Energy Resources Division Minnesota Ag Dept. Montana Energy Nebraska Ethanol Board New Mexico Energy North Carolina Energy Governors Ethanol Coalition Ohio Energy Office Oregon Energy Office Texas Energy Cnservation Wisconsin Energy Bureau Wyoming Business Council North Dakota Canoeing and Kayaking North Dakota Fishing North Dakota Hiking Trails North Dakota Hunting North Dakota Mountain Biking North Dakota Snowmobiling North Dakota Winter Recreation My 2006 Deer Hunt Home Page |
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