Breakthrough Technologies Institute - Fuel Cells 2000
Breakthrough Technologies Institute - Fuel Cells 2000
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1. PLANS/STRATEGIES<br />
NORTH CAROLINA<br />
2003 North Carolina State Energy Plan<br />
www.energync.net<br />
In 2003, the North Carolina Energy Policy Council, staffed by the State Energy Office<br />
and charged with advising the legislature and Governor on energy policy, issued the first<br />
state energy plan since 1992. The Plan outlines programs and policies that build upon<br />
the state’s energy strengths and encourages the development of new energy<br />
approaches—including the direct use of alternative energy sources for either providing<br />
electricity or other energy-related services, such as daylighting, hot water, space<br />
heating, or space cooling. Alternative energy sources discussed in the Plan include<br />
solar, wind, hydroelectric, biomass and fuel cells.<br />
<strong>Fuel</strong> cell-related recommendations include:<br />
Contact:<br />
• The North Carolina Department of Commerce and the State Energy Office<br />
should encourage and support economic development of energy-related<br />
enterprises whose products are intended to increase energy efficiency or use<br />
renewable resources, including the use of fuel cells.<br />
• North Carolina should continue to monitor fuel cell technology development.<br />
Since fuel cell manufacturing companies have located in the state, it is<br />
especially important to attract and assist these industries for economic<br />
development reasons.<br />
North Carolina State Energy Office<br />
1340 Mail Service Center<br />
Raleigh, NC 27699-1340<br />
Phone: (800) 662-7131 or (919) 733-2230<br />
Fax: (919) 733-2953<br />
E-mail: energyinfo@ncmail.net<br />
Web: www.energync.net<br />
North Carolina Energy Office Programs<br />
www.energync.net<br />
The North Carolina Energy Office has developed a series of programs to promote<br />
energy efficiency and is currently exploring investments in renewable technologies. To<br />
date, they have funded several demonstrations, including a fuel cell installation that runs<br />
on methane gas from animal waste. No larger scale fuel cell program has been<br />
developed yet, but the state is considering a fuel cell program. Other state-sponsored<br />
demos involve biomass, PV and wind technologies. The Energy Office also offers an<br />
educational program that provides technical training/background on different clean<br />
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