AABE Energy News: January 2013
AMERICA needs a new discourse on energy that would recognize the emerging reality that the United States has turned around as an energy producer and is on a major upswing. Energy development also turns out to be an engine for job creation and economic growth.
In 2008, the rise in oil prices was accompanied — and partly fueled — by a belief that an era of permanent scarcity was at hand. The outlook was much the same for natural gas. Production would inevitably decline, and the country was on the way to spending $100 billion a year to import liquefied natural gas from West Africa, the Middle East, even Australia and Russia.
But that is not at all how things are turning out. Technology made the difference. The natural gas market has been transformed by the rapid expansion of shale gas production. The oil story is also being rewritten. Net petroleum imports have fallen from 60 percent of total consumption in 2005 to 42 percent today.
Part of the reason is on the demand side. The improving gasoline efficiency of cars will eventually reduce oil demand by at least a couple of million barrels per day. The other part is the supply side — the turnaround in United States oil production, which has risen 25 percent since 2008. It could increase by 600,000 barrels per day this year.
America’s new story for energy is still unfolding. It includes the continuing development and expansion of renewables and increased energy efficiency, both of which will be essential to our future energy mix.
January 2013 News
As the 113th Congress convenes in Washington, there are multiple regulatory and industrial issues that will be debated by elected officials and the general public.
As we progress through 2013 and beyond, AABE will continue to inform our membership about the state of the debate and how these important conversations will affect the energy industry.
Starting this month, we will provide some background information from all sides as we will continue to examine the critical energy issues that will be discussed at our upcoming 2013 AABE Energy Policy Summit.
This month we feature three interviews with the keynote speakers that will be featured at the summit.
President, Edison Electric Institute
President and CEO, American Petroleum Institute
President and CEO, American Council for Clean Coal Electricity
Latest Energy Industry and Scholarship News
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) will be holding its National Renewable Energy Policy Forum on February 5-6 on Captiol Hill. All AABE members in the Washington DC area are encouraged to attend the event and to continue the conversations from our own AABE Energy Summit.
The goal of the ACORE policy summit is to showcase the insights and policy considerations that will affect the debate in the 113th Congress.
A panel of leading renewable energy experts will discuss pro-growth, constructive and bipartisan renewable energy policy. AABE members can register for the two-day policy discussion here.
Learn More about the ACORE Policy Forum here.
The U.S. Departnment of Energy recently announced it is now taking applications for the Director the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
The mission of the EERE Biomass Technologies Office is to foster research and development on advances technologies to transform our abundant biomass resources into clean, affordable, and domestically produced biofuels, biopower, and high value bio-products for improving the economic development and enhancing the energy supply options of the United States.
The Biomass Technologies Office (BTO) provides the overall strategy, policy, management, direction, and programmatic expertise necessary for a balanced program of research, development, testing, and evaluation that will catalyze the commercial deployment of biomass technologies.
The Director will lead the national biomass program and build its investment portfolio on detailed market and technology analysis, in collaborations with leaders and technology experts from industry, academia, and the national laboratories. The Director will lead a team of over 30 scientists and engineers who manage an annual project portfolio valued at $200M.
The AABE Scholarship Program is now accepting applications for 2013. Students seeking scholarships should apply to their local AABE chapter. AABE local chapters review the applications received and select local scholarship winners, from which the top ranked candidates are forwarded to the National Scholarship Committee for consideration of regional and national awards.
Encourage the students in your life to apply.
Learn more about the scholarship application process and the selection criteria.
A recent survey of U.S. energy consumers reveals more energy production is fine (but not at the expense of clean water)
A recently released survey released by the nonprofit Civil Society Institute and the Environmental Working Group by ORC International revealed that respondents are "not opposed" to more domestic energy production, but not at the expense of clean water, more energy efficiency and expanded wind and solar power.
Learn more about the survey results and how consumer opinions will shape the discussion about domestic energy policy.
A new year is upon us and we at AABE are starting 2013 with a bang!
Registration for the 2013 AABE Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD is booming and we've recently opened registration for the 2013 AABE Energy Policy Summit. This year we want to take the opportunity to connect as many members as possible and help to maximize the benefits of our AABE memberships.
We are launching the 2013 AABE Membership Directory which will list every active member of AABE.
The membership directory will be delivered to every paid member of the organization. To be included in this publication you must be a current, paid member.
The cut-off date to be included in the membership directory is March 1, 2013. Your dues must be paid by that date. Data for the directory will be pulled from our online database. To ensure your information is listed correctly, please log into your account.
Once logged in, click your name in the upper right hand corner to review your account profile and information. This is just one of the exciting activities we have planned for 2013. Let's make sure you are included in wonderful things happening at AABE in 2013.
Learn more about the benefits of your AABE membership at http://www.aabe.org/membership2013.
Thank you for your continued membership in the Association and we look forward to helping you thrive in 2013 and beyond.
LaKeesha Wilson
AABE Member Services
e: lwilson@aabe.org
phone: (202) 371-9530
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