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The Good and Bad News of the FY 2014 DOE and Renewable Energy Budget Requests to Congress

The good news is the DOE fiscal year (FY) 2014 total Congressional Budget Request of $28.415 billion shows an increase of 5.2% and 8.0% percent increase from the FY 2013 annualize budget and the current FY 2012 Budget, respectively. Also, requested allocations...

Financing Advanced Biofuels, Biochemicals and Biopower in Integrated Biorefineries

  PowerPoint presentation posted with permission by Mark J. Riedy, Partner Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo P.C as presented at Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference April 15-17, 2013, Gaylord Hotel, Washington, DC To read presentation, go...

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Breakthrough?

Compliments of the inventing company. On April 9, 2013, I will be attending a private demonstration of a hydrogen fuel cell using catalytic carbon for producing hydrogen-for-fuel. This is the world’s first scalable Hydrogen-On-Demand process requiring...

Was Senator Matsunaga Right About Hydrogen After All?

For those unaware, former U.S. Senator from Hawaii and visionary Spark Masayuki Matsunaga spent 28 years in Congress and passed away on April 15, 1990. Spark was instrumental in passing legislation for civil rights, reparations for Japanese Americans...

The Good and Bad News of DoE Fiscal Year Budget Request

The good news is the Department of Energy (DoE) FY 2013 budget request of $2,337 million for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy programs (EERE) shows a 29 percent increase from the enacted FY 2012 budget. The bad news is the FY 2013 has not been approved...

Should the Earth be a Sun?

Several years ago, the University of Texas at Arlington’s (UTA) Maverick Lecture Series featured one of America's most-famous and most-beloved astronauts, Sally Ride.  With much sadness, Sally, at 61, lost her 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. In...

Oil and Gas Hidden Subsidies Can be Hazardous to Your Health!

Don’t get me wrong with what I say in this discussion. Firstly, natural gas being a domestic resource base and a cleaner fuel than coal and gasoline makes sense as an alternative energy source, at least in the short-term.  Secondly, my house sits on top...

A Letter to President Obama

Mr. President Barack ObamaThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama: This letter is written by an American for the future of America. It is hoped that I could get a few minutes of your time to discuss the state...

Money for Nothing – the Fall of Solyndra!

Question, what will a half a billion dollars get you when the government is at the helm? You want answers? You want the truth! The answer is absolutely nothing.  Case in point: Ehren Goossens reporting for Bloomberg, stated Solyndra Inc., a California...

ARRA Section 1603 – One, Two, Three …… Nine You're Out?

The 1603 Program, “Renewable Energy Grant,” offering renewable energy project developers cash payments in lieu of the investment tax credits, enacted on January 1, 2009, will expire on December 31, 2011. Coming out of The American Recovery and Reinvestment...

Barry Stevens

Barry Stevens

Dr. Barry Stevens is Founder and President of TBD America, Inc. a Technology Business Development consulting group serving the public and private sectors in the energy and fuels industries. Barry’s experience in the energy industry spans...

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