October 30, 2002—The US Department of Energy recently hosted a “Renewable Energy Roundtable” in South Dakota. The Bush administration’s energy policy and the latest developments in the renewable energy fields of biofuels, wind energy, solar energy, and electricity generation were discussed during the forum.
Those in attendance included local representatives from the biofuels and ethanol industry, state corn growers association, state rural electrical association, wind energy companies, and alternative energy advocates.
“President Bush and I are convinced that renewable energies must play a large role in meeting our challenging future energy needs and reducing our dependence on foreign oil,” said Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham. “For every improvement in renewable energy technology we develop, for every new megawatt of electricity or gallon of alternative fuel that is produced, we make our nation a little more secure.”
