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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
111 12 OFFB
Date: 10/8/91
TO:
CAROl AARHUS
FROM:
JAMES A. FITZHENRY
Associate Director
Office of Cabinet Affairs
Room 239, OEOB, x2800
ATTACHED is SOME BACKGROUND
MATERIAL ON THE BATTERY CONSORTIUM
ELEAT. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT
you SPEAK w/ KATHY STEAVONS AND
WE BEFORE you DO A DRAFT. THE
DOE MATERIAL $ AND TACKING POINTS
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
SCHEDULE PROPOSAL
July 18, 1991
TO:
KATHY SUPER
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULING
FROM:
EDE HOLIDAY
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND
SECRETARY OF THE CABINET
DAVID F. DEMAREST, JR.
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
COMMUNICATIONS
REQUEST:
To address representatives of a new DOE-GM-Ford-
Chrysler research and development consortium
dedicated to developing viable electric vehicles.
The event also would include a test drive of an
electric vehicle prototype.
BACKGROUND:
To highlight the President's aggressive R&D agenda
and commitment to developing renewable and
environmentally sound energy resources as an
integral component of the National Energy
Strategy.
The National Energy Strategy and the FY 1992
budget call for federal government participation
in a new consortium of U.S. automakers that seeks
to develop car batteries for electric vehicles.
The federal government will fund a portion of the
research and DOE scientists will work with
industry personnel on the project.
DATE AND
TIME:
Week of October 14th (day and time TBD).
LOCATION:
Detroit, Michigan. (The consortium will not
establish a separate research facility; however,
each of the three automakers could bring a vehicle
prototype to a designated location).
PARTICIPANTS:
The President, Secretary Watkins, Industry
Officials, others TBD.
OUTLINE OF
EVENTS:
TBD
REMARKS:
To be provided by speechwriters.
MEDIA
COVERAGE:
Open.
PROJECT
OFFICER:
Jim Fitzhenry (x2800).
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 1, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR EDE HOLIDAY
FROM:
JAMES A. FITZHENRY
SUBJECT:
Additional Information on the Battery Consortium
Schedule Proposal
The proposed October event in Detroit addressing representatives
of the DOE-GM-Ford-Chrysler battery consortium should be
supported for the following reasons:
1)
Addressing representatives of the "Big Three" automakers
about their consortium agreement will highlight recent (and
future) efforts to develop viable electric car batteries and
vehicles. The event will also involve the display of the
latest electric vehicle prototypes, and perhaps a test
drive.
2)
The event will highlight the increasing importance the
Administration, through the National Energy Strategy (NES),
is placing on renewable, non-polluting sources of energy.
Both the NES and the Administration's FY 1992 budget call
for federal government participation in a new consortium of
U.S. automakers that seeks to develop car batteries for
electric vehicles. The event would also stress the NES
theme of reducing our vulnerability to unreliable sources of
energy.
3)
The event could also have a science and technology theme,
providing an opportunity for the President to advance both
the NES and Education Initiative.
4)
Like the SERI event, this event will help keep aspects of
the NES in the media and will provide a needed focus away
from ANWR.
5)
The issue here should not be whether electric vehicles will
be able to play a major role in meeting our transportation
and energy needs. There are legitimate arguments on both
sides of this "efficacy" debate. Our purpose is political,
to answer the critics in Congress and elsewhere that fault
the NES for not stressing conservation and alternative,
renewable sources of energy. This event is yet another step
to answer that criticism.
6)
We accomplish two goals simultaneously, keeping the NES from
being viewed strictly in terms of ANWR and highlighting the
fact that the NES is a balanced proposal that includes
conservation and renewable energy provisions.
16 EPRI JOURNAL April/May 1991
Department
-
EPRI
of usnd The
homas Edison and Charles Stein-
T
metz-the greatest electrical ge-
THE STORY IN BRIÈF
niuses of their time-are said to
have tried and given up on de-
veloping high-power, long-life, inexpen-
sive batteries that would enable EVs to
The widespread success of electric vehicles
squarely compete with gasoline-powered
vehicles. Then, as now, the only commer-
depends primarily on the development of
cially available battery technology suit-
able for EVs was lead-acid, and though
advanced batteries that can deliver improved
modern versions may last longer and cost
somewhat less than those at the turn of
driving range and performance. While the ear-
the century, the performance and range
afforded by lead-acid batteries have not
liest EVs on the road are likely to operate on
improved much.
Battery makers and other technology
large packs of conventional lead-acid batteries,
companies (including several with sup-
port from EPRI) have been working on an
researchers are exploring advanced batteries
array of new materials and types of bat-
teries for over 25 years. But in the absence
based on sodium-sulfur, lithium-metal sulfide,
of established market demand for such
advanced batteries, those efforts have not
and even more exotic electrochemical combina-
been sufficient to overcome the technical,
manufacturing, and economic barriers to
tions; the goal is to commercialize the most
a truly practical EV battery. Many inter-
ested parties are counting on the recently
successful of these later in the decade.
formed U.S. Advanced Battery Consor-
tium to marshal technical and financial
resources for a focused, collaborative
R&D program to identify and develop
several mid- and longer-term EV battery
an 8-hour charge. With advanced design
sign target of 1000 operating cycles might
technologies later in this decade. Some of
and materials for maximum aerodynamic
power an EV for 60,000 miles before re-
the ongoing battery R&D sponsored by
efficiency, General Motors' Impact con-
quiring replacement. All of the advanced
the Department of Energy and EPRI could
cept car manages to stretch the projected
technologies offer significantly greater
become part of the USABC program.
range of its one-third-lighter battery pack
performance over lead-acid in terms of
From more than half a dozen candidate
to 120 miles. A nickel-iron battery offers
energy and power, and the best projec-
battery technologies, the apparent con-
one and a half to two times the vehicle
tions of operating life for most of them
sensus among USABC sponsors is to focus
range of lead-acid, but at an increased
also exceed lead-acid's life.
on demonstrating the feasibility and ca-
cost. And such a battery is not expected
Another key consideration for EV bat-
pability of processing and producing so-
to be commercially available until 1993
teries is maintenance. Lead-acid batteries
dium-sulfur batteries at pilot plant scale
or 1994.
can be made maintenance-free, like those
by 1994. By then, the consortium also
According to Robert Swaroop, project
found today in many gasoline vehicles,
wants to have demonstrated, with a full-
manager for EV battery systems at EPRI,
and such batteries may soon become
size experimental battery, the feasibility
"Battery cycle life is the key trade-off with
available for near-term EV application.
of designing a plant to manufacture the
other performance factors." The bench-
EPRI is testing maintenance-free, sealed
even more advanced lithium-metal di-
mark lead-acid batteries of today will last
lead-acid batteries from the German man-
sulfide and lithium-polymer batteries.
for about 30,000 miles with deep dis-
ufacturer Sonnenschein at Argonne Na-
charging cycles and even longer with
tional Laboratory. Nickel-iron batteries
Mature batteries
light use and frequent opportunity charg-
must include a system for regular water-
Today's lead-acid battery packs limit an
ing. The cycle life of today's lead-acid bat-
ing and the removal of hydrogen gas gen-
EV such as the G-Van to about 60 miles on
teries is about 750. A battery with a de-
erated during recharging. There is a novel
EPRI JOURNAL April/May 1991 17
but promising bipolar version of a sealed
gies include nickel-cadmium, on which
Developmental batteries
lead-acid battery under development by
Japanese and European manufacturers
To achieve significant gains in EV range,
ENSCI, Inc., with support from the Jet
are known to be working. A nickel-cad-
batteries must be made from much more
Propulsion Laboratory and Southern Cal-
mium unit made by the French battery
energetic electrode materials than lead or
ifornia Edison. Compared with nickel-
maker SAFT is under test at Argonne, but
iron. The electrochemical couples of so-
iron, it offers improved efficiency and
such batteries are expected to remain pro-
dium and sulfur (Na/S) and lithium-alu-
performance.
hibitively expensive for EV application,
minum and iron sulfide (LiAl/FeSx) have
In addition to lead-acid and nickel-
and there are disposal issues associated
the desired specific energy, but both must
iron, relatively mature battery technolo-
with cadmium's toxicity.
operate at high temperatures.
How Advanced Battery Technologies Compare With Lead-Acid
Researchers state the potential vehicle range and acceleration power of advanced battery systems under development in relative terms to today's conven-
tional lead-acid batteries. Depending on the vehicle, the number of batteries it is designed to carry, and the driving duty, lead-acid batteries can power EVs for
50-100 miles on a single charge and can provide acceleration that approaches that of conventional gasoline vehicles. At high-volume production, some of the
advanced battery technologies are expected to approach lead-acid batteries in cost. Numerous test EVs have already run on prototype nickel-iron and
sodium-sulfur batteries, which are now at the pilot plant stage of manufacturing development. Multicell modules of lithium-iron monosulfide batteries have
been made, but researchers say it is the disulfide version of the technology-still at laboratory scale-that offers the potential for an EV driving range of
over 300 miles. Potentially lighter-weight, solid-state lithium-polymer batteries are also under development.
Developmental
sodium-sulfur
battery pack
Lithium-iron monosulfide subbattery pack
Nickel-iron battery pack
Lead-acid battery such as used in the G-Van
Relative Energy
Relative Peak
Capacity (range)
Power
Availability
TREKKER
MONTGLOC
18 EPRI JOURNAL April/May 1991
Researchers believe that Na/S batteries
or boron nitride separator and a po-
R&D Consortium for EV
offer the best hope of providing EVs a po-
tassium and lithium chloride electrolyte,
Batteries of the Future
ential range of 150-175 miles by the end
and it maintains the electrodes at an
of this decade. Developed originally by
operating temperature of 400-450°C
U.S. automakers Chrysler Corporation, Ford
General Electric in the 1960s and later, in
(750-842°F). SAFT America, a subsidiary
Motor Company, and General Motors Corpora-
the 1970s, by Ford Motor Company, the
of the French battery company, is the
tion have formed the U.S. Advanced Battery
Va/S battery uses a ceramic beta-alu-
leading developer of this technology to-
Consortium as a collaborative R&D venture
nina electrolyte tube with sodium nega-
day and is being funded by DOE and EPRI
to identify and develop the most promising
tive and molten sulfur positive electrodes
to scale up the Argonne technology,
advanced battery technologies for future
on opposite sides within a sealed, insu-
which has received considerably less R&D
electric vehicles. The USABC is soliciting
ated container. The battery pack itself is
support than Na/S.
support from the government and the electric
further insulated, since Na/S modules
Researchers are particularly interested
utility industry for what it hopes will become a
operate at 350-380°C (662-716°F). Be-
in a disulfide version of the LiAl/FeS
$100-million-a-year effort by 1993. The U.S.
cause of both the operating temperature
battery for its potential to boost the range
Department of Energy is expected to provide
and sodium's reactivity, the batteries
of EVs to over 300 miles. "But that's at
a major portion of the program's funding
nust be designed with a high degree of
least 12 years away," says EPRI's Robert
support. EPRI expects to support the USABC
uggedness and safety.
Swaroop. "First we have to solve the
and participate in the research consortium on
The two principal developers over the
problems of lithium monosulfide bat-
behalf of electric utilities through a cooperative
ast two decades have been Britain's Chlo-
teries, which today are cycle life and cal-
agreement.
ide Silent Power, Ltd., and the Swedish-
endar lifetime." Lithium batteries are
,wiss conglomerate ABB Asea Brown
widely used in a number of special mili-
USABC
UNITED
3overi (including its Canadian subsid-
tary applications, "but it will be tough to
ary, Powerplex). ABB has a pilot plant in
make them big and powerful enough for
STATES
Germany, and Chloride has formed a
EVs," adds Swaroop. Researchers hope to
ADVANCED
oint venture with the German utility RWE
see a few proof-of-concept lithium mono-
for a pilot plant in Britain to manufacture
sulfide EV batteries by 1993 or 1994.
BATTERY
Va/S batteries.
Several test vehicles, including experi-
EV batteries for the long term
CONSORTIUM
nental Ford electric vans and a fleet of
Perhaps the ultimate, 300-mile-plus, re-
German passenger cars, have been run-
chargeable EV power supply envisioned
ning on batteries from these suppliers.
by some researchers would be the lith-
ium-polymer batteries is to find a way
DOE and EPRI have supported develop-
ium-polymer battery, operating from am-
to dissipate the heat generated during
nent work at Chloride and are testing
bient temperature to 120°C (248°F) and
charging and discharging without caus-
Va/S batteries at Argonne and the Elec-
easily manufactured in versatile thin
ing long-term damage to the polymer
ric Vehicle Test Facility in Chattanooga,
films usable in a variety of configurations.
electrolyte. Other groups in Britain, Ja-
Tennessee.
Recent advances in the new materials sci-
pan, and the United States are working
Although they currently cost at least
ence of conducting polymers are incorpo-
on lithium-polymer technologies. EPRI
four times as much to produce as nickel-
rated in the form of a plastic-like solid
supports a small part of some of this
ron batteries, Na/S batteries have low
electrolyte. Such solid-state batteries are
work in connection with its long-term
projected volume production costs-
at a very early stage of development and
R&D program for EV batteries.
thanks to inexpensive materials-and a
are presently being made in small sizes
ong projected service life. Only ABB's
and low power ratings.
battery has yet demonstrated over 1000
One of the leading efforts on lithium-
operating cycles for full-size modules,
polymer batteries is a joint venture re-
however.
cently formed between Canada's Hydro
Argonne National Laboratory origi-
Québec and Japan's Yuasa Battery Com-
nally developed the LiAl/FeSx system in
pany to develop the technology to full
:he early 1970s. Using more-expensive
scale. A small, laboratory-scale version of
out nonreactive materials, the battery's
the battery has recorded more than 500
This article was written by Taylor Moore. Technical informa-
key advantage over Na/S is greater
operating cycles over two years. Swaroop
tion was provided by Robert Swaroop, Customer Systems
Division.
safety. It uses a porous magnesium oxide
says a major challenge in scaling up lith-
EPRI JOURNAL April/May 1991 19
PAGE 002
JAN 30 '91 16:21
USABC
UNITED
STATES
ADVANCED
ATTERY
CONSORTIUM
RELEASE 10:00 A.M. (EST) THURSDAY, JAN. 31, 1991
CHRYSLER, FORD, GENERAL MOTORS FORM ADVANCED BATTERY RESEARCH CONSORTIUM
DETROIT, Jan. 31 -- Chrysler, Ford and General Motors have formed a
research consortium to evaluate and develop advanced battery technologies for
use in electric vehicles.
Consortium members signed the agreement yesterday.
The new venture, called the United States Advanced Battery
Consortium (USABC), is designed to develop advanced energy systems capable of
providing future generations of electric vehicles with significantly increased
range and performance.
The USABC has been working closely with the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE), the electric utility industry of the United States, and the Electric
Power Research Institute (EPRI) in developing the program. The DOE anticipates
that widespread use of electric vehicles in the U.S. could provide an important
alternative to petroleum consumption, enhance the environment and contribute to
the competitiveness of domestic battery and vehicle manufacturers. It is
anticipated that a cooperative development and funding arrangement will be
formalized to include the USABC, the electric utilities, the DOE, battery
companies and Government laboratories. Research and development will be
focused on advanced battery systems determined by the consortium to have the
greatest potential for commercialization.
By assembling a consortium, the manufacturers feel that they can
identify the most promising technological alternatives and concentrate research
and development efforts in those areas. They consider it the most efficient
and least costly way to proceed. The findings of such research will be shared
equally among the consortium members.
Under
terms of the agreement, research and development projects
can be conducts
der contract to the consortium by battery manufacturers and
other non-member parties.
The manufacturers emphasized that this is not a joint vehicle
research program and that it does not involve joint battery production.
Rather, they said, it is a collective effort to identify quickly the best
options for development of an increased-range battery system.
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
PAGE.003
JAN 30 '91 18:22
- 2 -
The
U.S. Justice Department Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade
Commission, under the National Cooperative Research Act, have been notified of
the consortium.
Research will begin shortly and the consortium hopes to have
preliminary results within three years.
# # #
Contact:
Beryl Goldsweig
Jason Vines
Don Postma
Ford Motor Company
Chrysler Corporation
General Motors
(313) 337-2456
(313) 956-5346
(313) 986-5715
PAGE. 004
JAN 30 '91 18:22
FOR USE ON INQUIRY
Advanced Battery Consortium Q and A
Q. Why has the Advanced Battery Consortium been formed?
A. To establish a capability for a United States advanced battery
manufacturing industry.
To accelerate market potential of electric vehicles by jointly
researching the most promising advanced battery alternatives.
To provide electrical energy systems capable of providing future
generations of electric vehicles with range and performance competitive
to those of current vehicles.
To leverage external funding for high risk, high cost advanced battery
research and development for electric vehicles.
Q. Why can't such research be undertaken by the companies individually,
rather than through a consortium?
A. Development of a commercially viable battery energy system takes
significant resources. There is no clear advanced battery choice at
this time for broad electric vehicle application. To sufficiently
develop the many alternatives to the point of selecting the best
alternative is probably beyond the resource capabilities of any
individual menufacturer or technical group. A consortium focuses
collective efforts and directs them toward the best options for
commercialization.
Q. EPRI, the research and development arm of the electric utility industry,
and SCE have been mentioned as possible consortium members in earlier,
unconfirmed reports. What is their status?
be are talking with EPRI and SCE concerning possible membership.
Progress is being made, but it is toc. early to say for certain whether
or not they will be members.
Q. What role will the Department of Energy play?
A. DOE participation could include providing funding, conducting research
at national laboratories, or having the consortium conduct research for
them in areas of related interest.
SAN 30 91 18:23
PAGE. 005
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Q. How will the consortium work?
A. A Partners Committee, with one executive representing each Partner, will
oversee the policies, guidelines and business plans of the Partnership.
The Partners Committee will meet at least annually. The day to day
operations of the Partnership are delegated to a Management Committee.
The Management Committee will meet at least quarterly, and be comprised
of two senior managers from each Partner in the consortium.
It is envisioned that the Management Committee will establish Work
Groups. The Work Groups' assignments on advanced batteries will include
both product and manufacturing processes. This research and development
will be conducted by or through the Partnership and may include battery
manufacturers, the Government's national laboratories, and other non-
consortium entities. The Work Groups also will address such issues as
infrastructure needs, battery recycling, energy and environmental
impact, safety and standardization for each advanced battery
technology.
The initial focus of the Working Groups will be to identify and
recommend battery technologies for intense research and development.
Q. To what extent would DOE help fund the consortium efforts? How much is
each auto company contributing? How much are EPRI and SCE?
A. Final funding arrangements have yet to be determined. Present plans
anticipate equal funding from government and industry.
Q. Would GM's share be largest, Chrysler's smallest?
A. Contributions will be in proportion to U.S. vehicle shares.
Q. What is the projected funding?
A. We hope to raise funds leading to $100 million & year by 1993 and for
the succeeding years. For 1991, we hope to be at $35 million.
Q. Will the chairmanship rotate annually among the three companies?
A. There will be three primary positions, rotated annually among the three
auto companies: a chairman, an external affairs officer, and a
treasurer. The chairman is responsible for the administrative and
operational leadership of the consortium programs. The external affairs
officer is responsible for public positions and interface with
government representatives. The treasurer handles financial matters.
For the first year, the chairman will be Kenneth R. Baker, Manager,
Electric Vehicles (GM); the external affairs officer will be John R.
Wallace, Director, Electric Vehicle Frograms (Ford); and the treasurer
will (Chrysler). be Robert L. Davis, Program Executive, Special Projects Engineering
PAGE. DOE
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Q. How long will the consortium last?
A. The initial agreement calls for the Partnership to run 12 years,
although a Partner, at its discretion, may withdraw at any time.
Q. What will happen to any battery advances made by companies on their own,
not as part of the consortium?
A. Each partner retains the freedom to continue its own individual battery
R&D.
Q. What will happen to any breakthrough technology developed through the
consortium efforts?
A. If the technology is developed by a contractee, we expect that
consortium members will have the opportunity to use the technology under
a licensing agreement. The intent, of course, is to make the technology
available for mass production.
Q. Will the consortium seek additional membership? Who might these members be
-- what kinds of organizations?
A. Members of the electric utility industry would seem to be a natural
choice.
Q. Can other auto companies join?
A. That is not anticipated.
Q. Can battery manufacturers join?
A. The intent is to contract with battery manufacturers and other
interested parties to focus technology efforts. As such, battery
manufacturers will participate through these contracts and not directly
as members of the consortium.
Q. Might there be other consortia following this one?
A. Where it makes sense, future joint efforts will be considered.
Q. Would the consortium minimize competition among automakers?
A. No. This is research in vehicle fuel and storage systems, areas where
we do not compete even on today's internal combustion engines. We
remain competitors in electric vehicle commercialization.
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Q. When So you expect to have research results available?
A. Initial research results should be available within three years. The
findings of all the research efforts will be shared among the consortium
members.
Q. Is there any possibility of opening in the near term a joint facility for
the research and development of ultra-clean vehicle technologies?
A. No.
Q. When will the contracts be awarded?
A. It is too early to tell, but it is unlikely that any agreements will be
reached before early summer (June).
###
1/30/91
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U.S. ADVANCED BATTERY CONSORTIUM
June 12, 1991
USABC MILESTONES
April 1990
- Preliminary Discussions DOE/GM
July 1990
- Follow-up Discussions DOE/GM
July/August 1990
- Jack Simon Develops GM/Ford/
Chrysler Interfaces
October 1990
- Consortium Presentation to DOE
November 1990
- "Head's Up" by DOE to OMB and
Congressional Staffs
November 1990
- DOE Participation in Utility
Companies' Presentations
November 1990/Present - DOE Participation in Weekly/
Biweekly Meetings
USABC MILESTONES - CONT.
January
30
- Partnership Agreement Signed
January
31
- Technical Advisory Comm. Formed
March
4
- Partnership Agreement Legal -
Department of Commerce Clearance
April
4
- Request Battery Concepts from
Industry & Laboratories (Pre-proposal)
April
15
- Unsolicited Proposal from Consortium
Submitted to DOE
April
19
- Presentations by DOE Laboratories at
USABC
May
1
- Pre-proposal Responses Received
July
1
- Battery Candidates Selected
August/September
- Anticipated Contract Signing
Between USABC and DOE
Requests for Pre-Proposals Issued - April 4, 1991
105 Total
9 Government Labs (8 DOE)
96 Industry
- Battery Manufactures
- Chemical Companies
- Petroleum Companies
- Aerospace Companies
Emphasizes Cooperative Arrangements
Between Companies and Laboratories
U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium
Objectives of Consortium
Establish capability for U.S. advanced battery
manufacturing industry
Accelerate market potential of EVs by jointly
researching the most promising advanced
battery alternatives
Develop electric systems " capable of providing
EVs with range and performance competitive
with conventional petroleum-based systems
Leverage funding for high-risk, high-cost
advanced battery R/D for EVs
U.S Advanced Battery Consortium
Organization
3 partners: GM, Ford & Chrysler
Partner's Committee
- policy, business,
planning meets annually
(Board of Directors)
Management Committee
- provides requirements,
priorities, allocates funding
Working Groups
- 3-one for each battery -
led by auto industry
EPRI and Southern California Edison will join as associate
partners (partners if possible)
DOE role executed thru contractual relationships -
Design of cooperative agreement coordinated with
Department of Commerce
CANDIDATES FOR DEVELOPMENT
(Preliminary)
Mid-Term
Long-Term
By CY'94 production
By CY'94 design feasibility
feasibility and process- -
as demonstrated by full-
ing capability demonstrated
scale vehicle tests of
by limited run prototype
experimental batteries.
production in a pilot plant.
Performance by full-scale
vehicle tests of experimental
batteries.
Sodium-sulfur
Iron-air
Sodium-metal chloride
Zinc-air
Nickel-iron
Alumium-air
Zinc-bromine
Lithium-polymer
Lithium-metal
sulfide
How the Auto Industry Sees Advanced Batteries
Auto industry considers electricity as an
alternative fuel, like ethanol or methanol
No intention either to produce new fuels for
conventional vehicles or batteries for electric
vehicles; rather, for EV's the intention is to
buy these components from battery developers/
suppliers who join the development effort
PROPOSED FUNDING
($ Millions)
Calendar Years
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Auto Industry
4.5
9.0
13.5
17.0
?
Utilities/EPRI
4.5
9.0
13.5
17.0
?
Battery
4.5
9.0
13.5
16.0
?
Manufacturers
Subtotal
13.5
27.0
40.5
50.0
?
DOE (50/50)
13.5
27.0
40.5
50.0
?
Totals
27.0
54.0
81.0
100.0
?
PROBABLE INVESTMENT (CUMULATIVE) FOR
ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND BATTERIES
(3 DOMESTIC CAR COMPANIES)
Cumulative $ Billions
3
Electric Vehicles
Mass
2
Production
of EV's
1
Introduce
EV's
Develop
EV's
1990
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
2000
Cumulative $ Billions
3
3 Battery Technologies
2
Total
1
Consortium
R&D
Battery
Plant
Investment
1990
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
2000
R&D
1
Production
I
Pilot
Ramp Up
Battery
I
Design
Volume
I
Commercially
for EV's
Production
Available
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
USABC GROUND RULES
Environmental Issues Will Be Adequately
Addressed
When selecting candidates for development
During system research and development
During Manufacturing - Employee Safety & Health
When recharging
Ultimate disposal or recycling
"No more environmental problems with new
propulsion systems"
Announcement of Agreement Between
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium
and the U. S. Department of Energy
Greenfield Village
Dearborn, Michigan
Thursday, October 17th, 1991
Schedule of Events
9:45 a.m.
All participants, including press, TV and radio in place.
Automobile battery display (possible mounted on a chassis
skeletal frame work of a concept vehicle) set near podium
under a banner bearing the slogan "Partnership for the 21st
Century. Electric vehicles off to one side, out of
immediate camera range. (Invitees attached.)
9:50 a.m.
Cabinet officials and CEOs of GM, Ford and Chrysler arrive.
10:00 a.m.
President Bush arrives.
10:04 a.m.
Ken Baker, Chairman of Battery Consortium, welcomes
participants, introduces Harold Poling, Ford CEO.
10:06 a.m.
Harold Poling makes brief remarks.
10:08 a.m.
Lee Iacocca, Chrysler CEO, makes brief remarks.
10:10 a.m.
Bob Stempel, GM CEO, makes brief remarks. Introduces
President Bush.
10:12 a.m.
President Bush makes brief remarks. (Talking points
attached). Announces agreement between DOE and the Battery
Consortium.
10:20 a.m.
President Bush witnesses signing ceremony by Secretary of
Energy Watkins and 3 auto company CEOs.
10:23 a.m.
Group photo opportunity inspecting batteries.
10:30 a.m.
President Bush departs.
10:35 a.m.
CEOs and Cabinet officials have brief Q/A with media.
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003
Announcement of Agreement Between
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium
and the U. S. Department of Energy
Thursday, October 17th, 1991
Government Participants
The Honorable George Bush, President
Richard Darman, Director, OMB
D. Allan Bromley, Assistant to the President for Science and
Technology
Admiral James Watkins, Secretary of Energy
Samuel Skinner, Secretary of Transportation
Robert Mosbacher, Secretary of Commerce
William Reilly, Administrator of EPA
John Engler, Governor of Michigan
J. Michael Davis, Assistant Secretary, Conservation and Renewable
Energy
Industry Participants
Robert Stempel, General Motors
John Bryson, Southern California Edison
Lee Iacocca, Chrysler Corporation
Harold Poling, Ford Motor Company
Consortium Representatives
Kenneth Baker, Chairman USABC, General Motors
Frank Jamerson, Secretary USABC, General Motors
Robert Dietch, Southern California Edison
Robert Davis, Financial Officer USABC, Chrysler Corporation
John Wallace, External Affairs USABC, Ford Motor Company
Congressional Participants
Senator Bennett Johnston, Chairman, Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Senator Committee Malcolm Wallop, Ranking Minority Member, Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee
Cong. John Dingell, Chairman, House Energy and Commerce Committee
(Cong. Dingell represents Dearborn, Michigan, District 16.)
Cong. Norm Lent, Ranking Minority Member, House Energy and Commerce
Committee
Cong. Philip Sharp, Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power,
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Cong. Carlos Moorhead, Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Energy
and Power, House Energy and Commerce Committee
SECRETARY
004
Announcement of Agreement Between
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium
and the U. $. Department of Energy
Thursday, October 17th, 1991
Briefing Paper
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) is comprised of
the Big Three domestic auto makers, with support from utilities and
battery manufacturers. The USABC and the Department of Energy's (DOE)
Office of Conservation and Renewable Energy have agreed to jointly fund
a 4-year, $260 million research project to develop a new generation of
batteries that would make electric vehicles cost and performance
competitive by the year 2000.
This agreement represents the first time that the Big Three auto makers
have worked jointly with the government on a research project. This
agreement has been made possible through the combined efforts of DOE,
the Department of Commerce and the USABC.
The objective of this consortium is battery development. In the
President's remarks, the remarks of the auto company CEOs, and the photo
opportunity around the battery display, the point must be made that
before we can have electric vehicles widely available and competitively
priced, we must reduce the cost and improve the performance of the
batteries that will fuel them.
Specifically, the Battery Consortium will seek to:
0
Establish capability for the U.S. advanced battery manufacturing
industry.
0
Accelerate market potential of electric vehicles by jointly
researching the most promising advanced battery alternatives.
0
Develop "electric systems" capable of providing electric vehicles
with range and performance competitive with conventional
petroleum-based systems.
0
Collaborate on high-risk, high-cost advanced battery research and
development for electric vehicles.
INC DEPUTT SECRETHRY
DE
The proposed ceremony is to announce the signing of this agreement. The
purpose of the event is to highlight the following themes:
0
This is a major initiative, consistent with the National Energy
Strategy, to reduce petroleum use in transportation and improve
environmental quality;
0
This cooperative effort between the public and private sector, the
first of its kind between government and the auto industry, can
help to meet a significant technological challenge and gain an
edge against intense international competition;
0
This combines the best of the best: Detroit's manufacturing and
marketing expertise with DOE's scientific and technical
capabilities resident in the national laboratories.
0
This is a model for future public/private sector cooperation aimed
at resolving issues affecting energy resources, the environment,
and international competitiveness.
0
This is a major domestic economic initiative, as well as an energy
and environment initiative, as it will help the domestic auto
industry take the world lead in electric vehicles. This is very
important for our economy-jobs--as well as energy and
environmental policy.
The event will occur at the Thomas Edison Laboratory at Greenfield
Village, an outdoor museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan. An outdoor
setting will help emphasize the project's contribution to the
environment. Greenfield Village is 15 minutes from Detroit Metropolitan
Airport, 20 minutes from downtown Detroit, and has indoor facilities
available in case of rain.
A visual display of leading battery technologies and hand-out
information will be made available to assist the media in interpreting
the technological importance of this work. The latest GM, Ford, and
Chrysler electric vehicle concept cars will be on display.
or INC DEPUTT SECRE THRY
000
Announcement of Agreement Between
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium
and the U. S. Department of Energy
Thursday, October 17th, 1991
Talking Points, President Bush
The announcement of this agreement today marks an important
milestone as we seek efficient, effective solutions to the
transportation, energy, and environmental challenges that face our
Nation.
It is widely recognized that the major hurdle to successful
commercialization of electric vehicles is the battery. This is a
hurdle that has stood uncleared for over 50 years,
This unprecedented challenge has brought forth an unprecedented
agreement between government and industry: A four-year, $260
million research and development program to develop transportation
batteries before the end of this decade.
The program will focus on extending electric vehicles' driving
range on a single charge from approximately 100 miles under
current technology to over 200 miles, increasing battery specific
energy and specific power, and improving electric propulsion
technology.
The electric vehicles you are seeing and hearing more about have
something in common that is more important than the source of
their power: Each is a prototype -- a vision of transportation
for the future. The key to turning these prototypes into
effective, affordable, production automobiles is what we see i
front of us today -- batteries.
The challenge before us is to take the knowledge gained from
developing these prototypes, combine it with improved batter
and develop an effective, commercially successful electric
vehicle.
We are in a race a competition with our international t
partners. The team you see here is the U.S. race team. T/
a lot of horsepower in this group. And we intend to put t
muscle together with a strategic plan to win this race.
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Beating our competitors to the next milestone in automotive
technology means new jobs and new markets for American workers and
American products. We will reassert our lead in this crucial
industry.
The agreement we are announcing today combines the best that both
parties have to offer the scientific and technical research
capabilities of our national laboratories, and the manufacturing
and marketing experience of America's car companies. It focuses
these strengths on a specific and important challenge --
developing an automotive battery that will make electric vehicles
commercially. competitive by the year 2000.
It is fitting that we make this announcement in the shadow of
Thomas Edison's Laboratory, relocated here from Menlo Park, New
Jersey, and preserved. Edison is known by many for his inventions
-- the electric light and the phonograph, to name just two. But
Edison's real genius lay in his ability to organize men,
materials, and financing. in the practical pursuit of ideas.
His systematic approach to research and development is the one we
have taken with this agreement. We have the fruits of Edison's
achievements to inspire us.
The National Energy Strategy announced earlier this year charted
course for transportation research and development for the 21st
Century. It called for expanded federal efforts to develop
advanced transportation technology, to diversify transportation
fuels, and to increase industry participation in research and
development.
This project today meets the objectives of our Strategy on a 9
scale. It is also an important example of the progress that
possible when energy and environmental problems are considere
a whole.
(Witness signing ceremony.)
DOE - Ford- GM- Chrysler Batteries Consortium
10/17/91(Thurs.) Dearborn, MI
Contacts:
Kathy Jeavons X 7845
Mark Gabor, DOE 586-5500
October 8, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR MARY KATE GRANT
FROM:
CAROL AARHUS cba
SUBJECT:
D.O.E. BATTERY EVENT
I hope the President is charged up for this one. Ha! I just
spoke with Kathy Jeavons, and her feeling is that we should stress
two things:
1) This consortium is yet another example of government
and private industry working together on innovative
technologies (R&D) to gain a competitive edge on
other foreign countries. This consortium also gets
the big 3 car companies (Ford, GM, Chrysler) to work
together toward the same goal -- increasing American
competitiveness in the world's automotive market.
2) It is also important that we stress the National
Energy Strategy, emphasizing the need for research
that will develop technologies that will reduce our
dependence on traditional energy methods (foreign
oil, presumably), and look for more cost-effective
and environmentally-sound methods of energy --
methods that will carry us into the future.
Enclosed is a fax from DOE with some background on the event.
Jim Fitzhenry in Cabinet Affairs is also working on some background
stuff for us. Kathy is meeting with Demarest tomorrow morning
about this, so I'll get more from her then. Let me know what else
you need.
10/08/91
09:50
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
007
The agreement we are announcing today combines the best that both
parties have to offer -- the scientific and technical research
capabilities of our national laboratories, and the manufacturing
and marketing experience of America's car companies. It focuses
these strengths on a specific and important challenge --
developing an automotive battery that will make electric vehicles
commercially competitive by the year 2000.
It is fitting that we make this announcement in the shadow of
Thomas Edison's Laboratory, relocated here from Menlo Park, New
Jersey, and preserved. Edison is known by many for his inventions
-- the electric light and the phonograph, to name just two. But
Edison's real genius lay in his ability to organize men,
materials, and financing in the practical pursuit of ideas.
His systematic approach to research and development is the one we
have taken with this agreement. We have the fruits of Edison's
achievements to inspire us.
The National Energy Strategy announced earlier this year charted a
course for transportation research and development for the 21st
Century. It called for expanded federal efforts to develop
advanced transportation technology, to diversify transportation
fuels, and to increase industry participation in research and
development.
This project today meets the objectives of our Strategy on a grand
scale. It is also an important example of the progress that is
possible when energy and environmental problems are considered as
a whole.
*
(Witness signing ceremony.)
10/08/91
09:47
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
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THE INTENT WAS TO GET THE BALL ROLLING THIS HAS No IT'S FINAL
CLEARANCE is ITS SUBJECT 70 REVISION.
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10/08/91
09:48
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
002
Announcement of Agreement Between
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium
and the U. S. Department of Energy
Greenfield Village
Dearborn, Michigan
Thursday, October 17th, 1991
Schedule of Events
9:45 a.m.
All participants, including press, TV and radio in place.
Automobile battery display set near podium. Electric
vehicles off to one side, out of immediate camera range.
(Invitees attached.)
9:50 a.m.
Cabinet officials and CEOs of GM, Ford and Chrysler arrive.
10:00 a.m.
President Bush arrives.
10:04 a.m.
Ken Baker, Chairman of Battery Consortium, welcomes
participants, introduces Harold Poling, Ford CEO.
10:06 a.m.
Harold Poling makes brief remarks.
10:08 a.m.
Lee Iacocca, Chrysler CEO, makes brief remarks.
10:10 a.m.
Bob Stempel, GM CEO, makes brief remarks. Introduces
President Bush.
10:12 a.m.
President Bush makes brief remarks. (Talking points
attached). Announces agreement between DOE and the Battery
Consortium.
10:20 a.m.
President Bush witnesses signing ceremony by Secretary of
Energy Watkins and 3 auto company CEOs.
10:23 a.m.
Group photo opportunity inspecting batteries.
10:30 a.m.
President Bush departs.
10:35 a.m.
CEOs and Cabinet officials have brief Q/A with media.
10/08/91
09:48
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
003
Announcement of Agreement Between
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium
and the U. S. Department of Energy
Thursday, October 17th, 1991
Government Participants
The Honorable George Bush, President
Richard Darman, Director, OMB
D. Allan Bromley, Assistant to the President for Science and
Technology
Admiral James Watkins, Secretary of Energy
Samuel Skinner, Secretary of Transportation
Robert Mosbacher, Secretary of Commerce
William Reilly, Administrator of EPA
John Engler, Governor of Michigan
W. Henson Moore, Deputy Secretary of Energy
J. Michael Davis, Assistant Secretary, Conservation and Renewable
Energy
Industry Participants
Robert Stempel, General Motors
John Bryson, Southern California Edison
Lee Iacocca, Chrysler Corporation
Harold Poling, Ford Motor Company
Richard Balzhiser, Electric Power Research Institute
Consortium Representatives
Kenneth Baker, Chairman USABC, General Motors
Frank Jamerson, Secretary USABC, General Motors
Robert Dietch, Southern California Edison
Arnold Fickett, Electric Power Research Institute
Robert Davis, Financial Officer USABC, Chrysler Corporation
John Wallace, External Affairs USABC, Ford Motor Company
Congressional Participants
Senator Bennett Johnston, Chairman, Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Committee
Senator Malcolm Wallop, Ranking Minority Member, Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee
Cong. John Dingell, Chairman, House Energy and Commerce Committee
(Cong. Dingell represents Dearborn, Michigan, District 16.)
Cong. Norm Lent, Ranking Minority Member, House Energy and Commerce
Committee
10/08/91
09:49
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
004
Announcement of Agreement Between
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium
and the U. S. Department of Energy
Thursday, October 17th, 1991
Briefing Paper
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) is comprised of
the Big Three domestic auto makers, with support from utilities and
battery manufacturers. The USABC and the Department of Energy's (DOE)
Office of Conservation and Renewable Energy have agreed to jointly fund
a 4-year, $260 million research project to develop a new generation of
batteries that would make electric vehicles cost and performance
competitive by the year 2000.
This agreement represents the first time that the Big Three auto makers
have worked jointly with the government on a research project. This
agreement has been made possible through the combined efforts of DOE,
the Department of Commerce and the USABC.
The objective of this consortium is battery development. In the
President's remarks, the remarks of the auto company CEOs, and the photo
opportunity around the battery display, the point must be made that
before we can have electric vehicles widely available and competitively
priced, we must reduce the cost and improve the performance of the
batteries that will fuel them.
Specifically, the Battery Consortium will seek to:
0
Establish capability for the U.S. advanced battery manufacturing
industry.
0
Accelerate market potential of electric vehicles by jointly
researching the most promising advanced battery alternatives.
0
Develop "electric systems" capable of providing electric vehicles
with range and performance competitive with conventional
petroleum-based systems.
0
Collaborate on high-risk, high-cost advanced battery research and
development for electric vehicles.
10/08/91
09:49
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
005
The proposed ceremony is to announce the signing of this agreement. The
purpose of the event is to highlight the following themes:
0
This is a major initiative, consistent with the National Energy
Strategy, to reduce petroleum use in transportation and improve
environmental quality;
0
This cooperative effort between the public and private sector, the
first of its kind between government and the auto industry, can
help to meet a significant technological challenge and gain an
edge against intense international competition;
0
This combines the best of the best: Detroit's manufacturing and
marketing expertise with DOE's scientific and technical
capabilities resident in the national laboratories.
o
This is a model for future public/private sector cooperation aimed
at resolving issues affecting energy resources, the environment,
and international competitiveness.
The event will occur at the Thomas Edison Laboratory at Greenfield
Village, an outdoor museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan. An outdoor
setting will help emphasize the project's contribution to the
environment. Greenfield Village is 15 minutes from Detroit Metropolitan
Airport, 20 minutes from downtown Detroit, and has indoor facilities
available in case of rain.
A visual display of leading battery technologies and hand-out
information will be made available to assist the media in interpreting
the technological importance of this work. The latest GM, Ford, and
Chrysler electric vehicle concept cars will be on display.
10/08/91
09:50
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
006
Announcement of Agreement Between
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium
and the U. S. Department of Energy
Thursday, October 17th, 1991
Talking Points, President Bush
The announcement of this agreement today marks an important
milestone as we seek efficient, effective solutions to the
transportation, energy, and environmental challenges that face our
Nation.
It is widely recognized that the major hurdle to successful
commercialization of electric vehicles is the battery. This is a
hurdle that has stood uncleared for over 50 years.
This unprecedented challenge has brought forth an unprecedented
agreement between government and industry: A four-year, $260
million research and development program to develop transportation
batteries before the end if this decade.
The program will focus on extending electric vehicles' driving
range on a single charge from approximately 100 miles today to
over 200 miles, increasing battery specific energy and specific
power, and improving electric propulsion technology.
The electric vehicles you are seeing and hearing more about have
something in common that is more important than the source of
their power: Each is a prototype -- a vision of transportation
for the future. The key to turning these prototypes into
effective, affordable, production automobiles is what we see in
front of us today -- batteries.
The challenge before us is to take the knowledge gained from
developing these prototypes, combine it with improved batteries,
and develop an effective, commercially successful electric
vehicle.
We are in a race -- a competition with our international trading
partners. The team you see here is the U.S. race team. There is
a lot of horsepower in this group. And we intend to put that
muscle together with a strategic plan to win this race.
10/17/91
16:35
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
001
OF
ENERGY
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
FACSIMILE TRANSMITTAL SHEET
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FAX NUMBER
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OFFICE NUMBER 452-7752
COMMENTS
FROM
MARK GABOR
FAX NUMBER
586-0148
OFFICE NUMBER 580-5500
NUMBER OF PAGES INCLUDING COVER
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10/17/91
16:35
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
002
United States Advanced Battery Consortium
Briefing Paper
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) is
comprised of the Big Three domestic auto makers, with
support from utilities and battery manufacturers. The USABC
and the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Conservation
and Renewable Energy have agreed to jointly fund a 4-year,
$260 million research project to develop a new generation of
batteries that would make electric vehicles widely available
by the year 2000.
This agreement represents the first time that the Big Three
auto makers have worked jointly with the government on a
research project. This agreement has been made possible
through the combined efforts of DOE, the Department of
Commerce and the USABC.
The objective of this consortium is battery development. In
Admiral Watkins' remarks, GM Vice President Runkle's
remarks, and the photo opportunity around the battery
display, the point must be made that before we can have
electric vehicles widely available and competitively priced,
we must reduce the cost and improve the performance of the
batteries that will fuel them.
Specifically, the Battery Consortium will seek to:
Establish capability for the U.S. advanced battery
manufacturing industry.
Accelerate market potential of electric vehicles by
jointly researching the most promising advanced battery
alternatives.
Develop "electric systems" @ capable of providing
electric vehicles with range and performance
competitive with conventional petroleum-based systems.
Collaborate on high-risk, high-cost advanced battery
research and development for electric vehicles.
The proposed ceremony is to announce the signing of this
agreement. The purpose of the event is to highlight the
following themes:
This is a major initiative, consistent with the
National Energy Strategy, to reduce petroleum use in
transportation and improve environmental quality;
10/17/91
16:36
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
003
This cooperative effort between the public and private
sector, the first of its kind between government and
the auto industry, can help to meet a significant
technological challenge and gain an edge against
intense international competition;
This combines the best of the best: Detroit's
technical, manufacturing, and marketing expertise with
DOE's scientific and technical capabilities resident in
the national laboratories.
This is a model for future public/private sector
cooperation aimed at resolving issues affecting energy
resources, the environment, and international
competitiveness.
This is a major domestic economic initiative, as well
as an energy and environment initiative, as it will
help the domestic auto industry take the world lead in
electric vehicles. This is very important for our
economy--jobs--as well as energy and environmental
policy.
A visual display of leading battery technologies and hand-
out information will be made available to assist the media
in interpreting the technological importance of this work.
The latest GM, Ford, and Chrysler electric vehicle concept
cars will be on display.
10/17/91
16:36
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
004
United States Advanced Battery Consortium
Talking Points, President Bush
*
The announcement of this agreement today marks an
important milestone as we seek efficient, effective
solutions to the transportation, energy, and
environmental challenges that face our Nation.
It is widely recognized that a major hurdle to
successful commercialization of electric vehicles is
the battery. This is a hurdle that has stood uncleared
for over 50 years.
This unprecedented challenge has brought forth an
unprecedented agreement between government and
industry: A four-year, $260 million research and
development program to develop transportation batteries
before the end of this decade.
*
The program will focus on extending electric vehicles'
driving range on a single charge from approximately 100
miles under current technology to over 200 miles,
increasing battery specific energy and specific power,
and improving electric propulsion technology.
*
The electric vehicles you are seeing and hearing more
about have something in common that is more important
than the source of their power: Each is a prototype --
a vision of transportation for the future. One key to
turning these prototypes into widely available
production automobiles is what we see in front of us
today -- batteries.
*
The challenge before us is to take the knowledge gained
from developing these prototypes and combine it with
improved batteries, to expand the commercial
availability of electric vehicles.
*
We are in a race -- a competition with our
international trading partners. The team you see here
is the U.S. race team. There is a lot of horsepower in
this group. And we intend to put that muscle together
with a strategic plan to win this race.
10/17/91
16:37
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
005
*
The agreement we are announcing today combines the best
that both parties have to offer -- the scientific and
technical research capabilities of our national
laboratories, and the technical, manufacturing, and
marketing expertise of America's car companies. It
focuses these strengths on a specific and important
challenge -- developing an automotive battery that will
make electric vehicles widely available by the year
2000.
The National Energy Strategy announced earlier this
year charted a course for transportation research and
development for the 21st Century. It called for
expanded federal efforts to develop advanced
transportation technology, to diversify transportation
fuels, and to increase industry participation in
research and development.
*
This project today meets the objectives of our Strategy
on a grand scale. It is also an important example of
the progress that is possible when energy and
environmental problems are considered as a whole. I
urge Congress to play its part as well, by passing
S. 1220 in the Senate and continuing to make progress
in the House on comprehensive energy legislation.
*
(Witness signing ceremony.)
P.01
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Washington, D.C. LULAC State Office
ATTN: SHIREE SANCHEZ
P.O. Box 44646
WHITE HOUSE
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FROM: CESAR COLLANTES
HOST COMMITTEE
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David Benton, Deputy State Director
Nelda Savoy, Deputy for Women
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David Ruiz, Deputy for Youth
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reception tonight (Thors 10/17/91)
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Guest speaker
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The Honorable José Vélez
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P.S.
Joe says SUNDAY
Friday, October 18, 1991
Breakfast 05 Lunch intg.
IBM Bldg. Penthouse Suite (East Tower)
1301 K Street, N.W.
would be best.
Washington, D.C.
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Nation's
Automotive Industry
A leading customer of other major US industries (over
$30 billion annually for metals, plastics, glass, and
assembled products).
$10.1 billion of automotive stampings
$5.4 billion of primary metals
$2.5 billion of tires
$2.4 billion of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment
$1.9 billion of textile and textile products
$1.7 billion of radios and speakers
$1.6 billion of glass
$1.2 billion of paints and allied products
$1.2 billion of seats
$1.0 billion of plastic resins and products
Investor of over $22 billion in new plants and
equipment over the last two years.
300 motor vehicle assembly and parts manufacturing
facilities in 200 cities in 35 states.
Directly employs 800,000 people in the US, with 1990
payroll exceeding $25 billion.
Marketing through 24,000 franchised dealers, with
almost 1 million employees, and payrolls of $22 billion.
Including related industries, and auto servicing and
commercial use, motor vehicle related employment
supports 12.5 million people -- one in every seven jobs
in the nation's economy.
CONSUMPTION IMPACT
The Nation's automotive industry is a leading consumer of the
output of other major U.S. industries. For example, it
purchases:
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77 percent of the natural rubber
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67 percent of the lead
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63 percent of the malleable iron
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50 percent of the synthetic rubber
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39 percent of the platinum
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23 percent of the zinc
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18 percent of the aluminum
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12 percent of the U.S. steel production
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10 percent of the cooper
Announcement of Agreement Between
July
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium
and the U. S. Department of Energy
1100PM
Greenfield Village
Dearborn, Michigan
Thursday, October 17th, 1991
Schedule of Events
9:45 a.m.
All participants, including press, TV and radio in place.
Automobile battery display (possibly mounted on a chassis or
skeletal frame work of a concept vehicle) set near podium
under a banner bearing the slogan "Partnership for the 21st
Century." Electric vehicles off to one side, out of
immediate camera range. (Invitees attached.)
9:50 a.m.
Cabinet officials and CEOs of GM, Ford and Chrysler arrive.
10:00 a.m.
President Bush arrives.
10:04 a.m.
Don Runkle, Vice President of General Motors Corporation,
welcomes participants and makes brief remarks. Introduces
Admiral Watkins.
10:08 a.m.
Admiral Watkins makes brief remarks. Introduces President
Bush.
10:12 a.m.
President Bush makes brief remarks. (Talking points
attached). Announces agreement between DOE and the Battery
Consortium.
10:20 a.m.
President Bush witnesses signing ceremony by Secretary of
Energy Watkins and 3 auto company CEOs.
10:23 a.m.
Group photo opportunity inspecting batteries.
10:30 a.m.
President Bush departs.
10:35 a.m.
CEOs and Cabinet officials have brief Q/A with media.
Announcement of Agreement Between
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium
and the U. S. Department of Energy
Thursday, October 17th, 1991
Government Participants
The Honorable George Bush, President
Richard Darman, Director, OMB
D. Allan Bromley, Assistant to the President for Science and
Technology
Admiral James Watkins, Secretary of Energy
Samuel Skinner, Secretary of Transportation
Robert Mosbacher, Secretary of Commerce
William Reilly, Administrator of EPA
John Engler, Governor of Michigan
J. Michael Davis, Assistant Secretary, Conservation and Renewable
Energy
Industry Participants
Robert Stempel, General Motors
John Bryson, Southern California Edison
Lee Iacocca, Chrysler Corporation
Harold Poling, Ford Motor Company
Don Runkle, Vice President, General Motors
Consortium Representatives
Kenneth Baker, Chairman USABC, General Motors
Frank Jamerson, Secretary USABC, General Motors
Robert Dietch, Southern California Edison
Robert Davis, Financial Officer USABC, Chrysler Corporation
John Wallace, External Affairs USABC, Ford Motor Company
Congressional Participants
Senator Bennett Johnston, Chairman, Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Committee
Senator Malcolm Wallop, Ranking Minority Member, Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee
Cong. John Dingell, Chairman, House Energy and Commerce Committee
(Cong. Dingell represents Dearborn, Michigan, District 16.)
Cong. Norm Lent, Ranking Minority Member, House Energy and Commerce
Committee
Cong. Philip Sharp, Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power,
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Cong. Carlos Moorhead, Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Energy
and Power, House Energy and Commerce Committee
United States Advanced Battery Consortium
Briefing Paper
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) is
comprised of the Big Three domestic auto makers, with
support from utilities and battery manufacturers. The USABC
and the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Conservation
and Renewable Energy have agreed to jointly fund a 4-year,
$260 million research project to develop a new generation of
batteries that would make electric vehicles widely available
by the year 2000.
This agreement represents the first time that the Big Three
auto makers have worked jointly with the government on a
research project. This agreement has been made possible
through the combined efforts of DOE, the Department of
Commerce and the USABC.
The objective of this consortium is battery development. In
Admiral Watkins' remarks, GM Vice President Runkle's
remarks, and the photo opportunity around the battery
display, the point must be made that before we can have
electric vehicles widely available and competitively priced,
we must reduce the cost and improve the performance of the
batteries that will fuel them.
Specifically, the Battery Consortium will seek to:
Establish capability for the U.S. advanced battery
manufacturing industry.
Accelerate market potential of electric vehicles by
jointly researching the most promising advanced battery
alternatives.
Develop "electric systems" capable of providing
electric vehicles with range and performance
competitive with conventional petroleum-based systems.
Collaborate on high-risk, high-cost advanced battery
research and development for electric vehicles.
The proposed ceremony is to announce the signing of this
agreement. The purpose of the event is to highlight the
following themes:
This is a major initiative, consistent with the
National Energy Strategy, to reduce petroleum use in
transportation and improve environmental quality;
This cooperative effort between the public and private
sector, the first of its kind between government and
the auto industry, can help to meet a significant
technological challenge and gain an edge against
intense international competition;
This combines the best of the best: Detroit's
technical, manufacturing, and marketing expertise with
DOE's scientific and technical capabilities resident in
the national laboratories.
This is a model for future public/private sector
cooperation aimed at resolving issues affecting energy
resources, the environment, and international
competitiveness.
This is a major domestic economic initiative, as well
as an energy and environment initiative, as it will
help the domestic auto industry take the world lead in
electric vehicles. This is very important for our
economy--jobs--as well as energy and environmental
policy.
A visual display of leading battery technologies and hand-
out information will be made ,available to assist the media
in interpreting the technological importance of this work.
The latest GM, Ford, and Chrysler electric vehicle concept
cars will be on display.
United States Advanced Battery Consortium
Talking Points, President Bush
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The announcement of this agreement today marks an
important milestone as we seek efficient, effective
solutions to the transportation, energy, and
environmental challenges that face our Nation.
It is widely recognized that a major hurdle to
successful commercialization of electric vehicles is
the battery. This is a hurdle that has stood uncleared
for over 50 years.
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This unprecedented challenge has brought forth an
unprecedented agreement between government and
industry: A four-year, $260 million research and
development program to develop transportation batteries
before the end of this decade.
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The program will focus on extending electric vehicles'
driving range on a single charge from approximately 100
miles under current technology to over 200 miles,
increasing battery specific energy and specific power,
and improving electric propulsion technology.
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The electric vehicles you are seeing and hearing more
about have something in common that is more important
than the source of their power: Each is a prototype --
a vision of transportation for the future. One key to
turning these prototypes into widely available
production automobiles is what we see in front of us
today -- batteries.
The challenge before us is to take the knowledge gained
from developing these prototypes and combine it with
improved batteries, to expand the commercial
availability of electric vehicles.
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We are in a race a competition with our
international trading partners. The team you see here
is the U.S. race team. There is a lot of horsepower in
this group. And we intend to put that muscle together
with a strategic plan to win this race.
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The agreement we are announcing today combines the best
that both parties have to offer -- the scientific and
technical research capabilities of our national
laboratories, and the technical, manufacturing, and
marketing expertise of America's car companies. It
focuses these strengths on a specific and important
challenge -- developing an automotive battery that will
make electric vehicles widely available by the year
2000.
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The National Energy Strategy announced earlier this
year charted a course for transportation research and
development for the 21st Century. It called for
expanded federal efforts to develop advanced
transportation technology, to diversify transportation
fuels, and to increase industry participation in
research and development.
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This project today meets the objectives of our Strategy
on a grand scale. It is also an important example of
the progress that is possible when energy and
environmental problems are considered as a whole. I
urge Congress to play its part as well, by passing
S. 1220 in the Senate and continuing to make progress
in the House on comprehensive energy legislation.
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(Witness signing ceremony.)
United States Advanced Battery Consortium
Talking Points Admiral Watkins
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During the last decade, both DOE and industry funded a
variety of research options for electric vehicles.
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In assessing this effort, it was difficult to gauge the
progress that was being made. It was difficult to
determine what we were achieving and where we should go
with this effort.
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We, DOE, went forward to Detroit and put a challenge to
them. If industry can get together and decide on a
research course that they would like to pursue, we
would help.
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Don Runkle, GM Vice President, picked up that
challenge. The group responded quickly. Don, we
wouldn't be here today without your foresight and
effort.
And our thanks to the management team of the Battery
Consortium, the group piloting this project through
uncharted waters.
We also wouldn't be here today without the help and
effort of Bob Stempel, Harold Poling and Lee Iacocca.
They committed their companies to participating in this
program to addressing an issue of enormous
importance for both energy and the environment.
We had excellent support by DOE's Chicago Field Office
and headquarters. The procurement and legal staffs
worked hard and well. The Department of Commerce
provided its sanction for this unique effort.
This event epitomizes the new course being steered by
the Department of Energy -- a course for better
government-industry cooperation.
The course we have charted is not just one where public
and private sectors pool their resources to achieve the
best results. It is a course where industry decides
what the research priorities are, and government's role
is to facilitate the process by which technological
progress is made.
Industry picks the technologies they believe have the
most merit, not government. Industry makes their
choices in a process that government helps structure
and in which it participates.
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This approach holds great promise for success and we
want to do more of it.
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This event today says we can choose a better way to do
business, a way that chooses cooperation over conflict,
technological innovation over regulation.
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Regulating increased fuel economy will not
significantly reduce our dependence on insecure sources
of foreign oil; to accomplish that, we need
alternatives to gasoline - and the electric vehicle
is one of the most attractive alternatives around.
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To get the result we all desire is not a regulatory
issue; it is a technological one, and that is why we
are here today.
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This is why our National Energy Strategy places a
strong emphasis on expanding research and development
of energy technologies. The Department's budget
request for FY 1992 seeks $900 million for funding the
R & D initiatives associated with the Strategy. This
is a 34 percent increase over current year funding.
Over the next 5 years, the Department anticipates
spending $3.5 billion for NES-related research and
development.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
February 20, 1991
FACT SHEET:
THE NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
President Bush today proposed a comprehensive and balanced
strategy for an energy future that is secure, efficient, and
environmentally sound. The National Energy Strategy is designed
to diversify U.S. sources of energy supplies and offer more
efficiency and flexibility in the way energy is consumed.
The National Energy Strategy is the product of twenty months of
public recommendations and Administration consideration. In
developing this strategy, the Department of Energy conducted
eighteen public hearings and received thousands of written
comments.
With the benefit of this input, the Administration analyzed the
full array of energy options and has developed a strategy that
will support continued economic growth, increase energy
efficiency, protect the environment, and reduce America's
vulnerability to energy supply disruptions.
The Strategy is consistent with the Administration's policy of
reliance on market forces. Over the next two decades, the
Strategy will make the U.S. more energy efficient and enhance our
competitiveness without resorting to heavy-handed regulations,
taxes, or import fees that can hurt consumers and cost Americans
jobs.
The Strategy acknowledges that the U.S. is part of an energy
interdependent world. It is not in our interest to adopt
measures that may reduce imports, but inflict severe economic or
environmental damage. Therefore, the National Energy Strategy
balances economic, environmental and energy security objectives.
Over the next twenty years, this balanced approach to production
and conservation will power a larger U.S. economy while using
less energy. At the same time, the U.S. will produce more of the
energy it uses. The National Energy Strategy by the year 2010
will:
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reduce domestic oil demand by 3.4 million barrels per day,
below projected levels.
increase domestic oil production by 3.8 million barrels per
day above projected levels.
increase the electricity produced from renewable sources,
such as solar, hydropower, and geothermal by 16 percent.
raise the use of alternative transportation fuels, such as
compressed natural gas, ethanol and methanol, thereby
reducing the need for approximately 2.0 million barrels of
oil per day.
reduce growth in electricity demand by over 10 percent, by
unlocking market forces through elimination of costly
regulation, thereby saving consumers approximately $27
billion in electricity costs in the year 2010.
The Strategy will also benefit the environment. Proposals to ]*
increase the use of clean coal technology, natural gas, and
nuclear energy to generate electricity, as well as the
development of new energy efficient technologies will:
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hold U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases by the year 2000 at
or below 1990 levels.
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improve air quality by reducing emissions of pollutants that
contribute to acid rain and smog.
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mitigate solid waste problems by reducing coal ash waste 25
million tons per year, and by lowering coal cleaning wastes
by 50 million tons per year.
The Strategy incorporates and complements a number of Bush
Administration initiatives. These include (1) the 1990 revisions
to the Clean Air Act; (2) natural gas well-head decontrol
legislation; (3) incentives provided to domestic renewable and
fossil energy producers in fiscal year 1991 budget agreement; (4)
the energy research and development initiatives announced in the
President's FY 92 budget; (5) the Administration's domestic
energy supply and demand measures adopted in response to the
Iraqi oil disruption; and (6) the Administration's science and
mathematics education initiatives.
To meet the challenges ahead, the National Energy Strategy calls
on Federal, State, and local governments to work together to
encourage energy conservation and new energy production through
reduced regulation and streamlined licencing procedures,
particularly in the natural gas, oil and gas pipeline and
hydropower areas. At the Federal level, the Administration
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intends to lead by improving the energy efficiency of federal
buildings, federal housing and accelerating the purchase of
alternative fuel vehicles for the federal fleet.
INCREASING ENERGY AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
Transportation Efficiency
Highlights
The National Energy Strategy will increase transportation
efficiency by:
requiring centrally-fueled fleets to purchase vehicles
capable of using alternative fuels, such as compressed
natural gas, ethanol and methanol.
increasing Federal purchases of alternative fuel vehicles.
increasing the Corporate Average Fuel Economy credit that
automakers currently receive for producing alternative fuel
vehicles.
promoting State and local government and private-sector
programs that offer a "bounty" for scrapping older, high
pollution, gas guzzling cars.
increasing use of public transit, vanpooling and ridesharing
by raising the limit on tax-free commuter subsidies that
employers can give employees.
proposing to invest a Federal share of up to 8150 million
from FY 92 to FY 96 in a new research program with the
automobile industry to accelerate the development of
electric vehicles.
accelerating R&D in new energy efficient technologies,
and
including high performance aircraft engines, vehicle
propulsion systems, MAGLEV and high-speed rail and by widely
implementing Intelligent Vehicle/Highway systems.
These measures are projected to save the equivalent of 3.0
million barrels of oil per day by 2010 without the harmful
effects of higher taxes, oil import fees, or unjustifiable CAFE
levels. The Administration has commissioned an independent study
by the National Academy of Sciences on feasible fuel economy
levels. The number of passenger miles driven is estimated to
increase by 60 percent by 2010; however, under the Strategy the
volume of gasoline purchased by consumers is projected to fall by
13 percent.
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Electricity Generation and Efficiency
Highlights
The National Energy Strategy will raise electricity efficiency by
removing barriers to greater competition that currently raise the
cost of electricity and by encouraging energy efficient
investments by utilities and consumers:
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amending the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) to
allow power suppliers to build, own and operate power
facilities in more than one area.
supporting state and utility efforts to invest in energy
efficiency as an alternative to power plant additions
(Integrated Resource Planning).
reforming the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA)
to modify size and fuel use restrictions for small power
producers.
providing tax-free treatment of utility discounts on
consumers' electricity bills for efficiency investments.
expanding access to electricity transmission for utility and
non-utility wholesale buyers and sellers.
reducing Federal subsidies for the debt of Federal Power
Marketing Administrations.
These measures are projected to reduce electricity demand growth
by over 10 percent in 2010 and save consumers $27 billion in
electricity costs in the year 2010.
Residential and Commercial Building Efficiency
Highlights
The National Energy Strategy will raise efficiency levels for
residential and commercial buildings by:
accelerating R&D for building technologies by increasing
Federal increase. funding to $55 million in FY 92, a 22 percent
encouraging providers of home mortgages to share energy
efficiency ratings with prospective home buyers.
setting cost-effective energy efficiency standards for
appliances and equipment as provided under current law.
expanding energy efficiency labeling programs to include
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certain other equipment including light bulbs.
develop and encourage the use of cost-effective building
efficiency standards.
These measures will reduce building energy demand. The amount of
floor space in malls, office buildings, and other commercial
building is projected to grow by 57 percent, but the energy
needed to heat, cool, and light that space will grow by less than
half that amount. In the year 2010, the U.S. is forecast to have
24 percent more occupied housing than today, but will use only 10
percent more energy to service that housing.
Industrial Energy Efficiency
Highlights
The National Energy Strategy will raise industrial energy
efficiency by:
increasing research and development for industrial waste
reduction and recycling.
encouraging the use of industrial energy audits at the state
and local level.
modifying existing regulation where needed to ensure that
the use of waste minimization technologies is not
discouraged.
By the year 2010, industrial output is projected to grow 80
percent; yet if the Strategy is implemented, the United States is
projected to use only 27 percent more energy to power our
factories, plants, mills, and similar facilities. In addition,
the negative environmental impacts of industry will decline.
SECURING FUTURE ENERGY SUPPLIES
Securing Petroleum Supplies
Highlights
The National Energy Strategy will reduce our vulnerability to oil
supply disruptions by:
encouraging oil production in other countries outside the
Persian Gulf.
expanding worldwide strategic petroleum stocks available to
offset future oil supply disruptions, including our
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Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
expanding joint Federal/private investment in advanced oil
recovery technology by increasing Federal funding in FY 92
by 24 percent to $52 million.
providing environmentally responsible access to areas of the
coastal plain of ANWR and resolving technical and regulatory
barriers to greater Alaska North Slope oil development.
allowing environmentally responsible access to Outer
Continental Shelf areas, consistent with the President's
decision last year.
deregulating oil pipelines in competitive markets.
increasing production of California heavy oil and allowing
access to export markets.
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evaluating the refining sector's ability to meet future
demand for a variety of liquid fuels.
These measures will increase domestic oil production by up to 3.8
million barrels per day in 2010, and raise economically
recoverable resources by 25 to 70 billion barrels.
Securing Natural Gas Supplies
Highlights
The National Energy Strategy will promote domestic and
international natural gas production by:
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streemlining gas pipeline construction reviews and
developing more efficient environmental review procedures.
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deregulating pipeline sales rates in competitive markets
and reforming gas pipeline rate designs.
supporting environmentally responsible exploration and
development in certain offshore areas, consistent
with the President's OCS decision last year.
improving third party access to gas pipeline transportation
services.
eliminating certain import/export regulations on natural
gas.
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expanding use of natural gas in alternative fuel vehicles.
These measures are projected to save up to 600,000 barrels of oil
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per day by 1995, and increase natural gas consumption by almost 1
trillion cubic feet in 2000. Residential consumers are projected
to save $200 million in 2000 and $850 million in 2010 in reduced
costs.
Securing Future Coal Supplies
Highlights
The National Energy Strategy will promote the use and export of
clean coal resources by:
accelerating use of clean coal technology through Federal
and State regulatory incentives.
clarifying the applicability of the Clean Air Act to
refurbished power plants.
creating favorable export markets for U.S. coal and coal-
burning technologies.
removing barriers to constructing coal slurry pipelines.
pursuing research and development on environmental
protection during mining.
These measures will allow the U.S. coal industry to capture a
major share of the growing international coal and coal technology
markets, while improving our ability to more cleanly and
efficiently utilize the large U.S. supplies of low cost coal.
Securing Nuclear Power
Highlights
The National Energy Strategy will promote the ability of nuclear
power to meet electricity needs by:
reforming and streamlining the nuclear plant licensing
process, as well as the process for siting and licensing of
waste facilities.
developing standardized designs for "next generation" power
plants, so that the licensing process is not delayed and
financial risks are reduced.
accelerating research and development of "next generation,"
passively safe design nuclear reactors.
These measures will enhance the ability of nuclear technology to
meet electricity needs by reducing costs and increasing safety
and reliability. Nuclear power production could increase by 10
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percent over levels otherwise projected for the year 2010.
Securing Renewable Resources
Highlights
The National Energy Strategy will promote the development and use
of renewable resources by:
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extending the current investment tax credit for renewable
energy technologies through 1992.
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streamlining hydropower licensing processes at existing dams
and eliminating unwarranted Federal regulation of small
hydropower projects.
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amending PURPA to encourage renewable power production by
small power producers.
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supporting conversion of municipal solid waste to energy as
part of a comprehensive waste management strategy.
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developing cost-competitive liquid fuels from non-food crops
with new research and development support.
These measures will increase electricity generation from
renewables by 16 percent in 2010. In addition, they would
reverse the losses of hydropower generation capacity and increase
fuel and technology choices for transportation.
Securing Fusion Technology
The National Energy Strategy will intensify international
collaboration in fusion research and focus investments in
magnetic and inertial confinement reactor concepts.
Through these efforts a demonstration plant could be developed by
2025 and an operating commercial plant could cost-effectively
supply power by 2040.
Enhancing Research and Development for Energy Security
The National Energy Strategy includes a major commitment to
advanced energy technology. The FY 92 budget includes $903
million, or 34 percent above 1991 levels, for increased
investments in support of National Energy Strategy research and
development initiatives.
To ensure that research and development efforts pursue useful
goals and result in ultimate commercialization of technologies,
these initiatives will utilize industry cost-sharing and will be
carried out as joint government-industry programs. In addition,
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a national awards program will be created, offering prizes for
energy-related innovations that meet specific technological
challenges.
Major research initiatives include: advanced transportation
fuels from biomass, vehicle propulsion technologies, electric
vehicle technology, aeronautical technologies, high speed rail
and magnetic leviation, intelligent vehicle/highway systems,
telecommuting, air traffic control, advanced oil recovery
technologies, industrial technologies, and advanced light water
nuclear reactors concepts.
By 2030 these research and development initiatives could save
between 5 million and 8 million barrels per day of oil
equivalent.
ENERGY AND THE QUALITY OF AIR, LAND AND WATER
Highlights
The National Energy Strategy will enhance environmental quality
by:
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increasing the use of natural gas, renewable energy sources,
and alternative fuels.
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improving energy impact assessments in federal regulatory
proceedings.
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developing model programs for energy facilities siting.
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minimizing waste from energy production, transformation,
and use.
These measures, in conjunction with the Clean Air Act Amendments,
are projected to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions by 40 percent,
nitrogen oxides by 30 percent, and volatile organic compounds
emissions by 25 percent from projected levels by 2030. In
addition, they will improve the economics and efficiency of
environmental compliance, which currently costs over $100 billion
per year and is rising.
ENERGY AND THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
The National Energy Strategy and previous Bush administration
actions, coupled with ongoing Federal research aimed at reducing
scientific uncertainty on the potential for global climate
change, will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and demonstrate U.S.
international leadership on this issue.
In 2000, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are projected to be at or
below their 1990 levels, despite steady increases in U.S.
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economic growth.
FORTIFYING FOUNDATIONS: Science and Engineering Research. Technology
Transfer, Science and Math Education
The National Energy Strategy will continue the administration's
commitment to science and engineering research, technology
transfer, and science and math education by:
increasing the Federal investment in the nation's basic
science research portfolio to over $12 billion in FY 92.
re-aligning Federal research and development priorities to
better serve National Energy Strategy goals.
ensuring the viability of world class U.S. facilities and
pursing international agreements to support high-cost
facilities.
increasing industry participation in research and
development and commercialization.
protecting intellectual property rights.
promoting technology exports.
promoting the Administration's commitment to math/science
education through, for example, strengthened curriculum;
Federal technical assistance and training for teachers; and
broadened public science literacy programs.
LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE
A legislative package to implement National Energy Strategy
measures that require statutory change will be transmitted to
Congress shortly. As an addition to that legislative package,
the Administration will propose bringing the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) into the Department of Energy.