Denver Channel 9 – U.S. Business Group Unveils Energy Plan at CSU

9/30/08

FORT COLLINS - Colorado State University's work on renewable energy continues to garner national recognition.

Tuesday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy used CSU as a backdrop as it revealed its suggestions on how to wean America off of foreign oil.

“With a challenge this great and urgent, we must encourage new partnerships, like those taking place in Colorado, that bring together the best of government, industry and academia to create cutting-edge technology solutions to our long-term challenges,” said General James Jones, president of the Chamber’s energy institute.

Jones, Colorado Senator Wayne Allard (R) and several others toured CSU’s Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory (EECL) Tuesday afternoon prior to the Chamber’s announcement.

EECL is home to several renewable projects including one that’s looking into the mass production of algae, which can be used as a biofuel.

Following the tour, the Institute for 21st Century Energy unveiled its energy plan.

The plan consists of 75 recommendations for the next president and Congress.

The blueprint suggests an increased drive to develop renewable energy along with more oil exploration and additional nuclear power plants.

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