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Icon: Expanding Rural Renewable Energy Systems--2002 Farm Bill logo in the background Rural Development's Business and Cooperative Programs - http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs
2002 Farm Bill Renewable Energy Site - http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/farmbill/index.html

Federal Register Notice Announcing 2006 Renewable Energy Grant Program

Biodiesel Fuels

In further support of the National Energy Policy, USDA wrote a letter to all Rural Development Utilities Programs borrowers encouraging the use of biodiesel. For further information on biodiesel, click on the titles below. As we discover new sites, they will be added.

Biomass Interest Group

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) sponsors three to four Biomass Interest Group meetings each year at various locations. Presentations are made by representatives from the World Bank, national laboratories, utilities, and governments.

For more information about the work and future meetings, contact Dave O'Connor by e-mail at DOCONNOR@epri.com.

Renewable Energy Analysis Program

NREL has developed a renewable energy analysis program. Visit http://www.nrel.gov/reasn for information.

EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program

EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) provides assistance to facilitate and promote the use of landfill gas as a renewable energy source. Information can be found at http://www.epa.gov/lmop/.

Database for State Incentives for Renewable Energy

This database is an ongoing project of the Interstate Renewables Energy Council (IREC), funded by the U.S. Dept. of Energy Office of Power Technology and managed by the North Carolina Solar Center. Located at the North Carolina State University, the NC Solar Center is a program of the College of Engineering's Industrial Extension Service. The site provides useful information by State on incentives and regulatory policy regarding the use of renewable energy sources. The database can be found at http://www.ies.ncsu.edu/dsire.