Subject: What's New on EREN -- 2/5/98
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EREN User Group Members:

Links to the sites described below are now provided in the What's New
section of EREN located at http://www.eren.doe.gov/new/whats-new.html.ts.html

1. Budget-In-Brief

The programs of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy (EERE) lead the nation's effort to reduce energy costs,
consumption, and emissions, enhance industrial competitiveness and
productivity, increase the fuel economy of vehicles, hasten the application
of alternative fuels and advanced transportation technologies, save energy
in Federal buildings and operations, and improve the performance and
cost-effectiveness of a number of maturing renewable energy technologies.
This document summarizes EERE's activities in energy efficiency and
renewable energy in fiscal year 1999.

2. U.S. Department of Energy Energy Fitness Program

The Energy Fitness Program is an Energy Star Partnership effort to increase
energy service company (ESCO) delivery of energy efficiency and renewable
energy technologies to state and local governments, private companies, and
other organizations. On the home page of this Web site, read about the
approach and benefits of the Program. Delve further into the site to
identify and reach Program contacts and partners, download related
publications, obtain information about the Energy Fitness Program's
accreditation requirements for ESCO participation, learn about the ongoing
efforts to enable state and local governments to use ESCO services, and
receive details about the upcoming International Roundtable on Energy
Efficiency Financing.

3. EnerTech Environmental, Inc.

Developing and commercializing energy generation technologies using low
grade wastes is an extension of EnerTech Environmental's core function of
solid waste disposal. Descriptions of the company's SlurryCarb process,
demonstration plant and test facilities, and the properties of and emissions
from their resulting E-Fuel product are provided on this Web site.

If you would like to join the Users Group, or if you need help accessing
these or other resources through the EREN Web site, please send e-mail to
webmaster.eren@nrel.gov.

Sincerely,


Tom Wulf
EREN Project Manager
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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