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Article Excerpt
The stars are now aligning to move alternative energy production in the U.S. from the back burner to the forefront.
There has been a paradigm shift in the marketplace that means alternative fuels like ethanol and biodiesel, plus alternative sources of electricity generation, are now competitive in the marketplace, says consultant Bruce Crain of Crain Consulting, Jackson, which specializes in helping alternative energy producers put together financing and business plans to be successful.
Higher costs for oil have come at the same time that alternative energy technology has improved greatly.
"We don't think we will ever see $1 per gallon gasoline again," Crain said. "Secondly, the technologies that are being put in place to generate alternative energy and power sources are much better now. You can generate energy from wood products and agricultural waste materials at a cost comparable to oil."
Crain, who has been involved in promoting alternative energy for a decade now, recently spoke at the conference at the University of Florida, Gainesville, on the subject: "Fueling the Future: The Role of Woody Biomass."
"My role at the conference, once all the innovations and technologies were presented, was to demonstrate how projects can be...
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