Monthly Archives: August 2013

WVO Design's representatives Leon and Jason attended the 2013 Collective Biodiesel Conference in beautiful Breckenridge, Colorado last weekend.  After a slight adjustment to the 9600ft elevation, we inhaled insights and knowledge from the other leaders in the alternative fuel community.   The conference was very well run and organized, thanks to Dara Lor and his staff.   There were very interesting presenters, appropriate time for networking and great food.   The little details even received proper attention, ie. the t-shirts were organic cotton, plastic-ware was compostable, and beer was brewed right in town.

Many of the attendees were small to medium scale Biodesel Producers, who also have WVO Collection companies.  As I've said before, professional, value added WVO collection remains a viable small business opportunity for individuals across the country.

See video recordings of all the presentations here.

The most recent EIA report indicates strong growth in the renewable energy sector.    This, coupled with the projected 56% increase in demand over the next 25 years, makes the energy sector a fertile industry to find employment.

Non-hydropower renewables used for electricity and heat will grow by an average of 8.1% in 2013.  Power from wind is projected to increase 19% in 2013 and solar generation is expected to increase by 80% in 2013!

Biofuels are also seeing record production levels and continue to grow as increasing Renewable Fuel Standards are set by the government.  The RINs program allows producers of biofuels to trade away credits for dollars for each gallon of fuel produced and blended into the fossil fuels.

“U.S. ethanol production has been increasing since April, and is projected to average 870,000 barrel

OECD - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

According to the EIA, energy demand  is projected to rise by 56% by 2040....making it a highly exciting and profitable sector to be involved in...hint hint.  What's awesome is that you don't need to be an oil baron to help fuel the planet's energy needs.   All forms of energy will be increase in value and there is no one size fits all solution.  It takes our planet  1 million years to naturally produce 1 years worth of crude oil at current demand.   We need a variety of energy sources, both large and small scale.

Renewable energy and nuclear power are the world's fastest-growing energy sources, each increasing 2.5% per year. However, fossil fuels continue to supply nearly 80% of world energy use through 2040. Natural gas is the fastest-growing fossil fuel, as global supplies of tight gas, shale gas, and coalbed methane increase.

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