CECA Fuels Program

Fuels Program Contact Person:
Ellen Berman
Email: eberman@cecarf.org
Phone: 202-659-0404

Fuels Program News

Fuels Program

Consumers in the 21^st Century need more choices in the fuels they use for transportation, home heating, and the generation of electricity. The CECA Fuels Program focuses on promoting more consumer choice by advocating cleaner and more sustainable fuels for consumers at equitable prices.

White Paper (September 2003)	html /pdf
Title: Heating Oil Comes of Age: What Low Sulfur Heating Oil Means for the Consumer. For the past 50 years, consumers of home heating oil have very little to choose from in terms of fuel products; with the advent of low sulfur heating oil, that is about to change. This report demonstrates what the introduction of low sulfur heating oil will mean for consumers.
Backgrounder (August 2003)	Link to Page
Title: Differentiating Energy Sources and Carriers As gasoline, hydrogen, ethanol, and natural gas are talked about every day in the popular press, some confusion can arise as to where our energy actually comes from. This primer clearly discusses the difference between an energy source (like oil) and an energy carrier (like hydrogen).
Upcoming Initiative	Link to Initiative
Title: 21^st Century Fuels Initiative The transportation sector is 97% reliant on petroleum. The electricity generation industry is dominated by coal. CECA believes that a diversified fuels portfolio is essential for maintaining fuel security, minimizing price volatility, and for introducing new products and services to consumers. To examine ways to expand the fuels portfolio, CECA is launching the 21^st Century Fuels Initiative.
Fuels Q&A	Link to Q&A
Topic: Fuels for the 21st Century Why is hydrogen so special that the President is speaking about it? What is the difference between diesel fuel and home heating oil? Is there a natural gas crisis on the horizon? How many types of renewable fuels are there (and what do they mean to me)? These questions and more are answered in this section..
Brochure	html/pdf
Title: Oil Gas or ? This six panel brochure examines the costs and energy savings of switching from oil to gas as well as insulating. Clearly written with specific numbers, this is an excellent resource for fuel comparison.