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SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
JOHN T. MYERS, Indiana, Chairman
HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky TOM BEVILL, Alabama
JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan VIC FAZIO, California
FRANK RIGGS, California JIM CHAPMAN,Texas
RODNEYP. FRELINGHUYSEN, NewJersey
JIM BUNN, Oregon
NOTE:UnderCommitteeRules,Mr.Livingston,asChairmanoftheFullCommittee,andMr.Obey,asRanking
MinorityMemberoftheFullCommittee,areauthorizedtositasMembersofallSubcommittees.
James D. Ogsbury, Bob Schmidt, andJeanne Wilson,StaffAssistants
PART 8
(Pages 1271-2535)
TESTIMONY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OTHER
mTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
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ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1996
HEAEINGS
BEFORE A
SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
JOHN T. MYERS, Indiana, Chairman
HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky TOM BEVILL, Alabama
JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan VIC FAZIO, California
FRANKRIGGS, California JIM CHAPMAN, Texas
RODNEYP. FRELINGHUYSEN, NewJersey
JIM BUNN, Oregon
NOTE:UnderCommitteeRules,Mr.Livingston,asChairmanoftheFullCommittee,andMr.Obey,asRanking
MinorityMemberoftheFullCommittee,areauthorizedtositasMembersofallSubcommittees.
James D. Ogsbury, Bob Schmidt, andJeanne Wilson, StaffAssistants
PART 8
(Pages 1271-2535)
TESTIMONY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OTHER
INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
BOB LIVINGSTON, Louisiana, Chairman
JOSKPH M. MillADE, Pennsylvania DAVID R. OBEY. Wisconsin
JOHN T. MYKRS. Indiana SIDNEY R. YATES. Illinois
C. W. BILL YOUNG. Florida LOUIS STOKES. Ohio
RALPH REGUI.A, Ohio TOM BEVILL. Alabama
,IKRRY LEWIS, California JOHN P. MURTHA. Pennsylvania
JOHN EDW/VRD PORTER. Illinois CHARLES WIl;SON. Texas
HAROLD ROGERS. Kentucky NORMAN D. DICKS. Washington
JOE SKKEN. New MexitM MARTIN OIAV SABO. Minnesota
FR.\NK R. WOLF. Virginia JULI/VN C. DIXON. California
TOM UkLAY, Texas VIC FAZIO. California
JIM KOLHE. Arizona W. G, (BILL^ HEFNER. North Carolina
HARHAR.\ F. VUCANOVICH. Nevada STENY H. HOYER. Maryland
JIM LIGHTFOOT. Iowa RICHARDJ. DURBIN. Illinois
RON PACKARP. California RONALD D. COLEMAN. Texas
SONN^' CALLAHAN. Alabama ALAN B. MOLLOHAN. West Virginia
JAMEST. WALSH. New York JIM CHAPMAN. Texas
CHARLES H. TAYLOR. North Camlina MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
DAVIO L. HOHSON, Ohio DAVID E. SKAGGS. Colorado
EliNEST J. ISTOOK. Jk.. Oklahoma NANCY PELOSl. California
HENRY nONILLA. Texas PETERJ. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
JOE KNOLLENRERG. Michigan THOMAS M. FOGLIE1TA. Pennsylvania
n.\N MILLER. Florida ESTEB.\N EDWARD TORRES. California
JAY niCKEY. Arkansas NITA M. LOWEY. New York
.)ACK KlNc;STON, (un^rgia RAY THORNTON. Arkansas
FlUNK RUU;S, California
RODNEY P. FRKLINGHUYSEN. New Jersey
ROGER F. WICKER. Mississippi
M1CHAI-:L p. FORBES. New York
GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT. Jr.. Washington
JIM BUNN. On^gon
MAIiK W. NEUMANN. Wisconsin
James W. D^^:K. Clerk and StaffDinector
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1996
TESTIMONYOF MEMBERS OF CONGRESSAND OTHER
INTERESTED INDIVIDUALSAND ORGANIZATIONS
Tuesday, March 28, 1995.
COMMUNITYENERGYSYSTEMSAND FUEL CELL
ENERGYFACILITIES
WITNESSES
REVERENDT.BYRONCOLLINS,S.J.,GEORGETOWNUNIVERSITY
REVERENDWILLIAML.GEORGE,S.J.,GEORGETOWNUNIVERSITY
Mr. Myers. The committee will come to order.
This morning we are privileged to have two folks who come quite
often to see us. Father Collins, and Father George from George-
town. We appreciate your coming in again this morning and we
would be pleased to hear from you. Your prepared statements will
be placed in the record and you may proceed in whatever fashion
you care.
Father William George. Mr. Chairman and members of the
committee and staff, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am
Father George, Assistant to the President of Georgetown; Father
Collins, my senior religion; Dean Price, the university architect
emeritus, whose genius has helped us think of these projects you
have heard ofover the years; and Bernard Del Ray, who is one of
the brilliant students working for us. And believe it or not, he is
more organized than we are. But we thankyou for the opportunity
totestify.
Father Collins is going to speak to the project on the commer-
cialization ofa total energy regeneration system that does not use
incineration that we are hopefully, on the way to getting started.
Lastyearwe soughttheblessingofthe authorizingcommittees and
they gave it to us, but the bill did not get through. So this year
we are seeking it again and they are very cooperative so far. So we
appreciate the opportunity.
Father Collins will clarifyveryquicklybecause he has taught me
tobebrief.
[The statement ofFather Georgefollows:]
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SubconunitteeonEnergyandWaterDevelopment S„/e/>''i^^
CommitteeonAppropriations
U.SHouseofRepresentatives
PublicWitnessTestimonyforFY'96
March28,1995
RHOB-Room2368
10:00am
Mr.Chairmanandmembersofthecommittee,IamRev.T.ByronCollins,S.J.,and
IamRev.WilliamL.George,S.J.,AssistantstothePresidentofGeorgetownUniversity.
ThanlcyoufortheopportunitytotestifyonthecommercializationofaSolidWaste-to-
TotalEnergyRegenerationSystem.
TheprogramrequesthasbeenmadetotheCommerceCommitteeforthe
authorizationtocoverthespecificelementsofthecommercializationprogram. Weaskyour
supporttodayforthenecessaryplanningfundstomakethisprojectareality. Aplanning
fundof$780,000isessentialtoallowfortheinceptionoftheSolidWaste-to-Total
EnergyRegenerationSystemandforthedesignconceptstobeformulatedacciuately. This
projectoffersanenvironmentallysoimdalternativetotheburyandbumwastemanagement
techniquesthataresupportedinthePresidentialrequestforNon-DefenseEnvironmental
Restoration.
Allfutureauthorizedfundswillbeprivatelymatchedinaccordancewiththe
appropriateDepartmentofEnergyformulaintheauthorizationprogram.
Ourprogramistocommercializeatotalintegratedenergysystemthatusesnon-toxic
wastetoproduceelectricpower,heat,cleanchilledwater,oxygen,hydrogen,andmethanol
inanenvironmentallybenignway. UndertheleadershipofJetPropulsionLaboratory(JPL-
CaliforniaInstimteofTechnology),NationalRenewableEnergyLaboratory(NREL),NASA
andothers,thisprojectwouldbeofspecialinteresttocolleges,universities,andhospitalsin
theUnitedStates.
Theprograminvolvesanassemblyofpresentlymanufactureddevicesintoan
innovativearraythatmetabolizeswastewithoutincinerationintoenvironmentallysafe
elementsincludingoxygenandhydrogen. ThisprocessdeliversthesegasestotheFuelCell
einnteerggryatepsrotdhuect3i0o0nKimWitpchroetaotivnoglthaeiact,naetlieocntarlicietxye,mcplleaarnfwaacitleirty,anadsmaentheassneonlt.ialTfhoerptrheogram
electrolyzerprocess. Theexistingcryoaquaticnationalexemplarwillserveasanecessary
energyproductionelementforthesystem. Thisdemonstratestheabilitytocommercialize
theuseoftheseexistingtechnologiesintheenvironmentallysoundmitigationofwasteand
theproductionofenergy,whileproducingusefulelementssuchasoxygenandhydrogen.
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CommercializationforanOn-SiteSolidWaste-to-TotalEnergyRegenerationSystem
•Createsanintegrated,on-sitetotalenergysystem
-solidandcomplexwastemitigation(non-incineration)
-environmentallybenignpowergenerationandstorage
-clean,potablewaterproduction
-chillwaterproduction
-oxygenproductionforbiomassreformingandmedicaluses
-carbonmonoxidemitigation
•AcceleratesU.S.Commercialization
-biomassreformers,fuelcells,superheatedsteamreformers,electrolyzers,
photovoltaics..
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BASICELEMENTSOFJUSTinCATION
NATIONALEXEMPLARADVANCED
WASTETOTOTALENERGY
COMMUNITYENERGYSYSTEM
DEFINITION: NATIONALEXEMPLAR(UNIQUEEXCEPTIONALMODEL)
RequiredCriteria:
• 1.Itmustbedirecttydedicatedtonanonaineed.
•2.Itmustbeintheultimateinterestofthetaxpayer.
•3.Itmustservetheinterestofpreservation/enhancementoftheenvironment.
•4. ItmtisthaveacommittedplanforcoimnerciaiizauonofadvancedUS
technology.
•5.Itmustdemonstrateadvancedavailable proven butnotyetmassproduced
UStechnology^ technologycommercialbutnotyetcommercialized.
•6. Itmustserveasanexemplartorasignificantnumberofsimilarennties.and
haveimmediatereplicabiiityinthecommernalizationplanasbroadaspossible,
andforexport.
•7. ItshouldbedesignedasanewArchitectureinintegratedsystemsengmeenng
anddesignformaximumbenent
•8.Itmustbeamodelneighborandbenetittothe community.
Thisexemplardirectlyaddressestheoverwhelmingtoxicandsolidwasteproblemof
the US and the world by rendenng this horrendous environmental problem into
mmuscuie clean useful panicles on-site producing a vanety of useful necessary
proaucts. directly, including '.otal energy svstems. This exemplar provides the
opportunity ;o eventuailv eammate iandfills. .r.cineration proolems. cxnensive
reguiatea solid waste transponation ana pacKagine. Jecreasmg neea tcr water
'.reatmentplants, pervasive energyanawaterconservationwith on-site pure water
proQucnon(10.000gallonsperday.approximateiy),on-sitetotalenergyproductionas
distnbuted clean power, on-site inexpensive hydrogen production increasing the
amvaitimeofatruehydrogeninfrastructure.Thisexemplardemonstrateshowsolid
waste,eventhemostcomplexofwastesisnotonlymitigatedon-site,butadditionally
produces oxygen for bio-mass reformation enhancement and medical uses. This
exemplarrmtigatescarbonmonoxide intheambient airofthesystem, etc Public
andprivateutilitieswoulddirectlybenefitbydecreasinglargelongtermcapitalcosts
of large plants by clean distnbuted reliable power. This system also produces
methanolandhydrogenfuelsfortransportation.
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