| 1. Amelot Holdings is a US based company specializing | | | | used to generate natural gas to tide over the deficit. |
| in development of ethanol and biodiesel plants. It | | | | Their 'organic waste digesters' built close to the sites |
| establishes relationships between the researchers and | | | | of the organic waste, produce clean methane gas |
| suppliers of alternative energy. The company | | | | which is a viable option to natural gas. The company |
| facilitates joint ventures and mergers between the | | | | is based in Idaho but plans to expand its operations |
| research facilities and the manufacturers of | | | | to the whole country. |
| alternative energy. Thus, there is exchange of | | | | 4. Nathaniel Energy generates energy from waste |
| information and technology which helps to promote | | | | matter. The company has devised s system known |
| the growth of the alternative energy industry. | | | | as Total Value Preservation System (TVPS) which |
| 2. Environmental Power is another alternative energy | | | | sees the potential of waste materials to generate |
| supplier. It has two subsidiaries namely Microgy and | | | | energy. Industrial waste matter which would have |
| Buzzard Power. Microgy undertakes research and | | | | otherwise been discarded or destroyed is being put |
| development in the field of alternative energy. It has | | | | to optimum use to recover the trapped energy. The |
| developed a cost-effective biogas facility by making | | | | production costs towards generation of alternative |
| use of agricultural and plant waste. It focuses on | | | | energy are equivalent to the costs incurred by a |
| eco-friendly production of renewable energy like | | | | company to install pollution control systems and |
| biogas to compare with the standards of natural gas. | | | | preventions. TVPS is an innovative technology which |
| The biogas is used in combustion engines, and for | | | | recovers valuable resources that other processes fail |
| heating homes and offices. Buzzard Power has an | | | | to do. |
| 83MW power facility to generate 'green' energy from | | | | There are many companies such as those listed |
| coal waste. | | | | above, which use innovative technology to augment |
| Environmental Power has been in existence from the | | | | our diminishing supply of natural resources by |
| year 1982 and has a long history of development in | | | | adopting environmentally safe methods to generate |
| the field of clean energy. The company has | | | | alternative energy or renewable energy. There is a |
| developed and operated municipal waste projects | | | | need to invest in research towards finding alternative |
| and hydroelectric plants and assisted in clean gas | | | | sources of energy as a replacement to fossil fuels. |
| generation and energy recovery. It has a team of | | | | The future of the world depends on industries which |
| experts from the agriculture and finance sectors to | | | | can help to achieve this goal. The governments of |
| manage the business and help its growth and | | | | the various countries need to co-operate in terms of |
| expansion. | | | | exchange of ideas and information to solve the |
| 3. Intrepid Technology and Resources Incorporated | | | | problems of global warming and environmental |
| (ITR) processes animal waste into natural gas as an | | | | pollution. Alternative energy suppliers like the above |
| alternative energy resource. America's supply of | | | | mentioned companies can play a major role in this |
| natural gas is depleting. ITR believes that the two | | | | process and the government can promote these |
| billion ton animal waste produced every year can be | | | | companies by providing them subsidies. |