Publications from South Carolina

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• South Carolina Climate, Energy, and Commerce Advisory Committee Final Report
  (PDF 669 KB)
  The South Carolina Climate, Energy, and Commerce Committee, which was created by an executive order in 2007, issues this final report to the governor; 121 pp.; July, 2008.
• South Carolina Biomass Brief
  (PDF 314 KB)
  The South Carolina Energy Office publishes this inventory of bioenergy projects in the state; 13 pp.; July, 2007.
• Combustion Renewable Energy Users in South Carolina 2007
  (PDF 46 KB)
  The South Carolina Biomass Council published this chart listing biomass users in the state; 5 pp.; July, 2007.
• Biomass Energy Potential in South Carolina: A Conspectus of Relevant Information
  (PDF 411 KB)
  The South Carolina Energy Office prepared and published this report using a grant from the DOE Biomass Program that was administered by the Southern States Energy Board in Norcross, Georgia; 66 pp.; April, 2007.
• The South Carolina Biomass Council Public Policy Recommendations
  (PDF 241 KB)
  The South Carolina Biomass Council developed and published this report; 13 pp.; February, 2007.
• South Carolina's Strategic Energy Roadmap: Breaking the Dependence on Oil and Fueling the Future through Economic Development
  (PDF 141 KB)
  The South Carolina Energy Office publishes this report on its Web site that was written by the South Carolina Strategic and Tactical Research on Energy Independence Commission and presented to the South Carolina General Assembly in January 2007; 22 pp.; January, 2007.
• Bioenergy from Municipal Sludge Study Report
  (PDF 3.68 MB)
  The South Carolina Energy Office publishes this report that was prepared by HSMM Architects and Engineers; 61 pp.; December, 2006.
• South Carolina Energy Office Strategic Energy Action Plan FY 2006 – 2007
  (PDF 157 KB)
  The South Carolina Energy Office publishes this report; 52 pp.; October, 2006.
• An Assessment of the Restaurant Grease Collection and Rendering Industry in South Carolina
  (PDF 247 KB)
  The South Carolina Energy Office publishes this report that was written by energy office staff members Travis Moore and Erika Hartwig; 29 pp.; August, 2006.
• Availability of Poultry Manure as a Potential Bio-Fuel Feedstock for Energy Production
  (PDF 246 KB)
  The South Carolina Energy Office publishes this report that was prepared by Joseph R.V. Flora and Cyrus Riahi-Nezhad at the University of South Carolina at Columbia; 23 pp.; August, 2006.
• Potential for Biomass Energy Development in South Carolina
  (PDF 1.08 MB)
  The South Carolina Biomass Council published this final report to the South Carolina Forestry Commission; 58 pp.; January, 2006.
• Combustion Renewable Energy Users in South Carolina 2005
  (PDF 131 KB)
  Combustion renewable energy users in the state; 5 pp.; December, 2005.
• Known Solar Water Heating and PV Systems in South Carolina
  (PDF 276 KB)
  Solar installations in the state; 16 pp.; December, 2005.
• The South Carolina Hydrogen Economy: Capitalizing on the State's R&D Assets
  (PDF 1.95 MB)
  The South Carolina Energy Office publishes this road map that was written by Concurrent Technologies Corporation and includes how the state can take advantage of research and development activities in the state that build toward a hydrogen economy; 60 pp.; July, 2005.
• The BEST of the Science Fair Project Guidebooks A Resource for Students, Teachers, and Parents
  (PDF 603 KB)
  The South Carolina Energy Office publishes this booklet to offer advice and examples to students, teachers, and parents about science fair projects; 40 pp.; June, 2005.
• Thermostat Settings — Relationship of Temperature to Operating Cost
  (PDF 155 KB)
  The South Carolina Energy Office publishes this chart for consumers about how the thermostat settings in their homes affect costs for heating and cooling; 1 pp.; October, 2003.
• State Primer on Developing South Carolina's Landfill Gas-to-Energy Potential
  (PDF 476 KB)
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Landfill Gas Methane Outreach Program publishes this report in conjunction with the South Carolina Energy Office; EPA 430-K-99-037; 34 pp.; November, 1999.