June 15, 2005, Introduced by Senators ALLEN, OLSHOVE, GOSCHKA, BARCIA and BIRKHOLZ and referred to the Committee on Technology and Energy.
A bill to amend 2002 PA 593, entitled
"Michigan next energy authority act,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 207.822).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Advanced battery cell" means a rechargeable battery cell
with a specific energy of not less than 80 watt hours per kilogram.
(b) "Alternative energy marine propulsion system" means an
onboard propulsion system or detachable outboard propulsion system
for
a watercraft that is powered by a fuel cell energy system,
photovoltaic
energy system, or advanced battery cell energy system
an alternative energy system and that is the singular propulsion
system for the watercraft. Alternative energy marine propulsion
system does not include battery powered motors designed to assist
in the propulsion of the watercraft during fishing or other
recreational use.
(c) "Alternative energy system" means the small-scale
generation or release of energy from 1 or any combination of the
following types of energy systems:
(i) A fuel cell energy system.
(ii) A photovoltaic energy system.
(iii) A solar-thermal energy system.
(iv) A wind energy system.
(v) A CHP energy system.
(vi) A microturbine energy system.
(vii) A miniturbine energy system.
(viii) A Stirling cycle energy system.
(ix) A battery cell energy system.
(x) A clean fuel energy system.
(xi) An electricity storage system.
(xii) A biomass energy system.
(xiii) A thermoelectric energy system.
(xiv) An anaerobic digester system.
(d) "Alternative energy technology" means equipment, component
parts, materials, electronic devices, testing equipment, and
related
systems that are solely integrally
related to the
following:
(i) The storage or generation of hydrogen for use in
an
alternative
energy system.
(i) The storage, generation, reformation, or distribution of
clean fuels integrated within an alternative energy system for use
within the alternative energy system.
(ii) The process of generating and putting into a usable form
the
energy generated by an alternative energy system. Alternative
energy
technology does not include those component parts of an
alternative
energy system that are required regardless of the
energy
source.
(iii) A microgrid. As used in this subparagraph, "microgrid"
means the lines, wires, fuel lines and fuel reformers, and controls
to connect 2 or more alternative energy systems.
(iv) Research, development, and manufacturing of an alternative
energy system.
(v) Research, development, and manufacturing of an alternative
energy vehicle.
(e) "Alternative energy technology business" means a business
engaged solely in the research, development, or manufacturing of
alternative energy technology.
(f) "Alternative energy vehicle" means a motor vehicle
manufactured by an original equipment manufacturer that fully
warrants and certifies that the motor vehicle meets federal motor
vehicle safety standards for its class of vehicles as defined by
the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, and
certifies that the motor vehicle meets local emissions standards,
that is propelled by an alternative energy system. Alternative
energy vehicle includes the following:
(i) An alternative fueled vehicle. As used in this
subparagraph, "alternative fueled vehicle" means a motor vehicle
that can only be powered by a clean fuel energy system and can only
be fueled by a clean fuel.
(ii) A fuel cell vehicle. As used in this subparagraph, "fuel
cell vehicle" means a motor vehicle powered solely by a fuel cell
energy system.
(iii) An electric vehicle. As used in this subparagraph,
"electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle powered solely by a
battery cell energy system.
(iv) A hybrid vehicle. As used in this subparagraph, "hybrid
vehicle"
means a motor vehicle that can only be powered by 2 an
internal combustion engine and 1 or more alternative energy
systems.
(v) A solar vehicle. As used in this subparagraph, "solar
vehicle" means a motor vehicle powered solely by a photovoltaic
energy system.
(vi) A hybrid electric vehicle. As used in this subparagraph,
"hybrid electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle powered by an
integrated propulsion system consisting of an electric motor and
combustion engine. Hybrid electric vehicle does not include a
retrofitted conventional diesel or gasoline engine. A hybrid
electric vehicle obtains the power necessary to propel the motor
vehicle from a combustion engine and 1 of the following:
(A) A battery cell energy system.
(B) A fuel cell energy system.
(C) A photovoltaic energy system.
(vii) A hydraulic hybrid vehicle. As used in this
subparagraph, "hydraulic hybrid vehicle" means a motor vehicle
powered by a regenerative hydraulic drive system or powered by an
internal combustion engine assisted by a regenerative hydraulic
drive system.
(g) "Alternative energy zone" means a renaissance zone
designated as an alternative energy zone by the board of the
Michigan strategic fund under section 8a of the Michigan
renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2688a.
(h) "AMTEC energy system" means a system that creates energy
by directly processing waste heat or direct heat generated by a
clean fuel energy system through a thermally regenerative
electrochemical process.
(i) "Anaerobic digester energy system" means a device or
system of devices for optimizing the anaerobic digestion of biomass
for the purpose of recovering biofuel for energy production.
(j) (h)
"Authority" means the Michigan
next energy authority
created under section 3.
(k) (i)
"Battery cell" means a closed electrochemical system
that converts chemical energy from oxidation and reduction
reactions directly into electric energy without combustion and
without external fuel and consists of an anode, a cathode, and an
electrolyte.
(l) (j)
"Battery cell energy system" means 1 or more battery
cells and an inverter or other power conditioning unit used to
perform 1 or more of the following functions:
(i) Propel a motor vehicle or an alternative energy marine
propulsion system.
(ii) Provide electricity that is distributed within a dwelling
or other structure.
(iii) Provide electricity to operate a portable electronic
device including, but not limited to, a laptop computer, a personal
digital assistant, or a cell phone. For purposes of this
subparagraph only, a battery cell energy system shall only use
advanced battery cells.
(m) "Biomass energy system" means a system that creates energy
from a process using residues from wood and paper products
industries, food production and processing, trees and grasses grown
specifically to be used as energy crops, and gaseous fuels produced
from solid biomass, animal wastes, municipal wastes, or landfills.
(n) (k)
"Board" means the governing body of an
authority
under section 4.
(o) (l) "CHP energy system" means an integrated
unit that
generates power and either cools, heats, or controls humidity in a
building or provides heating, drying, or chilling for an industrial
process that includes and is limited to both of the following:
(i) An absorption chiller, a desiccant dehumidifier, or heat
recovery equipment.
(ii) One of the following:
(A) An internal combustion engine, an external combustion
engine, a microturbine, or a miniturbine, fueled solely by a clean
fuel.
(B) A fuel cell energy system.
(p) (m)
"Clean fuel" means 1 or more of the
following:
(i) Methane.
(ii) Natural gas.
(iii) Methanol neat or methanol blends containing at least 85%
methanol.
(iv) Denatured ethanol neat or ethanol blends containing at
least 85% ethanol.
(v) Compressed natural gas.
(vi) Liquefied natural gas.
(vii) Liquefied petroleum gas.
(viii) Hydrogen.
(ix) Renewable fuels.
(q) (n)
"Clean fuel energy system" means a device
that is
designed and used solely for the purpose of generating power from a
clean fuel. Clean fuel energy system does not include a
conventional gasoline or diesel fuel engine or a retrofitted
conventional diesel or gasoline engine.
(r) (o)
"Department" means the department of
management and
budget.
(s) (p)
"Electricity storage device" means a
device,
including a capacitor, that directly stores electrical energy
without conversion to an intermediary medium.
(t) (q)
"Electricity storage system" means 1 or
more
electricity storage devices and inverters or other power
conditioning equipment.
(u) (r)
"Fuel cell energy system" means 1 or more
fuel cells
or fuel cell stacks and an inverter or other power conditioning
unit. A fuel cell energy system may also include a fuel processor.
As used in this subdivision:
(i) "Fuel cell" means an electrochemical device that uses an
external fuel and continuously converts the energy released from
the oxidation of fuel by oxygen directly into electricity without
combustion and consists of an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte.
(ii) "Fuel cell stack" means an assembly of fuel cells.
(iii) "Fuel processor" means a device that converts a fuel,
including, but not limited to, methanol, natural gas, or gasoline,
into a hydrogen rich gas, without combustion for use in a fuel
cell.
(v) (s)
"Microturbine energy system" means a
system that
generates electricity, composed of a compressor, combustor,
turbine, and generator, fueled solely by a clean fuel with a
capacity of not more than 250 kilowatts. A microturbine energy
system may include an alternator and shall include a recuperator if
the use of the recuperator increases the efficiency of the energy
system.
(w) (t)
"Miniturbine energy system" means a system
that
generates electricity, composed of a compressor, combustor,
turbine, and generator, fueled solely by a clean fuel with a
capacity of not more than 2 megawatts. A miniturbine energy system
may also include an alternator and a recuperator.
(x) (u)
"Person" means an individual, partnership,
corporation, limited liability company, association, governmental
entity, or other legal entity.
(y) (v)
"Photovoltaic energy system" means a solar
energy
device composed of 1 or more photovoltaic cells or photovoltaic
modules and an inverter or other power conditioning unit. A
photovoltaic system may also include batteries for power storage or
an electricity storage device. As used in this subdivision:
(i) "Photovoltaic cell" means an integrated device consisting
of layers of semiconductor materials and electrical contacts
capable of converting incident light directly into electricity.
(ii) "Photovoltaic module" means an assembly of photovoltaic
cells.
(z) "Regenerative hydraulic drive system" means a system that
captures energy from nonparasitic vehicle sources or energy wasted
by a vehicle's brakes or suspension to be released to directly
assist vehicle propulsion or directly propel the vehicle.
(aa) "Renewable fuels" means 1 or more of the following:
(i) Biodiesel or biodiesel blends containing at least 20%
biodiesel. As used in this subparagraph, "biodiesel" means a
diesel fuel substitute consisting of methyl or ethyl esters
produced from the transesterification of animal or vegetable fats
with methanol or ethanol.
(ii) Biomass. As used in this subparagraph, "biomass" means
wood and paper products industries, food production and processing,
trees and grasses grown specifically to be used as energy crops,
and gaseous fuels produced from solid biomass, animal waste,
municipal wastes, or landfills.
(bb) (w)
"Small-scale" means a single energy system
with a
generating capacity of not more than 2 megawatts or an integrated
energy system with a generating capacity of not more than 10
megawatts.
(cc) (x)
"Solar thermal energy system" means an
integrated
unit consisting of a sunlight collection device, a system
containing a heat transfer fluid to receive the collected sunlight,
and heat exchangers to transfer the solar energy to a thermal
storage
tank to heat or cool spaces or water fluids
or to
generate electricity.
(dd) (y)
"Stirling cycle energy system" means a closed-
cycle, regenerative heat engine that is fueled solely by a clean
fuel and uses an external combustion process, heat exchangers,
pistons, a regenerator, and a confined working gas, such as
hydrogen or helium, to convert heat into mechanical energy. A
Stirling cycle energy system may also include a generator to
generate electricity.
(ee) "Thermoelectric energy system" means a system that
creates energy by converting thermal energy created as direct heat
from a clean fuel energy system or waste heat from any source.
(ff) (z)
"Wind energy system" means an integrated
unit
consisting of a wind turbine composed of a rotor, an electrical
generator, a control system, an inverter or other power
conditioning unit, and a tower, which uses moving air to produce
power.