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Energy Vol. 11,No. 11/12,pp. 1047T1048, 1986 Printed in Great Britain
Pergamon Journals Ltd
WELCOMING JACK Office of Fossil
Energy,
U.S. Department
REMARKS
S. SIEGEL
of Energy,
Washington
DC 20545, U.S.A.
It is a distinct pleasure to join Vice-Minister Yu of the People’s Republic of China and Victor Li of the East-West Center in welcoming you to this very important and timely conference. I bring you a special welcome from the Secretary of Energy, John S. Herrington, and the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, William A. Vaughan. While we are meeting here this week, both Secretary Herrington and Assistant Secretary Vaughan will be involved in discussions with Committees of the U.S. Congress as we work out the final details in fashioning the Energy Department’s 1986 budget. Although neither could be here today, I have been asked to read you a joint statement of welcome on behalf of the Department. The statement reads as follows: The Department of Energy is pleased to stand side-by-side with our international neighbors from the People’s Republic of China in welcoming you to this milestone conference. It is both significant and appropriate that this conference takes place exactly one year to the month after President Reagan traveled to Beijing and was greeted with warm hospitality by the Chinese people. That visit, and this conference, are symbolic of the surge of activity, the exchange and co-operation, taking place between our citizens at all levels. The spirit of international co-operation, of sharing new ideas and new innovations, is one that forms the foundation upon which we can build a more secure world. Whatever your homeland, those of you at this conference share two common interests: (1) an overriding recognition of the need to move nations collectively toward more abundant energy resources, like coal; and (2) a vision of both the difficult technical challenges and the unparalleled opportunities that stand before us. As President Reagan said last year: “Even greater progress can be made if future efforts are based on mutual respect and mutual benefit.” It is in that spirit that we join, on behalf of the Government of the United States, in welcoming each of you to the State of Hawaii and offering our best wishes for a useful and productive conference. Signed: John S. Herrington, Secretary of Energy, and William A. Vaughan, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy I was pleased when Assistant Secretary Vaughan asked that I represent him at this conference. I remember several years ago, at the International Conference on FluidizedBed Combustion, held in Atlanta, Georgia, when a representative of the People’s Republic of China stood before that audience and told of the more than 2000 fluidized-bed combustors currently operating within the borders of his country. At that time, the technology was still in its commercial infancy in the United States. There were only half a dozen such combustors operating or under construction. It became clear that day that the perspective of China and the United States as immense lands a world apart was only one aspect of the truth. In reality, we share many of the same concepts, and there is much we can learn from each other. 1047
1048
JACK S. SIEGEL
There is no question that the increased use of coal is in the interests of all of our countries. We live in an interdependent world energy market, and our energy policies must reflect that mutual dependency. The United States and China are the two largest producers and users of coal in this part of the world. At the same time, many other countries represented at this conference, such as Australia, Canada, France, India, and the Republic of Korea, have a long tradition of coal use. There is also excellent research being undertaken in the major laboratories of those countries. Today, as we move into the second decade following the Arab oil embargo, the international oil market is uncertain. In the short-term-the next year or so-we believe that oil prices will continue to be weak reflecting little, if any, growth in the world oil consumption. It is in the longer term where the uncertainties are compounded. Signs continue to point to a revival of world economic growth, and that will spur energy consumption. Other factors, such as population growth, could have an even greater impact on long-term energy consumption. As a matter of economic health and security, we must reduce our reliance on imported oil and achieve a more balanced and mixed energy resource base. And, since we co-exist within an integrated world energy market, it is incumbent upon us to work with other countries to achieve the same goal internationally. Coal offers that opportunity. The challenge, of course, is to expand the use of coal without compromising our environmental goals. In some sectors of our economy, we have made some degree of progress. New concepts for coal use offer significant new challenges for engineers. They also offer significant new opportunities for international collaboration. Through these new energy systems, built on the strength and abundance of our vast coal deposits, we have the opportunity to sustain economic growth and modernization through Asia and the Pacific Basin, as well as within our own nation and throughout other areas of the world. When President Reagan was in China last year, he visited the Shanghai Foxboro manufacturing plant, China’s first industrial joint venture with an American partner. While standing in the ground-floor display room of that pioneering plant, the President said: (The) past achievement, illustrious history, and rich culture testify to the spirit and determination of the Chinese people. And today, we’re witnessing that same spirit and determination being carried forward into the world of high technology . . . Opportunity has brought results . . . Now it is time to go forward and build on this promising foundation. The U.S. Department of Energy has also been working with our sister organization, the U.S. Agency for International Development, in a joint program with India on coal conversion. I am very glad to see that there will be a report on that by Dr Bienstock and his colleagues. We have also had the opportunity of technical exchange with Australia, the Republic of Korea, and several other Asian countries represented here. We look forward to expanding our co-operation with you and to sharing new ideas and new technological concepts. We look forward to a productive partnership. Thank you very much.
Energy Vol. 11,No. 11/12,pp. 1047T1048, 1986 Printed in Great Britain
Pergamon Journals Ltd
WELCOMING JACK Office of Fossil
Energy,
U.S. Department
REMARKS
S. SIEGEL
of Energy,
Washington
DC 20545, U.S.A.
It is a distinct pleasure to join Vice-Minister Yu of the People’s Republic of China and Victor Li of the East-West Center in welcoming you to this very important and timely conference. I bring you a special welcome from the Secretary of Energy, John S. Herrington, and the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, William A. Vaughan. While we are meeting here this week, both Secretary Herrington and Assistant Secretary Vaughan will be involved in discussions with Committees of the U.S. Congress as we work out the final details in fashioning the Energy Department’s 1986 budget. Although neither could be here today, I have been asked to read you a joint statement of welcome on behalf of the Department. The statement reads as follows: The Department of Energy is pleased to stand side-by-side with our international neighbors from the People’s Republic of China in welcoming you to this milestone conference. It is both significant and appropriate that this conference takes place exactly one year to the month after President Reagan traveled to Beijing and was greeted with warm hospitality by the Chinese people. That visit, and this conference, are symbolic of the surge of activity, the exchange and co-operation, taking place between our citizens at all levels. The spirit of international co-operation, of sharing new ideas and new innovations, is one that forms the foundation upon which we can build a more secure world. Whatever your homeland, those of you at this conference share two common interests: (1) an overriding recognition of the need to move nations collectively toward more abundant energy resources, like coal; and (2) a vision of both the difficult technical challenges and the unparalleled opportunities that stand before us. As President Reagan said last year: “Even greater progress can be made if future efforts are based on mutual respect and mutual benefit.” It is in that spirit that we join, on behalf of the Government of the United States, in welcoming each of you to the State of Hawaii and offering our best wishes for a useful and productive conference. Signed: John S. Herrington, Secretary of Energy, and William A. Vaughan, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy I was pleased when Assistant Secretary Vaughan asked that I represent him at this conference. I remember several years ago, at the International Conference on FluidizedBed Combustion, held in Atlanta, Georgia, when a representative of the People’s Republic of China stood before that audience and told of the more than 2000 fluidized-bed combustors currently operating within the borders of his country. At that time, the technology was still in its commercial infancy in the United States. There were only half a dozen such combustors operating or under construction. It became clear that day that the perspective of China and the United States as immense lands a world apart was only one aspect of the truth. In reality, we share many of the same concepts, and there is much we can learn from each other. 1047
1048
JACK S. SIEGEL
There is no question that the increased use of coal is in the interests of all of our countries. We live in an interdependent world energy market, and our energy policies must reflect that mutual dependency. The United States and China are the two largest producers and users of coal in this part of the world. At the same time, many other countries represented at this conference, such as Australia, Canada, France, India, and the Republic of Korea, have a long tradition of coal use. There is also excellent research being undertaken in the major laboratories of those countries. Today, as we move into the second decade following the Arab oil embargo, the international oil market is uncertain. In the short-term-the next year or so-we believe that oil prices will continue to be weak reflecting little, if any, growth in the world oil consumption. It is in the longer term where the uncertainties are compounded. Signs continue to point to a revival of world economic growth, and that will spur energy consumption. Other factors, such as population growth, could have an even greater impact on long-term energy consumption. As a matter of economic health and security, we must reduce our reliance on imported oil and achieve a more balanced and mixed energy resource base. And, since we co-exist within an integrated world energy market, it is incumbent upon us to work with other countries to achieve the same goal internationally. Coal offers that opportunity. The challenge, of course, is to expand the use of coal without compromising our environmental goals. In some sectors of our economy, we have made some degree of progress. New concepts for coal use offer significant new challenges for engineers. They also offer significant new opportunities for international collaboration. Through these new energy systems, built on the strength and abundance of our vast coal deposits, we have the opportunity to sustain economic growth and modernization through Asia and the Pacific Basin, as well as within our own nation and throughout other areas of the world. When President Reagan was in China last year, he visited the Shanghai Foxboro manufacturing plant, China’s first industrial joint venture with an American partner. While standing in the ground-floor display room of that pioneering plant, the President said: (The) past achievement, illustrious history, and rich culture testify to the spirit and determination of the Chinese people. And today, we’re witnessing that same spirit and determination being carried forward into the world of high technology . . . Opportunity has brought results . . . Now it is time to go forward and build on this promising foundation. The U.S. Department of Energy has also been working with our sister organization, the U.S. Agency for International Development, in a joint program with India on coal conversion. I am very glad to see that there will be a report on that by Dr Bienstock and his colleagues. We have also had the opportunity of technical exchange with Australia, the Republic of Korea, and several other Asian countries represented here. We look forward to expanding our co-operation with you and to sharing new ideas and new technological concepts. We look forward to a productive partnership. Thank you very much.