The opening session of the GRC Annual Meeting included an address by Alexander Karsner, the Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Secretary Karsner was confirmed by unanimous consent of the US Senate in March 2006 and manages the DOE's $1.17 billion EERE office, which promotes the development of domestic, renewable, and environmentally sound energy technologies and the efficient use of energy resources. He heads DOE's efforts to carry out the new Advanced Energy Initiative and his global-energy experience has encompassed heavy-fuel oil distillates, natural gas, biomass, wind energy, and distributed generation.
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机译：GRC年度会议的开幕式包括能源部能源效率和可再生能源助理秘书亚历山大·卡斯纳（Alexander Karsner）的讲话。卡尔斯纳部长在2006年3月获得美国参议院的一致同意，并管理着能源部11.7亿美元的EERE办公室，该办公室促进发展家用，可再生，对环境无害的能源技术以及能源的有效利用。他领导着DOE实施新的Advanced Energy Initiative的努力，他的全球能源经验包括重质燃油馏出物，天然气，生物质能，风能和分布式发电。
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