Prospective Evaluation Of Applied Energy Research And Development At Doe Phase One

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309181372

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Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE (Phase One) by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs Pdf

In 2001, the National Research Council (NRC) completed a congressionally mandated assessment of the benefits and costs of DOE's fossil energy and energy efficiency R&D programs, Energy Research at DOE: Was It Worth It? The Congress followed this retrospective study by directing DOE to request the NRC to develop a methodology for assessing prospective benefits. The first phase of this projectâ€"development of the methodologyâ€"began in December 2003. Phase two will make the methodology more robust and explore related issues, and subsequent phases will apply the methodology to review the prospective benefits of different DOE fossil energy and energy efficiency R&D programs. In developing this project, three considerations were particularly important. First, the study should adapt the work of the retrospective study. Second, the project should develop a methodology that provides a rigorous calculation of benefits and risks, and a practical and consistent process for its application. Third, the methodology should be transparent, should not require extensive resources for implementation, and should produce easily understood results. This report presents the results of phase one. It focuses on adaptation of the retrospective methodology to a prospective context.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs (Phase Two)
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309104678

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Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE (Phase Two) by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs (Phase Two) Pdf

Since its inception in 1977 from an amalgam of federal authorities, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has administered numerous programs aimed at developing applied energy technologies. In recent years, federal oversight of public expenditures has emphasized the integration of performance and budgeting. Notably, the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) was passed in 1993 in response to questions about the value and effectiveness of federal programs. GPRA and other mandates have led agencies to develop indicators of program performance and program outcomes. The development of indicators has been watched with keen interest by Congress, which has requested of the National Research Council (NRC) a series of reports using quantitative indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of applied energy research and development (R&D). The first such report took a retrospective view of the first 3 years of DOE R&D programs on fossil energy and energy efficiency. The report found that DOE-sponsored research had netted large commercial successes, such as advanced refrigerator compressors, electronic lighting ballasts, and emission control technology for flue gas desulfurization. However, some programs were judged to be costly failures in which large R&D expenditures did not result in a commercial energy technology. A follow-up NRC committee was assigned the task of adapting the methodology to the assessment of the future payoff of continuing programs. Evaluating the outcome of R&D expenditures requires an analysis of program costs and benefits. Doing so is not a trivial matter. First, the analysis of costs and benefits must reflect the full range of public benefits that are envisioned, accounting for environmental and energy security impacts as well as economic effects. Second, the analysis must consider how likely the research is to succeed and how valuable the research will be if successful. Finally, the analysis must consider what might happen if the government did not support the project: Would some non-DOE entity undertake it or an equivalent activity that would produce some or all of the benefits of government involvement? This second report continues to investigate the development and use of R&D outcome indicators and applies the benefits evaluation methodology to six DOE R&D activities. It provides further definition for the development of indicators for environmental and security benefits and refines the evaluation process based on its experience with the six DOE R&D case studies.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309096041

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Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE (Phase One) by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs Pdf

In 2001, the National Research Council (NRC) completed a congressionally mandated assessment of the benefits and costs of DOE's fossil energy and energy efficiency R&D programs, Energy Research at DOE: Was It Worth It? The Congress followed this retrospective study by directing DOE to request the NRC to develop a methodology for assessing prospective benefits. The first phase of this projectâ€"development of the methodologyâ€"began in December 2003. Phase two will make the methodology more robust and explore related issues, and subsequent phases will apply the methodology to review the prospective benefits of different DOE fossil energy and energy efficiency R&D programs. In developing this project, three considerations were particularly important. First, the study should adapt the work of the retrospective study. Second, the project should develop a methodology that provides a rigorous calculation of benefits and risks, and a practical and consistent process for its application. Third, the methodology should be transparent, should not require extensive resources for implementation, and should produce easily understood results. This report presents the results of phase one. It focuses on adaptation of the retrospective methodology to a prospective context.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : CHI:82258060

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Science & Public Policy by Anonim Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee to Review DOE's Vision 21 R&D Program -- Phase I
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309168618

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Review of DOE's Vision 21 Research and Development Program by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee to Review DOE's Vision 21 R&D Program -- Phase I Pdf

The Vision 21 Program is a relatively new research and development (R&D) program. It is funded through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Fossil Energy and its National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). The Vision 21 Program Plan anticipates that Vision 21 facilities will be able to convert fossil fuels (e.g., coal, natural gas, and petroleum coke) into electricity, process heat, fuels, and/or chemicals cost effectively, with very high efficiency and very low emissions, including of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). The goals of Vision 21 are extremely challenging and ambitious. As noted in the Vision 21 Technology Roadmap, if the program meets its goals, Vision 21 plants would essentially eliminate many of the environmental concerns traditionally associated with the conversion of fossil fuels into electricity and transportation fuels or chemicals (NETL, 2001). Given the importance of fossil fuels, and especially coal, to the economies of the United States and other countries and the need to utilize fossil fuels in an efficient and environmentally acceptable manner, the development of the technologies in the Vision 21 Program is a high priority. This report contains the results of the second National Research Council (NRC) review of the Vision 21 R&D Program.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee to Review DOE's Vision 21 R&D Program -- Phase I
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003-02-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309087179

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Review of DOE's Vision 21 Research and Development Program by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee to Review DOE's Vision 21 R&D Program -- Phase I Pdf

The Vision 21 Program is a relatively new research and development (R&D) program. It is funded through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Fossil Energy and its National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). The Vision 21 Program Plan anticipates that Vision 21 facilities will be able to convert fossil fuels (e.g., coal, natural gas, and petroleum coke) into electricity, process heat, fuels, and/or chemicals cost effectively, with very high efficiency and very low emissions, including of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). The goals of Vision 21 are extremely challenging and ambitious. As noted in the Vision 21 Technology Roadmap, if the program meets its goals, Vision 21 plants would essentially eliminate many of the environmental concerns traditionally associated with the conversion of fossil fuels into electricity and transportation fuels or chemicals (NETL, 2001). Given the importance of fossil fuels, and especially coal, to the economies of the United States and other countries and the need to utilize fossil fuels in an efficient and environmentally acceptable manner, the development of the technologies in the Vision 21 Program is a high priority. This report contains the results of the second National Research Council (NRC) review of the Vision 21 R&D Program.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Benefits of DOE R&D on Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2001-12-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309074483

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Energy Research at DOE by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Benefits of DOE R&D on Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy Pdf

In legislation appropriating funds for DOE's fiscal year (FY) 2000 energy R&D budget, the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee directed an evaluation of the benefits that have accrued to the nation from the R&D conducted since 1978 in DOE's energy efficiency and fossil energy programs. In response to the congressional charge, the National Research Council formed the Committee on Benefits of DOE R&D on Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy. From its inception, DOE's energy R&D program has been the subject of many outside evaluations. The present evaluation asks whether the benefits of the program have justified the considerable expenditure of public funds since DOE's formation in 1977, and, unlike earlier evaluations, it takes a comprehensive look at the actual outcomes of DOE's research over two decades.

Author : Todd P. Carington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000067901098

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Carbon Capture and Storage Including Coal-fired Power Plants by Todd P. Carington Pdf

Nationally-recognised studies and our contacts with a diverse group of industry representatives, non-governmental organisations, and academic researchers show that key barriers to CCS deployment include (1) underdeveloped and costly CO2 capture technology and (2) regulatory and legal uncertainties over CO2 capture, injection, and storage. Among the key technological barriers are a lack of experience in capturing significant amounts of CO2 from power plants and the significant cost of capturing CO2, particularly from existing coal-fired power plants, which are the single largest source of CO2 emissions in the United States. Compounding these technological issues are regulatory and legal uncertainties, including uncertainty regarding liability for CO2 leakage and ownership of CO2 once injected. According to the IPCC, the National Academy of Sciences, and other knowledgeable authorities, another barrier is the absence of a national strategy to control CO2 emissions (emissions trading plan, CO2 emissions tax, or other mandatory control of CO2 emissions), without which the electric utility industry has little incentive to capture and store its CO2 emissions. Moreover, according to key agency officials, the absence of a national strategy has also deterred their agencies from addressing other important practical issues, such as resolving how stored CO2 would be treated in a future CO2 emissions trading plan.

Author : United States. Energy Research and Development Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Energy policy
ISBN : UIUC:30112032408137

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A National Plan for Energy Research, Development & Demonstration by United States. Energy Research and Development Administration Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Health, Environmental, and Other External Costs and Benefits of Energy Production and Consumption
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309146401

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Hidden Costs of Energy by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Health, Environmental, and Other External Costs and Benefits of Energy Production and Consumption Pdf

Despite the many benefits of energy, most of which are reflected in energy market prices, the production, distribution, and use of energy causes negative effects. Many of these negative effects are not reflected in energy market prices. When market failures like this occur, there may be a case for government interventions in the form of regulations, taxes, fees, tradable permits, or other instruments that will motivate recognition of these external or hidden costs. The Hidden Costs of Energy defines and evaluates key external costs and benefits that are associated with the production, distribution, and use of energy, but are not reflected in market prices. The damage estimates presented are substantial and reflect damages from air pollution associated with electricity generation, motor vehicle transportation, and heat generation. The book also considers other effects not quantified in dollar amounts, such as damages from climate change, effects of some air pollutants such as mercury, and risks to national security. While not a comprehensive guide to policy, this analysis indicates that major initiatives to further reduce other emissions, improve energy efficiency, or shift to a cleaner electricity generating mix could substantially reduce the damages of external effects. A first step in minimizing the adverse consequences of new energy technologies is to better understand these external effects and damages. The Hidden Costs of Energy will therefore be a vital informational tool for government policy makers, scientists, and economists in even the earliest stages of research and development on energy technologies.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Federal aid to energy development
ISBN : UCBK:C094089909

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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2009: Witnesses by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Pdf

Author : Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. National Meeting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Industrial management
ISBN : CORNELL:31924083380521

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INFORMS Annual Meeting by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. National Meeting Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Science
ISBN : MINN:31951P004955444

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Government Reports Announcements & Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Power resources
ISBN : OSU:32435052081072

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Energy Research Abstracts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Arnulf Grubler,Charlie Wilson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107023222

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Energy Technology Innovation by Arnulf Grubler,Charlie Wilson Pdf

An edited volume on factors determining success or failure of energy technology innovation, for researchers and policy makers.