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Alaska Natural Gas Pipelines: Interaction of the Natural Gas and Steel Markets

Description: In 1976, Congress approved legislation to establish the regulatory framework for building a pipeline to bring natural gas from the Alaska North Slope to the lower 48 states. This report focuses on two major issues or uncertainties that may serve as economic constraints on a capital investment undertaking of this major scale.
Date: March 28, 2007
Creator: Cooney, Stephen & Pirog, Robert L.
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A Colorado Consumer's Guide

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: A Colorado Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resourc… more
Date: May 1, 2004
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Small Business Administration and Job Creation

Description: The Small Business Administration (SBA) administers several programs to support small businesses, including loan guaranty programs; disaster loan programs; management and technical assistance training programs; and federal contracting programs. Congressional interest in these programs has increased in recent years, primarily because they are viewed as a means to stimulate economic activity, create jobs, and assist in the national economic recovery. This report examines the economic research on … more
Date: January 30, 2013
Creator: Dilger, Robert J.
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Small Commercial Program DOE Project: Impact evaluation

Description: In 1991, Washington Electric Cooperative (WEC) implemented a Department of Energy grant to conduct a small commercial energy conservation project. The small commercial Mom, and Pop'' grocery stores within WEC's service territory were selected as the target market for the project. Energy Solid Waste Consultant's (E SWC) Impact Evaluation is documented here. The evaluation was based on data gathered from a variety of sources, including load profile metering, kWh submeters, elapsed time indicators… more
Date: August 12, 1992
Creator: Bathgate, R. & Faust, S. (Energy and Solid Waste Consultants, Montpelier, VT (United States))
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A Michigan Consumer's Guide

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: A Michigan Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resourc… more
Date: March 1, 2005
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Current Issues in Patentable Subject Matter: Business Methods, Tax Planning Methods, and Genetic Materials

Description: This report provides information about the Current Issues in Patentable Subject Matter and its Business Methods, Tax Planning Methods, and Genetic Materials. The patent statute currently provides that patent can be obtained on any invention that is a process, the machine, etc.
Date: January 13, 2011
Creator: Thomas, John R.
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Understanding Carbon Sequestration Options in the United States: Capabilities of a Carbon Management Geographic Information System

Description: While one can discuss various sequestration options at a national or global level, the actual carbon management approach is highly site specific. In response to the need for a better understanding of carbon management options, Battelle in collaboration with Mitsubishi Corporation, has developed a state-of-the-art Geographic Information System (GIS) focused on carbon capture and sequestration opportunities in the United States. The GIS system contains information (e.g., fuel type, location, vint… more
Date: April 3, 2001
Creator: Dahowski, Robert T.; Dooley, James J.; Brown, Daryl R.; Mizoguchi, Akiyoshi & Shiozaki, Mai
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Days Reserved for Special Business in the House

Description: This report provides information about the Days Reserved for Special Business in the House.several provisions in the rules of the house provide for certain types of business to be privileged for consideration on special days.
Date: May 19, 2008
Creator: Schneider, Judy
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Days Reserved for Special Business in the House

Description: This report provides information about the Days Reserved for Special Business in the House.several provisions in the rules of the house provide for certain types of business to be privileged for consideration on special days.
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: Schneider, Judy
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International and Domestic Market Opportunities for Biomass Power: Volumes I and II

Description: This report examines the domestic and international markets for biopower. Domestic and foreign markets present fundamentally different challenges to private power developers. Volume I focuses on the domestic market for biopower. The domestic challenge lies in finding economically viable opportunities for biopower. Vol. I outlines the current state of the U.S. biomass industry, discusses policies affecting biomass development, describes some demonstration projects currently underway, and discuss… more
Date: September 1, 1998
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A Guide Produced for the Tennessee Valley Authority (Revised) (Brochure)

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: A Guide Produced for the Tennessee Valley Authority provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whe… more
Date: June 1, 2009
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Trust But Verify: Procedures to Achieve Accurate Efficiency Measurements for All Photovoltaic Technologies

Description: The measurement of the photovoltaic (PV) performance with respect to reference conditions requires measuring the performance with respect to a given tabular reference spectrum, junction temperature, and total irradiance. This paper discusses the procedures implemented by NREL's PV Cell and Module Performance Characterization Group to achieve the lowest practical uncertainty. This paper describes the process of trusting and verifying software, hardware, calibrations, procedures, and results. As … more
Date: February 1, 2005
Creator: Emery, K.; Anderberg, A.; Kiehl, J.; Mack, C.; Moriarty, T.; Rummel, S. et al.
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Days Reserved for Special Business in the House

Description: This report provides information about the Days Reserved for Special Business in the House.several provisions in the rules of the house provide for certain types of business to be privileged for consideration on special days.
Date: November 9, 2004
Creator: Schneider, Judy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Report for the Energy Efficient and Affordable Small Commercial and Residential Buildings Research Program - Project 3.3 - Smart Load Control and Grid Friendly Appliances

Description: This report summarizes the results of a research effort that evolved during the course of the project. The objective of this project was to develop, implement, and test new methods for detecting pre-cursors of impending problems in the California electric power system. The approach pursued in this project utilized information that is measurable at the wall outlet anywhere in California. The approach deliberately focused on methods that do not require communication from an outside source, but ra… more
Date: July 31, 2003
Creator: Kintner-Meyer, Michael CW; Guttromson, Ross T.; Oedingen, Daniel L. & Lang, Steffen
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A Kansas Consumer's Guide (Revision)

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: A Kansas Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resource … more
Date: May 1, 2004
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Implementation of a True Enterprise Web Based System to Manage Low Level, Mixed, Weapons Grade, Transuranic and Hazardous Waste at Lawrence Livermore National Laboaratory

Description: Faced with increasing challenges imposed by a new mixed waste treatment facility under construction, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) embarked on a yearlong process of finding and implementing a new system to replace its existing waste tracking software. After a review of several applications, including the IWTS system in use at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL)a, LLNL decided to implement HazTrack. HazTrack represents a new generation of browser based… more
Date: November 21, 2003
Creator: Collins, J.; Plunkett, J.; Haigh, D.; Plunkett, J.; Haigh, D. & Collins, J.
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Accounting Problems at Fannie Mae

Description: This report summarizes the critiques the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Supervision (OFHEO) made of accounting practices at Fannie Mae. The OFHEO's two main issues are under the domains of: amortization of discounts, premiums, fees involved in the purchase of home mortgages, and the other being accounting for financial derivatives contracts. The report emphasizes that these discrepancies created a false image of the company's earnings and in one case was the cause of the company's executi… more
Date: November 16, 2004
Creator: Jickling, Mark
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Grants Work in a Congressional Office

Description: This report provides information about the Grants Work in a Congressional Office. An internal grant manual is a valuable tool for grants staff to develop. It can also outline office proceedings and policies.
Date: August 14, 2014
Creator: Gerli, Merete F.
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Firms That Incorporate Abroad for Tax Purposes: Corporate “Inversions” and “Expatriation”

Description: This report provides information about the Corporate "Inversions" and "Expatriation" on Firms That Incorporate Abroad for Tax Purposes where increasing number of U.S firms have altered their structure by substituting a foreign parent corporation for a domestic one.
Date: April 19, 2006
Creator: Brumbaugh, David L.
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A New Mexico Consumer's Guide (Revised)

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: A New Mexico Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resou… more
Date: August 1, 2004
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Energy Smart Guide to Campus Cost Savings: Today's Trends in Project Finance, Clean Fuel Fleets, Combined Heat& Power, Emissions Markets

Description: The Energy Smart Guide to Campus Cost Savings covers today's trends in project finance, combined heat& power, clean fuel fleets and emissions trading. The guide is directed at campus facilities and business managers and contains general guidance, contact information and case studies from colleges and universities across the country.
Date: July 1, 2003
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