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Biofuels: A Solution for Climate Change
Our lives are linked to weather and climate, and to energy use. Since the late 1970s, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has invested in research and technology related to global climate change. DOE's Office Fuels Development (OFD) manages the National Biofuels Program and is the lead technical advisor on the development of biofuels technologies in the United States. Together with industry and other stakeholders, the program seeks to establish a major biofuels industry. Its goals are to develop and commercialize technologies for producing sustainable, domestic, environmentally beneficial, and economically viable fuels from dedicated biomass feedstocks.
BTS Software Tools for Energy Efficient Buildings
A summary of the software available to building industry professionals on the Internet Web site www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/tools{_}directory.
Waste Management's LNG Truck Fleet
The Alternative Motor Fuel Act of 1988 requires the U.S. Department of Energy to demonstrate and evaluate alternative fuels usage in the United States. DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory is conducting the Alternative Fuel Truck Evaluation Project to compare alternative fuel and diesel fuel trucks. Information for the comparison comes from data collected on the operational, maintenance, performance, and emissions characteristics of alternative fuel trucks being used in vehicle fleets and comparable diesel fuel trucks servings as controls within the same fleets. This report highlights the start-up experience and presents the lessons learned from a project that operated a fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuse haulers in Washington, Pennsylvania.
Ford Taurus Ethanol-Fueled Sedan
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is encouraging the use of alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). To support this activity, DOE has directed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to conduct projects to evaluate the performance and acceptability of light-duty AFVs. In this study, we tested a pair of 1998 Ford Tauruses: one E85 (85% gasoline/15% ethanol) model (which was tested on both E85 and gasoline) and a gasoline model as closely matched as possible. Each vehicle was run through a series of tests to evaluate acceleration, fuel economy, braking, and cold-start capabilities, as well as more subjective performance indicators such as handling, climate control, and noise.
Wind Power Today: 1998 Wind Energy Program Highlights
The US Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy manages the Federal Wind Energy Program. The mission of the program is to help the US wind industry to complete the research, testing, and field verification needed to fully develop advanced wind technologies that will lead the world in cost-effectiveness and reliability. This publication, printed annually, provides a summary of significant achievements in wind energy made during the previous calendar year. Articles include wind energy in the Midwest, an Alaskan wind energy project, the US certification program, structural testing, and the federal program in review.
SOME PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF HIGH CURRENT EBIS.
Some applications of an Electron Beam Ion Source (EBIS) require intensities of highly charged ions significantly greater than those which have been achieved in present EBIS sources. For example, the ion source for the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) must be capable of generating 3x10{sup 9} ions of Au{sup 35+} or 2 x 10{sup 9} ions of U{sup 45+} per pulse [1]. In this case, if the fraction of ions of interest is 20% of the total ion space charge, the total extracted charge is {approx}{approx} 5 x 10{sup 11}. It is also desirable to extract these ions in a 10 ps pulse to allow single turn injection into the first synchrotron. Requirements for an EBIS which could meet the needs of the LHC at CERN are similar ({approx} 1.5 x 10{sup 9} ions of Pb{sup 54+} in 5.5 {micro}s). This charge yield is about an order of magnitude greater than that achieved in existing EBIS sources, and is what is meant here by ''high current''. This also implies, then, an EBIS with a high electron beam current. The scope of problems in a high current EBIS is broad, and includes generating a sufficient total charge of electrons in the volume of the ion trap, achieving a stable electron beam (without high frequency oscillations), preventing ions in the trap from acquiring too much energy (which can lead to a high rate of ion loss and increase in the emittance of the extracted ion beam), injection of metal ions into the ion trap, and achieving the appropriate vacuum in the ionization region. Development of the Electron Beam Test Stand (EBTS) at BNL addresses these problems, and is an attempt to develop the technologies relevant to a high current EBIS. The final goal of this development is …
Ford F250 Dedicated CNG Pickup
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is encouraging the use of alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). To support this activity, DOE has directed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to conduct projects to evaluate the performance and acceptability of light-duty AFVs. In this study, we tested a pair of 1998 Ford F-250 pickups: one dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) model and a gasoline model as closely matched as possible. Each vehicle was run through a series of tests to evaluate acceleration, fuel economy, braking, and cold-start capabilities, as well as more subjective performance indicators such as handling, climate control, and noise.
HANDBOOK OF ACCELERATOR PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING; SECTIONS 2.7.1-2.7.5 AND 7.6.2 ON POLARIZATION.
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The Vermont Gasifier
A new demonstration biomass gasifier in Burlington, Vermont, is a major advance toward biopower systems of the 21st century. The purpose of the project is to verify design and operating characteristics of this gasification technology at an intermediate size. The Vermont gasifier is rated at 200 tons of biomass per day. The demonstration will allow further scale-up to a first-of-its-kind commercial gasifier to be demonstrated in the future at an industrial or utility scale.
Choices for A Brighter Future: Perspectives on Renewable Energy
The report discusses the perspectives on the evolving U.S. electricity future, the renewable electric technology portfolio, the regional outlook, and the opportunities to move forward. Renewables are at a critical juncture as the domestic electricity marketplace moves toward an era of increased choice and greater diversity. The cost and performance of these technologies have improved dramatically over the past decade, yet their market penetration has stalled as the power industry grapples with the implications of the emerging competitive marketplace. Renewable energy technologies already contribute to the global energy mix and are ready to make an even greater contribution in the future. However, the renewables industry faces critical market uncertainties, both domestically and internationally, as policy commitments to renewables at both the federal and state levels are being reshaped to match the emerging competitive marketplace. The energy decisions that we make, or fail to make, today will have long-lasting implications. We can act now to ensure that renewable energy will play a major role in meeting the challenges of the evolving energy future. We have the power to choose.
Save with Solar, Fall 1999, Vol.2, No.2
This is the second issue of the second volume (Fall 1999) of a quarterly bulletin produced under the Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). It's intended for Federal solar energy champions, i.e., all those who are planning or working on projects in which solar and other renewable energy technologies are being installed in Federal government facilities. Contents include articles describing the implications of Executive Order 13123 for Federal renewable energy installations, and recent solar energy projects of the Departments of Defense and the Interior, the General Services Administration, and the U.S. Postal Service.
State Energy Program Results: More Projects That Work
A Summary of Success stories of the State Energy Programs. The goal of the State Energy Program is to strengthen the capabilities of States to promote energy efficiency and to adopt renewable energy technologies, thereby helping the nation save energy and realize a stronger economy, cleaner environment, and a more secure future.
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, First Session, Volume 145, Part 16
The Congressional Record contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives.
United States Reports, Volume 519: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1996
Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between October 7, 1996 and February 26, 1997. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1303.
United States Reports, Volume 520: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1996
Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between March 3 and June 18, 1997. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1332.
United States Reports, Volume 510: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1993
Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between October 4, 1993 and March 21, 1994. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1323.
United States Reports, Volume 511: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1993
Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between March 22 and June 7, 1994. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1193.
United States Reports, Volume 517: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1995
Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between March 20 and June 13, 1996. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1303.
United States Reports, Volume 518: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1995
Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between June 13 and October 3, 1996. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1061.
United States Reports, Volume 514: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1994
Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between March 1 and May 25, 1995. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1167.
United States Reports, Volume 512: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1993
Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between June 13 and September 30, 1994. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1305.
United States Reports, Volume 515: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1994
Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between May 30 and September 29, 1995. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1313.
United States Reports, Volume 516: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1995
Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between October 2, 1995, and March 19, 1996. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1303.
Energy Efficiency Pays
A fact sheet explaining the technology and benefits of energy efficient residential construction using the ''whole building'' approach.
Clean Cities Award Winning Coalition: Greater Philadelphia
Always going beyond expectations, the Greater Philadelphia Clean Cities Program provides its stakeholders with excellent resources to implement alternative fuel projects. They are known as one of the most successful coalitions in the Clean Cities Program, and are a member-funded organization comprised of large government organizations, utilities, and non-profit groups in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The coalition aggressively promotes alternative fuel vehicle acquisitions; their public outreach efforts target all stakeholders and provide numerous resources to advance the alternative fuel choice.
Clean Cities Award Winning Coalition: Atlanta
The Atlanta Clean City was the first to join the program in 1993, and has been successfully spreading the word about the benefits of alternative fuels ever since. They have already surpassed their year 2000 goal of operating more than 2,600 alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). More than 30 stakeholders continue to help spur the Atlanta AFV market development by implementing innovative alternative fuel projects. Stakeholders actively support legislation that encourages the use of AFVs and sponsor workshops on advancing the choice.
Clean Cities Award Winning Coalition: Denver
The cities of Denver and Boulder comprise the Denver Clean Cities Coalition. They are committed to cleaner fuels, greener fleets, and bluer skies. More than 25 active stakeholders, including local government agencies, utilities, and private organizations, work together to advance alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles in the region. The city of Denver boasts several neighborhood electric vehicles for employees' use around town. The coalition has also sponsored alternative fuel workshops, special events, and has been successful in passing major alternative fuels legislation.
Fast Scintillators for High Radiation Levels
The development of new high luminosity hadron colliders (SSC and LHC) has posed a number of new challenges to traditional detector technologies. In addition to the expected problems of cost, project management, fast timing, energy resolution, occupancy levels, etc., some detectors (particularly calorimeters) face new problems due to the unusually high radiation levels expected in the forward regions of the beam-beam intersections. Although not alone in this category, scintillators face this last problem as probably the determining factor for their use in the high radiation areas, especially in the calorimetric detectors. This article is a review of ongoing developmental work to make scintillators a viable and important element of the next generation of high energy physics detector systems. Although the key problem is that of radiation tolerance, attention has to be paid to such questions as fast timing capability, energy resolution, light output, and photodetector spectral sensitivity and quantum efficiency in order to produce a realistic solution. It is the intent of the authors to show that although the final solutions may not exist at present, the achievements of the past few years show that the solution is probably realizable with proper effort and attention within the time scale envisioned for the construction of the new colliders.
BTS Case Study: The Galloway Family Home
Case study of an energy-efficient Habitat for Humanity house that uses 30% less energy than conventional residential construction. The project was part of the Jimmy Carter Work Project in rural Appalachia in 1997.
Texas Crime Report 1994
Crime statistics in Texas for the year 1994.
The volume cap for tax-exempt private-activity bonds : state and local experience in 1989
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses the volume cap for tax-exempt private-activity bonds.
Texas Crime Report 1996
Crime statistics for Texas in the year 1996.
State fiscal capacity and effort, 1988
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses state fiscal capacity and effort.
Texas Crime Report 1997
Crime statistics in Texas for the year 1997.
Metropolitan organization : the Allegheny County case
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses metropolitan organization.
State constitutional law : cases and materials : 1990-91 supplement
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses state constitutional law.
Representative expenditures : addressing the neglected dimension of fiscal capacity
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses representative expenditures.
The structure of state aid to elementary and secondary education
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses the structure of state aid to elementary and secondary education.
Mandates, cases in state-local relations
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses mandates.
Interjurisdictional tax and policy competition : good or bad for the federal system?
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses interjurisdictional tax and policy competition.
Texas Crime Report 1995
Crime statistics in Texas for the year 1995.
Planning to govern
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses planning to govern.
Tax and expenditure limits on local governments
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses tax and expenditure limits on local governments.
Texas Crime Report 1998
Crime statistics in Texas for the year 1998.
Local government responsibilities in health care.
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses local government responsibilities in health care.
Characteristics of federal grant-in-aid programs to state and local governments : grants funded FY 1993
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses characteristics of federal grant-in-aid programs to state and local governments.
State laws governing local government structure and administration
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses state laws governing local government structure and administration.
RTS 1991 : state revenue capacity and effort
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses state revenue capacity and effort.
Local boundary commissions : status and roles in forming, adjusting, and dissolving local government boundaries
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses local boundary commissions.
Guide to the criminal justice system for general government elected officials
The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses the criminal justice system for general government elected officials.
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