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Economics of tokamak power systems

Description: The impact of plasma operating characteristics, engineering options, and technology on the capital-cost trends of Tokamak power plants is determined. Tokamak power systems are compared to other advanced energy systems and found to be economically competitive. A three-phase strategy for demonstrating commercial feasibility of fusion power, based on a common-site multiple-unit concept, is presented.
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Reid, R.L. & Steiner, D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Clearlake Hot Dry Rock geothermal project: Institutional policies, administrative issues, and technical tasks

Description: The Clearlake Project is a three-party collaboration between the California Energy Commission, City of Clearlake, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. It aims to develop a deep hot, dry geothermal resource under the city. The project is funded by the Commission, and administered by the City. Technical operations are conducted by Laboratory staff and resources seconded from the Hot Dry Rock program. In addition to the normal geothermal exploration problems of predicting geological and geophysical… more
Date: January 1, 1991
Creator: Burns, K.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Conservation and economic development

Description: This oral presentation is about the Espanola Power Savers Project which involves both the utility and for the community. I'm going to spend much of my time today discussing why this project makes sense for the community, but I would like to start with a brief word about why community-based conservation makes sense for utilities. A number of reasons are listed to show why conservation is today's energy resource of choice. But if, for a moment, we take that as a given and ask why community-based … more
Date: May 1, 1992
Creator: Sullivan, M.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Economic evaluation of tokamak power plants

Description: This study reports the impact of plasma operating characteristics, engineering options, and technology on the capital cost trends of tokamak power plants. Tokamak power systems are compared to other advanced energy systems and found to be economically competitive. A three-phase strategy for demonstrating commercial feasibility of fusion power, based on a common-site multiple-unit concept, is presented.
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Reid, R.L. & Steiner, D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy in the Mountain West: Colonialism and Independence

Description: In many ways, the mountain west (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming) is an energy colony for the rest of the United States: it is rich in energy resources that are extracted to fuel economic growth in the wealthier and more populous coastal regions. Federal agencies and global corporations often behave as if the mountain west is a place to be exploited or managed for the benefit of customers and consumers elsewhere. Yet, the area. is not vast empty spac… more
Date: August 1, 2007
Creator: Piet, Steven; Brown, Lloyd; Cherry, Robert; Cooper, Craig; Heydt, Harold; Holman, Richard et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Current Outlook for 99mTc Distribution Based on Electron Accelerator Production

Description: In 1999 a practical example illustrating the economical and reliable production of 99mTc from an accelerator was developed. It included the realistic costs involved in establishing and operating the accelerator facility and the distribution of the 99mTc to regions in Florida. However, the technology was never commercialized. Recent political and economic developments prompted this second look at accelerator produced 99mTc. The practicality of this system in 2007 dollars was established to accou… more
Date: July 1, 2007
Creator: Nelson, Benjamin L.; Bence, W. David & Snyder, John R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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User-Friendly Tool to Calculate Economic Impacts from Coal, Natural Gas, and Wind: The Expanded Jobs and Economic Development Impact Model (JEDI II); Preprint

Description: In this paper we examine the impacts of building new coal, gas, or wind plants in three states: Colorado, Michigan, and Virginia. Our findings indicate that local/state economic impacts are directly related to the availability and utilization of local industries and services to build and operate the power plant. For gas and coal plants, the economic benefit depends significantly on whether the fuel is obtained from within the state, out of state, or some combination. We also find that the taxes… more
Date: June 1, 2006
Creator: Tegen, S.; Goldberg, M. & Milligan, M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Future Air Conditioning Energy Consumption in Developing Countriesand what can be done about it: The Potential of Efficiency in theResidential Sector

Description: The dynamics of air conditioning are of particular interestto energy analysts, both because of the high energy consumption of thisproduct, but also its disproportionate impact on peak load. This paperaddresses the special role of this end use as a driver of residentialelectricity consumption in rapidly developing economies. Recent historyhas shown that air conditioner ownership can grow grows more rapidly thaneconomic growth in warm-climate countries. In 1990, less than a percentof urban Chines… more
Date: May 1, 2007
Creator: McNeil, Michael A. & Letschert, Virginie E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Variables Affecting Economic Development of Wind Energy

Description: NREL's JEDI Wind model performed an analysis of wind-power-related economic development drivers. Economic development benefits for wind and coal were estimated using NREL's JEDI Wind and JEDI Coal models.
Date: July 1, 2008
Creator: Lantz, E. & Tegen, S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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2007 Renewable Energy: Solar Fuels Gordon Research Conference - January 21-26

Description: This Gordon Research Conference seeks to brings together chemists, physicists, materials scientists and biologists to address perhaps the outstanding technical problem of the 21st Century - the efficient, and ultimately economical, storage of energy from carbon-neutral sources. Such an advance would deliver a renewable, environmentally benign energy source for the future. A great technological challenge facing our global future is energy. The generation of energy, the security of its supply, an… more
Date: February 1, 2008
Creator: Nocera, Daniel G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The use of industrial energy in seven OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries

Description: The objective of this study was to analyze the industrial demand for energy in seven Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries with particular emphasis on fuel substitution between oil, natural gas, coal, and electricity. Changing fuel demand also results from economic growth, changes in industrial structure, and changes in the energy intensity of industrial output. A historical analysis of these factors and fuel substitution is undertaken for industry as an aggrega… more
Date: January 1, 1987
Creator: Sutherland, R.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Proceedings of the 1987 socioeconomic energy research and analysis conference

Description: The Department of Energy (the Department) convened the first Socioeconomic Energy Research and Analysis Conference in May 1987, in the spirit of constructive dialogue and mutual concern about numerous energy issues and problems. The objective was to provide a national forum for illuminating specific energy and related socioeconomic issues of our nation and discussing realistic approaches to energy policy assessments. This action was based on the Department's commitment to lead the way in develo… more
Date: August 1, 1990
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Conservation and economic development

Description: This oral presentation is about the Espanola Power Savers Project which involves both the utility and for the community. I`m going to spend much of my time today discussing why this project makes sense for the community, but I would like to start with a brief word about why community-based conservation makes sense for utilities. A number of reasons are listed to show why conservation is today`s energy resource of choice. But if, for a moment, we take that as a given and ask why community-based … more
Date: May 1, 1992
Creator: Sullivan, M. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pulp and paper mill of the future: A workshop. Final report

Description: This workshop began with sessions to consider where the industry is likely to be, or ideally where it should be, say, by the year 2020. The next sessions considered the `drivers` that motivate the industry to change. These drivers could be motivations towards the vision developed earlier, or they may be forces that tend to prevent the vision of the future form being realized. The final sessions focused on what techniques are being (or should be) developed in four major process areas of a typica… more
Date: October 1, 1993
Creator: Fleischman, E. & Sobczynski, S. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparing Statewide Economic Impacts of New Generation from Wind, Coal, and Natural Gas in Arizona, Colorado, and Michigan: Preprint

Description: With increasing concerns about energy independence, job outsourcing, and risks of global climate change, it is important for policy makers to understand all impacts from their decisions about energy resources. This paper assesses one aspect of the impacts: direct economic effects. The paper compares impacts to states from equivalent new electrical generation from wind, natural gas, and coal. Economic impacts include materials and labor for construction, operations, maintenance, fuel extraction,… more
Date: August 1, 2005
Creator: Tegen, S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Applying environmental externalities to US Clean Coal Technologies for Taiwan

Description: During the period 1971 to 1980, electricity consumption in Taiwan increased remarkably at an average rate of 12.2% per year. Despite experiencing a record low in 1982 and 1983, electricity demand returned to double digit growth, reaching 11.6% and 10.2% in 1987 and 1988, respectively, due to a strong economic recovery. In 1988, 71.6 TWh of electricity was produced, 21.1 TWh of which was from coal-fired units (29%). The electricity demand for Taiwan is expected to continue to grow at a very rapi… more
Date: January 1, 1992
Creator: Szpunar, C. B. & Gillette, J. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Parametric design study of tandem mirror fusion reactors

Description: The parametric design study of the tandem mirror reactor (TMR) is described. The results of this study illustrate the variation of reactor characteristics with changes in the independent design parameters, reveal the set of design parameters which minimizes the cost of the reactor, and show the sensitivity of the optimized design to physics and technological uncertainties. The total direct capital cost of an optimized 1000 MWe TMR is estimated to be $1300/kWe. The direct capital cost of a 2000 … more
Date: May 27, 1977
Creator: Carlson, G. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Single technology pitfall. [Principles of cost reduction in solar energy]

Description: As a first step toward cost reduction six principles are suggested to enhance the solar energy cost picture: use solar energy as a supplement; find a year round application for your collector system; reduce the material content per unit area of collector; generate higher temperatures - make better use of second law of thermodynamics; develop commercial size air conditioning units first for economy; and adapt solar energy to current energy handling technology. The ''baby power tower&#x… more
Date: January 1, 1976
Creator: Cottingham, J G
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mirror machine reactors. [Performance evaluation for different concepts]

Description: Recent mirror reactor conceptual design studies are described. Considered in detail is the design of ''standard'' Yin-Yang fusion power reactors with classical and enhanced confinement. It is shown that to be economically competitive with estimates for other future energy sources, mirror reactors require a considerable increase in Q, or major design simplifications, or preferably both. These improvements may require a departure from the ''standard'' configuration. Two attractive possibilities, … more
Date: January 1, 1976
Creator: Carlson, G. A. & Moir, R. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reference mirror hybrid fusion-fission reactor design

Description: The status of the reference mirror hybrid reactor design being performed by LLL and General Atomic is summarized. The reactor parameters have been chosen to minimize the cost of producing fissile fuel for consumption in fission power reactors. The design draws on the experience developed at LLL in previous hybrid reactor conceptual designs and on GA expertise in gas-cooling technology and fission reactor mechanical design. As in the past, we have emphasized the use of existing technology where … more
Date: June 8, 1977
Creator: Bender, D. J.; Lee, J. D. & Neef, W. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An approach to establishing cooperative R&D projects with Russian Institutes

Description: An important part of technology exchange between the US and the former Soviet Union is the identification and implementation of cooperative projects that benefit both Russia and the US. The US Department of Energy and its laboratories have established an approach to identify potential technologies that can contribute to solving US environmental problems and to establish projects for enhancing technology development. This approach consists of screening technologies for US applications, conductin… more
Date: December 31, 1993
Creator: Hunter, T.; Albert, T.; Fryberger, T. & Romanovsky, V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The International Environmental Institute: Leveraging the investment in Hanford for economic growth

Description: Billions of dollars are being invested to achieve environmental compliance at the Hanford Site. The 30-yr-plan for the Site calls for remediation and restoration followed by rampdown and closure of the US Department of Energy`s (DOE) mission at the Site. The investment of the Federal government during this restoration period provides a real opportunity to go beyond the cleanup mission and convert the Site`s assets to other uses that benefit the region, nation, and world. The International Envir… more
Date: February 1, 1994
Creator: Atkin, S. D. & Schwenk, R. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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