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Minnesota Retrofit Insulation In-Situ Test Program: extension and review

Description: An insulation's performance is of primary concern to the consumer who is considering re-insulating his home. Minnesota Retrofit Insulation In Situ Test Program, published by the Department of Energy in June 1978, details the findings of an in situ study of various thermal insulations installed in 55 residences in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. The study, conducted in the summer of 1977, consisted of field observations and laboratory measurements of properties critical to the insulations' perfor… more
Date: February 1, 1980
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Energy-supply options for Soldier's Grove, Wisconsin. A summary of recommendations

Description: This report presents ANL's findings on energy supply options for Soldier's Grove, Wisconsin. Thirteen energy supply systems were considered. Although any of the systems could be used--at a price--Argonne recommends the new downtown be supplied by a wood-fired central heating plant with steam distribution. Although a list of the less desirable systems is provided, full details have been omitted here, but will be included in ANL's final report.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Kron, R.; Davis, A.; Davis, H.; Kennedy, A. S.; Bauer, P.; Hrabak, R. et al.
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Analysis of costs and scarce fuel savings associated with nine Eastern and North Central center city conversions to a district energy system

Description: This study considers the major urbanized areas of nine US cities to arrive at rough estimates of costs required to retrofit them with district energy systems (DES). Only those costs associated with heating and hot water are addressed here. Demand estimates and energy-supply analyses are made, and component capital costs are estimated to arrive at annualized system costs. Finally, a comparison of alternative energy-delivery options is made, and estimates of scarce-fuel savings are derived. 49 re… more
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Davis, A. A.; Santini, D. J.; Marder, S. M. & Bernow, S. S.
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Assessment of the feasibility of recommissioning the French Landing Hydroelectric Facility in Van Buren Township, Michigan. Final report

Description: The results of a study of the feasibility of recommissioning a small, low-head hydroelectric facility in southeastern Michigan are presented. The study concludes that there are several cost-effective designs for recommissioning the site, based on the use of vertical turbines and the sale of power to nearby industrial markets. In terms of the bulk sale of power to the local electric utility, no cost-effective alternatives were found to exist. A major burden on project cost-effectiveness was foun… more
Date: February 1, 1979
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Feasibility study for Boardman River hydroelectric power. Final report

Description: The feasibility of generating additional hydroelectric power from five consecutive existing dams located on the Boardman River in Grand Traverse County and Traverse City, Michigan, was investigated. The potential hydropower production capabilities, in terms of base load power and peak load power, the legal-institutional-environmental constraints, and the economic feasibility, including capital investment, operating costs and maintenance costs, were evaluated for each of the five dam sites indiv… more
Date: February 22, 1979
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Solarization/conservation technology development program for existing housing. Progress report

Description: A four month period of project organization, data file examination, development of concepts and technical study of S/C components is covered. At the start of the project 188 residences were considered appropriate for study in this program. All of these houses in the course of three years have had code update assistance. This has included some conservation retrofit. The City of Ann Arbor has been selected for a pilot study of the RCS Audit program. As of this date an initial 200 audits have been… more
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: Oberdick, W.
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Organic constituents in sour condensates from shale-oil and petroleum-crude runs at Sohio's Toledo refinery: identification and wastewater-control-technology considerations

Description: Samples of sour condensate generated from the continuous processing of both crude shale oil and petroleum crude were collected and extracted with methylene chloride. The extracts were analyzed using capillary-column gas chromatography/mass spectrometry at Argonne National Laboratory and Radian Corporation. Qualitatively, the predominant types of organic compounds present in the shale-oil sour condensate were pyridines and anilines; semiquantitatively, these compounds were present at a concentra… more
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: Wingender, R J; Harrison, W & Raphaelian, L A
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Heavy oil reservoirs recoverable by thermal technology. Annual report

Description: This volume contains reservoir, production, and project data for target reservoirs which contain heavy oil in the 8 to 25/sup 0/ API gravity range and are susceptible to recovery by in situ combustion and steam drive. The reservoirs for steam recovery are less than 2500 feet deep to comply with state-of-the-art technology. In cases where one reservoir would be a target for in situ combustion or steam drive, that reservoir is reported in both sections. Data were collectd from three source types:… more
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: Kujawa, P.
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Formerly utilized MED/AEC sites remedial action program: radiological survey of the Museum of Science and Industry, 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois. Final report

Description: From August 15, 1946 until July 15, 1953, ANL occupied part of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago; some handling of radioactive materials took place. In a radiation survey taken of the areas in 1977, instrument and smear surveys were made, and air and soil samples were counted. Results indicate there is no identifiable residual radioactivity remaining from MED/AEC operations during the period 1946 through 1953. (DLC)
Date: February 1, 1979
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Large-city district-heating studies for the Minneapolis--St. Paul area

Description: The Department of Energy, Minnesota Energy Agency, Northern States Power Company, and other local government and private organizations are cooperatively performing an in-depth application study to determine the feasibility of district heating for a large northern-U.S. city. Over 90% of the space- and water-heating requirements are currently supplied by oil and gas. Hence, district heating can potentially replace large quantities of scarce fuels with coal or nuclear resources. In addition, distr… more
Date: February 8, 1978
Creator: Karnitz, M. A. & Rubin, A. M.
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Evaluation of Toledo Edison Company's 316(a) and 316(b) demonstrations for the Bay Shore Station. [Analysis of impacts of thermal discharge on Maumee Bay and analysis of impact of entrainment and impingement on fish communities]

Description: Toledo Edison Company's Bay Shore steam electric generation station in Oregon, Ohio, discharges effluents into nearby Maumee Bay. Demonstration report 316(a) by WAPORA (1977) analyzed the impacts of thermal discharge on Maumee Bay, and demonstration report 316(b) by Reutter et al (1978) analyzed the impact of entrainment and impingement on fish communities. Pacific Northwest Laboratory assessed these two reports. We generally agree with WAPORA (1977) on the impact of thermal effluents on the Ma… more
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: Cushing, C. E.; Onishi, Y. & Simmons, M. A.
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Wind energy resource atlas. Volume 3. Great Lakes Region

Description: The Great Lakes Region atlas assimilates six collections of wind resource data, one for the region and one for each of the five states that compose the Great Lakes region: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin. At the state level, features of the climate, topography, and wind resource are discussed in greater detail than in the regional discussion and the data locations on which the assessment is based are mapped. Variations over several time scales in the wind resource at selected stati… more
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: Paton, D. L.; Bass, A.; Smith, D. G.; Elliott, D. L.; Barchet, W. R. & George, R. L.
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Integrated mined-area reclamation and land use planning. A case study of surface mining and reclamation planning: area strip coal mining, Peabody Universal Mine, Universal, Indiana

Description: An integrated surface mining and reclamation program typical of those found at large scale surface coal mining operations in the Midwest and West is examined in this case study, which focuses on Peabody Coal Co.'s Universal Mine in west central Indiana. A high volatile, bituminous coal is extracted and processed at the Universal site, which opened in 1969 and is now one of the largest producing surface mines in the state. Careful planning for effluent control during mining has resulted in … more
Date: February 1, 1977
Creator: Guernsey, J L; Tiller, M E & LaFevers, J R
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Uranium, thorium, and potassium content of Precambrian rocks, Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northern Wisconsin. Supplement to GJBX--48(76). Uranium and thorium occurrences in Precambrian rocks, Upper Penninsula of Michigan and northern Wisconsin, with thoughts on other possible settings

Description: The method of analysis used in determining U, Th, and K contents of rocks is described, and the results are presented. (LK)
Date: February 1, 1977
Creator: Kalliokoski, J.
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Gas Research Institute improved fracturing. Unconventional natural gas program, eastern devonian shales diagnostic program: Black No. 1 well experiment results. Third quarterly report, October 1979-December 1979

Description: During the last quarter of 1979, Sandia National Laboratories participated in an experiment with Thurlow Weed and Associates and the Morgantown Energy Technology Center. This Devonian Shale gas stimulation experiment was conducted in an area north of Columbus, Ohio. One purpose of the experiment was to apply the diagnostic instrumentation that is available for fracture mapping and characterization to increase our understanding of the stimulation technique. The induced fracture apparently follow… more
Date: February 1, 1980
Creator: Schuster, C.L. (ed.)
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Summary of three regional assessment studies of solar electric generation opportunities in the Southwest, Southeast, and Northeast United States

Description: Market opportunities for solar generation of electricity for utility and for residential/commercial/industrial applications in the Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest regions of the United States were evaluated in three studies (JBF 1979, Stone and Webster 1979a, 1979b) and are summarized. The evaluations were based on both economic analyses and user perception of what they would require to select or approve the use of solar electric generation for themselves or for their employers. Over 30 uti… more
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: Watts, R.L. & Harty, H.
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State power plant productivity programs

Description: The findings of a working group formed to review the status of efforts by utilities and utility regulators to increase the availability and reliability of generating units are presented. Representatives from nine state regulatory agencies, NRRI, and DOE, participated on the Working Group. The Federal government has been working cooperatively with utilities, utility organizations, and with regulators to encourage and facilitate improvements in power plant productivity. Cooperative projects under… more
Date: February 1, 1981
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Wind energy resource atlas. Volume 2. The North Central Region

Description: The North Central atlas assimilates six collections of wind resource data: one for the region and one for each of the five states that compose the North Central region (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota). At the state level, features of the climate, topography and wind resource are discussed in greater detail than is provided in the regional discussion, and that data locations on which the assessment is based are mapped. Variations, over several time scales, in the wind … more
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: Freeman, D. L.; Hadley, D. L.; Elliott, D. L.; Barchet, W. R. & George, R. L.
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Coalbed methane production case histories

Description: The production of methane gas from coal and coal-bearing rocks is one of the prime objectives of the Department of Energy's Methane Recovery from Coalbeds Project. This report contains brief description of wells that are presently producing gas from coal or coal-bearing rocks. Data from three gob gas production areas in Illinois, an in-mine horizontal borehole degasification, and eleven vertical boreholes are presented. Production charts and electric logs of the producing zones are include… more
Date: February 1, 1981
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Variable trajectory model for regional assessments of air pollution from sulfur compounds.

Description: This report describes a sulfur oxides atmospheric pollution model that calculates trajectories using single-layer historical wind data as well as chemical transformation and deposition following discrete contaminant air masses. Vertical diffusion under constraints is calculated, but all horizontal dispersion is a funcion of trajectory variation. The ground-level air concentrations and deposition are calculated in a rectangular area comprising the northeastern United States and southeastern Cana… more
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Powell, D. C.; McNaughton, D. J.; Wendell, L. L. & Drake, R. L.
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Problems associated with the use of urea-formaldehyde foam for residential insulation. Part III. Residential studies in Colorado and Wisconsin

Description: Formaldehyde levels were measured in homes in problem and non-problem areas in Wisconsin and Colorado to elucidate the severity and the extent of formaldehyde emission under field conditions, help correlate laboratory findings with field observations, and investigate the cause and effect relationship between insulation stability and weather conditions of an area. Methods for selecting homes and sampling are described. Interviews were conducted with occupants of the homes and the data are tabula… more
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: Schutte, W. C.; Cole, R. S.; Frank, C. W. & Long, K. R.
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