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California High-Speed Passenger Rail: Project Estimates Could Be Improved to Better Inform Future Decisions

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) met some, but not all of the best practices in GAO's Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide (Cost Guide) for producing cost estimates that are accurate, comprehensive, well documented, and credible. By not following all best practices, there is increased risk of such things as cost overruns, missed deadlines, and unmet performance targets. The Authority… more
Date: March 28, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Feasibility Study of Economics and Performance of Solar Photovoltaics at the Brisbane Baylands Brownfield Site in Brisbane, California.

Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in accordance with the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, selected the Brisbane Baylands site in Brisbane, California, for a feasibility study of renewable energy production. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) provided technical assistance for this project. The purpose of this report is to assess the site for a possible photovoltaic (PV) system installation and estimate the cost, performance, and site impacts of different PV optio… more
Date: April 1, 2013
Creator: Salasovich, J.; Geiger, J.; Healey, V. & Mosey, G.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reducing Enzyme Costs Increases the Market Potential of Biofuels (Fact Sheet)

Description: Cellulosic ethanol prices depend heavily on the cost of the cellulase enzymes used to break down the biomass into fermentable sugars. To reduce these costs, NREL partnered with two leading enzyme companies, Novozymes and Genencor, to engineer new cellulase enzymes that are exceptionally good at breaking down cellulose. Genencor is now part of DuPont Industrial Biosciences.
Date: August 1, 2013
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Feasibility Study of Economics and Performance of Solar Photovoltaics at the Former Fort Ord Army Base Site in Marina, California.

Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in accordance with the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, selected the Former Fort Ord Army Base (FOAB) site in Marina, California, for a feasibility study of renewable energy production. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) provided technical assistance for this project. The purpose of this report is to assess the site for a possible photovoltaic (PV) system installation and estimate the cost, performance, and site impacts of diffe… more
Date: May 1, 2013
Creator: Stoltenberg, B.; Konz, C. & Mosey, G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Clean Cities Now: Vol. 17, No. 1, Spring 2013 (Brochure)

Description: Biannual newsletter for the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities initiative. The newsletter includes feature stories on advanced vehicle deployment, idle reduction, and articles on Clean Cities coalition successes across the country.
Date: May 1, 2013
Creator: Sutor, J.; Tucker, E. & Thomas, J.
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Evaluation of Retrofit Delivery Packages

Description: Residential energy retrofit activities are a critical component of efforts to increase energy efficiency in the U.S. building stock; however, retrofits account for a small percentage of aggregate energy savings at relatively high per unit costs. This report by Building America research team, Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI), describes barriers to widespread retrofits and evaluates opportunities to improve delivery of home retrofit measures by identifying economies of scale in… more
Date: July 1, 2013
Creator: Berman, M.; Smith, P. & Porse, E.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Consumer Convenience and the Availability of Retail Stations as a Market Barrier for Alternative Fuel Vehicles: Preprint

Description: The availability of retail stations can be a significant barrier to the adoption of alternative fuel light-duty vehicles in household markets. This is especially the case during early market growth when retail stations are likely to be sparse and when vehicles are dedicated in the sense that they can only be fuelled with a new alternative fuel. For some bi-fuel vehicles, which can also fuel with conventional gasoline or diesel, limited availability will not necessarily limit vehicle sales but c… more
Date: January 1, 2013
Creator: Melaina, M.; Bremson, J. & Solo, K.
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Feasibility Study of Economics and Performance of Solar Photovoltaics at the Crazy Horse Landfill Site in Salinas, California.

Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in accordance with the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, selected the Crazy Horse Landfill site in Salinas, California, for a feasibility study of renewable energy production. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was contacted to provide technical assistance for this project. The purpose of this report is to assess the site for a possible photovoltaic (PV) system installation and estimate the cost, performance, operation and mainte… more
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: Stoltenberg, B.; Konz, C. & Mosey, G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Glasstire: Visual Art News and Reviews

Description: This is the official website for Glasstire, an online magazine that covers visual art in Texas and Southern California. Founded in 2001, Glasstire was one of the earliest online art journals in the United States. It is a non-profit publication supported in part by grants from The Houston Endowment, The Brown Foundation, the the National Endowment for the Arts, the Greater Houston Community Foundation, the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, and the Texas Commission for the Arts. It i… more
Date: 2013
Creator: Glasstire
Item Type: Refine your search to only Website
Partner: UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit
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