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Land use and environmental impacts of decentralized solar energy use

The physical, spatial and land-use impacts of decentralized solar technologies applied at the community level by the year 2000 are examined. The results of the study are intended to provide a basis for evaluating the way in which a shift toward reliance on decentralized energy technologies may eventually alter community form. Six land-use types representative of those found in most US cities are analyzed according to solar penetration levels identified in the maximum solar scenario for the year… more

Date: January 1, 1980

Creator: Twiss, R.H.; Smith, P.L.; Gatzke, A.E. & McCreary, S.T.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Education data base. Annual report, October 1, 1978-September 30, 1979

The achievements and progress on the Solar Energy Education Data Base (SEEDB) during FY 1979 are summarized. The operation and associated problems of SEEDB; systems hardware and software switchover, and other general concerns of the data base are discussed. A statistical summary of schools participating in the data base is included. (MHR)

Date: February 1, 1980

Creator: Corcoleotes, G. & O'Connor, K.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Solar thermal small power systems study, program summary report. Phase II: study results

This Phase II Study of small solar power systems (SSPS) has been structured to determine conditions under which SSPS can be cost-effective sources of electric power in the US in the period 1985 to 2015. An extensive data base, which provides a discrete identification of all utility and industrial electric generating units up to and including 10 MW/sub e/ in rated capacity, has been prepared. This data base defines the market for which comparative evaluations are made of SSPS and alternative fos… more

Date: July 12, 1979

Creator: Lapedes, D.E.; Munjal, P.K. & Sitney, L.R.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Review of legal and institutional issues in the use of decentralized solar energy systems

The legal and institutional issues involved in the use of decentralized solar energy systems are examined for the purpose of advising government planners and policymakers, the solar industry, solar researchers, and prospective solar users of present and potential impediments and incentives to solar commercialization. This information was gathered primarily through a comprehensive literature review, with supplementary data provided through interviews with representatives of organizations active … more

Date: April 1, 1980

Creator: Schweitzer, M.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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International Photovoltaic Program Plan

The International Photovoltaics Program Plan is in direct response to the Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978 (PL 95-590). As stated in the Act, the primary objective of the plan is to accelerate the widespread use of photovoltaic systems in international markets. Benefits which could result from increased international sales by US companies include: stabilization and expansion of the US photovoltaic industry, preparing the industry for supplying futur… more

Date: December 1, 1979

Creator: Costello, D.; Koontz, R.; Posner, D.; Heiferling, P.; Carpenter, P.; Forman, S. et al.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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National commercial solar heating and cooling demonstration: purposes, program activities, and implications for future programs

The Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act of 1974 created a set of activities to demonstrate the potential use of solar heating within a three-year period and of combined solar heating and cooling within a five-year period. This study assesses the Commercial Demonstration Program portion of the activity in terms of its stated goals and objectives. The primary data base was DOE contractor reports on commercial demonstration projects. It was concluded that the program did not provide data t… more

Date: May 1, 1980

Creator: Koontz, R.; Genest, M. & Bryant, B.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Solar heating and cooling commercialization research program. Final report

The Solar Heating and Cooling Commercialization Research Program has addressed a recognized need to accelerate the commercialization of solar products. The development of communication techniques and materials for a target group of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) wholesalers and distributors has been the primary effort. A summary of the program, the approach to the development of the techniques and materials, the conclusions derived from seminar feedback, the development of add… more

Date: November 1, 1979

Creator: Christensen, D.L.; Tragert, W. & Weir, S.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Home retrofitting for energy conservation and solar considerations

This manual explains both the key concepts behind our need for and our impact on energy usage, as well as a nuts-and-bolts explanation of how to improve the energy efficiency of your home. By reviewing both the concepts and practices of energy conservation, the manual presents a comprehensive picture of how home energy use is effected by the inhabitants and by the structure itself. The manual begins with an explanation of why we are looking at energy, then proceeds to explain how the heat trans… more

Date: October 1, 1981

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Solar greenhouses in Minnesota

After a discussion of solar greenhouse phenomena and the potential for heat collection and food production, design recommendations are provided for attached heat collecting solar sunspaces and for attached food producing solar greenhouses. Also, design of a single solar structure to maximize heat collection and food production is considered. A method of predicting the performance for attached heat collecting solar sunspaces is given in which the solar savings fraction is calculated. (LEW)

Date: December 1, 1981

Creator: Polich, M.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Economic and legal aspects of utility consortiums for heliostat purchase

A preliminary exploration is given of the legal and economic considerations surrounding the formation and operation of some form of utility-sponsored collective buying arrangement for heliostats. Particular attention is focused on considerations of federal antitrust law surrounding collective buying and other joint operations by electric utilities. Attention is also given to considerations suggested by the economic theory of monopsony (markets with a single buyer) and oligopsony (markets with a… more

Date: July 1, 1982

Creator: Cole, R.J.; Sommers, P.; Sheppard, W.J. & Nesse, R.J.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Commercialization strategy for the Department of Energy's Solar Buildings Demonstration Program

Efforts reported include: conducting a survey of existing commercial demonstration projects, categorizing these projects, determining criteria for evaluating the feasibility of continuing/aborting demonstration projects, and applying the criteria and making recommendations for which projects to continue and abort. It is recommended to refurbish 114 of the projects examined and to abandon 41. (LEW)

Date: January 1, 1981

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Energy in Mexico: a profile of solar energy activity in its national context

The geopolitical, economic, and cultural aspects of the United States of Mexico are presented. Mexico's energy profile includes the following: energy policy objectives, government energy structure, organizations for implementation, indigeneous energy sources, imported energy sources, solar energy research and development, solar energy organizations and solar energy related legislation and administrative policies. International agreements, contacts, manufacturers, and projects are listed. (MRH)

Date: April 1, 1980

Creator: Hawkins, D.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Survey and analyze the business conditions of the solar industry, April-May 1981. Task I

The response to seminars on Making Market Regulations Work For You are described. The administration and analysis of solar system product certification are discussed. The state-of-the-art in photovoltaics is reviewed. Recommendations on photovoltaics are made concerning regulatory initiatives, system experiments, patent policies, tax policies, procurements, and DOE operations. (MHR)

Date: January 1, 1981

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Summary of the DPR

This report summarizes the Domestic Policy review (DPR) recommendations and the resulting Administration-adopted recommendations in table form. In addition, barriers identified and assumptions used by the panels are listed. A brief history of the Domestic Policy Review and a definition of categories is included.

Date: June 1, 1980

Creator: Easterling, J.; Grace, A. & Kettle, R.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Feasibility evaluation: solar heated textile process water. Volume I. Program results. Final report

A feasibility study was conducted to evaluate the technical and economic constraints associated with the use of solar heating to produce process water for the textile industry. The study developed energy-use data based upon actual plant processes to (1) determine current water needs for the industry by temperature level, and (2) to assess the probable future impact of conservation schemes upon possible solar concepts. A realistic weather and solar-flux-environment definition was made based upon… more

Date: February 1, 1977

Creator: Hester, J. C.; Beard, J. N.; Robinson, G. F. & Harnett, R. M.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Solar energy policy review

A number of memoranda and reports are collected which deal with evaluations of solar energy policy options, including direct and indirect labor impacts and costs of different options and consumer protection. (LEW)

Date: August 17, 1978

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Solar information user priority study

This report identifies for each solar technology those members or potential members of the solar community who, either currently or in the future, will require solar information. In addition, it rates each user's relative need for information within the next three years. This information will be used as input for subsequent studies that will identify specific user needs information. These studies, in turn, will be the basis for information product and data base development for the Solar Energy … more

Date: May 1, 1980

Creator: Belew, W.W. & Wood, B.L.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Study of capital requirements for solar energy. Final report, Volume 1. Analysis of the macroeconomic effects of increased solar energy market penetration

This report defines the analytical framework for, and presents the results of, a study to determine the macroeconomic effects of increased market penetration of solar energy technologies over the 1977-2000 time period. For the purposes of this document, solar technologies are defined as wind, photovoltaics, ocean thermal electric (OTEC), small-scale (non-utility) hydroelectric and all solar active and passive thermal technologies. This research has been undertaken in support of the National Pla… more

Date: July 19, 1979

Creator: Pleatsikas, C.J.; Hudson, E.A.; O'Connor, D.C. & Funkhouser, D.H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Photovoltaic-system costing-methodology development. Final report

Presented are the results of a study to expand the use of standardized costing methodologies in the National Photovoltaics Program. The costing standards, which include SAMIS for manufacturing costs and M and D for marketing and distribution costs, have been applied to concentrator collectors and power-conditioning units. The M and D model was also computerized. Finally, a uniform construction cost-accounting structure was developed for use in photovoltaic test and application projects. The app… more

Date: July 1, 1982

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Investigation of learning and experience curves

The applicability of learning and experience curves for predicting future costs of solar technologies is assessed, and the major test case is the production economics of heliostats. Alternative methods for estimating cost reductions in systems manufacture are discussed, and procedures for using learning and experience curves to predict costs are outlined. Because adequate production data often do not exist, production histories of analogous products/processes are analyzed and learning and aggre… more

Date: April 1, 1980

Creator: Krawiec, F.; Thornton, J. & Edesess, M.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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National solar heating and cooling programs

This document is a compilation of status reports on the national solar heating and cooling programs of seventeen countries participating in the Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society's Solar Energy Pilot Study. These reports were presented in two special sessions of the 25th Congress of the International Solar Energy Society held in May 1979, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. This information exchange activity was part of the two-year follow up (1978-1980) of the Solar Energy Pilot Study, w… more

Date: August 1, 1979

Creator: Blum, S. & Allen, J.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Solar cost reduction through technical improvements: the concepts of learning and experience

The concepts of learning and experience are reviewed and their usefulness for predicting the future costs of solar technologies are evaluated. The literature review indicated that the cost estimates for solar energy technologies are typically made assuming a fixed production process, characterized by standard capacity factors, overhead, and labor costs. The learning curve is suggested as a generalization of the costs of potential solar energy systems. The concept of experience is too ambiguous … more

Date: October 1, 1979

Creator: Krawiec, F. & Flaim, T.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Study of capital requirements for solar energy. Final report, Volume 2. Appendix B: The Hudson-Jorgenson energy/economic model (Long-term interindustry transactions model): a description

The Hudson-Jorgenson Energy/Economic Model - formally known as the Long Term Interindustry Transactions Model (LITM) - is an econometric model of the structure of the US economy. LITM integrates two separate models into one integrated system. These models are the Macroeconomic Model, a growth model incorporating the underlying trends of economic development, and the Interindustry Model, an endogenous coefficient input-output model of the structure of the economy incorporating patterns of expend… more

Date: July 19, 1979

Creator: Hudson, E.A. & Jorgenson, D.W.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Economic analysis of a passive solar multiple-family dwelling for upstate New York

The objective of this study was to examine the economic feasibility of passive solar energy as applied to a multiple-family dwelling in three upstate New York cities: Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse. Specifically, two passive solar applications - a Trombe wall and a direct-gain system - for a nine-unit structure designed by Total Environmental Action, Inc. were analyzed through the use of a solar economic performance code. City-specific data, including climatological information, building cons… more

Date: February 1, 1982

Creator: Laquatra, J. Jr.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department