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Fusion utilization projections in the United States energy economy

The following topics are discussed in some detail in this report: (1) applications of fusion energy, (2) fusion implementation in the US energy system, (3) reactor performance requirements, (4) technology for electric applications, and (5) technology for synthetic fuel/chemical applications. (MOW)

Date: November 1, 1979

Creator: Powell, J.R. & Fillo, J.A.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Study on reduction of accessory horsepower requirements. Eighth quarterly progress report

This is the eighth quarterly technical progress report for a program in which the objective is to evolve and define an accessory drive system that will minimize system power consumption of driven accessories on an internal combustion engine in a passenger automobile. The initial program phases established concept feasibility, determined potential fuel savings, and selected a drive system design for concept mechanization. The current Phase IV carries the program through prototype fabrication and… more

Date: July 31, 1976

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Impact of selected energy conservation technologies on baseline demands

This study is an application of the modeling and demand projection capability existing at Brookhaven National Laboratory to specific options in energy conservation. Baseline energy demands are modified by introducing successively three sets of conservation options. The implementation of improved building standards and the use of co-generation in industry are analyzed in detail and constitute the body of this report. Two further sets of energy demands are presented that complete the view of a lo… more

Date: September 1, 1977

Creator: Doernberg, A

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Electric-utility DSM programs: 1990 data and forecasts to 2000

In April 1992, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released data on 1989 and 1990 electric-utility demand-site management (DMS) programs. These data represent a census of US utility DSM programs, with reports of utility expenditures, energy savings, and load reductions caused by these programs. In addition, EIA published utility estimates of the costs and effects of these programs from 1991 to 2000. These data provide the first comprehensive picture of what utilities are spending and ac… more

Date: June 1, 1992

Creator: Hirst, E.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Georgetown University atmospheric fluidized bed boiler cogeneration system

This report presents the results of one year of operation of the cogeneration system capability of the Georgetown University coal- fired, atmospheric fluidized-bed (AFB) boiler. The AFB was designed and installed under a separate contract with the US Department of Energy. The AFB project funded by DOE to demonstrate that high sulfur coal could be burned in an environmentally acceptable manner in a urban environment such as Georgetown. In addition, operational data from the unit would assist the… more

Date: August 1, 1991

Creator: Podbielski, V. & Shaff, D.P.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Energy and water consumption of Pacific Northwest irrigation systems

Irrigation in the Pacific Northwest is an energy-intensive process which represents a major part of the total energy used in farm level food production. Since 1950, several major developments have precipitated pronounced increases in irrigation energy requirements. For example, the invention of efficient high-lift pumps, labor-saving equipment, new uses for irrigation sprinklers, and profitable cropping patterns have substantially escalated irrigation energy consumption in the Pacific Northwest… more

Date: September 1, 1977

Creator: King, L. D.; Wensink, R. B.; Wolfe, J. W. & Shearer, M. N.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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ORNL TNS program: microwave start-up of tokamak plasmas near electron cyclotron and upper hybrid resonances

The scenario of toroidal plasma start-up with microwave initiation and heating near the electron cyclotron frequency is suggested and examined here. We assume microwave irradiation from the high field side and an anomalously large absorption of the extraordinary waves near the upper hybrid resonance. The dominant electron energy losses are assumed to be due to magnetic field curvature and parallel drifts, ionization of neutrals, cooling by ions, and radiation by low Z impurities. It is shown by… more

Date: December 1, 1977

Creator: Peng, Y. K. M. & Borowski, S. K.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Conservation prototype grants management and planning system. Volume 7 of the sourcebook

Part C, Title III, of Public Law 94-163, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 established a program for State Energy Conservation Plans designed to promote the conservation of energy and reduce the rate of energy demand growth. The Act authorized the Federal Energy Administration, which since has become part of the Department of Energy, to establish procedures for the program and to grant financial and technical assistance to eligible States in support of their Energy Conservation Pla… more

Date: January 1, 1978

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Matching renewable energy systems to village-level energy needs

This report provides a five step process for matching alternative renewable energy technologies with energy needs in rural villages of developing countries. Analytic tools are given for each of the five steps as well as information that can be expected. Twelve characterization criteria are developed to assist in the matching process. Three of these criteria, called discrimination criteria, are used for preliminary screening of technology possibilities for each need. The other criteria address s… more

Date: June 1, 1980

Creator: Ashworth, J.H. & Neuendorffer, J.W.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Public opinion factors regarding nuclear power

This paper is an effort to identify, as comprehensively as possible, public concerns about nuclear power, and to assess, where possible, the relative importance of these concerns as they relate to government regulation of and policy towards nuclear power. It is based on some two dozen in-depth interviews with key communicators representing the nuclear power industry, the environmental community, and government, as well as on the parallel efforts in our research project: (1) review of federal co… more

Date: January 1, 1991

Creator: Benson, B.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Opportunities for coal to methanol conversion

The accumulations of mining residues in the anthracite coal regions of Pennsylvania offer a unique opportunity to convert the coal content into methanol that could be utilized in that area as an alternative to gasoline or to extend the supplies through blending. Additional demand may develop through the requirements of public utility gas turbines located in that region. The cost to run this refuse through coal preparation plants may result in a clean coal at about $17.00 per ton. After gasifica… more

Date: April 1, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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New York State energy-analytic information system: first-stage implementation

So that energy policy by state government may be formulated within the constraints imposed by policy determined at the national level - yet reflect the diverse interests of its citizens - large quantities of data and sophisticated analytic capabilities are required. This report presents the design of an energy-information/analytic system for New York State, the data for a base year, 1976, and projections of these data. At the county level, 1976 energy-supply demand data and electric generating … more

Date: September 1, 1979

Creator: Allentuck, J.; Carroll, O. & Fiore, L.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Technology trends in econometric energy models: Ignorance or information

Simple time trend variables in factor demand models can be statistically powerful variables, but may tell the researcher very little. Even more complex specification of technical change, e.g. factor biased, are still the economentrician's measure of ignorance'' about the shifts that occur in the underlying production process. Furthermore, in periods of rapid technology change the parameters based on time trends may be too large for long run forecasting. When there is clearly identifiable engine… more

Date: January 1, 1991

Creator: Boyd, G.; Kokkelenberg, E. & Ross, M.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Effects of atmospheric variability on energy utilization and conservation. Progress report

Research progress for the period September 1979 to July 1980 is reported. Research was structured along four major tasks: (1) atmospheric circulation and climate variability; (2) urban mesoclimate; (3) energy demand modelling; and (4) economic implications of weather variability and energy demand: stimulating residential energy conservation through the financial section. (ACR)

Date: July 1980

Creator: Reiter, Elmar R.; Burns, C. C.; Cochrane, H.; Johnson, G. R.; Leong, H. & Sheaffer, J. D.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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State energy price and expenditure report 1989

The State Energy Price and Expenditure Report (SEPER) presents energy price and expenditure estimates for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the United States. The estimates are provided by energy source (e.g., petroleum, natural gas, coal, and electricity) and by major consuming or economic sector. This report is an update of the State Energy Price and Expenditure Report 1988 published in September 1990. Changes from the last report are summarized in a section of the documentation. E… more

Date: September 30, 1991

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Final report to the President on oil supply shortages during 1979

Stockpile levels at the beginning of 1979, imports during the first half of the year, and inventory management were primarily responsible for the oil supply shortage in the spring and summer of 1979. There was a 3.1% reduction in oil supply in May to July of 1979 relative to the same period in 1978, and a 0.2% reduction relative to 1977. The reduction in available oil between 1979 and previous years was even greater than the reduction in supply. Domestic production of crude oil declined between… more

Date: July 1, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Modeling long-term coal production with the Argonne Coal Market Model

The Argonne Coal Market (ACM) Model was developed as part of the National Coal Utilization Assessment, a comprehensive study of coal-related environmental, health, and safety impacts funded by the Energy Research and Development Administration. The model has a relatively high degree of regional detail on both supply and demand. Coal demands are forecasted by a combination of trend and econometric analysis. Coal supply in each region is characterized by a linearly increasing function relating in… more

Date: January 1, 1977

Creator: Dux, C D; Krohm, G C & VanKuiken, J C

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Geothermal energy for American Samoa

The geothermal commercialization potential in American Samoa was investigated. With geothermal energy harnessed in American Samoa, a myriad of possibilities would arise. Existing residential and business consumers would benefit from reduced electricity costs. The tuna canneries, demanding about 76% of the island's process heat requirements, may be able to use process heat from a geothermal source. Potential new industries include health spas, aquaculture, wood products, large domestic and trans… more

Date: March 1, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Assessment of the need for dry cooling: 1981 update

An assessment of the need for dry cooling of steam-electric power plants over the time period 2000 to 2020 is documented. In the assessment three scenarios for future growth in electrical energy were examined. Characteristics of fresh water supply and consumptive use of water in each of the 99 aggregated subareas within the contiguous United States were reviewed; based on this review the need for dry cooling in each pertinent subarea was delineated.

Date: January 1, 1982

Creator: Sonnichsen, J.C.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Can the Sun replace uranium

Two asymptotic worlds, one based on solar energy, the other based on nuclear energy, are compared. The total energy demand in each case is 2,000 quads. Although the Sun can in principal supply this energy, it probably will be very expensive. If the energy were supplied entirely by breeders, the nuclear energy system would pose formidable systems problems--particularly safety and proliferation. It is suggested that in view of these possible difficulties, all options must be kept open.

Date: July 1, 1977

Creator: Weinberg, A.M.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Evaluation of processes for producing gasoline from wood. Final report

Three processes for producing gasoline from wood by pyrolysis have been investigated. Technical and economic comparisons among the processes have been made, based on a hypothetical common plant size of 2000 tons per day green wood chip feedstock. In order to consider the entire fuel production process, the energy and cost inputs for producing and delivering the feedstock were included in the analysis. In addition, perspective has been provided by comparisons of the wood-to-gasoline technologies… more

Date: May 1, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Evaluation of energy related risk acceptance (APHA energy task force)

Living in a technological society with large energy requirements involves a number of related actities with attendant health risks, both to the working and to the general public. Therefore, the formulation of some general principles for risk acceptance is necessary. In addition to maximizing benefits and minimizing risk, relevant considerations must be made about the perception of risk as voluntary or involuntary, the number of persons collectively at risk at any one occasion, and the extent to… more

Date: January 1, 1977

Creator: Hull, A.P.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Energy study of rail passenger transportation. Volume 1. Executive summary

The results and conclusions of the study by SRI treats the following topics: physical assets and services of rail passenger systems; energy demands and intensities; roles of local institutions; the industry future; and the role of the Federal government. Data reported were collected in 1976 and 1977, and in most cases, cover calendar year 1975.

Date: August 1979

Creator: Henderson, Clark

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Solar Total Energy System, Large Scale Experiment, Shenandoah, Georgia. Final technical progress report. Volume III. Appendix. [1. 72 MW thermal and 383. 6 kW electric power for 42,000 ft/sup 2/ knitwear plant]

This is the appendix to the Stearns-Roger Engineering Company conceptual design report on ERDA's Large Scale Experiment No. 2 (LSE No. 2). The object of this LSE is to design, construct, test, evaluate and operate a STES for the purpose of obtaining experience with large scale hardware systems and to establish engineering capability for subsequent demonstration projects. This particular LSE is to be located at Shenandoah, Georgia, and will provide power to the Bleyle knitwear factory. Unde… more

Date: October 17, 1977

Creator: None,

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department