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Comparative assessment of energy-economy interactions

This analysis is concerned with the impact of energy-policy measures on the level, growth, and structure of the US economy. In particular, the nature and magnitude of the causal relationship between variations in the prices of various energy forms and economic performance, as measured by real gross national product (GNP), is studied. The combined Brookhaven National Laboratory/Dale W. Jorgenson Associates (BNL/DHA) energy-economy model system is used to determine the economic effects of three e… more

Date: December 1, 1978

Creator: Goettle, R.J. IV; Hudson, E.A. & Lukachinski, J.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Preliminary report. Preliminary findings and views concerning the exemption of aviation gasoline from the Mandatory Petroleum Allocation and Price Regulations

Preliminary findings indicate that: the fuel is not in short supply; exemption will not have an adverse impact on supply of any other petroleum product subject to the Emergency Petroleum allocation Act of 1973; competition and market force are adequate; exemption will not result in inequitable prices; and exemption will not have adverse state or regional impacts or any other adverse impacts. Chapter II provides background information on the use, production, and distribution of aviation gasoline… more

Date: January 1, 1978

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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Fixed bed gasification for production of industrial fuel gas

This report summarizes the results of technical and economic evaluations of six commercially available, fixed-bed coal gasification processes for the production of industrial fuel gas. The study was performed for DOE and is intended to assist industrial companies in exploring the feasibility of producing gaseous fuels for both retrofit and new industrial plant situations. The report includes a technical analysis of the physical configuration, performance capabilities, and commercial experiments… more

Date: October 1, 1977

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Fundamental economic issues in the development of small scale hydro

Some basic economic issues involved in the development of small-scale hydroelectric power are addressed. The discussion represents an economist's view of the investment process in this resource. Very little investment has been made in small-scale hydro development and an attempt is made to show that the reason for this may not be that the expected present worth of the returns of the project do not exceed the construction cost by a sufficient amount. Rather, a set of factors in combination impos… more

Date: May 1, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Analysis of natural gas supply strategies at Fort Drum

This analysis investigates strategies for Fort Drum to acquire a reliable natural gas supply while reducing its gas supply costs. The purpose of this study is to recommend an optimal supply mix based on the life-cycle costs of each strategy analyzed. In particular, this study is intended to provide initial guidance as to whether or not the building and operating of a propane-air mixing station is a feasible alternative to the current gas acquisition strategy. The analysis proceeded by defining … more

Date: July 1, 1992

Creator: Stucky, D. J.; Shankle, S. A. & Anderson, D. M.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Preliminary report. Preliminary findings and views concerning the exemption of kerojet fuels from the Mandatory Petroleum Allocation and Price Regulations

Preliminary findings indicate the following: kerojet fuel is not in short supply; it will not adversely impact on the supply of other petroleum products subject to the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act; competition and market forces are adequate; and it will not result in inequitable prices for kerojet or other products. Chapter II provides background information on the use, production, and distribution of kerojet. Chapter III analyzes the historical interaction of supply, demand, and price, a… more

Date: January 1, 1978

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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Capital requirements for the transportation of energy materials: 1979 ARC estimates. Draft final report

This report contains TERA's estimates of capital requirements to transport natural gas, crude oil, petroleum products, and coal in the United States by 1990. The low, medium, and high world-oil-price scenarios from the EIA's Mid-range Energy Forecasting System (MEFS), as used in the 1979 Annual Report to Congress (ARC), were provided as a basis for the analysis and represent three alternative futures. TERA's approach varies by energy commodity to make best use of the information and analytical … more

Date: August 13, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Documentation of Volume Three of the 1978 Energy Information Administration Annual Report to Congress

The purpose of the ARC78 forecasts and the ways in which they differ from those in the ARC77 are discussed. In a preliminary overview of the projection process, the relationship between energy prices, supply, and demand is addressed. Topics treated in detail include a description of energy-economic interactions, assumptions regarding world oil prices, and energy modeling in the long term beyond 1995. Subsequent sections present the general approach and methodology underlying the forecasts, and … more

Date: February 29, 1980

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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Energy reserves. [Summary of reserve estimates and economic supply models for exhaustible resources]

There is an increasing concern about scarcity of the world's remaining natural energy resources and, in particular, the future supply of oil and natural gas. This paper summarizes recent estimates of energy reserves and economic supply models for exhaustible resources. The basic economic theory of resource exhaustion is reviewed, and recent estimates of both discovered and undiscovered energy resources are presented and compared. Domestic and world-wide reserve estimates are presented for crude… more

Date: March 1, 1977

Creator: Tessmer, R.G. Jr.; Carhart, S.C. & Marcuse, W.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Department of Energy programs and objectives: energy conservation in agricultural production

This document describes the current Department of Energy agriculture research program as it relates to the research recommendations submitted by a 1976 workshop on energy conservation in agricultural production. In-depth discussions on fertilizers, irrigation, crop drying, fuel substitution, crop and animal production systems, greenhouses, materials handling, and transport systems are included. (MCW)

Date: December 1, 1977

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Analysis of residential, industrial and commercial sector responses to potential electricity supply constraints in the 1990s

There is considerable debate over the ability of electric generation capacity to meet the growing needs of the US economy in the 1990s. This study provides new perspective on that debate and examines the possibility of power outages resulting from electricity supply constraints. Previous studies have focused on electricity supply growth, demand growth, and on the linkages between electricity and economic growth. This study assumes the occurrence of electricity supply shortfalls in the 1990s and… more

Date: September 1, 1986

Creator: Fisher, Z. J.; Fang, J. M.; Lyke, A. J. & Krudener, J. R.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Energy Northwest: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

The four-state area, one of 10 Federal regions established to streamline Federal operations and encourage Federal-state-local cooperation, includes Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The sources of energy and some energy technology are first reviewed briefly. The physical characteristics and regional developments are identified. Energy reserves, production, imports, facilities, and consumption are examined for the Northwest. The following energy issues are examined: conservation, electric r… more

Date: October 1, 1977

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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Drought and energy resource development in New Mexico

This paper reviews the current relationship between water resources and energy development in New Mexico, with special emphasis on the San Juan and western Rio Grande basins. It examines the various ways in which the water used in energy extraction and processing may be acquired by the energy developer. Both supply-side and demand-side options are explored, and the conclusion is drawn that the source of water most attractive to the developer will be that which may be bought in the water market.… more

Date: January 1, 1977

Creator: Morris, G.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Industrial Fuel Gas Demonstration Plant Program: plan for use and disposition of industrial fuel gas

The IFG plant will convert 3160 tons per day of high-sulfur coal to produce 175 million cubic feet of medium-Btu gas daily, which is the equivalent of 50 billion Btu's per day of natural gas. The plant will provide an assurance of supply and reliability of IFG to potential customers by using a credit generating unit that methanates and injects a small portion of gas into the natural gas pipeline. The gas is credited to the IFG customers and is supplied to them during periods when the IFG p… more

Date: January 1, 1979

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Assessment of energy research, development, and demonstration priorities for New York State. Interim report. Volume II. Reference case supply/demand projections; fuel demand tables and summaries

In March 1977 the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) initiated a systematic assessment of energy research and development priorities in New York State. This is one of three volumes of an interim report. The first volume presents an overview of the current energy situation of the State in the national context and suggests some technological areas which, according to our preliminary analysis, appear to be of high priority for NYSERDA activity. The third volume summ… more

Date: November 1, 1977

Creator: Allentuck, J.; Carroll, T. O.; Goldstein, G.; Katz, N.; Pouder, R.; Prelec, D. et al.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Distributed Technologies in California's Energy Future. Volume I

This interim report contains eight of the eighteen chapters included in the complete report. In Chapter I, pertinent data, facts, and observations are made following an initial summary. Chapter II is an introduction, citing especially the writings of Amory Lovins. The criteria used in defining distributed systems, suggested by Lovins, are that the technologies be renewable, environmentally benign, local, subject to graceful failure, foolproof, flexible, comprehensible, and matched in energy qua… more

Date: September 1, 1977

Creator: Christensen, M.; Craig, P.; McGuire, C. B. & Simmons, M.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Energy optimization in DOD facilities

A static linear programming formulation (management tool) of energy optimization problems on military bases has been developed to assist each of the military services in their planning activities and budgetary allocation decisions. Several objective functions have been defined, resulting in two types of model capabilities: minimization of capital costs (investments) subject to a number of energy and dollar constraints and the maximization of energy savings subject to capital and operating fund … more

Date: January 1, 1981

Creator: Roach, F.; Kirschner, C. & Salmon, R.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Perspective on energy

From earliest times, man's cultural and economic development has been associated with his ability to acquire and use energy. This ability has been primarily responsible for the rapid growth in world population during the 20th Century. The world's population is now on a doubling time of less than 40 years, and the momentum of population is expected to carry us to an equilibrium population of 12 to 16 billion. Vast energy inputs will be required to feed, clothe, and house a population three to fo… more

Date: January 1, 1980

Creator: Anderson, T.D.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Electricity cogeneration in urban areas

Some of the social and regulatory constraints to increased cogeneration of electricity and thermal energy are examined. Environmental regulations, taxation, and potential cost burdens on other utility customers are given particular attention. (MCW)

Date: November 1, 1979

Creator: Johnson, K.E.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department