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Biofuels: A Solution for Climate Change

Description: Our lives are linked to weather and climate, and to energy use. Since the late 1970s, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has invested in research and technology related to global climate change. DOE's Office Fuels Development (OFD) manages the National Biofuels Program and is the lead technical advisor on the development of biofuels technologies in the United States. Together with industry and other stakeholders, the program seeks to establish a major biofuels industry. Its goals are to develo… more
Date: October 4, 1999
Creator: Woodward, S.
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Gold Cluster Labels and Related Technologies in Molecular Morphology.

Description: Although intensely colored, even the largest colloidal gold particles are not, on their own, sufficiently colored for routine use as a light microscopy stain: only with very abundant antigens or with specialized illumination methods can bound gold be seen. Colloidal gold probes were developed primarily as markers for electron microscopy, for which their very high electron density and selectivity for narrow size distributions when prepared in different ways rendered them highly suited. The wides… more
Date: February 4, 2004
Creator: Hainfeld, J. F. & Powell, R. D.
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NREL PV working with industry, Third quarter 1998

Description: This quarterly report encourages cooperative R and D by providing the US PV industry with information on activities and capabilities of the laboratories. This issue contains information on the CIS and CdTe R and D teams, an editorial by Richard King on the stand-out accomplishments of the PV Program, and an overview of the NCPV Program Review Meeting highlighting the strength of US photovoltaics.
Date: December 4, 1998
Creator: Moon, S. & Cook, G.
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Biofuel News, Winter 1998, Vol. 2, No. 1

Description: This issue of Biofuels News contains two articles. The first focuses on the art and science of bioenergy project financing using the example of three companies planning biomass-to-ethanol plants. The second highlights the objectives and activities of the five Regional Biomass Energy Programs (RBEP) within the US DOE.
Date: March 4, 1999
Creator: Woodward, S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind powering America: America's wind power...a natural resource

Description: The Wind Powering America Initiative is a regionally-based effort to increase the use of clean wind energy in the United States over the next two decades. The purpose of this brochure is to provide a brief description of the initiative, its goals, benefits, and strategy as well as a list of contacts for those interested in obtaining more information.
Date: April 4, 2000
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Minimize Boiler Short Cycling Losses

Description: BestPractices Steam tip sheet regarding ways to minimize short cycling losses in industrial boilers.
Date: December 4, 2000
Creator: Papar, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A South Dakota Consumer's Guide

Description: The South Dakota Consumer's Guide for Small Wind Electric Systems provides consumers with enough information to help them determine if a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include: how to make your home more energy efficient, how to choose the right size turbine, the parts of a wind electric system, determining if there is enough … more
Date: October 4, 2001
Creator: O'Dell, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Deaerators in Industrial Steam Systems

Description: BestPractices Steam tip sheet regarding the use of deaerators in industrial steam systems.
Date: December 4, 2000
Creator: Papar, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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INTERACTION OF SULPHUR WITH BIMETALLIC SURFACES: EFFECTS OF STRUCTURAL, ELECTRONIC AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES.

Description: In recent years, several new interesting phenomena have been discovered when studying the interaction of sulphur with bimetallic surfaces using the modern techniques of surface science. Very small amounts of sulphur can induce dramatic changes in the morphology of bimetallic surfaces. The electronic perturbations associated with the formation of a heteronuclear metal-metal bond affect the reactivity of the bonded metals toward sulphur. This can be a very important issue to consider when trying … more
Date: October 4, 2001
Creator: Rodriguez, J. A. & Hrbek, J.
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Determine the Cost of Compressed Air for Your Plant

Description: BestPractices Program tip sheet discussing a method for determining the cost of compressed air at industrial plants.
Date: December 4, 2000
Creator: Papar, R. & Wogsland, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fueling China's Development Through Renewable Energy

Description: This brochure talks about Renewable Energy development in China. Advancing world energy security by helping China develop more diversified energy resources and mitigating environmental damage through deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures.
Date: September 4, 2001
Creator: Lew, D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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INSTRUMENTATION FOR FAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY.

Description: Fourier transform spectrometers developed in three distinct spectral regions in the early 1960s. Pierre Connes and his coworkers in France developed remarkably sophisticated step-scan interferometers that permitted near-infrared spectra to be measured with a resolution of better than 0.0 1 cm{sup {minus}1}. These instruments may be considered the forerunners of the step-scan interferometers made by Bruker, Bio-Rad (Cambridge, MA, USA) and Nicolet although their principal application was in the … more
Date: May 4, 2001
Creator: Griffiths, P. R. & Homes, C.
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Improving industrial compressed air system performance: Office of Industrial Technologies brochure

Description: The Compressed Air Challenge, initiated by DOE, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, and the Energy Center for Wisconsin, is in keeping with OIT's mission of partnering with industry, and other government and non-governmental organizations, to significantly improve the resource efficiency and competitiveness of the materials and process industries. They are working to improve the efficiency and reliability of industrial compressed air systems, and in the process help industry r… more
Date: February 4, 1999
Creator: Ericksen, E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Benchmark the Fuel Cost of Steam Generation

Description: BestPractices Steam tip sheet regarding ways to assess steam system efficiency. To determine the effective cost of steam, use a combined heat and power simulation model that includes all the significant effects.
Date: December 4, 2000
Creator: Papar, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Measurement and modeling of shortwave irradiance components in cloud-free atmospheres

Description: Atmosphere scatters and absorbs incident solar radiation modifying its spectral content and decreasing its intensity at the surface. It is very useful to classify the earth-atmospheric solar radiation into several components--direct solar surface irradiance (E{sub direct}), diffuse-sky downward surface irradiance (E{sub diffuse}), total surface irradiance, and upwelling flux at the surface and at the top-of-the atmosphere. E{sub direct} depends only on the extinction properties of the atmospher… more
Date: August 4, 1999
Creator: Halthore, R. N.
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APS brochure -- Changing the face of energy

Description: In the quest to derive energy from renewable resources, NREL scientists pursue disciplines ranging from materials science to structural dynamics to condensed matter physics. Physics is at the core of making this transition to a renewable energy world. The role of light/matter interaction in physics will continue to dominate in the 21st century.
Date: March 4, 1999
Creator: Cook, G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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OIT fact sheet: Tools and information

Description: The US Department of Energy's Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) provides a one-stop-shop information clearinghouse that manufacturers can use to help make their businesses more productive, competitive, and efficient. The fact sheet describes these sources of information, which include software and databases, a technical newsletter, technical publications, and access to a comprehensive Web site that lists OIT programs, training opportunities, and links to other pertinent sites.
Date: February 4, 1999
Creator: Ericksen, E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Basic Energy Sciences at NREL

Description: NREL's Center for Basic Sciences performs fundamental research for DOE's Office of Science. Our mission is to provide fundamental knowledge in the basic sciences and engineering that will underpin new and improved renewable energy technologies.
Date: December 4, 2000
Creator: Moon, S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Minimize Compressed Air Leaks

Description: BestPractices Program tip sheet discussing ways to minimize compressed air leaks in industrial plants.
Date: December 4, 2000
Creator: Papar, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A Kansas Consumer's Guide

Description: The Kansas Consumer's Guide for Small Wind Electric Systems provides consumers with enough information to help them determine if a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include: how to make your home more energy efficient, how to choose the right size turbine, the parts of a wind electric system, determining if there is enough wind r… more
Date: October 4, 2001
Creator: O'Dell, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A New Mexico Consumer's Guide

Description: The New Mexico Consumer's Guide for Small Wind Electric Systems provides consumers with enough information to help them determine if a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include: how to make your home more energy efficient, how to choose the right size turbine, the parts of a wind electric system, determining if there is enough wi… more
Date: October 4, 2001
Creator: O'Dell, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) Financial Assistance Brochure

Description: In today's competitive world markets, the success of U.S. industry hinges on technological advances. Financial Assistance helps technology innovators develop and deliver clean, energy-saving technologies to the marketplace. Two Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) programs Inventions and Innovation and NICE3 provide independent inventors, technology developers, and industry with easy access to a flexible package of services. Together, these programs issue 35 to 40 new grants each year to add… more
Date: February 4, 1999
Creator: Ericksen, E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Install Removable Insulation on Uninsulated Valves and Fittings

Description: BestPractices Steam tip sheet regarding ways to improve plant steam system efficiency by installing removable insulation on uninsulated valves and fittings.
Date: December 4, 2000
Creator: Papar, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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