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IEC 61850 and IEC 62351 Cyber Security Acceleration Workshop

Description: The purpose of this workshop was to identify and discuss concerns with the use and adoption of IEC 62351 security standard for IEC 61850 compliant control system products. The industry participants discussed performance, interoperability, adoption, challenges, business cases, and future issues.
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Clements, Samuel L.; Edgar, Thomas W. & Manz, David O.
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Development of ZnTe:Cu Contacts for CdTe Solar Cells: Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-08-320

Description: The main focus of the work at NREL was on the development of Cu-doped ZnTe contacts to CdTe solar cells in the substrate configuration. The work performed under the CRADA utilized the substrate device structure used at NREL previously. All fabrication was performed at NREL. We worked on the development of Cu-doped ZnTe as well as variety of other contacts such as Sb-doped ZnTe, CuxTe, and MoSe2. We were able to optimize the contacts to improve device parameters. The improvement was obtained pri… more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Dhere, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Delaware Energy and Cost Savings for New Single- and Multifamily Homes: 2012 IECC as Compared to the 2009 IECC

Description: The 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) yields positive benefits for Delaware homeowners. Moving to the 2012 IECC from the 2009 IECC is cost effective over a 30-year life cycle. On average, Delaware homeowners will save $10,409 with the 2012 IECC. After accounting for upfront costs and additional costs financed in the mortgage, homeowners should see net positive cash flows (i.e., cumulative savings exceeding cumulative cash outlays) in 1 year for the 2012 IECC. Average annual ene… more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Lucas, Robert G.; Taylor, Zachary T.; Mendon, Vrushali V. & Goel, Supriya
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Measure Guideline: Transitioning from Three-Coat Stucco to One-Coat Stucco with EPS

Description: This Measure Guideline has been developed to help builders transition from using a traditional three-coat stucco wall-cladding system to a one-coat stucco wall-cladding system with expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulated sheathing. The three-coat system uses a base layer, a fill layer, and a finish layer. The one-coat system maintains the look of a traditional stucco system but uses only a base layer and a finish coat over EPS insulation that achieves higher levels of energy efficiency. Potential … more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Brozyna, K.; Davis, G. & Rapport, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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In-Depth Look at Ground Source Heat Pumps and Other Electric Loads in Two GreenMax Homes

Description: CARB partnered with WPPI Energy to answer key research questions on in-field performance of ground-source heat pumps and LAMELs through extensive field monitoring at two WPPI GreenMax demonstration homes in Wisconsin. These two test home evaluations provided valuable data on the true in-field performance of various building mechanical systems and lighting, appliances, and miscellaneous loads (LAMELs).
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Puttagunta, S. & Shapiro, C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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NREL Paves the Way to Commercialization of Silicon Ink (Fact Sheet)

Description: In 2008, Innovalight, a start-up company in Sunnyvale, California, invented a liquid form of silicon, called Silicon Ink. It contains silicon nanoparticles that are suspended evenly within the solution. Those nanoparticles contain dopant atoms that can be driven into silicon solar cells, which changes the conductivity of the silicon and creates the internal electric fields that are needed to turn photons into electrons -- and thus into electricity. The ink is applied with a standard screen prin… more
Date: April 1, 2012
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Vehicle Technologies' Fact of the Week 2011

Description: Each week the U.S. Department of Energy s Vehicle Technology Program (VTP) posts a Fact of the Week on their website: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/. These Facts provide statistical information, usually in the form of charts and tables, on vehicle sales, fuel economy, gasoline prices, and other transportation-related trends. Each Fact is a stand-alone page that includes a graph, text explaining the significance of the data, the supporting information on which the graph was based,… more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Davis, Stacy Cagle; Diegel, Susan W & Boundy, Robert Gary
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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MiniGhost : a miniapp for exploring boundary exchange strategies using stencil computations in scientific parallel computing.

Description: A broad range of scientific computation involves the use of difference stencils. In a parallel computing environment, this computation is typically implemented by decomposing the spacial domain, inducing a 'halo exchange' of process-owned boundary data. This approach adheres to the Bulk Synchronous Parallel (BSP) model. Because commonly available architectures provide strong inter-node bandwidth relative to latency costs, many codes 'bulk up' these messages by aggregating data into a message as… more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Barrett, Richard Frederick; Heroux, Michael Allen & Vaughan, Courtenay Thomas
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A new time-dependent analytic model for radiation-induced photocurrent in finite 1D epitaxial diodes.

Description: Photocurrent generated by ionizing radiation represents a threat to microelectronics in radiation environments. Circuit simulation tools such as SPICE [1] can be used to analyze these threats, and typically rely on compact models for individual electrical components such as transistors and diodes. Compact models consist of a handful of differential and/or algebraic equations, and are derived by making simplifying assumptions to any of the many semiconductor transport equations. Historically, ma… more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Verley, Jason C.; Axness, Carl L.; Hembree, Charles Edward; Keiter, Eric Richard & Kerr, Bert (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM)
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Ion Exchange Kinetics Testing with SRF Resin

Description: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford Site contains more than 53 million gallons of legacy waste generated as a byproduct of plutonium production and reprocessing operations. The wastes are a complex mixture composed mostly of NaNO3, NaNO2, NaOH, NaAlO2, Na3PO4, and Na2SO4, with a number of minor and trace metals, organics, and radionuclides stored in underground waste tanks. The DOE Office of River Protection (ORP) has contracted Bechtel National Incorporated (BNI) to build a pretreatmen… more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Russell, Renee L.; Rinehart, Donald E.; Brown, Garrett N.; Schonewill, Philip P. & Peterson, Reid A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Deep Residential Retrofits in East Tennessee

Description: Executive Summary Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is furthering residential energy retrofit research in the mixed-humid climate of East Tennessee by selecting 10 homes and guiding the homeowners in the energy retrofit process. The homeowners pay for the retrofits, and ORNL advises which retrofits to complete and collects post-retrofit data. This effort is in accordance with the Department of Energy s Building America program research goal of demonstrating market-ready energy retrofit packa… more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Boudreaux, Philip R; Hendrick, Timothy P; Christian, Jeffrey E & Jackson, Roderick K
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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2012 Update of the Combination of CDF and D0 Results for the Mass of the W Boson

Description: We summarize and combine the results on the direct measurements of the mass of the W boson in data collected by the Tevatron experiments CDF and D0 at Fermilab. Earlier results from CDF Run-0 (1988-1989), D0 and CDF Run-I (1992-1995) and D0 results from 1 fb{sup -1} (2002-2006) of Run-II data are now combined with two new, high statistics Run-II measurements: a CDF measurement in both electron and muon channels using 2.2 fb{sup -1} of integrated luminosity collected between 2002 and 2007, and a… more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Tevatron Electroweak Working Group,
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An Assessment of Energy Potential at Non-Powered Dams in the United States

Description: fleet by 15%. A majority of this potential is concentrated in just 100 NPDs, which could contribute approximately 8 GW of clean, reliable hydropower; the top 10 facilities alone could add up to 3 GW of new hydropower. Eighty-one of the 100 top NPDs are U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) facilities, many of which, including all of the top 10, are navigation locks on the Ohio River, Mississippi River, Alabama River, and Arkansas River, as well as their major tributaries. This study also shows t… more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Hadjerioua, Boualem; Wei, Yaxing & Kao, Shih-Chieh
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Energy and Cost Savings for New Single- and Multifamily Homes: A Comparison of the 2006, 2009, and 2012 Editions of the IECC

Description: The 2009 and 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) yield positive benefits for U.S. homeowners and significant energy savings for the nation. Moving from a baseline of the 2006 IECC to the 2009 IECC reduces average annual energy costs by 10.8%, while moving from the same baseline to the 2012 IECC reduces them by 32.1%. These reductions amount to annual energy cost savings of $168 and $497, respectively. The 2012 IECC saves $329 in energy costs compared to the 2009 IECC.
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Lucas, Robert G.; Taylor, Zachary T.; Mendon, Vrushali V. & Goel, Supriya
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Integrating Variable Renewable Energy in Electric Power Markets: Best Practices from International Experience, Summary for Policymakers

Description: Many countries -- reflecting very different geographies, markets, and power systems -- are successfully managing high levels of variable renewable energy on the electric grid, including that from wind and solar energy. This document summarizes policy best practices that energy ministers and other stakeholders can pursue to ensure that electricity markets and power systems can effectively coevolve with increasing penetrations of variable renewable energy. There is no one-size-fits-all approach; … more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Cochran, J.; Bird, L.; Heeter, J. & Arent, D. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Annual Performance Evaluation of a Pair of Energy Efficient Houses (WC3 and WC4) in Oak Ridge, TN

Description: Beginning in 2008, two pairs of energy-saver houses were built at Wolf Creek in Oak Ridge, TN. These houses were designed to maximize energy efficiency using new ultra-high-efficiency components emerging from ORNL s Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) partners and others. The first two houses contained 3713 square feet of conditioned area and were designated as WC1 and WC2; the second pair consisted of 2721 square feet conditioned area with crawlspace foundation and they re c… more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Biswas, Kaushik; Christian, Jeffrey E; Gehl, Anthony C; Jackson, Roderick K & Boudreaux, Philip R
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Clean Firetube Boiler Waterside Heat Transfer Surfaces, Energy Tips: STEAM, Steam Tip Sheet #7 (Fact Sheet)

Description: A steam energy tip sheet for the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO). The prevention of scale formation in firetube boilers can result in substantial energy savings. Scale deposits occur when calcium, magnesium, and silica, commonly found in most water supplies, react to form a continuous layer of material on the waterside of the boiler heat exchange tubes. Scale creates a problem because it typically possesses a thermal conductivity, an order of magnitude less than the corresponding value for … more
Date: April 1, 2012
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Application of Traits-Based Assessment Approaches to Estimate the Effects of Hydroelectric Turbine Passage on Fish Populations

Description: One of the most important environmental issues facing the hydropower industry is the adverse impact of hydroelectric projects on downstream fish passage. Fish that migrate long distances as part of their life cycle include not only important diadromous species (such as salmon, shads, and eels) but also strictly freshwater species. The hydropower reservoirs that downstream-moving fish encounter differ greatly from free-flowing rivers. Many of the environmental changes that occur in a reservoir (… more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Cada, Glenn F & Schweizer, Peter E
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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xdamp Version 6 : an IDL-based data and image manipulation program.

Description: The original DAMP (DAta Manipulation Program) was written by Mark Hedemann of Sandia National Laboratories and used the CA-DISSPLA{trademark} (available from Computer Associates International, Inc., Garden City, NY) graphics package as its engine. It was used to plot, modify, and otherwise manipulate the one-dimensional data waveforms (data vs. time) from a wide variety of accelerators. With the waning of CA-DISSPLA and the increasing popularity of Unix(reg sign)-based workstations, a replaceme… more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Ballard, William Parker
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Massachusetts Energy and Cost Savings for New Single- and Multifamily Homes: 2012 IECC as Compared to the 2009 IECC

Description: The 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) yields positive benefits for Massachusetts homeowners. Moving to the 2012 IECC from the 2009 IECC is cost effective over a 30-year life cycle. On average, Massachusetts homeowners will save $10,848 with the 2012 IECC. After accounting for upfront costs and additional costs financed in the mortgage, homeowners should see net positive cash flows (i.e., cumulative savings exceeding cumulative cash outlays) in 1 year for the 2012 IECC. Average … more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Lucas, Robert G.; Taylor, Zachary T.; Mendon, Vrushali V. & Goel, Supriya
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geothermal Power and Interconnection: The Economics of Getting to Market

Description: This report provides a baseline description of the transmission issues affecting geothermal technologies. The report begins with a comprehensive overview of the grid, how it is planned, how it is used, and how it is paid for. The report then overlays onto this 'big picture' three types of geothermal technologies: conventional hydrothermal systems; emerging technologies such as enhanced engineered geothermal systems (EGS) and geopressured geothermal; and geothermal co-production with existing oi… more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Hurlbut, D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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