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Category : Natural gas
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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Analysis of U.S. Department of Energy's Oil and Gas Programs
Author: Oil and Gas R&D Programs
Author: United States. Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum TechnologyPublisher:
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Category : Energy policy
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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Analysis of Federal Energy Roles and Structure
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
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Category : Administrative agencies
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE (Phase Two)
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030910467X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Since its inception in 1977 from an amalgam of federal authorities, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has administered numerous programs aimed at developing applied energy technologies. In recent years, federal oversight of public expenditures has emphasized the integration of performance and budgeting. Notably, the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) was passed in 1993 in response to questions about the value and effectiveness of federal programs. GPRA and other mandates have led agencies to develop indicators of program performance and program outcomes. The development of indicators has been watched with keen interest by Congress, which has requested of the National Research Council (NRC) a series of reports using quantitative indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of applied energy research and development (R&D). The first such report took a retrospective view of the first 3 years of DOE R&D programs on fossil energy and energy efficiency. The report found that DOE-sponsored research had netted large commercial successes, such as advanced refrigerator compressors, electronic lighting ballasts, and emission control technology for flue gas desulfurization. However, some programs were judged to be costly failures in which large R&D expenditures did not result in a commercial energy technology. A follow-up NRC committee was assigned the task of adapting the methodology to the assessment of the future payoff of continuing programs. Evaluating the outcome of R&D expenditures requires an analysis of program costs and benefits. Doing so is not a trivial matter. First, the analysis of costs and benefits must reflect the full range of public benefits that are envisioned, accounting for environmental and energy security impacts as well as economic effects. Second, the analysis must consider how likely the research is to succeed and how valuable the research will be if successful. Finally, the analysis must consider what might happen if the government did not support the project: Would some non-DOE entity undertake it or an equivalent activity that would produce some or all of the benefits of government involvement? This second report continues to investigate the development and use of R&D outcome indicators and applies the benefits evaluation methodology to six DOE R&D activities. It provides further definition for the development of indicators for environmental and security benefits and refines the evaluation process based on its experience with the six DOE R&D case studies.
Natural Gas Reserves Estimates
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
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Category : Natural gas
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis
Author: Analysis Memorandum
Author: David E. MeadPublisher:
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Category : Energy consumption
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Meeting U.S. Energy Resource Needs
Author: Panel to Review the U.S. Geological Survey's Energy Resources ProgramPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309524865
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
This study was undertaken in recognition of the critical role played by the Energy Resources Program (ERP) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the energy future of the United States. The ERP performs fundamental research to understand the origin and recoverability of fossil energy resources and conducts assessments of their future availability. The ERP also provides information and expertise on environmental effects.
Energy Research Program of the U.S. Department of the Interior
Author: United States. Department of the Interior. Office of Research and DevelopmentPublisher:
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Category : Fuel
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Energy Research Program of the U.S. Department of the Interior
Author: United States. Dept. of the Interior. Office of Research and DevelopmentPublisher:
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Category : Fuel
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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