Solar energy: a history of the RANN energy program

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5489672

The development of solar energy research under the Research Applied to National Needs (RANN) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) is described. The information is derived from three primary sources: (1) NSF/RANN planning and administrative documentation, including that provided for congressional hearings, interagency studies, and special program reports; (2) reports on NSF/RANN projects; and (3) proceedings and reports from NSF/RANN workshops and conferences. The period from the program's inception in 1971 through 1980 is covered. Topics discussed include solar schools; solar heating and cooling of buildings; photovoltaic energy conversion; solar thermal energy; wind energy; bioconversion; and ocean thermal energy conversion. NSF awards for the various projects, citing the institution, principal investigator, title, grant number, award amount and duration are provided in the appendices.

• Research Organization: Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5489672
• Report Number(s): PB-82-139288
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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17 WIND ENERGY
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BIOMASS
ELECTRIC POWER
GRANTS
OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION
PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WIND POWER
AIR CONDITIONING
BUILDINGS
CONVERSION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ENERGY
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
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PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
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POWER PLANTS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
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