Retrospective Benefit-Cost Evaluation of U.S. DOE Wind Energy R&D Program: Impact of Selected Energy Technology Investments

Pelsoci, Thomas M.

doi:10.2172/1339344

Title: Retrospective Benefit-Cost Evaluation of U.S. DOE Wind Energy R&D Program: Impact of Selected Energy Technology Investments

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This benefit-cost analysis focuses on the DOE Wind Energy Program's public sector R&D investments and returns. The analysis accounts for the program's additionality – that is, comparing what has happened as a result of the program to what would have happened without it. The analysis does not address the return on the investments of private companies ("private returns"). Public returns on the program's investments from 1976 to 2008 are identified and analyzed using retrospective analysis.

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Pelsoci, Thomas M. ^[1]

Delta Research Co., Evanston, IL (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010

Research Org.:: Delta Research Co., Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Analysis (EI-30) (Energy Analysis Corporate)

OSTI Identifier:: 1339344

Report Number(s):: DOE/EE-0348
7593

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 17 WIND ENERGY; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY; Wind technologies; turbulence models; turbine blade materials; aerodynamics experiments; greenhouse gases

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                    Pelsoci, Thomas M. Retrospective Benefit-Cost Evaluation of U.S. DOE Wind Energy R&D Program: Impact of Selected Energy Technology Investments.  United States: N. p., 2010. 
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        "Retrospective Benefit-Cost Evaluation of U.S. DOE Wind Energy R&D Program: Impact of Selected Energy Technology Investments".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/1339344.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1339344.

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