Solar buildings. Overview: The Solar Buildings Program

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/658301· OSTI ID:658301

Buildings account for more than one third of the energy used in the United States each year, consuming vast amounts of electricity, natural gas, and fuel oil. Given this level of consumption, the buildings sector is rife with opportunity for alternative energy technologies. The US Department of Energy's Solar Buildings Program was established to take advantage of this opportunity. The Solar Buildings Program is engaged in research, development, and deployment on solar thermal technologies, which use solar energy to produce heat. The Program focuses on technologies that have the potential to produce economically competitive energy for the buildings sector.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 658301
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-10098-552; MK24427; ON:DE98005101; ON: DE98005101; TRN: AH200034%%162
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Supercedes report DE98005101; PBD: 1 Apr 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
BUILDINGS
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
FUEL OILS
NATURAL GAS
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
US DOE
RESEARCH PROGRAMS