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Title: The potential of renewable energy

Abstract

On June 27 and 28, 1989, the US Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories were convened to discuss plans for the development of a National Energy Strategy (NES) and, in particular, the analytic needs in support of NES that could be addressed by the laboratories. As a result of that meeting, interlaboratory teams were formed to produce analytic white papers on key topics, and a lead laboratory was designated for each core laboratory team. The broad-ranging renewables assignment is summarized by the following issue statement from the Office of Policy, Planning and Analysis: to what extent can renewable energy technologies contribute to diversifying sources of energy supply What are the major barriers to greater renewable energy use and what is the potential timing of widespread commercialization for various categories of applications This report presents the results of the intensive activity initiated by the June 1989 meeting to produce a white paper on renewable energy. Scores of scientists, analysts, and engineers in the five core laboratories gave generously of their time over the past eight months to produce this document. Their generous, constructive efforts are hereby gratefully acknowledged. 126 refs., 44 figs., 32 tabs.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Solar Energy Research Inst. (SERI), Golden, CO (United States); Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (USA); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
DOE/CE
OSTI Identifier:
7037830
Report Number(s):
SERI/TP-260-3674
ON: DE90000322
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-83CH10093; AC07-76ID01570; W-7405-ENG-36; AC05-84OR21400; AC04-76DP00789
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 13 HYDRO ENERGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; ALCOHOL FUELS; AVAILABILITY; BIOMASS; CAPITAL; COAL; COMPETITION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DOCUMENTATION; ECONOMICS; ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FORECASTING; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; IMPLEMENTATION; NATURAL GAS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION; PETROLEUM; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLANNING; PRICES; RELIABILITY; SOLAR ENERGY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; VULNERABILITY; WIND POWER; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CONVERSION; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC POWER; ENERGY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY SOURCES; ENERGY SYSTEMS; FLUIDS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL GAS; FUELS; GAS FUELS; GASES; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; POWER; POWER PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION; SYNTHETIC FUELS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; Geothermal Legacy; 290100* - Energy Planning & Policy- Energy Analysis & Modeling; 251000 - Energy Storage- Economic, Industrial, & Business Aspects- (1990-); 290600 - Energy Planning & Policy- Nuclear Energy; 296000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Electric Power; 150500 - Geothermal Energy- Economics, Industrial, & Business Aspects; 140800 - Solar Energy- Ocean Energy Systems; 140600 - Solar Energy- Photovoltaic Power Systems; 130500 - Hydro Energy- Economic, Industrial, & Business Aspects

Citation Formats

. The potential of renewable energy. United States: N. p., 1990. Web. doi:10.2172/7037830.
. The potential of renewable energy. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/7037830
. 1990. "The potential of renewable energy". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/7037830. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7037830.
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abstractNote = {On June 27 and 28, 1989, the US Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories were convened to discuss plans for the development of a National Energy Strategy (NES) and, in particular, the analytic needs in support of NES that could be addressed by the laboratories. As a result of that meeting, interlaboratory teams were formed to produce analytic white papers on key topics, and a lead laboratory was designated for each core laboratory team. The broad-ranging renewables assignment is summarized by the following issue statement from the Office of Policy, Planning and Analysis: to what extent can renewable energy technologies contribute to diversifying sources of energy supply What are the major barriers to greater renewable energy use and what is the potential timing of widespread commercialization for various categories of applications This report presents the results of the intensive activity initiated by the June 1989 meeting to produce a white paper on renewable energy. Scores of scientists, analysts, and engineers in the five core laboratories gave generously of their time over the past eight months to produce this document. Their generous, constructive efforts are hereby gratefully acknowledged. 126 refs., 44 figs., 32 tabs.},
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year = {Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
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