Energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable development
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) is part of the U.S. Department of Energy that is specifically charged with encouraging the more efficient use of energy resources, and the use of renewable energy resources - such as solar power, wind power, biomass energy and geothermal energy. In the past several years, EE has increased its emphasis on technology deployment through partnerships with states, local governments and private companies. Partnerships move new discoveries more quickly into the marketplace, where they can create jobs, prevent pollution, save resources, and produce many other benefits. The author then emphasizes the importance of this effort in a number of different sections of the paper: energy consumption pervades everything we do; U.S. energy imports are rising to record levels; transportation energy demand is increasing; U.S. energy use is increasing; population growth increases world energy demand; total costs of energy consumption aren`t always counted; world energy markets offer incredible potential; cost of renewables is decreasing; clean energy is essential to sustainable development; sustainable energy policy; sustainable energy initiatives: utilities, buildings, and transportation.
- Research Organization:
- Illinois Univ., Chicago, IL (United States). Energy Resources Center
- OSTI ID:
- 426190
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/CH/10623-1; CONF-9411261-; ON: DE96001827; TRN: 96:006562-0002
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 22. annual Illinois energy conference: energy in the urban environment, Chicago, IL (United States), 16-17 Nov 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Energy in the urban environment. Proceedings of the 22. annual Illinois energy conference; PB: 283 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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