Toward a national plan for the accelerated commercialization of solar energy. Workbook summaries

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5840262· OSTI ID:5840262

Gerstein, R. E.; Kannan, N. P.; Miller, C. G.; Shulman, M. J.; Taul, Jr., J. W.; de Jong, D. L.

These workbooks contain preliminary data and assumptions used during the preparation of inputs to a National Plan for the Accelerated Commercialization of Solar Energy (NPAC). The workbooks indicate the market potential, competitive position, market penetration, and technological characteristics of solar technologies over the next twenty years for five market sectors: residential buildings; commercial and institutional buildings; agricultural and industrial process heat; utility applications; and synthetic fuels and chemicals. The workbooks also present projections of the mix of solar technologies by US Census Region. In some cases, data have been aggregated to the national level. Emphasis of the workbooks is on a mid-price fuel scenario, Option II, that meets about a 20 percent solar goal by the year 2000. The energy demand for the mid-price scenario is projected at 115 quads in the year 2000.

• Research Organization: Mitre Corp., McLean, VA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-78CS35147
• OSTI ID: 5840262
• Report Number(s): MTR-80W00019; ON: DE83017957
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140400* -- Solar Energy-- Environmental Aspects
140900 -- Solar Thermal Utilization
BUILDINGS
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
COMMERCIALIZATION
DEMAND
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY SOURCES
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FUELS
HEAT
MARKETING RESEARCH
NATIONAL PROGRAM PLANS
PROCESS HEAT
PUBLIC UTILITIES
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR PROCESS HEAT
SYNTHETIC FUELS