Appraisal method for evaluating candidate countries for international cooperative programs in fossil-fuel RD and D

Technical Report · Mon Sep 25 04:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:5977978

Hagler, H; Buta, R

The Division of Fossil Fuel Utilization (FFU) has an interest in appraising opportunities for cooperation that exist between the US and other countries, including less developed countries. To accomplish these evaluations, FFU needs a method of appraising foreign countries in terms of their resource profiles and RD and D policies and programs. Resource Planning Associates, Inc. (RPA) has developed a preliminary method for appraising the potential for establishing cooperative technology programs with a candidate country. In order to test the method's usefulness, it was applied to Venezuela, India, Australia, and Japan, for advanced coal technology programs currently being supported by FFU. These four countries were selected to see if the method would apply equally well to countries with different resource profiles, technology programs, and levels of economic development. Coal technology programs were selected because they are representative of the kinds of RD and D activities being conducted in fossil fuels. Results indicate that appraisal method provides a flexible and effective means of reviewing the possibility of establishing cooperative technology programs with a candidate country. To use the appraisal method to make accurate decisions on the potential for establishing cooperative programs with individual countries, it is important to get the most current and most accurate data on the country's resources, policies, and technology programs. This memorandum is divided into two parts: description of the appraisal method; and application of the appraisal method to four countries. In addition, an appendix is included describing the FFU coal technology programs reviewed for this effort.

• Research Organization: Resource Planning Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-76ET12305
• OSTI ID: 5977978
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/12305-T1; ON: DE81026628
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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