Evaluation of a technology assessment. An analysis of the Stanford Research Institute's solar energy in America's future: a preliminary assessment. Synopsis

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:6020121

Enk, G A; Hornick, W F

A synopsis of The Institute on Man and Science's (IMS) analysis of The Stanford Research Institute's (SRI) publication, Solar Energy in America's Future: A Preliminary Assessment is presented. Conducted as part of a multifaceted preliminary assessment project initiated by the Solar Energy Division of the US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), the analysis focuses on the issues, variables and events which were either excluded from the SRI assessment or classified as extraneous by the principals involved in the preparation of the above-cited publication. The analysis involved the review of written materials of the project's principals (proposals, memoranda, drafts, and final reports) for the purpose of identifying issues of importance which were either implicitly or explicitly excluded from the project and its final publication. The purpose of the analysis, as stated in the task order from ERDA, was to identify the sensitivity or importance of excluded variables and issues, to provide the Division of Solar Energy with an analytical statement of the SRI study's utility in decision making, and to present recommendations concerning possible applications of the study.

• Research Organization: Institute on Man and Science, Rensselaerville, NY (USA). Dept. of Economic and Environmental Studies
• OSTI ID: 6020121
• Report Number(s): TID-29408/1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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