Analytical framework for the assessment of energy resource and technology options for developing countries

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6691634· OSTI ID:6691634

The purpose of this analysis is to evaluate the potential of various energy resource and technology options in meeting national economic and social development goals for developing countries. The kinds of resource options of interest are the development of various indigenous conventional resources such as oil, oil shale, natural gas, coal, uranium, hydropower, or geothermal energy. Technology options would include, for example, advanced coal-combustion technologies, solar energy for water heating or crop drying, wind-driven irrigation pumps, and energy-efficient industrial processes. In general, there are two categories of options to be considered: those that correspond to the accelerated implementation of existing elements of the energy system (such as oil-fired electricity generation) and those that correspond to the introduction of a new technology (such as solar electricity). The various resource and technology options are analyzed with respect to a number of parameters of concern, or objective functions, or ''payoff functions.'' Among the most prominent of these are the following: total fuel demand and fuel mix; oil imports and exports; national social goals; total energy costs; balance of payments; labor and capital requirements; and environmental quality. The basic approach is described.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-0016
• OSTI ID: 6691634
• Report Number(s): BNL-50800
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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