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1978 ERDA authorization: fossil fuels. Volume II. Hearings before the Committee on Science and Technology, U. S. House of Representatives, Ninety-Fifth Congress, First Session, February 23; March 1, 1977

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OSTI ID:7095328
The initial witness at the hearings before the Subcommittee on Fossil and Nuclear Energy Research Development and Demonstration for the FY 1978 authorization was Dr. Philip C. White, Assistant Administrator for Fossil Energy, ERDA. With him were ten witnesses from ERDA. Following his statement on fossil fuels, George H. Lawrence, American Gas Association, accompanied by William Gibeaut, presented recommendations and a detailed discussion on the proposed budget regarding gaseous fuels. The statement of Rep. Max Baucus of Montana dealt with the MHD program. George H. Bolton, Columbia Gas Systems, made a case for establishing medium-Btu gas as a separate class of technology and Richard A. Flinn, Gulf Mineral Resources Co., makes a case for the SRC process. Roger N. Saleehy, Jr., Environmental Recovery of America, Inc., appeared specifically in support of a demonstration plant for a so-called low-Btu demonstration in the electric utility industry. The statement of Dr. Frank Schora, Institute of Gas Technology, presented information on the feasibility of oil shale developed in the United States. Dr. James M. Sharp, Gulf Universities Research Consortium, appeared to recommend a Federal program designed to accelerate the development of continental shelf oil and gas. Dr. William C. Maurer, Maurer Engineering Inc., stressed near-term needs in drilling technology. The complete statement of Dr. Ralph Detra, Avco Everett Research Laborabory, Inc., on MHD is presented. In the appendices, additional information is presented to complement the statements made at the hearings. (MCW)
OSTI ID:
7095328
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020000 -- Petroleum
03 NATURAL GAS
030000 -- Natural Gas
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040000 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290500 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Research
Development
Demonstration
& Commercialization
294000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Fossil Fuels
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
300101 -- MHD Generators-- Design & Development
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
BUDGETS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
DRILLING
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY SOURCES
ENGINEERING
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HEARINGS
MHD GENERATORS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NATURAL GAS
OFFSHORE DRILLING
OIL SHALES
PETROLEUM
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
REVIEWS
SOLVENT-REFINED COAL
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS