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2009 Wind Technologies Market Report

Full Title: 2009 Wind Technologies Market Report Author(s): R. Wiser, M. Bolinger, et al. Publisher(s): USDOE Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Publication Date: 8/2010 Identifier(s): DOE/GO-102010-3107 Language: English Length: 88 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): This report – the fourth in...
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A Business Plan for America’s Energy Future

Note: Synopsis based on OurEnergyPolicy.org review of report's executive summary. Synopsis intended solely for purposes of generating discussion. A Business Plan for America's Energy Future By the American Energy Innovation Council In the...
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A Vehicle for Change PNGV: An Experiment in Government-Industry Cooperation

Full Title: A Vehicle for Change PNGV: An Experiment in Government-Industry Cooperation Author(s): David Trinkle Publisher(s): The RAND Corporation Publication Date: 12/2009 Language: English Length: 378 pages, PDF Full Text: –>ACCESS DOCUMENT<– Description: This research assesses the effectiveness...
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Advanced Combustion Engine R&D: Goals, Strategies, and Top Accomplishments

Full Title: Advanced Combustion Engine R&D: Goals, Strategies, and Top Accomplishments Author(s): U.S. Department of Energy Publisher(s): U.S. Department of Energy Publication Date: 3/2009 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): Although internal combustion engines have been used for more than a...
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Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E): Innovations Through the U.S. Department of Energy

Full Title: Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E): Innovations Through the U.S. Department of Energy Author(s): Sam Wurzelmann Publisher(s): Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Publication Date: 4/2012 Language: English Length: 16 pages, PDF Full...
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Algae Biofuels: A Way Forward or A Dead End?

Proponents of algae biofuels have stressed its low environmental impact, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, reduced dependence on foreign oil, and utilization of marginal lands. However, a recent report from the...
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Aligning Federal Policy with America’s Energy Priorities: A Blueprint

Last week Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the senior Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, published a blueprint for energy policy, titled “Energy 20/20: A Vision for America’s...
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America’s Energy Future: Technology and Transformation

Full Title: America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation: Summary Edition Author(s): H. Shapiro (Chair), et al. Publisher(s): National Academy of Sciences Publication Date: 01/2009 Identifier(s): ISBN: 978-0-309-14145-1 Language: English Length: 31 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): This report of the Committee on America’s Energy...
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Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future

Note: Synopsis drawn from the report. Synopsis intended solely for the purpose of generating discussion. Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future by the Obama Administration Demand for oil in countries like China and...
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Can We Rely on Technology to Stop Climate Change?

In a column for the New York Times titled “There’s Still Hope for the Planet,” columnist David Leonhardt describes why investments in technology – particularly governmental investments in clean tech...
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Catalyzing American Ingenuity: The Role of Government in Energy Innovation

Full Title: Catalyzing American Ingenuity: The Role of Government in Energy Innovation Author: American Energy Innovation Council Publisher(s): American Energy Innovation Council Publication Date: 5/2012 Language: English Length: 44 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): Innovation is the core of america’s economic...
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CBO: Recent Growth in Subsidies for Renewables, Efficiency

A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office found that in 2011 federal support for fuel and energy technology development and production was $24 billion. Of this, $20.5 billion, or...
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Clean Energy Loan Guarantee Program

The high-profile and controversial collapse of Solyndra and Beacon Power has led critics to question the integrity and merit of DOE’s loan guarantee program. Energy Secretary Steven Chu was asked...
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Creating a Clean Energy Century

Full Title: Creating a Clean Energy Century: Recapturing the lead in clean tech innovation Author(s): J. Freed, S. Hodas, S. Collins Publisher(s): Third Way Publication Date: 11/2010 Identifier(s): n/a Language: English Length: 55 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): In 1969—when UCLA...
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Critical Materials For Sustainable Energy Applications

Full Title: Critical Materials For Sustainable Energy Applications Author(s): Resnick Institute Publisher(s): Resnick Institute Publication Date: 9/2011 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): This report examines the current and future outlook for critical materials used in sustainable energy applications. These are...
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Department of Energy Quadrennial Technology Review

Full Title: Department of Energy Quadrennial Technology Review Framing Document Author(s): S. Koonin, et al. Publisher(s): U.S. Department of Energy Publication Date: 3/2011 Identifier(s): http://energy.gov/QTR, Ref. 2011-5794 Language: English Length:   40 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): The DOE-QTR will provide a context...
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Discussion Catalyst: Alternative Methods of Propulsion

[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] The majority...
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Discussion Catalyst: Bio-Diesel

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Discussion Catalyst: Conserving Electrical Energy

[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] The use...
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Discussion Catalyst: Fusion

[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] Fusion is...
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Discussion Catalyst: Global Warming Research Priorities

[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] Research must...
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Discussion Catalyst: Hydrogen

[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] An analysis...
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Discussion Catalyst: Nuclear Energy

[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] It is...
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Discussion Catalyst: The Ethanol Market

[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] Critical policy...
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Discussion Catalyst: Transportation Research Priorities

[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] Substantially increase...
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