Airport Energy Efficiency and Cost Reduction
Full Title: Airport Energy Efficiency and Cost Reduction: A Synthesis of Airport Practice
Author(s): C. Lau, J. Stromgren, D. Green, et al.
Publisher(s): National Academy of Sciences
Publication Date: 2010
Identifier(s): Project 11-03, Topic S10-04, ISSN 1935-9187,...
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Tagged Energy Efficiency, Lau, NAS, Stromgren |
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Analysis of the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012
Full Title: Analysis of the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012
Author(s): U.S. Energy and Information Administration
Publisher(s): U.S. Energy and Information Administration
Publication Date: 5/2012
Language: English
Length: 44 pages, PDF
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Tagged Biofuels, Clean Energy Standard Act, Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policies, Renewables, Solar, U.S. Energy and Information Administration, US DOE, Wind Energy |
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Analysts Predict High Oil Prices in 2012
Oil prices are expected to average between $100 and $120/barrel in 2012. “Economists say they expect prices to remain high despite the relative weaknesses of the American and European economies...
Filed Under: Critical Policy Issues, Discussions |
Tagged Economy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Global Competitiveness, oil, Oil Dependence, Oil Imports, Transportation |
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Better Building Initiative
As part of the Better Buildings Initiative, the Obama Administration announced a Presidential Memorandum on December 2, 2011 directing “nearly $4 billion in combined federal and private sector energy upgrades...
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Tagged EERE, Energy Efficiency, Energy Independence, Federal Agencies, Jobs, Obama, Public-Private Partnerships, State Policy, US DOE |
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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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Tagged ARPA-E, CES, Coal, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Flex Fuel, Global Competitiveness, Natural Gas, Nuclear, R&D, Renewables, Solar, US DOD, Wind |
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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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Tagged ARRA, Congressional Budget Office, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy Act of 2005, Natural Gas, Nuclear, oil, R&D, Solar, Subsidies, US DOE, Wind |
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Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 Introduced
Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) has introduced the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012, which would require electric utilities to derive increasing percentages of their supply...
Filed Under: Discussions, Legislation And Rule-Making |
Tagged Biomass, CES, Clean Energy Standard, Climate Change, CO2 Capture, Coal, Combined Heat and Power, Congress, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policies, Energy Security, Environment, GHGs, Global Competitiveness, hydropower, Innovation, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Power Sector, Renewables, Senator Bingaman, Senator Murkowski, Solar, Wind |
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Comparative analysis of efficiency, environmental impact, and process economics for mature biomass refining scenarios
Full Title: Comparative analysis of efficiency, environmental impact, and process economics for mature biomass refining scenarios
Author(s): M. Laser, E. Larson, B. Dale, et al.
Publisher(s): Biofpr, Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley &...
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Tagged Alternative Fuel Commercialization, Biofuels, Biomass, dale, Energy Economics, Energy Efficiency, Larson, Laser, thermochemical |
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Cost-Effectiveness of Electricity Energy Efficiency Programs
Full Title: Cost-Effectiveness of Electricity Energy Efficiency Programs
Author(s): Toshi H. Arimura, Shanjun Li, Richard G. Newell, and Karen Palmer
Publisher(s): Resources for the future
Publication Date: 4/2011
Language: English
Length: 46 pages, PDF
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Tagged cost-effectiveness, Eectricity Demand, Energy Efficiency |
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Could a “Green Button” Change our Energy Use?
In 2011 the Obama Administration put out a challenge to utilities: give customers a way to better access and understand their energy use data. The challenge, and its result the...
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Tagged Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policies, Green Button, Gridwise Alliance, Innovation, Itron, OPower, Pacific Gas and Electric, US DOE |
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CRS: Limited Short-Term Options on Gas Prices
A recent Congressional Research Service report titled “Rising Gasoline Prices 2012” states that Congress has “limited short term options … to address gasoline prices.”
The report identifies six short-run policy options...
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Tagged Alternative Fuel Commercialization, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Independence, Energy Policies, Energy Security, Natural Gas, oil, Oil Dependence, Oil Imports, Transportation |
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Defining a standard metric for electricity savings
Full Title: Defining a standard metric for electricity savings
Author(s): Jonathan Koomey, Hashem Akbari, Carl Blumstein, Marilyn Brown, Richard Brown, Chris Calwell, Sheryl Carter, Ralph Cavanagh, Audrey Chang, David Claridge, Paul...
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Tagged Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy |
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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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Tagged Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, GHGs, Lighting, R&D, Standards |
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Discussion Catalyst: Electricity — Background and Goals
[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 U.S....
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Tagged Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, GHGs, Power Sector, Transmission |
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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...
Filed Under: Critical Policy Issues, Discussions |
Tagged Adaptation, CO2 Capture, CO2 Sequestration, Electric Grid, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Fusion, Geothermal, GHGs, Nuclear, R&D |
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DOE Weatherization Program Targeted in Coburn’s Wastebook
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has released the 2011 Wastebook, his annual “guide to some of the most wasteful and low priority government spending”. Among the report’s targets is DOE’s Weatherization...
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Tagged Congress, Energy Efficiency, Energy Workforce, Federal v. State, Jobs, Senator Coburn, US DOE, Weatherization Assistance Program |
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Energy Efficiency in the Power Grid
Full Title: Energy Efficiency in the Power Grid
Author(s): n/a
Publisher(s): ABB Inc.
Publication Date: 2007
Identifier(s): n/a
Language: English
Length: 8 pages, PDF
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The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that increasing energy...
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Tagged ABB Inc, Electric Grid, Energy Efficiency |
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Energy Efficiency Policy
Full Title: Energy Efficiency Policy: Budget, Electricity Conservation, and Fuel Conservation Issues
Author(s): F. Sissine
Publisher(s): Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress
Publication Date: 8/2006
Identifier: RL33599 (CRS Web Order Code)
Language: English
Length: 37...
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Tagged Bush, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policies, Library of Congress, R&D, Sissine |
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Energy Future: Think Efficiency
Full Title: Energy Future: How America Can Look Within to Achieve Energy Security and Reduce Global Warming
Author(s): G. Crabtree, D. Kammen, M. Lubell, B. Richter, F. Schlachter, et al.
Publisher(s): American...
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Tagged APS, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Policy Principles, Richter |
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Energy Revolution: A Sustainable Global Energy Outlook
Full Title: Energy Revolution: A Sustainable Global Energy Outlook
Author(s): Oliver Schäfer, Arthouros Zervos, Sven Teske, Jan Béranek, and Stephanie Tunmore
Publisher(s): Greenpeace and European Renewable Energy Council
Publication Date: 10/2008
Language: English
Length: 212...
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Tagged Biofuels, Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Renewables, Solar, Transportation, Wind Energy |
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Expert Meeting Report: Retrofit Implementation – A Neighborhood at a Time
Full Title: Expert Meeting Report: Retrofit Implementation – A Neighborhood at a Time
Author: Dianne Griffiths
Publisher(s): U.S. Department of Energy
Publication Date: 4/2012
Language: English
Length: 16 pages, PDF
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Residential construction booms over the decades have produced large...
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Tagged Energy Efficiency, Retrofit |
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ExxonMobil’s 2012 Outlook for Energy
ExxonMobil recently released its 2012 Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040, a report forecasting energy trends out for the next several decades. Among the projections highlighted in ExxonMobil’s announcement:
“Global...
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Tagged Coal, Energy Efficiency, ExxonMobil, Innovation, Natural Gas, Nuclear, oil, Oil Imports, Renewables, Transportation |
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Gigaton Problems Need Gigaton Solutions
Full Title: Gigaton Problems Need Gigaton Solutions
Author(s): Ming Xu, John C. Crittenden, Yongsheng Chen, Valerie M. Thomas, Douglas S. Noonan, Reginald Desroches, Marilyn A. Brown and Steve P. French
Publisher(s): Environmental...
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Tagged Energy Efficiency, industrial policy, Sustainability |
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Greening the Grid: Implementing Climate Change Policy
Full Title: Greening the Grid: Implementing Climate Change Policy through Energy Efficiency, Renewable Portfolio Standards, and Strategic Transmission System Investments
Author(s): T. Duane
Publisher(s): Vermont Law Review
Publication Date: 6/2010
Identifier(s): Vol. 34:711
Language: English
Length: 71 pages, PDF
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Tagged Duane, Electric Grid, Energy Action Plan, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Portfolio Standards, Transmission, Vermont Law Review |
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Guide to energy efficiency and renewable energy financing districts for local governments
Full Title: Basic Research Needs for the Hydrogen Economy
Author(s): Merrian C. Fuller, Cathy Kunkel, Daniel M. Kammen
Publisher(s): University of California, Berkeley
Publication Date: 9/2009
Language: English
Length: 47 pages, PDF
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Tagged Energy Efficiency, Energy Finance, Property Assessed Clean Energy |
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