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20% Wind by 2030

Full Title:  20% Wind by 2030: Increasing Wind Energy's Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply Author(s): n/a Publisher(s): USDOE EREE Publication Date: 7/2008 Identifier(s):  DOE/GO-102008-2567 Language: English Length: 248 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): This report examines...
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2008 Wind Technologies Market Report

Full Title: 2008 Wind Technologies Market Report Author(s): R. Wiser, M. Bolinger, et al. Publisher(s):  USDOE EREE Publication Date: 7/2009 Identifier(s): DOE/GO-102009-2868 Language: English Length: 68 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): The U.S. wind industry experienced...
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2009 Renewable Energy Data Book

Full Title: 2009 Renewable Energy Data Book Author(s): R. Gelman, et al. Publisher(s): USDOE Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Publication Date: 8/2010 Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description: Trends and Key Findings on Renewable Energy Consumption and Electricity in...
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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 Preliminary Assessment of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles on Wind Energy Markets Technical Report

Full Title: A Preliminary Assessment of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles on Wind Energy Markets Technical Report Author(s): W. Short and P. Denholm Publisher(s): USDOE NREL Publication Date: 4/2006 Identifier: NREL/TP-620-39729 Language: English Length: 41 pages, PDF Full Text:...
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A Review of the DOE Plan for U.S. Fusion Community Participation in the ITER Program

Full Title: A Review of the DOE Plan for U.S. Fusion Community Participation in the ITER Program Author(s): National Academy of Sciences Publisher(s): National Academy of Sciences Publication Date: 1/2008 Language: English Length: 57 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): ITER, a planned...
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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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AEP CEO Urges Comprehensive U.S. Energy Policy

In an April 26th speech to business leaders at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Nick Akins, President and CEO of American Electric Power, urged the U.S. to develop a comprehensive...
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An Assessment of Energy Potential at Non-Powered Dams in the United States

Full Title: An Assessment of Energy Potential at Non-Powered Dams in the United States Author(s): Boualem Hadjerioua, Yaxing Wei and Shih-Chieh Kao Publisher(s): U.S. Department of Energy Publication Date: 4/2012 Language: English Length: 44 pages,...
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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 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Additional...
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Assessment of the Technical Potential for Achieving Zero-Energy Commercial Buildings

Full Title: Assessment of the Technical Potential for Achieving Zero-Energy Commercial Buildings Author(s): B. Griffith, P. Torcellini, N. Long, et al. Publisher(s): USDOE NREL Publication Date: 6/2006 Identifier: NREL/CP-550-39830 Language: English Length: 15 pages, PDF Full Text:...
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Assessment Potential Impact of Concentrating Solar Power for Electricity Generation

Full Title: Report to Congress on Assessment Potential Impact of Concentrating Solar Power for Electricity Generation Author(s): n/a Publisher(s):  USDOE, EREE Publication Date: 2/2007 Identifier: DOE/GO-102007-2400 Language: English Length: 5 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): The...
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Attaining Energy Security in Liquid Fuels Through Diverse U.S. Energy Alternatives

Full Title: Attaining Energy Security in Liquid Fuels Through Diverse U.S. Energy Alternatives Author(s): K. Kern, et al. Publisher(s):  USDOE NETL Publication Date: 8/2007 Identifier(s): DOE/NETL-2007/1278 Language: English Length: 74 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): The...
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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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Biomass Multi-Year Program Plan

Full Title: Biomass Multi-Year Program Plan Author(s): US Department of Energy Publisher(s): US Department of Energy Publication Date: 4/2012 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): The Biomass Program is one of the nine technology development programs within the Office of Energy...
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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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Community Wind

Full Title: Community Wind: Once Again Pushing the Envelope of Project Finance Author(s): M. Bolinger Publisher(s): USDOE Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Publication Date: 1/2011 Identifier(s): LBNL-4193E Language: English Length:   34 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): The “community wind” sector in the United...
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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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Debate Continues Over Energy Efficient Bulbs

Late last year, a deal generated in the House blocked DOE from enforcing its energy efficient light bulb standards, which were set in place by the Energy Independence and Security...
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Discussion Catalyst: Geothermal

[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.] Geothermal has...
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Do We Need a National Energy Policy?

Over the past several years individuals and organizations across the political spectrum have called for a comprehensive national energy policy. For example, the CEO of American Electric Power (AEP) recently called...
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Do We Need a National Energy Strategy Council?

A new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center calls for a “National Energy Strategy Council” that would coordinate and oversee the efforts of the multiple federal agencies, such as Energy, Commerce, Defense,...
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DOE Forging Ahead with Loan Guarantees

Last week, DOE announced plans to continue its provision of loan guarantees for approved renewable energy projects. The announcement comes seven months after the controversy surrounding the agency’s loan to...
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