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Clean Air Issues in the 112th Congress

Description: This report provides a brief overview of the climate change, power plant, and air quality standard issues, as well as information o other Clean Air Act issues that the 112th Congress addressed.
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
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DOE: Quantifying the Value of Hydropower in the Electric Grid

Description: The report summarizes research to Quantify the Value of Hydropower in the Electric Grid. This 3-year DOE study focused on defining value of hydropower assets in a changing electric grid. Methods are described for valuation and planning of pumped storage and conventional hydropower. The project team conducted plant case studies, electric system modeling, market analysis, cost data gathering, and evaluations of operating strategies and constraints. Five other reports detailing these research resu… more
Date: December 31, 2012
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Energy Transmission and Infrastructure

Description: The objective of Energy Transmission and Infrastructure Northern Ohio (OH) was to lay the conceptual and analytical foundation for an energy economy in northern Ohio that will: • improve the efficiency with which energy is used in the residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and transportation sectors for Oberlin, Ohio as a district-wide model for Congressional District OH-09; • identify the potential to deploy wind and solar technologies and the most effective configuration for the r… more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Mathison, Jane
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Development of a Total Energy, Environment and Asset Management (TE2AM tm) Curriculum

Description: The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering Professional Development (EPD) has completed the sponsored project entitled, Development of a Total Energy, Environment and Asset Management (TE2AM™) Curriculum. The project involved the development of a structured professional development program to improve the knowledge, skills, capabilities, and competencies of engineers and operators of commercial buildings. TE2AM™ advances a radically different approach to commercial building design, op… more
Date: December 31, 2012
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Modeling of GE Appliances: Cost Benefit Study of Smart Appliances in Wholesale Energy, Frequency Regulation, and Spinning Reserve Markets

Description: This report is the second in a series of three reports describing the potential of GE’s DR-enabled appliances to provide benefits to the utility grid. The first report described the modeling methodology used to represent the GE appliances in the GridLAB-D simulation environment and the estimated potential for peak demand reduction at various deployment levels. The third report will explore the technical capability of aggregated group actions to positively impact grid stability, including freque… more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Fuller, Jason C. & Parker, Graham B.
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Final Scientific Report

Description: The response of dielectric material to electromagnetic waves in the millimeter wavelength range (30 to 300 GHz) has received relatively little study and the processes that give rise to absorption in this region are often poorly understood. Understanding the origin of absorption at these wavelengths has basic significance for solid state physics as well as importance for development of technology in this region of the RF spectrum. This project has provided high-quality data on the temperature de… more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Jones, Charles R
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Near Zero Emissions at 50 Percent Thermal Efficiency

Description: Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) has successfully completed a 10 year DOE sponsored heavy-duty truck engine program, hereafter referred to as the NZ-50 program. This program was split into two major phases. The first phase was called “Near-Zero Emission at 50 Percent Thermal Efficiency,” and was completed in 2007. The second phase was initiated in 2006, and this phase was named “Advancements in Engine Combustion Systems to Enable High-Efficiency Clean Combustion for Heavy-Duty Engines.”… more
Date: December 31, 2012
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Evaluation of the Impact of EISA Federal Project Investments

Description: The DOE's Federal Energy Management Program has been charged by Office of Management and Budget to conduct an evaluation on actual and verifiable energy savings and carbon emissions reductions from federal energy management investments made across the Federal government as a result of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. This study presents the findings from that evaluation.
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Judd, Kathleen S.; Wendel, Emily M.; Morris, Scott L.; Williamson, Jennifer L.; Halverson, Mark A.; Livingston, Olga V. et al.
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DRI Renewable Energy Center (REC) (NV)

Description: The primary objective of this project was to utilize a flexible, energy-efficient facility, called the DRI Renewable Energy Experimental Facility (REEF) to support various renewable energy research and development (R&D) efforts, along with education and outreach activities. The REEF itself consists of two separate buildings: (1) a 1200-ft2 off-grid capable house and (2) a 600-ft2 workshop/garage to support larger-scale experimental work. Numerous enhancements were made to DRI's existing renewab… more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Hoekman, S. Kent; Broch, Broch; Robbins, Curtis; Jacobson, Roger & Turner, Robert
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The use of real-time off-site observations as a methodology for increasing forecast skill in prediction of large wind power ramps one or more hours ahead of their impact on a wind plant.

Description: ABSTRACT Application of Real-Time Offsite Measurements in Improved Short-Term Wind Ramp Prediction Skill Improved forecasting performance immediately preceding wind ramp events is of preeminent concern to most wind energy companies, system operators, and balancing authorities. The value of near real-time hub height-level wind data and more general meteorological measurements to short-term wind power forecasting is well understood. For some sites, access to onsite measured wind data - even histo… more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Wilde, Martin
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Environmental Effects of Hydrokinetic Turbines on Fish: Desktop and Laboratory Flume Studies

Description: This collection of three reports describes desktop and laboratory flume studies that provide information to support assessment of the potential for injury and mortality of fish that encounter hydrokinetic turbines of various designs installed in tidal and river environments. Behavioral responses to turbine exposure also are investigated to support assessment of the potential for disruptions to upstream and downstream movements of fish. The studies: (1) conducted an assessment of potential injur… more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Jacobson, Paul T.; Amaral, Stephen V.; Castro-Santos, Theodore; Giza, Dan; Haro, Alexander J.; Hecker, George et al.
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Testing the effectiveness of an acoustic deterrent for gray whales along the Oregon coast

Description: This study was conducted to determine whether a low-powered sound source could be effective at deterring gray whales from areas that may prove harmful to them. With increased interest in the development of marine renewal energy along the Oregon coast the concern that such development may pose a collision or entanglement risk for gray whales. A successful acoustic deterrent could act as a mitigation tool to prevent harm to whales from such risks. In this study, an acoustic device was moored on t… more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Lagerquist, Barbara; Winsor, Martha & Mate, Bruce
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Analysis of Statewide Adoption Rates of Building Energy Code by Local Jurisdictions

Description: The purpose of this study is to generally inform the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building Energy Codes Program of the local, effective energy code adoption rate for a sample set of 21 states, some which have adopted statewide codes and some that have not. Information related to the residential energy code adoption process and status at the local jurisdiction was examined for each of the states. Energy code status information was gathered for approximately 2,800 jurisdictions, which effectively … more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Cort, Katherine A. & Butner, Ryan S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Sustainable Transportation Fuels from Natural Gas (H{sub 2}), Coal and Biomass

Description: This research program is focused primarily on the conversion of coal, natural gas (i.e., methane), and biomass to liquid fuels by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS), with minimum production of carbon dioxide. A complementary topic also under investigation is the development of novel processes for the production of hydrogen with very low to zero production of CO{sub 2}. This is in response to the nation�s urgent need for a secure and environmentally friendly domestic source of liquid fuels. The car… more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Huffman, Gerald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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BWR Anticipated Transients Without SCRAM in the MELLLA+ Expanded Operating Domain Part 4: Sensitivity Studies for Events Leading to Emergency Depressurization

Description: This is the fourth in a series of reports on the response of a BWR/5 boiling water reactor to anticipated transients without reactor scram (ATWS) when operating in the expanded operating domain MELLLA+. In this report ATWS events initiated by closure of main steam isolation valves are analyzed at beginning-of-cycle, and end-of-full-power-life, conditions. The objective is to understand the sensitivity of ATWS-ED events to the intial operating core flow and to the spectrally corrected moderator … more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Cheng, Lap-Yan; Baek, Joo-Seok; Cuadra, Arantxa; Aronson,Arnold; Diamond, David & Yarsky, Peter
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Producing Light Oil from a Frozen Reservoir: Reservoir and Fluid Characterization of Umiat Field, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska

Description: Umiat oil field is a light oil in a shallow, frozen reservoir in the Brooks Range foothills of northern Alaska with estimated oil-in-place of over 1 billion barrels. Umiat field was discovered in the 1940’s but was never considered viable because it is shallow, in the permafrost, and far from any transportation infrastructure. The advent of modern drilling and production techniques has made Umiat and similar fields in northern Alaska attractive exploration and production targets. Since 2008 UAF… more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Hanks, Catherine
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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EngenuitySC Commercialization and Entrepreneurial Training Project

Description: A team led by EngenuitySC has performed education and outreach on development of advanced energy markets that will enable wider use of clean energy technologies. This report details the efforts that have made significant advances to improve the market place through education, outreach, and increased communications between industry members. The project resulted in two self-funded industry clusters known as the Fuel Cell Collaborative and NuHub. This project has focused on building and strengthen… more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Hughes, Meghan & Hutton, Katherine R
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Commercialization of Medium Voltage HTS Triax TM Cable Systems

Description: The original project scope that was established in 2007 aimed to install a 1,700 meter (1.1 mile) medium voltage HTS Triax{TM} cable system into the utility grid in New Orleans, LA. In 2010, however, the utility partner withdrew from the project, so the 1,700 meter cable installation was cancelled and the scope of work was reduced. The work then concentrated on the specific barriers to commercialization of HTS cable technology. The modified scope included long-length HTS cable design and testin… more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Knoll, David
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Novel, Ceramic Membrane System For Hydrogen Separation

Description: Separation of hydrogen from coal gas represents one of the most promising ways to produce alternative sources of fuel. Ceramatec, teamed with CoorsTek and Sandia National Laboratories has developed materials technology for a pressure driven, high temperature proton-electron mixed conducting membrane system to remove hydrogen from the syngas. This system separates high purity hydrogen and isolates high pressure CO{sub 2} as the retentate, which is amenable to low cost capture and transport to st… more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Elangovan, S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fuel Flexible Turbine System (FFTS) Program

Description: In this fuel flexible turbine system (FFTS) program, the Parker gasification system was further optimized, fuel composition of biomass gasification process was characterized and the feasibility of running Capstone MicroTurbine(TM) systems with gasification syngas fuels was evaluated. With high hydrogen content, the gaseous fuel from a gasification process of various feed stocks such as switchgrass and corn stover has high reactivity and high flashback propensity when running in the current lean… more
Date: December 31, 2012
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Advanced Acid Gas Separation Technology for the Utilization of Low Rank Coals

Description: Air Products has developed a potentially ground-breaking technology – Sour Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) – to replace the solvent-based acid gas removal (AGR) systems currently employed to separate sulfur containing species, along with CO{sub 2} and other impurities, from gasifier syngas streams. The Sour PSA technology is based on adsorption processes that utilize pressure swing or temperature swing regeneration methods. Sour PSA technology has already been shown with higher rank coals to pr… more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Kloosterman, Jeff
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Beam Size Measurement by Optical Diffraction Radiation and Laser System for Compton Polarimeter

Description: Beam diagnostics is an essential constituent of any accelerator, so that it is named as "organs of sense" or "eyes of the accelerator." Beam diagnostics is a rich field. A great variety of physical effects or physical principles are made use of in this field. Some devices are based on electro-magnetic influence by moving charges, such as faraday cups, beam transformers, pick-ups; Some are related to Coulomb interaction of charged particles with matter, such as scintillators,… more
Date: December 31, 2012
Creator: Liu, Chuyu
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