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Institutional applications of solar total-energy systems. Draft final report

Description: Conceptual designs are presented for thermal and photovoltaic solar total energy (STE) systems optimized to have the lowest possible life-cycle costs. An analysis is made of the market for STE systems, synthesizing the results of interviews with institutional-sector decision-makers and representatives of utilities, component manufacturers, architect/engineers, contractors, and labor unions. The operation and outputs of the market model developed to estimate potential STE system sales and result… more
Date: July 1, 1978
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Institutional applications of solar total-energy systems. Draft final report. Volume 2. Appendixes

Description: The appendices present the analytical basis for the analysis of solar total energy (STE) systems. A regional-climate model and a building-load requirements model are developed, along with fuel-price scenarios. Life-cycle costs are compared for conventional-utility, total energy, and STE systems. Thermal STE system design trade-offs are performed and thermal STE system performance is determined. The sensitivity of STE competitiveness to fuel prices is examined. The selection of the photovoltaic … more
Date: July 1, 1978
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CEREN concept: a case study of the French industrial energy data system

Description: A case study of the French CEREN system is provided. The foundation of the system is outlined, that is, the concepts that ensure the systems comprehensiveness, detail, and manageability. The implementation of the system is emphasized, in particular, the data collection and data processing methodology. Applications of the CEREN energy information system are reviewed for analyzing energy use, cross-industry impacts, and social, and economic impacts of changing energy-use patterns. (MHR)
Date: October 12, 1978
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Institutional aspects of fuel-cell total-energy system: a summary survey

Description: The institutional impediments to market penetration by fuel cells are briefly discussed including the following topics: (1) ownership of fuel cell and related franchise limitations; (2) backup arrangements; (3) economic effects; (4) fuel policy; (5) regulatory proceedings; and (6) competitive response. (WHK)
Date: July 31, 1977
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Uranium enrichment management review: summary of analysis

Description: In May 1980, the Assistant Secretary for Resource Applications within the Department of Energy requested that a group of experienced business executives be assembled to review the operation, financing, and management of the uranium enrichment enterprise as a basis for advising the Secretary of Energy. After extensive investigation, analysis, and discussion, the review group presented its findings and recommendations in a report on December 2, 1980. The following pages contain background materia… more
Date: January 1, 1981
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Technical overview of cogeneration: the hardware, the industries, the potential development

Description: Because the by-product heat from a power-conversion process is captured for productive use in a cogeneration system, instead of exhausted to the environment as it is in a conventional power plant, cogeneration represents an important energy-conservation technique. By cogenerating, an industrial plant can save the fuel that would have been needed to produce the amount of heat captured. Recognizing the significant energy-savings potential offered by cogeneration, DOE has undertaken a major R, D, … more
Date: December 1, 1977
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Providing technical assistance to the Energy Development Board of Mercer County

Description: The background and summary of activities of the general organizational approach developed by Resource Planning Associates (RPA) for managing energy-related community development and to test that approach in a specific site are discussed. The general approach was adapted to Mercer County, North Dakota, the setting for the construction of two 2-unit coal-fired power plants and two or more coal-gasification plants, as well as for related coal mining. RPA's activities were designated to provide the… more
Date: September 30, 1977
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Recommendations for enforcing and administering lighting-efficiency standards in existing public buildings in New York State. Final report

Description: To determine the most efficient, cost-effective means of enforcing lighting standards in existing public buildings, various enforcement procedures were investigated. A summary of conclusions and recommendations are presented. In Chapter 1, the adoption of a modified version of the sections of the proposed ASHRAE 100 standards that relate to lighting is recommended. The basic features of the proposed ASHRAE 100 standards are described and compared with those of other types of standards, and the … more
Date: September 30, 1977
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Gaining agreement on the charter of an energy development board in Mercer County, North Dakota

Description: The background and summary of project activities to develop a general organizational approach for managing energy-related community development and to test that approach in a specific site are presented. Five appendices presented are: a summary of proposed terms for a Mercer County (North Dakota) Energy Development Agreement; drafts of Mercer County Development Agreement for June 23 and June 24, 1977; Mercer County Energy Development Agreement with Amendments; and Final Mercer County Energy Dev… more
Date: September 30, 1977
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Briefing presented to the Senior Staff Advisory Committee, Energy Research Development Administration

Description: This report is made up of slides presented at the briefing on recommendations for the incorporation of MOPPS-like detail into the BNL/DRI model. Major subjects are: fundamental purpose of energy planning; ERDA planning; hierarchical framework of production functions/models; recommendation; and management plan for implementation of recommendation. (MCW)
Date: July 6, 1977
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Economics and regulation of petroleum futures markets

Description: Because the futures market in petroleum products is a relatively recent phenomenon, the implications of public policies formulated for that market have not yet been fully explored. To provide the Office of Competition of the Department of Energy (DOE) with sufficient information to assess policy alternatives, Resource Planning Associates, Inc. (RPA) was asked to analyze the development of the futures market in No. 2 oil, assess the potential for futures markets in other petroleum products, and … more
Date: August 1, 1980
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European waste-to-energy systems. An overview

Description: The recovery of energy through the combustion of municipal solid waste is a well-established technique for conserving energy. Combustion units can produce electricity; hot water for domestic use; and steam for district heating, industrial processes, or the drying of sewage sludge. There are fewer than 20 such waste-to-energy systems in the United States. In Western Europe, however, 243 combustion units are currently recovering energy from municipal solid waste. The oldest of these facilities we… more
Date: June 1, 1977
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Third Program Plan for DOE's participation in the IEA Working Party on Energy-Conservation Research and Development

Description: The Plan documents the projects currently being conducted by the working party in which DOE is participating and the projects proposed by DOE for consideration by other IEA member nations. Chapter 1 reviews current and planned DOE commitments to existing implementing agreements: buildings and community systems; energy conservation in building complexes; energy cascading; heat pumps with thermal storage; advanced heat pumps; combustion; heat transfer and heat exchangers; energy storage; cement m… more
Date: June 1, 1980
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Gaining agreement on the charter of an Energy Development Board in Mercer County, North Dakota

Description: Negotiations to formulate Energy Development Board of Mercer County, North Dakota are briefly discussed. The Boards primary function is to plan, coordinate, and assist community development induced by energy developemt and to promote energy conservation and the efficient use of energy resources in the prototype community which is the setting for construction of two 2-unit coal-fired power plants and two or more coal gasification plants, as well as related coal mining. Presented in the appendice… more
Date: September 30, 1977
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European waste-to-energy systems. Case study of the thermal complex of Brive, France

Description: The design, operation, performance reliability, maintenance, investment, and operating costs of a solid waste/sewage sludge treatment complex at the city of Brive in southern France are discussed in detail. The waste complex is composed of a waste incinerator for burning both solid municipal waste and dried sludge, a heat recovery operation, a sewage treatment unit, a sludge drying unit, and a multicyclone to control particulate emissions. Heat recovered during incineration is used to dry sludg… more
Date: June 1, 1977
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European waste-to-energy systems: case study of the thermal complex of Toulouse-Le Mirail (France)

Description: The waste treatment system of Toulouse-Le Mirail (France) is a complex composed of an incinerator with heat-recovery equipment and an oil-fired heating facility. It was designed to burn the household waste of a city of 400,000 inhabitants while at the same time providing central heating and hot water to a suburb of 100,000 inhabitants. Sufficient electricity is also generated for in-plant use. Technical data for the system are reported in detail. The economics and management are reviewed. The s… more
Date: May 1, 1977
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