Energy Research and Development

Energy Research and Development
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics. Task Force on Energy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 426
Release: 1973
Genre: Power resources
ISBN:

The Power of Change

The Power of Change
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309371422

Electricity, supplied reliably and affordably, is foundational to the U.S. economy and is utterly indispensable to modern society. However, emissions resulting from many forms of electricity generation create environmental risks that could have significant negative economic, security, and human health consequences. Large-scale installation of cleaner power generation has been generally hampered because greener technologies are more expensive than the technologies that currently produce most of our power. Rather than trade affordability and reliability for low emissions, is there a way to balance all three? The Power of Change: Innovation for Development and Deployment of Increasingly Clean Energy Technologies considers how to speed up innovations that would dramatically improve the performance and lower the cost of currently available technologies while also developing new advanced cleaner energy technologies. According to this report, there is an opportunity for the United States to continue to lead in the pursuit of increasingly clean, more efficient electricity through innovation in advanced technologies. The Power of Change: Innovation for Development and Deployment of Increasingly Clean Energy Technologies makes the case that America's advantagesâ€"world-class universities and national laboratories, a vibrant private sector, and innovative states, cities, and regions that are free to experiment with a variety of public policy approachesâ€"position the United States to create and lead a new clean energy revolution. This study focuses on five paths to accelerate the market adoption of increasing clean energy and efficiency technologies: (1) expanding the portfolio of cleaner energy technology options; (2) leveraging the advantages of energy efficiency; (3) facilitating the development of increasing clean technologies, including renewables, nuclear, and cleaner fossil; (4) improving the existing technologies, systems, and infrastructure; and (5) leveling the playing field for cleaner energy technologies. The Power of Change: Innovation for Development and Deployment of Increasingly Clean Energy Technologies is a call for leadership to transform the United States energy sector in order to both mitigate the risks of greenhouse gas and other pollutants and to spur future economic growth. This study's focus on science, technology, and economic policy makes it a valuable resource to guide support that produces innovation to meet energy challenges now and for the future.

GAO Documents

GAO Documents
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 720
Release: 1987
Genre: Finance, Public
ISBN:

Catalog of reports, decisions and opinions, testimonies and speeches.

Energy

Energy
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 394
Release: 1990
Genre: Energy policy
ISBN:

Land Use Bibliography

Land Use Bibliography
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1983
Genre: Land use
ISBN:

"This Land Use Bibliography contains citations and abstracts of land-related documents released by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) from January 1979 through December 1982"--Introduction.

GAO Energy Digest

GAO Energy Digest
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1977
Genre: Energy conservation
ISBN: