Renewable Power Pathways: A Review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Renewable Energy Programs - Softcover

National Research Council; Commission On Engineering And Technical Systems; Board On Energy And Environmental Systems; Committee On Programmatic Review Of The U.S. Department Of Energy's Office Of Power Technologies

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309069807 ISBN 13: 9780309069809

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2000

Synopsis

Renewable Power Pathways is the result of a study by the National Research Council (NRC) Committee for the Programmatic Review of the Office of Power Technologies (OPT) review of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Power Technologies and its research and development (R&D) programs. The OPT, which is part of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, conducts R&D programs for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources. Some of these programs are focused on photovoltaic, wind, solar, thermal, geothermal, biopower, and hydroelectric energy technologies; others are focused on energy storage, electric transmission (including superconductivity), and hydrogen technologies. A recent modest initiative is focused on distributed power-generation technologies. This report reviews the activities of each of OPT's programs and makes recommendations for OPT as a whole and major recommendations for individual OPT programs.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Executive Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Role of Renewable Sources of Energy
• 3 Assessments of Individual Programs
• 4 Overall Assessment of the Office of Power Technologies
• Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
• Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Activities
• Appendix C: Summary of Recent Studies
• Acronyms

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Committee on Programmatic Review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Power Technologies, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, National Research Council

About this edition

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0309069807
• ISBN 13: 9780309069809
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136