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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817559803321

Titolo

Energy research at DOE : was it worth it? : energy efficiency and fossil research 1978 to 2000 / / Committee on Benefits of DOE R&D on Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. ; ; [Great Britain], : National Academy Press, c2001

ISBN

0-309-17059-1

0-309-50296-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

The compass series

Disciplina

333.79160973

Soggetti

Energy consumption - Research - United States

Fossil fuels - Research - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Framework for the Study -- 3 Evaluation of the Energy Efficiency Programs -- 4 Evaluation of the Fossil Energy Programs -- 5 Overall Findings and Recommendations -- Appendixes -- A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- B Presentations and Committee Activities -- C Bibliography Relevant to DOE R&amp -- D Policy, Congressional Mandates, R&amp -- D Results, and Evaluations -- D Measuring the Benefits and Costs of the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&amp -- D Programs -- E Case Studies for the Energy Efficiency Program -- F Case Studies for the Fossil Energy Program -- G Glossary -- H Acronyms and Abbreviations.