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Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2007-08-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 030910467X |
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Since its inception in 1977 from an amalgam of federal authorities, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has administered numerous programs aimed at developing applied energy technologies. In recent years, federal oversight of public expenditures has emphasized the integration of performance and budgeting. Notably, the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) was passed in 1993 in response to questions about the value and effectiveness of federal programs. GPRA and other mandates have led agencies to develop indicators of program performance and program outcomes. The development of indicators has been watched with keen interest by Congress, which has requested of the National Research Council (NRC) a series of reports using quantitative indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of applied energy research and development (R&D). The first such report took a retrospective view of the first 3 years of DOE R&D programs on fossil energy and energy efficiency. The report found that DOE-sponsored research had netted large commercial successes, such as advanced refrigerator compressors, electronic lighting ballasts, and emission control technology for flue gas desulfurization. However, some programs were judged to be costly failures in which large R&D expenditures did not result in a commercial energy technology. A follow-up NRC committee was assigned the task of adapting the methodology to the assessment of the future payoff of continuing programs. Evaluating the outcome of R&D expenditures requires an analysis of program costs and benefits. Doing so is not a trivial matter. First, the analysis of costs and benefits must reflect the full range of public benefits that are envisioned, accounting for environmental and energy security impacts as well as economic effects. Second, the analysis must consider how likely the research is to succeed and how valuable the research will be if successful. Finally, the analysis must consider what might happen if the government did not support the project: Would some non-DOE entity undertake it or an equivalent activity that would produce some or all of the benefits of government involvement? This second report continues to investigate the development and use of R&D outcome indicators and applies the benefits evaluation methodology to six DOE R&D activities. It provides further definition for the development of indicators for environmental and security benefits and refines the evaluation process based on its experience with the six DOE R&D case studies.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2005-06-27 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309181372 |
Download Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE (Phase One) Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In 2001, the National Research Council (NRC) completed a congressionally mandated assessment of the benefits and costs of DOE's fossil energy and energy efficiency R&D programs, Energy Research at DOE: Was It Worth It? The Congress followed this retrospective study by directing DOE to request the NRC to develop a methodology for assessing prospective benefits. The first phase of this projectâ€"development of the methodologyâ€"began in December 2003. Phase two will make the methodology more robust and explore related issues, and subsequent phases will apply the methodology to review the prospective benefits of different DOE fossil energy and energy efficiency R&D programs. In developing this project, three considerations were particularly important. First, the study should adapt the work of the retrospective study. Second, the project should develop a methodology that provides a rigorous calculation of benefits and risks, and a practical and consistent process for its application. Third, the methodology should be transparent, should not require extensive resources for implementation, and should produce easily understood results. This report presents the results of phase one. It focuses on adaptation of the retrospective methodology to a prospective context.
Author | : National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences. Board on Energy and Environmental Systems |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Energy consumption |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2001-12-12 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309074487 |
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In legislation appropriating funds for DOE's fiscal year (FY) 2000 energy R&D budget, the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee directed an evaluation of the benefits that have accrued to the nation from the R&D conducted since 1978 in DOE's energy efficiency and fossil energy programs. In response to the congressional charge, the National Research Council formed the Committee on Benefits of DOE R&D on Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy. From its inception, DOE's energy R&D program has been the subject of many outside evaluations. The present evaluation asks whether the benefits of the program have justified the considerable expenditure of public funds since DOE's formation in 1977, and, unlike earlier evaluations, it takes a comprehensive look at the actual outcomes of DOE's research over two decades.
Author | : United States. General Accounting Office |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Power resources |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : United States. Energy Research and Development Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Download Energy Research and Development Administration public meeting Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : United States. Energy Research and Development Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Energy policy |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : United States. Energy Research and Development Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 882 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Energy policy |
ISBN | : |
Download A National Plan for Energy Research, Development & Demonstration Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2003-01-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309168619 |
Download Review of DOE's Vision 21 Research and Development Program Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The Vision 21 Program is a relatively new research and development (R&D) program. It is funded through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Fossil Energy and its National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). The Vision 21 Program Plan anticipates that Vision 21 facilities will be able to convert fossil fuels (e.g., coal, natural gas, and petroleum coke) into electricity, process heat, fuels, and/or chemicals cost effectively, with very high efficiency and very low emissions, including of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). The goals of Vision 21 are extremely challenging and ambitious. As noted in the Vision 21 Technology Roadmap, if the program meets its goals, Vision 21 plants would essentially eliminate many of the environmental concerns traditionally associated with the conversion of fossil fuels into electricity and transportation fuels or chemicals (NETL, 2001). Given the importance of fossil fuels, and especially coal, to the economies of the United States and other countries and the need to utilize fossil fuels in an efficient and environmentally acceptable manner, the development of the technologies in the Vision 21 Program is a high priority. This report contains the results of the second National Research Council (NRC) review of the Vision 21 R&D Program.
Author | : United States. Energy Research and Development Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Energy policy |
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