TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Investigating Safety Impacts of Energy Technologies on Airports and Aviation DO - 10.17226/14590 PY - 2011 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14590/investigating-safety-impacts-of-energy-technologies-on-airports-and-aviation PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 28: Investigating Safety Impacts of Energy Technologies on Airports and Aviation explores physical, visual, and communications systems interference impacts from energy technologies on airports and aviation safety.The energy technologies that are the focus of this report include the following:• solar photovoltaic panels and farms,• concentrating solar power plants,• wind turbine generators and farms, and • traditional power plants. ER - TY - BOOK TI - Solar Energy in Developing Countries: Perspectives and Prospects DO - 10.17226/20580 PY - 1972 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/20580/solar-energy-in-developing-countries-perspectives-and-prospects PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - KW - Energy and Energy Conservation ER - TY - BOOK TI - Establishment of a Solar Energy Research Institute DO - 10.17226/13356 PY - 1975 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13356/establishment-of-a-solar-energy-research-institute PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English AB - The establishment of the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) reflects a public assessment of the importance of solar energy as a nonpolluting, enduring source of energy and Congressional desire for activity in solar energy comparable with that which the nation has supported for the last 25 years in nuclear energy. Establishment of a Solar Energy Research Institute makes recommendations for the role and direction for research of the SERI. According to this book, SERI will indeed fill an urgent need for a central intellectual and technical resource on all phases of solar energy. SERI should go beyond establishing a program for its own activities in energy research and development to provide a sound by imaginative view of the entire solar-energy field. In conducting this program, in collaboration with industry, government, universities, and other participants in the national scene SERI can make a major contribution to the early, efficient, and economic exploitation of solar energy. The book further explores the role of SERI in combining technical, economic, sociological, and environmental analyses of changing energy resources and societal demands, including the need for commodities whose manufacture requires much energy. It finds that this broad assessment and analysis is essential not only for efficient utilization of the resources represented by SERI but also for support of the national program in solar energy. The book sets forth three goals for SERI that mutually support and reinforce one another: Improve our technical and analytical tools for solar energy and related fields Provide sound assessments of status and options for policy for solar energy Facilitate in a collaborative, educational, and supportive role the widespread introduction of commercially attractive and environmentally acceptable solar-energy sources. The recommendations of Establishment of Solar Energy Research Institute are intended to represent a new model for harnessing science, technology, and analysis in the service of the nation. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Letter Report: Critique of the Sargent and Lundy Assessment of Concentrating Solar Power Cost and Performance Forecasts DO - 10.17226/10587 PY - 2002 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10587/letter-report-critique-of-the-sargent-and-lundy-assessment-of-concentrating-solar-power-cost-and-performance-forecasts PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English ER - TY - BOOK TI - Experiences of Federal Agencies With Solar Energy Systems: Synopsis of a Workshop DO - 10.17226/19318 PY - 1985 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/19318/experiences-of-federal-agencies-with-solar-energy-systems-synopsis-of PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - KW - Transportation and Infrastructure ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - The Flexible Electronics Opportunity SN - DO - 10.17226/18812 PY - 2014 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18812/the-flexible-electronics-opportunity PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Engineering and Technology AB - Flexible electronics describes circuits that can bend and stretch, enabling significant versatility in applications and the prospect of low-cost manufacturing processes. They represent an important technological advance, in terms of their performance characteristics and potential range of applications, ranging from medical care, packaging, lighting and signage, consumer electronics and alternative energy (especially solar energy.) What these technologies have in common is a dependence on efficient manufacturing that currently requires improved technology, processes, tooling, and materials, as well as ongoing research. Seeking to capture the global market opportunity in flexible electronics, major U.S. competitors have initiated dedicated programs that are large in scope and supported with significant government funding to develop and acquire these new technologies, refine them, and ultimately manufacture them within their national borders. These national and regional investments are significantly larger than U.S. investment and more weighted toward later stage applied research and development. The Flexible Electronics Opportunity examines and compares selected innovation programs both foreign and domestic, and their potential to advance the production of flexible electronics technology in the United States. This report reviews the goals, concept, structure, operation, funding levels, and evaluation of foreign programs similar to major U.S. programs, e.g., innovation awards, S&T parks, and consortia. The report describes the transition of flexible electronics research into products and to makes recommendations to improve and to develop U.S. programs. Through an examination of the role of research consortia around the world to advance flexible electronics technology, the report makes recommendations for steps that the U.S. might consider to develop a robust industry in the United States. Significant U.S. expansion in the market for flexible electronics technologies is not likely to occur in the absence of mechanisms to address investment risks, the sharing of intellectual property, and the diverse technology requirements associated with developing and manufacturing flexible electronics technologies. The Flexible Electronics Opportunity makes recommendations for collaboration among industry, universities, and government to achieve the critical levels of investment and the acceleration of new technology development that are needed to catalyze a vibrant flexible electronics industry. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Stephen Barrett, Barrett Energy Resources Group, LLC TI - Airport Renewable Energy Projects Inventory and Case Examples DO - 10.17226/25942 PY - 2020 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25942/airport-renewable-energy-projects-inventory-and-case-examples PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - Airports have implemented a variety of renewable energy technologies since 1999—with the largest growth occurring over the past decade—in parallel with the evolution and maturation of renewable energy markets. Of the renewable energy options available to airports today, the prevailing technology is solar photovoltaic (PV), which accounts for 72% of all projects cataloged in the Renewable Energy Projects Inventory.The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Synthesis 110: Airport Renewable Energy Projects Inventory and Case Examples draws on existing literature and data to present the state of practice for airport renewable energy. It presents the integration of renewable energy projects—including solar PV, geothermal, bioenergy, solar thermal, and small wind projects—into airport development and operations and the drivers behind those efforts.The Renewable Energy Projects Inventory in the report is also available online as a searchable database. ER - TY - BOOK TI - Domestic Potential of Solar and Other Renewable Energy Sources DO - 10.17226/19841 PY - 1979 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/19841/domestic-potential-of-solar-and-other-renewable-energy-sources PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - KW - Energy and Energy Conservation ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing for Renewable Energy Technology Development to 2030: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief DO - 10.17226/24876 PY - 2017 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24876/sustainable-materials-and-manufacturing-for-renewable-energy-technology-development-to-2030 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Energy and Energy Conservation AB - Solar photovoltaics, wind power, and energy storage systems offer viable alternatives to fossil fuels—but they also have environmental, economic, and social impacts. To explore these impacts, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability held a workshop on June 12, 2017. The goals were examining the sustainability implications of material demands and manufacturing processes associated with renewable energy technologies; mobilizing, encouraging, and catalyzing the use of scientific knowledge; and stimulating additional research. This publication briefly summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Catalysis for Energy: Fundamental Science and Long-Term Impacts of the U.S. Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences Catalysis Science Program SN - DO - 10.17226/12532 PY - 2009 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12532/catalysis-for-energy-fundamental-science-and-long-term-impacts-of PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Energy and Energy Conservation KW - Math, Chemistry, and Physics AB - This book presents an in-depth analysis of the investment in catalysis basic research by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) Catalysis Science Program. Catalysis is essential to our ability to control chemical reactions, including those involved in energy transformations. Catalysis is therefore integral to current and future energy solutions, such as the environmentally benign use of hydrocarbons and new energy sources (such as biomass and solar energy) and new efficient energy systems (such as fuel cells). Catalysis for Energy concludes that BES has done well with its investment in catalysis basic research. Its investment has led to a greater understanding of the fundamental catalytic processes that underlie energy applications, and it has contributed to meeting long-term national energy goals by focusing research on catalytic processes that reduce energy consumption or use alternative energy sources. In some areas the impact of the research has been dramatic, while in others, important advances in catalysis science are yet to be made. ER - TY - BOOK TI - Energy Storage for Solar Applications DO - 10.17226/19672 PY - 1981 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/19672/energy-storage-for-solar-applications PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - KW - Energy and Energy Conservation ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council A2 - Charles W. Wessner TI - The Future of Photovoltaics Manufacturing in the United States: Summary of Two Symposia SN - DO - 10.17226/12724 PY - 2011 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12724/the-future-of-photovoltaics-manufacturing-in-the-united-states-summary PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Industry and Labor AB - Technological innovation and growth are critical to U.S. competitiveness in a global economy. One means of facilitating growth and improving competitiveness is to foster more robust innovation ecosystems through the development of public-private partnerships, industry consortia, and other regional and national economic development initiatives. Public-private partnerships, in particular, catalyze the commercialization of state and national investments in research and development. One of the major projects of the National Research Council's Board on Science Technology and Economic Policy (STEP) is to examine state and local investment programs designed to attract and grow knowledge-based industries. STEP analyzes state and regional innovation initiatives to gain a better understanding of the challenges associated with the transition of research into products, the practices associated with successful state and regional programs, and their interaction with federal programs and private initiatives. In April and July 2009, STEP convened two meeting to assess the future of the U.S. photovoltaic industry and the practical steps that the federal government and some state and regional governments are taking to develop the capacity to manufacture photovoltaics competitively. The Future of Photovoltaic Manufacturing in the United States captures the presentations and discussions of these meetings. This report explores the prospects for cooperative R&D efforts, standards, and roadmapping efforts that could accelerate innovation and growth of a U.S. photovoltaics industry. It includes both efforts to strengthen existing industries as well as specific new technology focus areas such as nanotechnology, stem cells, and energy in order to gain an improved understanding of program goals, challenges, and accomplishments. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Potential Applications of Concentrated Solar Energy: Proceedings of a Workshop SN - DO - 10.17226/1838 PY - 1991 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1838/potential-applications-of-concentrated-solar-energy-proceedings-of-a-workshop PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Energy and Energy Conservation AB - This book assesses the current state of the field in a number of potential applications and discusses technologies for which concentrated solar energy might be utilized. It contains all the papers submitted by the speakers as well as summaries of the presentations and discussions that followed each session. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council A2 - Curt Suplee TI - What You Need to Know About Energy DO - 10.17226/12204 PY - 2008 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12204/what-you-need-to-know-about-energy PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Energy and Energy Conservation KW - Engineering and Technology AB - American society, with a standard of living unprecedented in human history, can attribute a large measure of its success to increasingly sophisticated uses of energy. But that condition has come at a cost to irreplaceable resources, to the environment, and to our national independence. The goal of What You Need to Know About Energy is to present an accurate picture of America's current and projected energy needs and to describe options that are likely to play a significant role in our energy future. Written for a general audience, the booklet begins with a description of the status of energy in 21st-century America, including an account of our main sources of energy and a survey of the nation's energy demand versus the world's available supply. It then looks ahead to the quest for greater energy efficiency and to a portfolio of emerging technologies. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Renewable Power Pathways: A Review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Renewable Energy Programs SN - DO - 10.17226/9843 PY - 2000 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9843/renewable-power-pathways-a-review-of-the-us-department-of PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Energy and Energy Conservation AB - 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. ER - TY - BOOK TI - Staff Summary Report: Seminar on Industrial Energy Conservation: Seminar on Solar Space Heating and Cooling DO - 10.17226/20117 PY - 1975 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/20117/staff-summary-report-seminar-on-industrial-energy-conservation-seminar-on PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - KW - Energy and Energy Conservation ER - TY - BOOK TI - Energy for Rural Development: Renewable Resources and Alternative Technologies for Developing Countries: Supplement DO - 10.17226/19665 PY - 1981 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/19665/energy-for-rural-development-renewable-resources-and-alternative-technologies-for PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - KW - Energy and Energy Conservation ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Potential Applications of Concentrated Solar Photons SN - DO - 10.17226/1843 PY - 1991 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1843/potential-applications-of-concentrated-solar-photons PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Energy and Energy Conservation AB - This book reviews current work and assesses the state of the art in potential applications of concentrated solar energy in nonelectric areas, such as water and waste treatment, photochemical processes, and materials processing. It identifies and recommends research needed for further development of promising applications. ER - TY - BOOK TI - Report of the Conference on Thermodynamics and National Energy Problems DO - 10.17226/20205 PY - 1974 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/20205/report-of-the-conference-on-thermodynamics-and-national-energy-problems PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - KW - Energy and Energy Conservation ER - TY - BOOK TI - Solar Radiation Considerations in Building Planning and Design: Proceedings of a Working Conference DO - 10.17226/20021 PY - 1976 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/20021/solar-radiation-considerations-in-building-planning-and-design-proceedings-of PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - KW - Health and Medicine ER -