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4 THE STRATEGIC PLANNING FRAMEWORK
Pages 64-74

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... As seen in Chapter 2, DOE's coal program planning has generally focused on planning horizons only to 2010, with the objective of developing technologies that will be deployed and yield benefits in subsequent years (Randolph, 1992~. However, as the discussions in Chapter 3 indicated, coal will undoubtedly be a major source of energy well past the year 2010, with production of coal-derived liquid and gaseous fuels becoming a major potential consumer of coal after 2020.
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From page 65...
... If oil supplies remained plentiful and prices low, there would be little incentive to develop technologies to produce liquid fuels from coal. Less severe environmental constraints would also reduce the need to develop clean coal technologies for both domestic and international markets.
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From page 68...
... Increased coal RDD&C might also be needed if there is earlier or more widespread enactment of new environmental restrictions on power plant solid wastes, air emissions, or liquid discharges. Finally, heightened concern over global warming could push the drive for high-efficiency technology, CO2 sequestration methods, and the use of nuclear energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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From page 69...
... ADDITIONAL CRITERIA TO SET NATIONAL COAL RDD&C PRIORITIES While the scenarios above provide valuable information to establish overall goals for the DOE coal program, further criteria are needed to set more specific program objectives and priorities. The committee's strategic planning framework therefore employed further criteria, consistent with the goals of EPACT and the National Energy Strategy (DOE, 1991~.
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... What potential does the technology have to economically control, reduce, or eliminate environmentally important wastes, notably criteria air pollutants (NOx, SO2, fine particulates) , air toxics (inorganic and organic)
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... Thus, the areas addressed cover not only the technology's current status but also its potential for performance and cost improvements, the likelihood of its successful further development, and the existence of domestic and overseas markets. For each technology or group of technologies examined in Part II, a set of findings summarizes the critical issues to be addressed in any continuing or future DOE program.
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... PART II Overview of Current DOE Coal Programs
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