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Energy and Energy Conservation
Activities and research by the National Academies provide independent advice to the government and the private sector on issues in energy and environmental technology, and related public policy. Specific areas of interest include energy supply and demand technologies and systems, including resource extraction through mining and drilling, energy conversion, distribution and delivery, and efficiency of use; environmental consequences of energy related activities; environmental systems and controls in areas related to fuels production, energy conversion, transmission, and use; and related issues in national security and defense.
Recent Releases
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Electricity from Renewable Resources: (2010)
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Expanding Biofuel Production: Sustainability and the Transition to Advanced Biofuels: Summary of a Workshop (2010)
While energy prices, energy security, and climate change are front and center in the national media, these issues are often framed to the exclusion of the broader issue of sustainability--ensuring that the production and use of biofuels do not... More |
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Hidden Costs of Energy: Unpriced Consequences of Energy Production and Use (2010)
Despite the many benefits of energy, most of which are reflected in energy market prices, the production, distribution, and use of energy causes negative effects. Many of these negative effects are not reflected in energy market prices. When market... More |
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Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States (2010)
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Realizing the Energy Potential of Methane Hydrate for the United States (2010)
Natural gas, composed mostly of methane, is the cleanest of all the fossil fuels, emitting 25-50% less carbon dioxide than either oil or coal for each unit of energy produced. In recent years, natural gas supplied approximately 20-25% of all... More |
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Transitions to Alternative Transportation Technologies--Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (2010)
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America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation: Summary Edition (2009)
Energy production and use touch our lives in countless ways. We are reminded of the cost of energy every time we fill up at the gas pump, pay an electricity bill, or purchase an airline ticket. Energy use also has important indirect impacts, not... More |
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America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation (2009)
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Catalysis for Energy: (2009)
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... More |
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Evaluation of Future Strategic and Energy Efficient Options for the U.S. Capitol Power Plant (2009)
The U.S. Capitol Complex in Washington, D.C., comprises some of the most historic and symbolic buildings in the nation. The steam and chilled water required to heat and cool these buildings and related equipment is generated and distributed by the... More |
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