of Critical Issues The Energy-Water Connection slide #2 from presentation Energy production requires a reliable, abundant, and predictable source of water, a resource...

leader in providing the scientific basis for new,clean and abundant energy sources. Fusion energy of Science's Fusion Energy Sciences Program leads the nation's effort in the study of plasma,the fourth state ENERGY SCIENCES PROGRAM Progress in fusion ...

Mar 1, 2011 ... temperature determination, chemical abundance determination, and the question about the energy sources for the high temperature regions. ...

... By having reliable and abundant alternate sources of energy, he added, the Navy isn't confined by any one source, such as petroleum. ...

light-source facilities: How can we modify the behavior of electrons and holes in semiconductors to more efficiently convert solar energy into electricity using earth-abundant...

Renewable energy technologies such as photovoltaics, solar thermal power plants, and wind turbines are nonconventional, environmentally attractive sources of energy that can be considered for electric power generation. Many of the areas with abundant rene...

Energy planning is a new element in community planning that has evolved as abundant sources of cheap energy (or fuel) become less available. Successful energy planning depends on the ability to organize and to plan for energy management at the local level...

One of the fundamental needs for Mars colonization is an abundant source of energy. The total energy system will probably use a mixture of sources based on solar energy, fuel cells, and nuclear energy. Here we concentrate on the possibility of ...

The energy management responsibilities of industry are summarized. These responsibilities include the conservation of energy by operating as economically and efficiently as possible, the use of more abundant energy sources, to speak out and work for sound national policies, and to help provide ...

This workshop was designed to incorporate the best current thinking of energy experts in developing the optimum plan for Hawaii's energy future and to provide national visibility to the variety and abundance of natural energy resources in the state. Focus...

As has proven true for the sun, approx. 1% energy resolution studies of the spectra of stellar x-ray sources may lead to determinations of elemental abundances and the variation with time of these abundances. By evaluation of absorption effects on the low...

Oil shales represents the United States' second (after coal) most abundant fossil energy source. The Green River deposits in the West and the Devonian deposits in the East/Great Lakes are the principal oil shale deposits. This paper discusses in depth: th...

Energy companies and coastal cities like New York and San Francisco are aiming to tap ocean waves and tidal currents as abundant sources of electricity. ...

Mar 1, 2011 ... temperature determination, chemical abundance determination, and the question about the energy sources for the high temperature regions. ...

Apr 6, 2011 ... Solar energy is an abundant source of power for spacecraft navigating the inner solar system. But how far away from our star can photovoltaics ...

Solar cells take advantage of our most abundant source of energy, the Sun. A technique that improves the conversion of photons to electrons could potentially lead to a dramatic improvement in device efficiency.

Mar 1, 2011... (3) other renewable sources such as wind, biomass, solar, and geothermal energy; (4) abundant nonrenewable resources such as coal, ...

Solar energy is an abundant source of power for spacecraft navigating the inner solar system. But how far away from our star can photovoltaics work? ...

Fusion energy science combines the study of the behavior of plasmas--the state of matter that forms 99% of the visible universe--with a vision of using fusion--the energy source of the stars--to create an affordable, plentiful, and environmentally benign energy source for humankind. The dual ...

... energy use in the area. LPG, ST, and electric geyser are mainly used for heating water. We found that renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, and hydropower, are abundantly available in the ... ...

Reacquaints us with the everyday energy that warmed most American homes 50 or 60 years ago and powered the locomotives of the steam age, and introduces us to an abundant energy source here in this country: coal. the new coal age is beginning and will supp...

Sunlight is the most abundant source of potential energy on the planet. If harnessed properly, sunlight could easily exceed current and future electricity demand. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, every hour, enough energy from the sun reaches E...

of alternative and renewable energy sources. There are many diverse and abundant energy sources with promisingSynopsis: Energy, as the `building block' of all material and space existence, and as the cause than the grandiose First Law of energy ...

Carbohydrates are the major dietary sources of energy for humans. While most dietary carbohydrates are derived from multiple botanical sources, lactose and trehalose are the only animal-derived carbohydrates. Digestion of starch, the carbohydrate most abundantly consumed by humans, depends on the c...

One of the goals of the Bureau of Mines is to develop metallurgical processes that conserve energy and/or that take advantage of abundant domestic energy sources. Western lignites and subbituminous coals can be used for firing pellet induration and metall...

A major objective of the National Energy Plan 1977 is to encourage industries and utilities to convert from oil and gas to coal and other abundant energy sources. The major constraints on increased coal use stem from social, environmental, health and safe...

location. Wind farms make use of the topography and landscape to capture as much of the wind's energy to other renewable energy sources, the abundance of global wind resources, the maturity of the technology four wind farms, supplying much less than 1% of our electricity generation. The development of wind

To avoid future payments of current policy mistakes, to ensure continued and steady economic growth, and to assure future energy adequacy/abundance, enhanced investment incentives are proposed as rational imperatives that merit serious consideration. 19 refs.

This volume presents available data on energy use and demand. Current world-wide uses of oil, coal, and nuclear fission are examined to create a projection of future needs, and main energy sources are analyzed in terms of abundance, cost, and environmental impact. Newer technologies, including fusion and ...

We present measurements of the relative abundances of cosmic-ray nuclei in the energy range of 500-3980 GeV/nucleon from the second flight of the Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (CREAM) balloon-borne experiment, extending the energy range beyond the reach of previ-ous measurements. Particle energy is determined ...

An instrument, the Caltech High Energy Isotope Spectrometer Telescope, was developed to measure isotopic abundances of cosmic ray nuclei by employing an energy loss - residual energy technique. A detailed analysis was made of the mass resolution capabilities of this instrument. A formalism, based on the leaky box ...

At about 10 exp 15 eV the slope of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays becomes significantly steeper than at lower energies. The measurement of relative elemental abundances at these energies is expected to provide a means to resolve the origin of this feature and greatly contribute to the understanding of the ...

Globally escalating demands for food and bioenergy have raised concerns about the potential for agricultural biofuels to be sustainable, abundant and environmentally-beneficial energy sources. The production of sustainable bioenergy requires a comprehensive understanding for the appropriate use of c...

If a nearby source of low-energy helium is present, which has traversed a relatively small amount of matter and thus has not caused the production of a significant amount of H-2 or He-3, then these abundance ratios will be suppressed, particularly at low ...

Lignocellulose is said to be the most abundant compound on earth and is an excellent renewable feedstock for the production of ethanol as an alternative fuel source. Corn stover is made of lignocellulose and may prove to be an essentially free renewable energy resource. The goal of this research i...

as the only carbon source; The use of reversibly reducible earth abundant metal ions or of cheap, readily efficiency > 1% is required Rare earth elements or organic redox shuttles that cannot be deployed1 "RECOVERY ACT" FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT U. S. Department of Energy

A major aim of the US National Energy Policy, as well as that of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, is to conserve energy and to shift from oil to more abundant domestic fuels and renewable energy sources. Dispersed Storage and ...

A major aim of the US National Energy Policy, as well as that of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, is to conserve energy and to shift from oil to more abundant domestic fuels and renewable energy sources. Dispersed Storage and ...

Fusion energy science combines the study of the behavior of plasmas--the state of matter that forms 99% of the visible universe--with a vision of using fusion--the energy source of the stars--to create an affordable, plentiful, and environmentally benign ...

An external energy source is a necessary condition for life, because living systems require a flow of energy to organize materials and maintain a low state of entropy (Morowitz 1968). Energy is also needed to perform work. Life on Earth can be distinguished by the external energy ...

Energy requirements to produce abundant freshwater from saline water sources suggests the use of high heat-transfer evaporative condensers in power plants where sufficient waste heat is available for distillation. Review of current existence of such dual-...

The suggestions that the source abundances of cosmic ray nuclei heavier then Fe differ significantly

This article argues that the goal of the social reformers organized around the solar energy lobby are to: force utilities to finance their own extinction; use an excess profit tax on oil companies to finance their energy competitors so that they too become dodo birds; eliminate all nuclear power; reduce the production and distribution of ...

Galactic cosmic rays represent samples of matter from areas outside the solar system. New information regarding the elemental composition of cosmic rays has been obtained in connection with the French-Danish experiment on HEA0-3 and recent balloon experiments. The energy dependence of the source composition is considered along with a comparison of cosmic ...

We present measurements of the relative abundances of cosmic-ray nuclei in the energy range of 500-3980 GeV/nucleon from the second flight of the Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass balloon-borne experiment. Particle energy was determined using a sampling tungsten/scintillating-fiber calorimeter, while particle charge was identified ...

The importance of developing alternative energy sources to augment supplies of fossil fuels is growing all over the world. Coal, oil shale, tar sands, biomass, solar, geothermal, nuclear, and hydroelectric power have received considerable attention as alternative energy sources. One large ...

A scintillation-Cerenkov counter telescope has been used to measure the absolute flux and energy spectra of the nuclear components of the primary cosmic radiation. This instrument has been flown twice on high-altitude balloons launched from Muskogee, Oklahoma (vertical rigidity cutoff of 3.4 GV), and has provided a total exposure of 20 m/sup 2/ sr hr. In this paper we present ...

The energy policy of this nation has shifted from increased dependence on foreign oil imports to the use of coal - an alternative and abundant domestic energy source. Such a shift is limited by the need to (a) produce cost-competitive electric power, and ...

The Southwestern Great Plains agricultural production in both vegetable crops and cattle, and the extraction industries in oil and natural gas recovery both feed and power a significant percentage of our nation. Energy costs that are rising faster than the rate of return on the sale of these products are contributing to a serious situation with many farms being abandoned and ...

The Southwestern Great Plains agricultural production in both vegetable crops and cattle, and the extraction industries in oil and natural gas recovery both feed and power a significant percentage of our nation. Energy costs that are rising faster than the rate of return on the sale of these products are contributing to a serious situation with many farms being abandoned and ...

The sun provides an abundant source of energy in space, which can be used to power exploration vehicles and infrastructures that support exploration. A first step in developing and demonstrating the necessary technologies to support solar-powered explorat...

... Title : Oxygen Charge State Abundance in the Inner ... IONS, SOURCES, RADIATION, DETECTORS, WIND, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, SPECTRA ...

Abundances of the isotopes of the refractory elements Ca, Fe, Co, and Ni in the galactic cosmic-ray source are compared with corresponding abundances in ...

Future energy demands are discussed in relation to the depletion of fossil fuel resources, their relative merits and their social, economic, political, and environmental impacts. Four candidates are best able to replace fossil fuels: nuclear energy from fission, nuclear energy from fusion, solar energy, and ...

Solar energy is discussed in a booklet designed to help health care administrators prepare to use solar energy to achieve savings and stabilize rising energy costs. Solar energy is suggested because the sun is the most abundant and inexhaustible source of ...