Scenarios for a Clean Energy FutureDIANE Publishing, 2000 - 371 pages |
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... and Imported Crude Oil and Petroleum Products ........ES.9 Fig. 1.1 Primary Energy by Sector (quadrillion Btu).................................................................... 1.15 Fig. 1.2 Energy Consumption by Source ...
... and Imported Crude Oil and Petroleum Products ........ES.9 Fig. 1.1 Primary Energy by Sector (quadrillion Btu).................................................................... 1.15 Fig. 1.2 Energy Consumption by Source ...
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... . 6.19 Fig. 6.20 Light-Duty Stock Fuel Economy and Energy Use, CAFE Sensitivity Case U.S Primary Petroleum Consumption ............................................................................. ................... 6.43 6.47 ...
... . 6.19 Fig. 6.20 Light-Duty Stock Fuel Economy and Energy Use, CAFE Sensitivity Case U.S Primary Petroleum Consumption ............................................................................. ................... 6.43 6.47 ...
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... Petroleum Exporting Countries Office of Power Technologies Office of Transportation Technologies Partnership for Advanced Technology in Housing "pay at the pump" auto insurance perfluorocarbon particulate matter Partnership for a New ...
... Petroleum Exporting Countries Office of Power Technologies Office of Transportation Technologies Partnership for Advanced Technology in Housing "pay at the pump" auto insurance perfluorocarbon particulate matter Partnership for a New ...
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... petroleum, coal, and natural gas. Fuel Cells: One or more cells capable of generating an electrical current by converting the chemical energy of a fuel directly into electrical energy. Fuel cells differ from conventional electrical ...
... petroleum, coal, and natural gas. Fuel Cells: One or more cells capable of generating an electrical current by converting the chemical energy of a fuel directly into electrical energy. Fuel cells differ from conventional electrical ...
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... petroleum distillate that is used in space heaters, cook stoves, and water heaters; it is suitable for use as an illuminant when burned in wick lamps (see Watthour). Kilowatt (kW): One thousand watts of electricity (see Watt) ...
... petroleum distillate that is used in space heaters, cook stoves, and water heaters; it is suitable for use as an illuminant when burned in wick lamps (see Watthour). Kilowatt (kW): One thousand watts of electricity (see Watt) ...
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Page 2-1 - Nevertheless, the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.
Page 8-5 - The United States faces major energy-related challenges as it enters the twenty-first century Our economic well-being depends on reliable, affordable supplies of energy. Our environmental well-being — from improving urban air quality to abating the risk of global warming — requires a mix of energy sources that emits less carbon dioxide and other pollutants than today 's mix does.
Page 2-1 - Our ability to quantify the human influence on global climate is currently limited because the expected signal is still emerging from the noise of natural variability, and because there are uncertainties in key factors. These include the magnitude and patterns of...
Page 1-28 - Economic studies have found that there are many potential policies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions for which the total benefits outweigh the total costs. For the United States in particular, sound economic analysis shows that there are policy options that would slow climate change without harming American living standards, and these measures may in fact improve US productivity...
Page xix - Energy: The capacity for doing work as measured by the capability of doing work (potential energy) or the conversion of this capability to motion (kinetic energy). Energy has several forms, some of which are easily convertible and can be changed to another form useful for work. Most of the world's convertible energy comes from fossil fuels that are burned to produce heat that is then used as a transfer medium to mechanical or other means in order to accomplish tasks. Electrical energy is usually...
Page xviii - Combined Cycle: An electric generating technology in which electricity is produced from otherwise lost waste heat exiting from one or more gas (combustion) turbines. The exiting heat is routed to a conventional boiler or to a heat recovery steam generator for utilization by a steam turbine in the production of electricity. Such designs increase the efficiency of the electric generating unit.
Page xxi - An installation that manufactures finished petroleum products from crude oil, unfinished oils, natural gas liquids, other hydrocarbons, and alcohol. Renewable Energy: Energy obtained from sources that are essentially inexhaustible (unlike, for example, the fossil fuels, of which there is a finite supply). Renewable sources of energy include wood, waste, photovoltaic, and solar thermal energy.
Page 1-60 - EngineeringEconomic Studies of Energy Technologies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Opportunities and Challenges," Annual Review of Energy and the Environment 23: 287-385.
Page 8-5 - States faces major energy-related challenges as it enters the twenty-first century. Our economic well-being depends on reliable, affordable supplies of energy. Our environmental well-being — from improving urban air quality to abating the risk of global warming — requires a mix of energy sources that emits less carbon dioxide and other pollutants than today's mix does. Our national security requires secure supplies of oil or alternatives to it, as well as prevention of nuclear proliferation....