Report literature is indexed using the name of the organization or institution responsible for the issuance of the report. Examples: ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB., ILL. (USA) Electricity market fact sheets by states, 1970, 2:1871 (ANL/ES--49) ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INST., PALO ALTO, CALIF. (USA) Energy Systems, Environment, and Conservation Division progress report, 2:1929 (EPRI-ES--2) NEW MEXICO UNIV., ALBUQUERQUE (USA) Transition from non-renewable energy resources, 2:1784 (CONF-760217--11) Report Numbers Report literature is also indexed using report numbers. This index includes information on where individual reports may be obtained. While not reports, patents and conference papers are indexed here as a matter of convenience. Examples: Subjects The subject index consisting of descriptors paired with qualifiers is arranged alphabetically. Document titles, infor (Methodology or techniques for process analysis, input-output analysis, systems analysis, regional analysis, etc., including energy accounting and net energy evaluations. For analysis for a specific purpose, see the appropriate subcategory; e.g., for forecasting electric power demand, see the subcategory Electric (All economic, sociological, or political aspects of any energy action or policy, e.g., energy source development, energy facility construction and/or siting, implementation of conservation or other programs, the OPEC cartel, etc.; also basic economic and social studies that are applicable to analysis of energy ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND SAFETY (Policy and management aspects as opposed to technological studies; energy or monetary costs of complying with regulations; environmental impacts of energy source development, energy facility construction, and/or siting, conventional energy supplies, etc.; environmental regulations and legislation per se.) (RESOURCES is used in the broadest sense to include ores, minerals, materials, water resources, land use, food production, etc.; resource conservation is also included.) (Overall energy R and D programs of Federal, state, or local governments or organizations; industrial laboratories; regional organizations; private institutions; (Surveys, analyses, simulations, forecasts, and forecasting techniques for predicting energy demand or supply; also, emergency measures, e.g., allocations, substitutions, etc., to (Congressional hearings, legislation, regulations, etc., for implementing or interpreting already-established policy or that can aid in formulating policy; also, assessments, evaluations, surveys, regional hearings, etc., on present or to-be-established policies. Information concerning energy policies of state, local, and foreign governments or (Policies and programs for and economic, sociological, and environmental aspects of coal, petroleum, natural gas, and oil shale or tar sand development; also all assessments (Assessment of the potential of hydrogen in a hydrogen-based economy or of nonfossil fuel sources in substitution for conventional sources.) (Surveys and forecasting of electricity demand and supply; statistics of power consumption on a local, regional, or national basis; utility management problems including planning, rate structures and regulations, accounting procedures, peak-load pricing, load management, power thefts, public relations, etc.) (Survey- or statistical-type information on energy usage in the consuming sectors.) UNCONVENTIONAL SOURCES AND POWER GENERATION (Policy and management aspects of solar, geothermal, wind, tidal, wave, or other ABSTRACTS GENERAL 1 2 3 The traditional sources of energy ere becoming more expensive and it is possible to envisage a day when reserves of these sources will be depleted. Solutions to the problem are available and recent events have shown that energy demand can be managed. Since energy costs have risen, demand has slowed in the commercial, household, and transportation sectors. Conservation is a useful measure, but it can only postpone the problem until alternate sources are developed. Such sources include sunlight, wind, tides, ocean temperature differences, and the internal heat of the Earth. The usefulness of the development of each of these resources is defended. Eight papers are presented on wind energy conversion equipment and applications; six papers on solar energy conversion and applications; and thirteen papers on methane, plant energy, trash power, and heat pumps. bibliography preceeds a manufacturer's directory. (MCW) A INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. Robinson, J.W. (McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., Huntington Beach, CA). pp 1-6 of Energy LA: tackling the crisis. Robinson, J.W. (ed.). North Hollywood, CA; Western Periodicals Company (1976). From Los Angeles Council of Engineers Scientists meeting; Los Angeles, California, United States of America (USA) (19 May 1976). See CONF-7605141--. The basic aims of the proceedings were to define the problems; analyze proposed solutions; consider corollary socio-economic and political effects; inform the public of the options and projected end results; involve the scientific and engineering professions in the democratic decision-making process; and arrive at early and sound decisions and prompt action on energy matters. Twenty-eight papers are included in the following sections: (1) alternate fuel sources, (2) citizens workshop, (3) conservation and the environment, (4) economics, (5) wind power, and (6) geothermal/ solar/hydraulic/waves. Major sources of energy discussed included geothermal, solar, etc., and all have desirable features and limitations. However, it was concluded that the near-term energy situation will necessitate nuclear power to stay abreast of our energy needs. (MCW) ROLE OF THE TECHNICAL SERVICE CONTRACT ING INDUSTRY IN THE ENERGY PROGRAM. Armstrong, W.C. (Northrop Services, Inc., Anaheim, CA). pp 96-101 of Energy LA: tackling the crisis. Robinson, J.W. (ed.). North Hollywood, CA; Western Periodicals Company (1976). From Los Angeles Council of Engineers Scientists meeting; Los Angeles, California, United States of America (USA) (19 May 1976). See CONF-7605141--. The technical service contracting industry is comprised of companies, usually attached to and derivative from aerospace and related industry. In testimony before Congress it has been estimated that contracts held by this industry exceed $3.5 billion per year. The purpose of these contracts is to provide scientific, technical, and technically related services, usually to Federal agencies. Since the industry's inception, technical service contractors have primarily been supporting the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Defense at or near their various facilities. Provided support has included such services as military range operation, computational support, technical and management assistance, and operation of research facilities. More recently, technical support contracts have been awarded to provide support to other agencies such as the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency and in the last several years support has been provided to the Energy Research and Development Administration, and to other governmental offices involved in the national energy program. Based on projections for necessary technical support, an aggressive energy program to develop and demonstrate alternative energy surces could make extensive use of the technical services industry mandatory. This paper describes typical roles that have been or are now being performed by the industry. These include descriptions of support in the following areas: testing of solar collectors, integration and analytical support of solar heating and cooling programs, development of modular integrated utility systems, evaluation of hydrogen and other advanced energy systems, collection of climatic data, local government energy conservation and resource management programs, 1 energy-related invention analysis, program management/technical administrative services, and potential future support of federally sponsored demonstration projects. appropriate implementation of an IUS would bring about the realization of startlingly substantial annual dollar savings for the institution along with impressive energy savings. ENERGY ANALYSIS AND MODELING Refer also to citation(s) 129, 158, 201, 206, 217, 232, 233, 343, 375, 376, 385 5 (AD-A--036119) LIMITS OF ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS OF HEAT FROM MIXED POWER AND HEAT PLANTS. Charroppin, P. (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab., Hanover, N.H. (USA)). Dec 1976. Translation of Les Limites de la Competitivite Economiques de la Chaleur Provenant de Centrales Mixtes Electrogenes-Calogenes. (CRREL-TL--566). 22p. NTIS PC A02/MF A01. The investigation deals with electric heating, the use of heat directly from power plants equipped for mixed production, and heat from a local-community heat source. (tr-auth) (IIASA-RM--77-7) PRACTICAL APPROACH TO CHOOSING ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS UNDER UNCERTAINTY. Belyaev, L.S. (International Inst. for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg (Austria)). Jan 1977. 58p. Dep. NTIS (US Sales Only), PC A04/MF A01. This paper describes methods for solving optimization problems under uncertainty--when for non-deterministic (stochastic) input data, distribution functions are not precisely known or are not known at all. The methods have been elaborated for large-scale static and dynamic problems. They generalize certain known approaches which deal with decision-making under uncertainty. Since under uncertain conditions the decision maker plays the decisive role, the methods here described are not strictly mathematical. Rather, they provide a general scheme for problem solution and possible ways to implement individual stages of a solution. The paper generalizes the results of studies carried out in the USSR (mainly at the Siberian Power Institute of the Siberian Department of the USSR Academy of Sciences) in the last decade and also contains new information. Though there are some other approaches to these problems and they, as well as the approach described herein, might continuously be improved, this paper may nevertheless be considered as a completed study, ready for practical use. In particular, this approach is tried in the study of longterm prospective energy development that is currently being made by the IIASA Energy program for some typical regions of the world, taking into account global conditions and constraints. (PB--266042) THE MARKETABILITY OF INTEGRATED ENERGY/UTILITY SYSTEMS. (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C. (USA). Office of Facilities Engineering and Property Management). Dec 1976. 45p. NTIS PC A03/MF A01. Sponsored in part by National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. Experimental Technology Incentives Program.. This marketing guide acquaints the prospective marketplace with the potential and underlying logic of the generic Integrated Utility System (IUS) concept. A sizeable number of educational and medical facilities may well be compatible with the IUS concept, and 8 10 11 (PB--266043) INTEGRATED UTILITY SYSTEMS: FEASIBILITY STUDY AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C. (USA). Office of Facilities Engineering and Property Management). Oct 1976. 170p. NTIS PC A08/ MF A01. Sponsored in part by National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. Experimental Technology Incentives Program.. The technical feasibility and the economic benefits of an Integrated Utility System (IUS) at the University of Florida are addressed, as are the environmental and institutional factors. The recommended IUS alternates include select energy systems wherein one fourth to three fourths of the required electrical power is generated on-site with full utilization of the waste heat from the process for heating and cooling purposes. Full integration of the systems is achieved through incineration of solid waste for its heat content, and partial reuse of the effluent from the existing sewage treatment plant for equipment make-up water and for irrigation. (PB--266044) INTEGRATED UTILITY SYSTEMS: FEASIBILITY STUDY AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C. (USA). Office of Facilities Engineering and Property Management). Dec 1976. 120p. NTIS PC A06/MF A01. Sponsored in part by National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. Experimental Technology Incentives Program.. The technical feasibility and the economic benefits of an Integrated Utility System (IUS) at Central Michigan University are addressed, as are the environmental and institutional factors. The recommended IUS incorporates a Total Energy system wherein all of the required electric power is generated on-site with full utilization of the waste heat from the power cycle for heating and cooling purposes. System integration is achieved through incineration with heat recovery of solid waste from both the University and the City of Mount Pleasant. (SAND--77-0489C) DYNAMIC NET ENERGY APPROACH TO EVALUATING FUTURE ENERGY SYSTEMS. Mitchiner, J.L.; Dugan, V.L.; Varnado, S.G. (Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, N. Mex. (USA)). 1977. Contract EY-76-C-04-0789. 31p. (CONF-771005--1). Dep. NTIS, PC A03/MF A01. From Symposium on systems and decision sciences; Berkeley, California, USA (2 Oct 1977). Realistic analysis of future energy systems is a difficult, but crucial, component of assuring future energy supplies. The procedure proposed in this paper is a dynamic, net energy assessment that is a resource-based method for evaluating future energy systems. The model is system-, site-, and application-specific and is equally applicable to general system characterizations and specific designs. The implications of possible resource and societal constraints on energy development are investigated. |