New England Energy Congress: preliminary report for public review

The New England Energy Congress represents the concerted effort of a group of New Englanders to address the energy problem of the area. New England is dependent on oil, with fully 80% of its energy requirements derived from this single source. Detailed reports are presented by the Supply Committee (...

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Main Authors: Pratt, Robert L., Mayer, Jean, Buckley, John G., Spencer, Bailey
Language:unknown
Published: 2015
Subjects:
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION
CONSUMPTION
AND UTILIZATION
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY SUPPLIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
COST
DATA COMPILATION
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FOSSIL FUELS
GRAPHS
IMPORTS
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
NUCLEAR FUELS
PUBLIC OPINION
REVIEWS
TABLES
DATA
DATA FORMS
DOCUMENT TYPES
FUELS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INFORMATION
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
POWER
REACTOR MATERIALS
USA
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5802163
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5802163
https://doi.org/10.2172/5802163
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Summary:The New England Energy Congress represents the concerted effort of a group of New Englanders to address the energy problem of the area. New England is dependent on oil, with fully 80% of its energy requirements derived from this single source. Detailed reports are presented by the Supply Committee (fossil fuels, nuclear, and alternative sources); the Committee on Economic Development Through Alternative Sources of Energy (defining the state of the art and future directions of the technologies applicable to renewable energy resources, specifically, biomass, direct solar, and wind/hydroelectric/tidal/wave energy; identifying, and formulating policies to reduce the institutional impediments and adverse environmental impacts of developing these resources; and evaluationg the relationship between renewable energy systems and regional economic development); Energy Demand Committee; Energy Conservation Committee; Regulatory and Institutional Processes Committee; and Energy Economics and Financing Committee.

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