Energy Research at DOE

Was It Worth It? Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy Research 1978 to 2000

Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309074483
eISBN Pdf: 9780309502962
eISBN Epub: 9780309170598
Place of publication: United States
Year of digital publication: 2001
Month: November
Pages: 241
Language: English

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In legislation appropriating funds for DOE's fiscal year (FY) 2000 energy R&D budget, the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee directed an evaluation of the benefits that have accrued to the nation from the R&D conducted since 1978 in DOE's energy efficiency and fossil energy programs. In response to the congressional charge, the National Research Council formed the Committee on Benefits of DOE R&D on Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy.

From its inception, DOE's energy R&D program has been the subject of many outside evaluations. The present evaluation asks whether the benefits of the program have justified the considerable expenditure of public funds since DOE's formation in 1977, and, unlike earlier evaluations, it takes a comprehensive look at the actual outcomes of DOE's research over two decades.

Cover
Front Matter
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
2 Framework for the Study
3 Evaluation of the Energy Efficiency Programs
4 Evaluation of the Fossil Energy Programs
5 Overall Findings and Recommendations
Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Appendix B: Presentations and Committee Activities
Appendix C: Bibliography Relevant to DOE R&D Policy, Congressional Mandates, R&D Results, and Evaluations
Appendix D: Measuring the Benefits and Costs of the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs
Appendix E: Case Studies for the Energy Efficiency Program
Appendix F: Case Studies for the Fossil Energy Program
Appendix G: Glossary
Appendix H: Acronyms and Abbreviations