National Research Council http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=18264 [Green Car Congress] Light-duty vehicles (LDVs) in the US may be able to reduce petroleum use by 50% by 2030, and by 80% by 2050; and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% by 2050, according to the newly published results of a two-year study by a committee convened by the … Continue reading »
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America’s Energy Resurgence: Sustaining Success, Confronting Challenges
Bipartisan Policy Center http://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/2013/02/americas-energy-resurgence-sustaining-success-confronting-challenges …Though the U.S. has increasingly abundant and diverse sources of domestic energy, many challenges remain: affordable energy is still a challenge for many households and businesses; the oil and gas boom comes with environmental challenges; an aging electric grid faces infrastructure and reliability hurdles; and public investments in energy R&D are … Continue reading »
Science for Environmental Protection
National Research Council http://bit.ly/128BgcJ In anticipation of future environmental science and engineering challenges and technologic advances, EPA asked the National Research Council (NRC) to assess the overall capabilities of the agency to develop, obtain, and use the best available scientific and technologic information and tools to meet persistent, emerging, and future mission challenges and opportunities. … Continue reading »
An Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Marine and Hydrokinetic Resource Assessments
National Academy of Sciences http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=18278 Increasing renewable energy development, both within the United States and abroad, has rekindled interest in the potential for marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) resources to contribute to electricity generation. These resources derive from ocean tides, waves, and currents; temperature gradients in the ocean; and free-flowing rivers and streams. One measure of … Continue reading »
Energy 2030: Doubling U.S. Energy Productivity by 2030
Alliance to Save Energy / Nicole Steele and Floyd DesChamps http://ase.org/resources/energy-2030-recommendations More ASE resources: http://ase.org/resources A diverse coalition of energy leaders unveil a set of recommendations designed to double U.S. energy productivity by 2030. [From Press Release] Chaired by U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) and National Grid U.S. President Tom King, the Alliance Commission on … Continue reading »
Review of the Research Program of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership: Fourth Report
National Research Council http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=18262 [Description] Review of the Research Program of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership: Fourth Report follows on three previous NRC reviews of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership, which was the predecessor of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership (NRC, 2005, 2008a, 2010). The U.S. DRIVE (Driving Research and Innovation for Vehicle Efficiency and Energy Sustainability) … Continue reading »
Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development
Congressional Research Service http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33527.pdf The federal government spends approximately one-third of its annual research and development (R&D) budget for intramural work to meet mission requirements in over 700 government laboratories (including Federally Funded Research and Development Centers). The technology and expertise generated by this endeavor may have application beyond the immediate goals or intent of … Continue reading »
Unleashing Private-Sector Energy R&D: Insights from Interviews with 17 R&D Leaders
American Energy Innovation Council / byJeffrey Rissman and Maxine Savitz http://americanenergyinnovation.org/staff-research/unleashing-private-sector-energy-rd-2013/ [From an E&E News PM article by Hannah Northey, sub. req'd] Weak federal support for research and development, limited access to foreign scientific talent and intermittent tax credit programs are hobbling energy innovation in the United States, according to a report released today by … Continue reading »
Green Growth Innovation: New Pathways for International Cooperation
Brookings Institution / by Nathan Hultman, Katherine Sierra, Jason Eis and Allison Shapiro http://bit.ly/TuvOWF …Innovations in green technology represent transformational approaches to these and others of the world’s thorniest development and environment challenges. Innovation for green growth has the potential to tackle three challenges simultaneously: encouraging widespread development and poverty reduction; creating new and more … Continue reading »
Frontline Observations on Climate Change and Sustainability of Large Marine Ecosystems
United Nations http://on.undp.org/NU8a9X [Website] The growing risks and impacts of climate change and the accompanying loss of ecosystem services require the world to urgently invest in a new development paradigm. As the UN’s global development network, UNDP recognizes the increasing urgency of mainstreaming climate change into sustainable development planning at all levels, linking development policies … Continue reading »
