Year of Energy 2009

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You can read highlights from the Energy Symposium at our 2009 Annual Meeting and International Research Conference here, and view the speakers’ slides here.
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Stan Jakuba
posted September 11, 2009

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Abstract: This paper provides an overview of the potential of the sources of renewable energy for satisfying the U.S. energy needs. It analyzes real-life data as well as theoretical limits of the more promising among the solar sources such as biomass, wind, photovoltaic and hydro. Numbers correlate the land needed to its availability, and show the productivity and cost of various options. Tables list the contribution of various sources to the national energy pool and the growth of the last decade. Finally, the potential of nuclear energy is considered.

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April 27, 2009
The Energy Efficiency Global Forum & Exposition is taking place this week in Paris, France. Is anybody at the meeting? If so, I would LOVE to have a guest blog post from you about what you’ve seen/heard and what thoughts and discussions may have transpired there. Please leave a comment or contact me so we can get you on here! You can make your post(s) as short or as long as you like. Well, not too long…. but, you know.

April 17, 2009
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