Building energy efficiency is one of the technology areas that are essential for promoting clean energy and combating climate change. Buildings currently account for roughly 40% of U.S. total energy consumption. The Building Energy Efficiency Critical Technology Report highlights government policies that serve as critical enablers to secure the nation's energy future. An emphasis is placed on the wide variety of research programs currently funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and includes an overview of pertinent technology roadmaps; DOE's budget for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); as well as incentives. Hyperlinks (highlighted in blue) take you to the source document and/or website. Relevant points of contact are included throughout.
The Bioenergy Critical Technology Report highlights government policies that serve as critical enablers to secure the nation's energy future. This 79 page report provides an introduction into the landscape of bioenergy, including highlights of the following: government-defined need for bioenergy developments, overview of bioenergy technology, supporting legislation aimed at affecting change, key stakeholders including both industry and federal organizations, government R&D programs, budgets, incentives, roadmaps and more. Hyperlinks (highlighted in blue) take you to the source document and/or website. Relevant points of contact are included.
Approximately 45% of the electricity used within the United States is generated from coal, making this the largest domestically-produced source of energy. However, while coal is inexpensive and readily available, generating energy from coal results in high levels of harmful emissions such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, mercury, carbon dioxide, and other particulates. In 2010, President Obama outlined a federal strategy for carbon capture and clean coal technology development. This strategy served to establish the Department of Energy's Clean Coal Technology Program, put in place stricter EPA regulations pertaining to carbon capture and storage, and brought into play the Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture Storage. The High-Efficiency, Low Emissions Coal Critical Technology Report provides an introduction to clean coal initiatives and highlights government-defined needs for clean coal technology development, an overview of enabling and synergistic clean coal technologies, supporting legislation aimed at effecting change, key stakeholders (including both industry and federal organizations), government R&D programs, budgets, incentives, roadmaps, and more. Hyperlinks (highlighted in blue) throughout this report take you to source documents and/or websites. Relevant points of contact are included throughout this report.
The Advanced Vehicles Critical Technology report highlights government policies that serve as critical enablers influencing the rate of advanced vehicle adoption including: All-Electric Vehicles, Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Fuel Cell Vehicles, Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles, and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. This 149 page report provides an overview of key legislation, key stakeholders within the Department of Energy (DOE) and other Federal Agencies with complementary initiatives, DOE's budget for the development of Advanced Vehicle Technologies; an overview of R&D and demonstration programs, and incentives. Hyperlinks (highlighted in blue) take you to the source document and/or website. Relevant points of contact are included.
Revolutionary change is often underwritten by the federal government. In this Critical Technology Series, Dawnbreaker provides insight into technologies that the U.S. Department of Energy [DOE] has characterized as critical to the nation’s future. Each report provides an overview of current and pending legislation, federal budgets, research and development funding, market incentives, and key players. Designed for those businesses and investors, looking to offset the cost of investment, this unique series contains hyperlinks to hundreds of original source documents, and verified points of contact.
