2013-06-12T18:23:59Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/c/curtright_aimee_e.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110093.html 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authors perform a technical and economic assessment and estimate the economic costs and net GHG reductions from U.S renewable electricity mandates. GHG emissions reductions from such policies could be as much as 670 million metric tons per year. Depending on technological development, economic costs are $13-$45 billion per year. Lower costs depend on favorable technological progress.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9613.html 2011-10-26T08:30:00Z 2011-10-26T08:30:00Z

Explores how the Army can improve collaboration with utility companies to reduce energy consumption on its installations and help meet other Army energy goals.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080514.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Power produced by utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems has fluctuations on both short and long time scales. Power spectral density (PSD) analysis provides information on the character of these power fluctuations. Examination of the correlation and step size of the power output between several PV sites within a multi-site system allows assessment of geographic diversification for addressing intermittency.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR580.html 2008-09-19T06:52:00Z 2008-09-19T06:52:00Z

RAND researchers assess potential future production levels and costs, greenhouse gases, and other environmental implications of fuels derived from oil sands and via coal liquefaction relative to conventional petroleum-based transportation fuels.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9404.html 2008-11-21T16:49:00Z 2008-11-21T16:49:00Z

Alternative fuels derived from oil sands and from coal liquefaction can cost-effectively diversify fuel supplies, but neither type significantly reduces U.S. carbon-dioxide emissions enough to arrest long-term climate change.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF300.html 2012-04-16T09:00:00Z 2012-04-16T09:00:00Z

These proceedings recount discussions held during a December 14, 2011, roundtable conference on the feasibility and potential benefits of using coal mine water in hydraulic fracturing operations in the Marcellus Shale formation.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1126.html 2011-10-26T08:30:00Z 2011-10-26T08:30:00Z

Explores how the Army can improve collaboration with utility companies to reduce energy consumption on its installations and help meet other Army energy goals.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100181.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A five-stage process that includes quantitative risk assessment by experts and deliberations by groups of stakeholders appears to provide an effective basis for developing a strategic plan that addresses environmental risks.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080029.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Subjective probabilistic judgments about future module prices of 26 current and emerging photovoltaic (PV) technologies were obtained from 18 PV technology experts.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1250.html 2013-01-30T08:15:00Z 2013-01-30T08:15:00Z

A RAND study evaluated U.S. Department of State contributions to the Global Methane Initiative, an international partnership to promote methane recovery and reuse. The study focused on the strategic contributions and program activities and outcomes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR984.html 2011-07-29T08:45:00Z 2011-07-29T08:45:00Z

Biomass is an increasingly important source of electricity, heat, and liquid fuel. This report examines changes to power plants and their operations, costs of cofiring biomass, and logistical issues associated with delivering biomass to the plant.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20101303.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

This report is intended to complement extensive documentation contained in the model itself. CUBE 1.0, available for download on the NETL website, determines the life cycle GHG emissions of biomass feedstocks from planting the biomass to delivery to the bioenergy plant gate ("farm-to-gate").

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100113.html 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

This paper provides a framework for incorporating uncertainty analysis specifically into estimates of the life cycle GHG emissions from the production of biomass.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1106.html 2011-09-22T10:00:00Z 2011-09-22T10:00:00Z

The Qatar Foundation is establishing a national research institute to conduct energy, environment, and water research. This book recommends research priorities for the institute and reports on a survey of related research institutions in the region.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP50160.html 2013-01-01T12:00:00Z 2013-01-01T12:00:00Z

Producing natural gas from shale generates air pollutant emissions. RAND researchers provided a first-order estimate of air emissions, and the monetary value of the associated damages, from the extraction of shale gas in Pennsylvania.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2013/02/14/RAND.html 2013-02-14T17:36:00Z 2013-02-14T17:36:00Z

Further study, including primary data collection in regions where extraction is occurring, will be important to track the magnitude of emissions and to insure that the DEP's permit requirements are adequate to protect human health and the environment, writes Aimee Curtright.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP251.html 2009-09-10T16:30:00Z 2009-09-10T16:30:00Z

U.S. international energy-assistance programs, a potentially important tool for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and increasing energy security, are reviewed and compared with German programs; recommendations are made for further study.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1255.html 2013-06-06T08:15:00Z 2013-06-06T08:15:00Z

Assesses how future trends external to Army installations may affect the Army's ability to provide quality installation services and infrastructure.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP51134.html 2012-01-01T12:00:00Z 2012-01-01T12:00:00Z

The use of biomass for energy production has increasingly been encouraged in the United States, in part motivated by the potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions relative to fossil fuels.