Energy Analyses
Current Situation and Trend Analysis
NETL's multidisciplinary team assesses current parameters, near term trends, and futuristic scenarios as related to energy production, distribution, and use. With respect to the long term, analytical results are developed that are relevant to energy demand and which may influence the choice of fuels and energy production technologies after 2025. Overall, these activities require extensive data gathering; networking with key professionals within government, industry, and academia; conducting robust analyses; and communicating findings and conclusions throughout the stakeholder community.
These analyses are used for planning of DOE's fossil energy related R&D program ensuring that it is comprehensive, well balanced, and framed to yield significant contributions to the country. Analytical results also provide valuable information and data to leaders whenever [energy] policy is being developed. Cooperative relationships are maintained with industry, regulatory agencies, and consumer and public awareness groups.
The analyses fully support an evolving energy paradigm to ensure options for the U.S. – and the world – as we respond to new challenges and requirements that will have to be addressed through innovation. Analyses include:
- Impact analyses
- Technical assessments
- Economic/market analyses
- Forecasts, and
- Gap analyses.
Energy Security Studies and Legislative Proposals:
Recent focus on U.S. energy price, availability, and security has resulted in publication of a number of studies and proposals for legislative action. Click here to read more about this issue.
Publications:
- Storage of Captured Carbon Dioxide Beneath Federal Lands [PDF-1.7MB] (May 2009)
- Balancing Climate Change, Energy Security, and Economic Sustainability: A Life Cycle Comparison of Diesel Fuel from Crude Oil and Domestic Coal and Biomass Resources [PDF-583KB] (Apr 2009)
- An Evaluation of the Extraction, Transport and Refining of Imported Crude Oils and the Impact on Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions [PDF-1.1MB] (Mar 2009)
- Consideration of Crude Oil Source in Evaluating Transportation Fuel GHG Emissions [PDF-248KB] (Mar 2009)
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Development of Baseline Data and Analysis of Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Petroleum-Based Fuels (PDF-3.6MB) (Nov 2008)
- Estimating
Freshwater Needs to Meet Future Thermoelectric Generation Requirements [PDF-1.4MB] (Sept 2008)
- Market Analysis of Emerging Electric Energy Storage Systems [PDF-6.2MB] (July 2008)
- Natural Gas and Electricity Costs and Impacts on Industry [PDF-1.7MB] (Apr 2008)
- Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Energy Sector [PDF-1.2MB] (Oct 2007)
- Energy/Water Issues [PDF-95KB] (Sept 2007)
- Improving Water Management — Applying ModelBuilder to site water impoundments using AEM survey data (Jan-Mar 2007)
- Technology Scenarios For Achieving Stabilization Of Atmospheric
GHG Concentrations: A U.S. Perspective [PDF-68KB] (June 2006)
- CCS
Regulatory Paper Final Report [PDF-1.4MB]
- Use
of Hydrogen for the Light Duty Transportation Fleet:Technology and Economic
Analysis [PDF-84KB]
- Carbon Sequestration: Role in State and Local Actions [PDF-188KB] (Jan 2005)
- Strategy to Accelerate Deployment of Gasification-based Power Generation with Carbon Capture and Sequestration [PDF-68KB]
- Use of Hydrogen for the Light Duty Transportation Fleet:Technology and Economic Analysis [PDF-308KB]
- Introduction to Market Failure [PDF-388KB]
- FERC's Standard Market Design NOPR [PDF-608KB]
- A Primer on Perceptions of Risk, Risk Communication and Building Trust [PDF-393KB]
- Carbon Sequestration Role in State and Local Actions [PDF-188KB]
- Localized Strategic Planning: Focus on Urban Heat Islands [PDF-132KB]
- Technology Assessment of Greenhouse Gas and Carbon Emissions Management Strategic Planning Tools [PDF-131KB]
- The Convergence of Environmental Issues - From Ecosystem Impacts to Technology Solutions [PDF-30KB]
- Case Study: Initial Design Phase of a Web-based Program to Catalyze Investments in Carbon Sequestration [PDF-325KB]
- Regulatory Barriers for Carbon Capture, Storage and Sequestration [PDF-25KB]
- Addressing the Critical Link between Fossil Energy and Water: The Department of Energy/Office of Fossil Energy's Water-Related Research, Development, and Demonstration Program [PDF-828KB]
- Department of Energy/Office of Fossil Energy’s Power Plant Water Management R&D Program
- DOE/NETL's Power Plant Water Management R&D Program--Responding to Emerging Issues [PDF-2.8MB]
- Estimating Freshwater Needs to Meet 2025 Electricity Generating Capacity Forecasts [PDF-158KB]
- A Computational Workbench Environment for Virtual Power Plant Simulation
- Forecasting the Benefits of DOE Programs for Advanced Fossil-Fuel Electricity Generating Technologies: The EIA High Fossil Energy Technology Case (October 2002) [PDF-3.2MB]
- Final Report Appendices [PDF-2.6MB] (Sept 2004)
- Final Report: Deploying IGCC in this Decade with 3Party Covenant Financing [PDF-768KB] (Aug 2004)
- Final Report - Volume II [PDF-635KB] (Aug 2004)
- Final Report: An Analysis of The Institutional Challenges To Commercialization and Deployment of IGCC Technology in The U.S. Electric Industry [PDF-602KB] (Mar 2004)
- Final Report Appendices [PDF-342KB] (Mar 2004)
- Mature Region, Youthful Potential - Oil and Natural Gas Resources in the Appalachian and Illinois Basins [PDF-4.1MB]
- June 2005 Topical Report: A Forecast of Marginal Natural Gas and Oil Well Data [PDF-1.1MB]
- Liquefied Natural Gas: Understanding the Basic Facts
- Department of Energy-National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Partnership document:
Liquefied Natural Gas: An Overview of the Issues for State Public Utility Commissions [PDF - External Site]
- Department of Energy-National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Partnership document:
The Need for Effective and Forthright Communication Planning for LNG Facility Siting: A Checklist for State Public Utility Commissions [PDF - External Site]
- Review of Non-Technical Issues Related to Commercial Methane Hydrate Production [PDF-1.4MB]
- BLM Safety Net Royalty Relief Analysis of Natural Gas and Oil Production and Public Section Revenues for United States Onshore Federal Lands [PDF-8.4MB]
- South-Central Alaska Natural Gas Study [PDF-2.5MB]
- A white Paper Describing Produced Water from Production of Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal Bed Methane [PDF-398KB]
- Powder River Basin Coalbed Methane Development and Produced Water Management Study [PDF-7.5MB]
Presentations:
Fact Sheets:
Key Analyst: Timothy Skone 412-386-4495
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