Incentives-(x)

Posted by Natalie (June 24, 2007)
 * U.S.** **Department of Energy. “Department of Energy Issues $14 Million in Funding Opportunity Announcements to U.S. Universities for Nuclear Research.” 28 March 2007. DOE. 18 March 2007. <[|http://www.energy.gov/news/4901.htm>.]** The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced funding opportunities of up to $14 million to better integrate the United States’ universities into DOE’s nuclear research and development (R&D) programs, and to contribute toward making nuclear power a safe, affordable, and emissions-free source of energy.

Posted by Natalie (June 24, 2007)
 * U.S.** **Department of Energy. “Department Of Energy Offers $60 Million to Spur Industry Engagement in Global Nuclear Energy Partnership.” 9 May 2007. DOE. 15 May 2007. <[|http://www.energy.gov/news/5043.htm>.]** The Department of Energy will provide up to $60 million, over two years to engage industry experts in the conceptual design of a nuclear fuel recycling center and advanced recycling reactor. This engagement will serve as a part of President Bush’s Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Program.

__Shawn__ __Solar Energy Applications for Farms and Ranches.__ U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 12 Sept. 2005  This federal government website has two summary paragraphs on each on the following forms of solar energy applications in relation to farms and ranches: space and water heating, greenhouse heating, electricity (solar electric, or photovoltaic), and crop and grain drying. The site is intended as a brief introduction to each topic, with additional links to finance and incentive sites and other government and non-government resources. This is a good starting point to branch out to further information.

Lynn Price, Ernst Worrell, “Barriers and Opportunities: A Review of Selected Successful Energy-Efficiency Programs,” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. http://ies.lbl.gov/iespubs/47908.pdf This paper provides great information on how to get the industrial sector to be a part of energy efficiency programs. The paper is very clear and well organized. Barriers to getting the industrial sector more interested and involved in energy efficiency programs are outlined and explained. There are also descriptions of the approaches other countries have taken to foster industrial sector participation in energy efficiency, such as tax credits, subsidies, benchmarking, and informational programs. Voluntary agreements are highlighted as being a new approach and the benefits and successes of this approach are also outlined and described through an international lens. An evaluation of the experiences that have occurred with voluntary agreements is heavily focused on, which includes and evaluation of industry participation and key lessons that have been learned in attempting such an approach. --Kristine