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Presentations and Committee Activities
1. COMMITTEE MEETING, JUNE 21–23, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Briefing
Dan W.Reicher, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy
Building Technology, State and Community Programs
Barbara Sisson, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy
Benefits of DOE R&D on Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy, Overview Presentation on Fossil Energy Programs
Robert S.Kripowicz, Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy
Discussion of the Background for the Study
Loretta Beaumont, House Appropriations Committee, U.S. Congress
Oil and Gas Technology Programs: Benefits Methodologies
Nancy Johnson, Oil and Gas Programs, Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy
DOE Office of Fossil Energy: Benefits Methodologies
Doug Carter, Coal Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy
DOE FE’s Approach to Identifying and Measuring Costs and Benefits of R&D
Rita A.Bajura, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy
R&D Impacts—An Historical Perspective
Henry Kenchington, Office of Industrial Technologies, Department of Energy
Coal and Power Systems: Late ’70s to Now
George Rudins, Coal and Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy
Oil and Gas Technology Programs: Historical Perspective
Guido Dehoratiis Jr., Oil and Gas Programs, Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy
2. COMMITTEE MEETING, AUGUST 14–16, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C.
PNGV: An Overview
Bob Culver, Ford Motor Company
GTI R&D and GTI-DOE Interactions
Kent Perry, Gas Research Institute
The DOE R&D Investment in Coal Gasification
Ron Wolk, Wolk Integrated Services
DOE R&D (Office of Industrial Technologies)
R.Ray Beebe, Homestake Mining Company (retired)
R&D Programs with DOE, Industry Experiences and Valuations and Options for the Future
Peter A.Carroll, Solar Technologies (retired)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Briefings
Abe Haspell, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Energy
Energy Resources R&D Portofolio Management
William Fulkerson, Energy and Environmental Technologies, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (retired)
Hybrid Gasification and Combustion Technologies
Gopal D.Gupta, Vice President, Foster Wheeler Development Corporation
DOE Fuel Cell Programs and IFC
J.M.King, International Fuel Cells
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)
Allan Cassanova, Siemens Westinghouse
3. GENERAL ELECTRIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SITE VISIT, OCTOBER 20, 2000, SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
DOE R&D Programs-Study Team Visit
Ronald Hodge, General Electric Center for Research and Development
Lighting-DOE Involvement Summary
Raymond Fillion, General Electric Center for Research and Development
GE Corporate Research and Development
Lonnie Edelheit, General Electric Center for Research and Development
4. COMMITTEE MEETING, OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 1, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute Working with DOE
Mark Menzer, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
Lessons Learned from GAO’s Evaluations of Government R&D
Dan Haas, Robin Nazarro, Natural Resources and Environment, General Accounting Office
Improving the R&D Process to Deployment
Michael Davis, Avista Labs
5. BABCOCK & WILCOX SITE VISIT, NOVEMBER 9, 2000, ALLIANCE, OHIO
Babcock & Wilcox, a McDermott Company
Byers Rogan, Babcock & Wilcox
Contract Research at McDermott International
Ray Posey, Babcock & Wilcox, Contract Research Division
Fluidized Bed Combustion
Don Wietzke, Babcock & Wilcox
Environmental Issues
Paul Nolan, Babcock & Wilcox
Clean Energy for the World: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Systems
Bill Schweizer, Babcock & Wilcox
6. COMMITTEE MEETING, DECEMBER 13–15, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency R&D Programs
Kathleen Hogan and Blair Martin, Environmental Protection Agency
7. CLOSED COMMITTEE MEETING, FEBRUARY 14–16, 2001, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA