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... (NRC, 2001) reported that, in the aggre- ogy that assists decision makers at every level to consider gate, the benefits of federal applied energy R&D had ex- "what programs should be continued, expanded, scaled-back, ceeded the costs but observed that the DOE portfolio had or eliminated."4 included both striking successes and expensive failures.
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... One was the benefits matrix. This matrix proved to be useful to decision makers for assessing R&D Building on the experience gained by the expert panels, benefits because it focused attention on the public good ben- the committee recommends a methodology for prospective efits -- economic, environmental, and security -- that are the benefits evaluation having six main elements: objectives of DOE's applied energy R&D programs.
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... This cal (next-best High Acceptance technology) Medium Success 5The early version of the matrix, which was the version provided to the Low Acceptance expert panels, asked for estimates of the probabilities of technical and mar ket success.
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... The process pro application of the methodology will improve the quality and posed by the committee reflects the experience of the expert comparability of benefits estimates in ways that should enpanels during Phase One as they attempted to determine pro hance the confidence that decision makers can place in the spective benefits. analysis.
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... In allocat- ing them available. ing resources, it is essential that decision makers know the benefits expected to be produced by a given funding pattern.


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