An existing industrial hydrogen generation and distribution infrastructure is described, and a number of large-scale investment projects are outlined. All of these projects have the potential to generate significant volumes of low-cost, low-carbon hydrogen. The technologies concerned range from gasification of coal with carbon capture and storage…

Discusses the planning and potential of large-scale coal gasification plants to produce methanol, in the 1980s, at costs competitive with those of conventional fuels. (Author/GA)

The dataset presented here illustrates to students the utility of logistic regression. Its analysis results in a fit that explains much of how senators vote on a particular bill, and allows for quantification of the effects of ideology and money on the vote. A number of interesting quantitative interpretations follow from a good fit. A successful…

This directory is intended as a guide to organizations, publications, and other information concerning biomass fuels. Major sections of the directory include: (1) Organizations and Publications (General); (2) Overview (generic information on biomass fuels); (3) Thermal Conversion; (4) Gaseous Fuels; and (5) Alcohol Fuels. Each entry in the…

Proposes that human comfort could be provided in otherwise chilly surroundings by filling the occupied space with electromagnetic energy of cm wavelength. Considerable energy savings could be realized from the resultant ability to lower interior temperatures and maintain comfort in the building. (Author/RE)

The energy required to build and install solar space- and water-heating equipment is compared to the energy saved under two solar growth paths corresponding to high and low rates of solar technology implementation. (Author/RE)

Discusses past, present and future prospects of the energy crisis and its impact on the world. Alternative technologies of energy, and their consequences are also discussed. (HM)