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OUT Success Stories: Diamond-Cutter Drill Bits (open access)

OUT Success Stories: Diamond-Cutter Drill Bits

DOE contributed markedly to the geothermal, oil, and gas industries through the development of the advanced polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) drill bit. Diamond-cutter drill bits cut through tough rock quicker, reducing the cost of drilling for energy resources.
Date: August 31, 2000
Creator: Burr, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
OUT Success Stories: Sunrayce (open access)

OUT Success Stories: Sunrayce

This long-distance solar car race provides a unique opportunity to increase America's awareness of a variety of important issues: renewable energy sources and technologies, environmentally clean energy options, improvements in transportation and opportunities in new, fast-growing energy-related businesses.
Date: August 31, 2000
Creator: Douglas, G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
OUT Success Stories: Power Towers (open access)

OUT Success Stories: Power Towers

Power towers convert the thermal energy of the sun to electricity. They are large-scale power plants producing clean energy and suited for operation in sunny, semi-arid regions of the world.
Date: August 31, 2000
Creator: Jones, J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
OUT Success Stories: Photovoltaics in the National Parks (open access)

OUT Success Stories: Photovoltaics in the National Parks

As part of its energy management program, the National Park Service (NPS) has been actively promoting energy conservation and the greater use of renewable energy technologies such as photovoltaics (PV). PV is proving to be a very effective way to produce electricity in our parks.
Date: August 31, 2000
Creator: Pitchford, P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
OUT Success Stories: Rural Electrification in Brazil (open access)

OUT Success Stories: Rural Electrification in Brazil

The United States and Brazil are collaborating to bring electricity to some 5 million households in rural Brazil. Over the next decade, there is a potential to install approximately 500 megawatts (MW) of solar home systems and 1000 MW of community systems, bringing light to households, schools, and health clinics throughout rural Brazil.
Date: August 31, 2000
Creator: Strawn, N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
OUT Success Stories: Renewable Energy at the Olympics (open access)

OUT Success Stories: Renewable Energy at the Olympics

Many energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies were featured at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Most of the projects that contributed to the Olympics continue to provide a meaningful demonstration and learning experience for the people of Atlanta.
Date: August 31, 2000
Creator: Green, B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
OUT Success Stories: Thin-Film PV: Leadership in Materials R and D (open access)

OUT Success Stories: Thin-Film PV: Leadership in Materials R and D

Photovoltaics (PV) is a modern energy technology that makes use of semiconductor materials to convert sunlight directly to electricity. The idea of thin film technology is to produce truly low-cost PV devices by using pennies worth of active semiconductor materials.
Date: August 31, 2000
Creator: Pitchford, P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
OUT Success Stories: Battery Electricity Storage for Quality Power (open access)

OUT Success Stories: Battery Electricity Storage for Quality Power

A 3.5-megawatt valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) battery system installed at a lead recycling plant in California provides one hour of energy storage for both peak-shaving and uninterruptible power. It incorporates improvements in battery materials, manufacturing processes, and quality control.
Date: August 31, 2000
Creator: Recca, L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
OUT Success Stories: Chemical Treatments for Geothermal Brines (open access)

OUT Success Stories: Chemical Treatments for Geothermal Brines

DOE research helped develop the large, untapped geothermal resource beneath the Salton Sea in California's Imperial Valley. The very hot brines under high pressure make them excellent for electric power production. The brines are very corrosive and contain high concentrations of dissolved silica. DOE worked with San Diego Gas and Electric Company to find a solution to the silica-scaling problem. This innovative brine treatment eliminated scaling and made possible the development of the Salton Sea geothermal resource.
Date: August 31, 2000
Creator: Burr, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small boats and harbor craft. (open access)

Small boats and harbor craft.

A manual for U.S. Army sailors assigned to the Harbor Boat Service. Describes company organization, duties of personnel, equipment used, and basic seamanship.
Date: January 31, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Going Extreme For Small Solutions To Big Environmental Challenges (open access)

Going Extreme For Small Solutions To Big Environmental Challenges

This chapter is devoted to the scale, scope, and specific issues confronting the cleanup and long-term disposal of the U.S. nuclear legacy generated during WWII and the Cold War Era. The research reported is aimed at complex microbiological interactions with legacy waste materials generated by past nuclear production activities in the United States. The intended purpose of this research is to identify cost effective solutions to the specific problems (stability) and environmental challenges (fate, transport, exposure) in managing and detoxifying persistent contaminant species. Specifically addressed are high level waste microbiology and bacteria inhabiting plutonium laden soils in the unsaturated subsurface.
Date: March 31, 2011
Creator: Bagwell, Christopher E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Board of Architectural Examiners Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2013-2017 (open access)

Texas Board of Architectural Examiners Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2013-2017

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
Date: August 31, 2012
Creator: Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Henry Patton, May 28, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Henry Patton, May 28, 1969

Interview with Henry Patton, banker. The interview includes Patton's observations on land speculation, settlement, and development around Port Aransas and Aransas Pass, Texas, 1920-70.
Date: March 31, 1970
Creator: Patton, Henry & Stephens, A. Ray
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Crayton R. Gordon, January 31, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Crayton R. Gordon, January 31, 1977

Transcript of an interview with Crayton Gordon, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.
Date: January 31, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Crayton, Gordon R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealer Licensed to Do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursey Inspection Laws With Rules and Regulations (open access)

List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealer Licensed to Do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursey Inspection Laws With Rules and Regulations

This report discusses the importance of the Texas Orchard and Nursery Inspection Law.
Date: 1931-03-31/1931-04-30
Creator: Del Curto, J. M. & McDonald, J. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Umpire manual. (open access)

Umpire manual.

Describes procedures to be used by umpires in military exercises used in the training of ground forces.
Date: March 31, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with S. H. Emerson, July 31, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with S. H. Emerson, July 31, 1978

Interview with Sydney H. Emerson, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS San Francisco during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: July 31, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Emerson, Sydney H., 1922-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, August 29, 1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, August 29, 1968

Interview with former Democratic Texas House of Representatives member L. DeWitt Hale, an attorney from Corpus Christi, Texas. The interview includes Hales' personal experiences while serving as a member of the Special Session of the Sixtieth Legislator, as well as his personal thoughts on revenue legislation, the reform of liquor laws, and changes in the House rules.
Date: January 31, 1970
Creator: Odom, E. Dale & Hale, L. DeWitt
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of North Texas Budget: 1989-1990 (open access)

University of North Texas Budget: 1989-1990

Budget for the University of North Texas regarding funds in the 1989-1990 fiscal year. This volume contains a breakdown of expected profits and expenses at the university level and for each college.
Date: July 31, 1989
Creator: University of North Texas
System: The UNT Digital Library
GRIPS bibliography (open access)

GRIPS bibliography

This GRIPS (Geothermal Resources Impact Project Study) contains over 1700 references on a wide variety of subjects dealing directly or indirectly with geothermal development at the Geysers/Calistoga KGRA. (MHR)
Date: July 31, 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roster of Registrants (open access)

Roster of Registrants

Book containing Senate Bill 67 from the 67th Legislature in 1977, the Assessor's Code of Ethics, a roster of tax assessor examiners, and a jurisdiction list.
Date: May 31, 1980
Creator: Texas Board of Tax Assessor Examiners
System: The Portal to Texas History
The band. (open access)

The band.

Provides guidance on the organization and duties of the military band.
Date: March 31, 1941
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC 2005 DoD Report Intel JCSG Justification Book (open access)

BRAC 2005 DoD Report Intel JCSG Justification Book

Defense Intelligence Agency - Boiling AFB Demographics
Date: May 31, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Air Force Justification Book (open access)

2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Air Force Justification Book

Great Falls International Airport Air Guard Station, MT: Economic Impact (EIT Run) USAF(Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)
Date: May 31, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library