Colorado: Colorado's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure) (open access)

Colorado: Colorado's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure)

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Colorado.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indiana: Indiana's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure) (open access)

Indiana: Indiana's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure)

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Indiana.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iowa: Iowa's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure) (open access)

Iowa: Iowa's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure)

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Iowa.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Louisiana: Louisiana's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure) (open access)

Louisiana: Louisiana's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure)

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Louisiana.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Michigan: Michigan's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure) (open access)

Michigan: Michigan's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure)

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Michigan.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mississippi: Mississippi's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure) (open access)

Mississippi: Mississippi's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure)

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Mississippi.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
New Hampshire: New Hampshire's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure) (open access)

New Hampshire: New Hampshire's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure)

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of New Hampshire.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
New Jersey: New Jersey's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure) (open access)

New Jersey: New Jersey's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure)

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of New Jersey.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
New Mexico: New Mexico's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure) (open access)

New Mexico: New Mexico's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure)

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of New Mexico.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oregon: Oregon's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure) (open access)

Oregon: Oregon's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure)

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Oregon.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tennessee: Tennessee's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure) (open access)

Tennessee: Tennessee's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure)

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Tennessee.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Washington: Washington's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure) (open access)

Washington: Washington's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure)

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Washington.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wisconsin: Wisconsin's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure) (open access)

Wisconsin: Wisconsin's Clean Energy Resources and Economy (Brochure)

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Wisconsin.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Areas for US-India civilian nuclear cooperation to prevent/mitigate radiological events. (open access)

Areas for US-India civilian nuclear cooperation to prevent/mitigate radiological events.

Over the decades, India and the United States have had very little formal collaboration on nuclear issues. Partly this was because neither country needed collaboration to make progress in the nuclear field. But it was also due, in part, to the concerns both countries had about the other's intentions. Now that the U.S.-India Deal on nuclear collaboration has been signed and the Hyde Act passed in the United States, it is possible to recognize that both countries can benefit from such nuclear collaboration, especially if it starts with issues important to both countries that do not touch on strategic systems. Fortunately, there are many noncontroversial areas for collaboration. This study, funded by the U.S. State Department, has identified a number of areas in the prevention of and response to radiological incidents where such collaboration could take place.
Date: January 1, 2013
Creator: Balachandran, Gopalan & Forden, Geoffrey Ethan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advancing Residential Retrofits in the Mixed Humid Climate to Achieve Deep Energy Savings: Final Report on Knoxville, TN Homes (open access)

Advancing Residential Retrofits in the Mixed Humid Climate to Achieve Deep Energy Savings: Final Report on Knoxville, TN Homes

This is a final report of the Advancing Residential Retrofits in the Mixed Humid Climate to Achieve Deep Energy Savings.
Date: November 1, 2012
Creator: Boudreaux, Philip R.; Biswas, Kaushik & Jackson, Roderick K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy Atlas of the United States. (open access)

Renewable Energy Atlas of the United States.

The Renewable Energy Atlas (Atlas) of the United States is a compilation of geospatial data focused on renewable energy resources, federal land ownership, and base map reference information. It is designed for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USFS) and other federal land management agencies to evaluate existing and proposed renewable energy projects. Much of the content of the Atlas was compiled at Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) to support recent and current energy-related Environmental Impact Statements and studies, including the following projects: (1) West-wide Energy Corridor Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) (BLM 2008); (2) Draft PEIS for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States (DOE/BLM 2010); (3) Supplement to the Draft PEIS for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States (DOE/BLM 2011); (4) Upper Great Plains Wind Energy PEIS (WAPA/USFWS 2012, in progress); and (5) Energy Transport Corridors: The Potential Role of Federal Lands in States Identified by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Section 368(b) (in progress). This report explains how to add the Atlas to your computer and install the associated software; describes each of the components of the Atlas; lists the Geographic Information System (GIS) database content and sources; and provides a brief introduction to the …
Date: May 1, 2012
Creator: Kuiper, J. A.; Hlava, K.; Greenwood, H. & Carr, A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
From Tragedy to Triumph: Rebuilding Greensburg, Kansas To Be a 100% Renewable Energy City; Preprint (open access)

From Tragedy to Triumph: Rebuilding Greensburg, Kansas To Be a 100% Renewable Energy City; Preprint

On May 4, 2007, Greensburg, Kansas, was hit by a 1.7-mile wide tornado with 200 mph-plus wind speeds. This tornado destroyed or severely damaged 90% of Greensburg?s structures. We discuss the progress made in rebuilding Greensburg, with a focus on the built environment and on meeting Greensburg?s goal of 100% renewable energy, 100% of the time. We also discuss key disaster recovery efforts that enabled Greensburg to reach this goal. Key strategies included a Sustainable Comprehensive Master Plan, an ordinance resolving that city-owned buildings achieve LEED Platinum and 42% energy savings, a strong focus on rebuilding 'right' with an integrated design process, attracting significant and sustained technical experts and national media attention, and linking renewable and energy efficiency technologies to business development. After three years, more than half the homes that have been rebuilt are rated at an average of 40% energy savings. All significant commercial buildings, including the school, hospital, banks, courthouse, and retail buildings, have been rebuilt to LEED Gold and Platinum standards and exceed 40% savings, with many exceeding 50% savings. Greensburg recently constructed a 12.5-MW community wind farm to provide all the remaining energy needed for its energy-efficient buildings and homes.
Date: August 1, 2010
Creator: Pless, S.; Billman, L. & Wallach, D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
USXR Based MHD, Transport, Equilibria and Current Profile Diagnostics for NSTX. Final Report (open access)

USXR Based MHD, Transport, Equilibria and Current Profile Diagnostics for NSTX. Final Report

The present report resumes the research activities of the Plasma Spectroscopy/Diagnostics Group at Johns Hopkins University performed on the NSTX tokamak at PPPL during the period 1999-2009. During this period we have designed and implemented XUV based diagnostics for a large number of tasks: study of impurity content and particle transport, MHD activity, time-resolved electron temperature measeurements, ELM research, etc. Both line emission and continuum were used in the XUV range. New technics and novel methods have been devised within the framework of the present research. Graduate and post-graduate students have been involved at all times in addition to the senior research personnel. Several tens of papers have been published and lectures have been given based on the obtained results at conferences and various research institutions (lists of these activities were attached both in each proposal and in the annual reports submitted to our supervisors at OFES).
Date: June 1, 2009
Creator: Finkenthal, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconstruction of False Spring Occurrence Over the Southeastern U.S., 1901–2007: Increasing Risk of Spring Freeze Damage? (open access)

Reconstruction of False Spring Occurrence Over the Southeastern U.S., 1901–2007: Increasing Risk of Spring Freeze Damage?

Near-record warmth over much of the United States during March 2007 promoted early growth of crops and vegetation. A widespread arctic air outbreak followed in early April, resulting in extensive agricultural losses over the southeastern U.S. This “false spring” event also resulted in widespread damage to newly grown tissues of native deciduous forest species, shown by previous researchers to have affected the terrestrial carbon cycle. The current study reconstructed the historical occurrence of false springs for the southeastern U.S. (32–39 °N; 75–98 °W) from 1901–2007 using daily maximum and minimum temperature records from 176 stations in the Global Historical Climatology Network database, and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) data derived from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite observations. A false spring index examined the relative timing of the start of the growing season (SGS), or leaf-out, to the timing of a potentially damaging last hard freeze (≤ -2.2 °C). SGS was modeled for the domain by combining EVI data with ground-based temperature “degree-day” calculations refl ecting the rate of springtime warming. No significant area-wide, long-term SGS trend was found (0.2 days later/decade; p = 0.3). However, the timing of the last hard freeze did occur significantly later (>1 day/decade; p < …
Date: January 1, 2009
Creator: Marino, Garrett P. & Kaiser, Dale P.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
September 2007 monitoring results for Centralia, Kansas. (open access)

September 2007 monitoring results for Centralia, Kansas.

In September 2005, periodic sampling of groundwater was initiated by the Commodity Credit Corporation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (CCC/USDA) in the vicinity of a grain storage facility formerly operated by the CCC/USDA at Centralia, Kansas. The sampling at Centralia is being performed on behalf of the CCC/USDA by Argonne National Laboratory, in accord with a monitoring program approved by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The objective is to monitor levels of carbon tetrachloride contamination identified in the groundwater at Centralia (Argonne 2003, 2004, 2005a). Under the KDHE-approved monitoring plan (Argonne 2005b), the groundwater is being sampled twice yearly (for a recommended period of two years) for analyses for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), as well as measurement of selected geochemical parameters to aid in the evaluation of possible natural contaminant degradation (reductive dechlorination) processes in the subsurface environment. The sampling is presently conducted in a network of 10 monitoring wells and 6 piezometers (Figure 1.1), at locations approved by the KDHE (Argonne 2006a). The results of groundwater sampling and VOCs analyses in September-October 2005, March 2006, September 2006, and March 2007 were documented previously (Argonne 2006a,b, 2007a). The results have demonstrated the presence of carbon tetrachloride …
Date: May 1, 2008
Creator: LaFreniere, L. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
March 2007 Monitoring Results for Centralia, Kansas. (open access)

March 2007 Monitoring Results for Centralia, Kansas.

In September 2005, periodic sampling of groundwater was initiated by the Commodity Credit Corporation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (CCC/USDA) in the vicinity of a grain storage facility formerly operated by the CCC/USDA at Centralia, Kansas. The sampling at Centralia is being performed on behalf of the CCC/USDA by Argonne National Laboratory, in accord with a monitoring program approved by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The objective is to monitor levels of carbon tetrachloride contamination identified in the groundwater at Centralia (Argonne 2003, 2004, 2005a). Under the KDHE-approved Monitoring Plan (Argonne 2005b), the groundwater is being sampled twice yearly (for a recommended period of two years) for analyses for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), as well as measurement of selected geochemical parameters to aid in the evaluation of possible natural contaminant degradation (reductive dechlorination) processes in the subsurface environment. The sampling is presently conducted in a network of 11 monitoring wells and 5 piezometers (Figure 1.1), at locations approved by the KDHE (Argonne 2006a). The results of groundwater sampling and VOCs analyses in September-October 2005, March 2006, and September 2006 were documented previously (Argonne 2006a,b). The results have demonstrated the presence of carbon tetrachloride contamination, at levels …
Date: June 1, 2007
Creator: LaFreniere, L. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Work Plan for Targeted Sampling at Webber, Kansas. (open access)

Final Work Plan for Targeted Sampling at Webber, Kansas.

This Work Plan outlines the scope of work for targeted sampling at Webber, Kansas (Figure 1.1). This activity is being conducted at the request of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in accordance with Section V of the Intergovernmental Agreement between the KDHE and the Commodity Credit Corporation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (CCC/USDA). Data obtained in this sampling event will be used to (1) evaluate the current status of previously detected contamination at Webber and (2) determine whether the site requires further action. This work is being performed on behalf of the CCC/USDA by the Environmental Science Division of Argonne National Laboratory. Argonne is a nonprofit, multidisciplinary research center operated by the University of Chicago for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The CCC/USDA has entered into an interagency agreement with DOE, under which Argonne provides technical assistance to the CCC/USDA with environmental site characterization and remediation at its former grain storage facilities. Argonne has issued a Master Work Plan (Argonne 2002) that describes the general scope of and guidance for all investigations at former CCC/USDA facilities in Kansas. The Master Work Plan, approved by the KDHE, contains the materials common to investigations at all locations …
Date: May 1, 2006
Creator: LaFreniere, L. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Withdrawal of Public Lands Within and Surrounding the Caliente Rail Corridor, Nevada (open access)

Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Withdrawal of Public Lands Within and Surrounding the Caliente Rail Corridor, Nevada

The purpose for agency action is to preclude surface entry and the location of new mining claims, subject to valid existing rights, within and surrounding the Caliente rail corridor as described in the Yucca Mountain FEIS (DOE 2002). This protective measure is needed to enhance the safe, efficient, and uninterrupted evaluation of land areas for potential rail alignments within the Caliente rail corridor. The evaluation will assist the DOE in determining, through the Rail Alignment environmental impact statement (EIS) process, whether to construct a branch rail line, and to provide support to the BLM in deciding whether or not to reserve a ROW for the rail line under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). The BLM participated as a cooperating agency in preparing this EA because it is the responsible land manager and BLM staff could contribute resource specific expertise.
Date: December 1, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Energy.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Additional Reserve Recovery Using New Polymer Treatment on High Water Oil Ratio Wells in Alameda Field, Kingman County, Kansas (open access)

Additional Reserve Recovery Using New Polymer Treatment on High Water Oil Ratio Wells in Alameda Field, Kingman County, Kansas

The Chemical Flooding process, like a polymer treatment, as a tertiary (enhanced) oil recovery process can be a very good solution based on the condition of this field and its low cost compared to the drilling of new wells. It is an improved water flooding method in which high molecular-weight (macro-size molecules) and water-soluble polymers are added to the injection water to improve the mobility ratio by enhancing the viscosity of the water and by reducing permeability in invaded zones during the process. In other words, it can improve the sweep efficiency by reducing the water mobility. This polymer treatment can be performed on the same active oil producer well rather than on an injector well in the existence of strong water drive in the formation. Some parameters must be considered before any polymer job is performed such as: formation temperature, permeability, oil gravity and viscosity, location and formation thickness of the well, amount of remaining recoverable oil, fluid levels, well productivity, water oil ratio (WOR) and existence of water drive. This improved oil recovery technique has been used widely and has significant potential to extend reservoir life by increasing the oil production and decreasing the water cut. This new …
Date: October 1, 2005
Creator: Spillane, James
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library