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Emerging Technologies
No matter how the U.S. energy portfolio changes, an increasing share of future needs will be met by technologies now in the research or development stage. Some will require substantial improvements—or even research breakthroughs—to have a major impact on our energy budget.
Here are some of the options. Whether and to what extent any of these technologies ultimately contributes to changing our energy future will depend on many factors, from advances in technology development to the priorities reflected in government policy.
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About 21% of the electricity used in residential and commercial buildings goes to what use?
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Roughly 21% of the electricity used in residential and commercial buildings goes to lighting.
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Roughly 21% of the electricity used in residential and commercial buildings goes to lighting.
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Roughly 21% of the electricity used in residential and commercial buildings goes to lighting.
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Roughly 21% of the electricity used in residential and commercial buildings goes to lighting.
Energy Defined
- Algal Biodiesel
A type of diesel fuel made by chemically processing oils from algae.
National Academies Press
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Source Material
- America’s Energy Future: Technology and Transformation (2009)
- Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Technological Status, Costs, and Environmental Impacts (2009)
- Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership: Second Report (2008)
- Review of DOE’s Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program (2007)
