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Energy

Energy policy affects many aspects of our economy and our society. The U.S. Congress and the states are increasingly focusing on energy through investments in research and development of production, distribution, transmission technologies.

Meeting our future energy needs in a manner consistent with national and global well being will require the development of a broad array of technologies ranging from renewables to nuclear energy. Investments in these technologies are essential for enabling our nation to meet its needs for inexpensive energy that is produced and consumed in an environmentally friendly manner.

AAES and the engineering community endorse an energy policy that will maintain our competitiveness in the international marketplace, protect our national energy security, provide technological solutions to concerns about global climate change and the emission of criteria pollutants, and protect the environment in all phases of the energy cycle - from the extraction of fuels to the ultimate disposal of the products and byproducts.

Policy Objectives

Support initiatives to advance energy efficiency and conservation to moderate future demand
Promote efforts to revitalize the nuclear option through implementation of a comprehensive nuclear fuel cycle plan, advanced reactors, and resolution of nuclear waste storage and reprocessing issues
Focus advanced technology research and development efforts on transmission and distributed generation as well as clean coal, alternative fuels and renewables, energy efficiency, nuclear, and combined cycle energy resources to help mitigate the environmental impacts of energy use

Society Statements

AAES

R&E Tax Credit, EPPC : 8/19/02

AIChE

Nuclear Energy : 8/15/02
National Energy Policy : 8/15/02

ANS

Statement on Fusion Energy : 8/15/02
Licensing New Nuclear Power Plants : 8/15/02
Protection and Management of Plutonium : 8/15/02

ASCE

The Advanced Hydro Turbine (PS 442) : 8/16/02
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (PS 342) : 8/15/02
Energy Policy (PS 144) : 8/16/02
Hydropower Licensing (PS 379) : 8/16/02
Building and Consumer-Product Energy Efficiency (PS 487) : 8/16/02
Clean Energy : 8/16/02
Generation and Transmission Capacity : 8/16/02
Nuclear Power : 8/16/02

ASME

Energy Research and Development : 8/14/02
Energy Policy : 8/14/02
Statement of the COE Energy Committee on DOE Fossil Energy Conservation R&D Appropriations for FY 02 : 8/14/02
Statement of the COE Energy Committee on DOE Energy Supply and Science R&D Appropriations for FY 03 : 8/14/02
Position Statement on Energy Policy : 8/14/02
Views on S. 1766, The Energy Policy Act of 2002 : 8/14/02
Views on What Should be Included and Excluded from H.R. 4 : 8/14/02
Yucca Mountain : 8/14/02

IEEE-USA

Photovoltaic Technology Development : 8/13/02
Solar and Other Renewable Energy Technologies : 8/13/02
Benefits of Increased Electrification : 8/13/02
Department of Energy University Nuclear Science & Engineering Act : 8/13/02
Energy Efficiency Policy : 8/13/02
Information Security in Electric Power : 8/13/02
Fusion Energy Research and Development : 8/13/02
Standards for Interconnection of Distributed Energy Resources : 8/13/02