Task Force on Strategic Energy Research and Development

The report on the Department of Energy energy research and development (R&D) programs was the work of the Task Force on Strategic Energy R&D convened by the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board at the request of the Secretary, the Honorable Hazel R. O'Leary.

The Task Force, headed by Daniel Yergin, president of Cambridge Energy Research Associates and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power, presented its final report at an open meeting of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board on June 13, 1995. The Report -- in a post-Cold War, deficit-cutting era -- assesses the rationale for Federal Government support of energy R&D, reviews the priorities and management of the overall program, and recommends how it can be made more efficient and effective, delivering more value to American taxpayers.

Note: The appendices to the report, and the two annexes are not available electronically, but requests for copies can be made by calling: (202) 586-5575, or by writing to:

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Dr. Daniel Yergin Chairman Pres, Cambridge Energy Research Associates Cambridge, MA	Dr. Maxine L. Savitz (Vice Chair) Director, Allied Signal Aerospace Ceramic Components Torrance, CA	Willrich, Mason (Vice Chair) Energy Consultant Palo Alto, CA (Formerly Pres & CEO, PG&E Enterprises)
Mr. Michael Baly President, American Gas Assoc Arlington, VA	Mr. Larry Bean Dept of Natural Resources State of Iowa Des Moines, IA	Mr. Michael Bonsignore Chairman & CEO Honeywell Incorporated Minneapolis, MN
Dr. Kofi Bota Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs Clark-Atlanta University Atlanta, GA	Mr. Bobby Brown Chairman & CEO CONSOL Incorporated Pittsburgh, PA	Mr. William M. Burnett Senior Vice President for Technology Development Gas Research Institute Chicago, IL
Mr. Ralph Cavanagh Senior Attorney Natural Resources Defense Cncl San Francisco, CA	Dr. Stephen O. Dean President, Fusion Power Assoc Gaithersburg, MD	Ms. Elisabeth M. Drake Associate Director Energy Laboratory MIT Cambridge, MA
Dr. E. Linn Draper, Jr. Chairman, President, & CEO American Electric Power Columbus, OH	Mr. Ronald Lee Eachus Commissioner, Oregon Public Utility Commission Salem, OR	Mr. Roger P. Herbert Vice President, Technology & Market Development Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Baker Hughes Incorporated Houston, TX
Dr. Harold Mead Hubbard President & CEO Pacific International Center for High Technology Research Honolulu, HI	Mr. Fritz Kalhammer Vice President of Exploratory & Applied Research Electric Power Research Institute Palo Alto, CA	Mr. Robert Kelly President, Enron Emerging Technologies Enron Corporation Houston, TX
Mr. Regis Matzie Vice President, Nuclear Systems Engineering Combustion Engineering Windsor, CT	Mr. Mark Murphy President, Strata Production Co Roswell Petroleum Building Roswell, NM	Mr. Roger Naill Vice President of Planning AES Corporation Arlington, VA
Dr. Franklin M. Orr, Jr. Interim Dean of Earth Science School of Earth Sciences Stanford University Stanford, CA	Dr. Larry Papay Senior Vice President and Manager of Research & Development Bechtel Group, Inc. San Francisco, CA	Dr. Marc H. Ross Professor of Physics, Univ of Michigan at Ann Arbor Physics Department Ann Arbor, MI
Dr. Allen Lee Sessoms Executive Vice President University of Massachusetts Boston, MA	Dr. David Shirley Vice President for Research Dean of the Graduate School Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA	Sklar, Scott Executive Vice President U.S. Export Council for Renewable Energy Washington, DC
Smith, Lawrence Vice President Safety, Environment, & Technology Shell Oil Company Houston, TX	Stegemeier, Richard Chairman Unocal Corporation Brea, CA	Wohadlo, Leonard Chief Executive Officer National Power Company Oakland, CA