Energy R&D: Shaping our Nation's Future in a Competitive World
Final Report of the Task Force on Strategic Energy Research and
Development
June 1995
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, U.S. Department of Energy
- Preface
- Summary of Findings
- Summary of Recommendations
- Chapter 1 -- The R&D Policy Context
- The Boundaries of Debate
- Fiscal Reality
- A Brewing R&D Crisis?
- Energy R&D
- The Changing Character of American R&D
- R&D Drives Economic Growth
- Allowing for the Unexpected
- Why Today's Debate?
- Chapter 2 -- The Energy Context
- What Is Different?
- New Challenges
- Energy Is Fundamental
- Chapter 3 -- DOE's Role in Energy R&D
- Development of the R&D Program
- Changing Priorities
- Who Performs?
- Program Management
- The Disappearing "E" in "DOE"?
- Chapter 4 -- Recommendations
- Recommendation 1
- Recommendation 2
- Toward "Best Practices"
- A 15-Percent Cost Reduction Target
- Meeting the Target
- Recommendation 3
- The Criteria
- The Need for Metrics
- Task Force Survey
- Strategic R&D Management
- The Industry Component: Why Cost-Sharing?
- The University Component
- Te National Laboratory Component
- Recommendation 4
- The Need for Integration
- R&D Advisory Board
- Recommendation 5
- Urgent Need for Continuity: A Two-Year
Budget Cycle
- Alternative Financing
Chapter 5 -- Conclusion
Acknowledgment