ENERGY AND RESOURCE PROGRAMS

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has long had programs actively pursuing alternative energy strategies. This article examines what research they have done in underground coal gasification, oil shale, massive hydraulic fracturing, transportation research, metal-air batteries, flywheels, roadway-powered electric vehicles, electric vehicle instrumentation, technology information system, shallow solar ponds, geothermal energy, nuclear waste isolation, the SYNROC Project, and the uranium resource survey.

• Corporate Authors:

  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  7000 East Avenue
  Livermore, CA  United States  94550
• Publication Date: 1982-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 26-43
• Serial:
  • Energy and Technology Review
  • Publisher: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal gas; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Energy; Energy conversion; Flywheels; Geothermal resources; Hydraulic fracturing; Intelligent vehicles; Radioactive waste disposal; Shale oil; Solar energy; Spent reactor fuels; Technology; Uranium
• Uncontrolled Terms: Roadway powered electric vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy technology; Hydrofracturing
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00373619
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-033 991
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1983 12:00AM