FUTURE ENERGY SOURCES

Potential energy resources of the world are surveyed, and U.S. energy reserves from fossil fuels and nonbreeder nuclear fission fuel are discussed. With petroleum and natural gas being rapidly depleted, the role that products from gasification and liquefaction of coal and oil shale will contribute is examined. The U.S. has over 50 nuclear power plants that supply about 7.5 percent of electrical power production presently; projections show 200 such plants in operation to supply 35 percent by 1985 and over 1000 by the year 2000 to supply over 60 percent. Geothermal energy is presently supplying economical production of electricity, process heat, and agricultural and space heating; in twenty years the amount of geothermal energy being used will depend on the way it is developed and on the costs of alternatives. Combined with energy conservation measures, solar energy can supply up to 50 percent of the energy needs by the year 2000. The potential of each method for nuclear fusion--magnetic confinement and laser-produced--is summarized briefly. (ERA citation 01:016337)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the western electronic show and convention, San Francisco, California, USA, 16 Sep 1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Livermore

  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  Livermore, CA  United States  94550

  Energy Research and Development Administration

  20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Berk, H L
  • Post, R F
  • Rinde, J
• Publication Date: 1975-7-22

Media Info

• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal; Coal resources; Deuterium; Electric power generation; Energy resources; Forecasting; Geothermal resources; Helium; Hydrogen; Natural gas; Natural resources; Nuclear power; Oil shales; Petroleum; Sand; Solar energy; Statistics; Thermal reactors
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy sources
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel sources; Laser-produced plasma; Oil sands; Thermonuclear reactors
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Energy; Geotechnology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145753
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CONF-750909-2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM