Publications
French Student at Atomic Energy Commission to Research Surface Plasmon Resonance
October 12, 2013
- Published: October 12, 2013 (Updated on March, 2018)
- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
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Craig Richard is a bioengineering senior who spent the summer at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission to research [...]
Changing the Game?: Emissions and Market Implications of New Natural Gas Supplies
October 2, 2013
- Published: October 2, 2013
- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
The EMF 26 working group has issued its final report on Changing the Game?: Emissions and Market Implications of New [...]
Building America's Energy Future - A Portfolio of Promising Policies
June 24, 2013
- Published: April 24, 2013
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
NEPI has crafted a report that quantifies an aggressive target by 2035 to reduce oil use and greenhouse gas emissions. It shows how a set of five policies can achieve these goals at a surprisingly low cost and will enhance our national security, create a healthier environment, and take a significant step toward mitigating climate change. An Executive Summary of the report is also available.
Alternative Energy, Energy Independence, Energy Markets, New Energy Policy, Public Service
Liquefied Natural Gas as a Marine Fuel
June 13, 2013
- Published: June 13, 2013
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
New rules by the International Maritime Organization and the U.S. EPA have created limitations on the sulfur emissions for the [...] Read more...
The Economics of Fuel Economy Standards versus Feebates
April 24, 2013
- Published: April 24, 2013
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In this paper Ken Gillingham elucidates the relationship between fuel economy standards and “feebate” policies that penalize low fuel economy vehicles with a fee and reward high fuel economy vehicles with a rebate. The analytical results show how a feebate can be designed to exactly match a fuel economy standard, both under the previous regulation and the current regulation.
Small Modular Reactors: Cost, Waste and Safety Benefits
April 24, 2013
- Published: April 24, 2013
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
After many years without nuclear power plant construction, five nuclear power plants are being built in the U.S. In this paper, Geoff Rothwell analyzes cost, waste and safety issues that surround the further use of nuclear power in the U.S.
A Review of the Impacts of a Clean Energy Standard for Selected States and Regions
April 24, 2013
- Published: April 24, 2013
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
This report reviews the national and regional results of the EIA’s National Energy Modeling System analysis [November 2011] of an ALL CLEAN Clean Energy Standard and extends the analysis to selected states.
Energy Grid, Energy Independence, Energy Markets, New Energy Policy
Consequences of U.S. Dependence on Foreign Oil
April 24, 2013
- Published: April 24, 2013
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
This paper examines the consequences of U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Stephen P. A. Brown and Ryan T. Kennelly quantify the costs of U.S. dependence on foreign oil using a relatively broad metric that is based in a long-standing economics literature and a relatively narrow metric that is confined to oil-security externalities as defined by Brown and Huntington (2013).
What Set of Conditions Would Make the Business Case to Convert Heavy Trucks to Natural Gas? – a Case Study
May 2, 2012
- Published: May 1, 2012
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
In our 2010 study with Resources for the Future, NEPI identified the use of natural gas for heavy trucks as a promising way to displace petroleum use. In this new paper, we asked Anna Lee Deal to explain what would make the business case for a truck fleet operator to make the switch from diesel to natural gas.
Using Cap and Trade to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
January 20, 2012
- Published: November 30, 2010
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
This paper explores the economic impacts of introducing cap and trade at the national level in the United States. It considers the impacts on a range of economic variables, including gross domestic product (GDP), aggregate investment, and aggregate consumption.
The American Shale Gas Revolution
December 8, 2011
- Published: December 8, 2011
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On November 27, 2011, Jim Roth presented this information on the American Shale Gas Revolution to an audience in China, on [...] Read more...
Organizations under Large Uncertainty: An Analysis of the Fukushima Catastrophe
October 7, 2011
- Published: October 7, 2011
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
In this NEPI Working Paper, Masahiko Aoki and Geoffrey Rothwell of Stanford University present an analysis of the organizational (industry and government) responses to the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, and make policy recommendations to address the systemic weaknesses that exacerbated the direct impacts of the earthquake and tsunami on the nuclear facility.
Energy Efficiency in the Residential and Commercial Sectors
January 31, 2011
- Published: January 31, 2011
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
In this paper, Max Auffhammer and Alan Sanstad review the history and results of public policies to promote the diffusion of energy-efficient technology for providing energy services in residential and commercial buildings and of prospective estimates of future energy consumption reductions that might result from their expansion.
The Effects of State Laws and Regulations on the Development of Renewable Sources of Electric Energy
December 30, 2010
- Published: December 30, 2010
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
Gary Allison and John Williams identify and assess state laws, regulations and regulatory actions having the greatest potential to affect the rate at which renewable sources of electric energy are brought online.
Toward a New National Energy Policy: Assessing the Options
November 4, 2010
- Published: November 4, 2010
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November, 2010 - The National Energy Policy Institute and Resources for the Future publish the full report of their study: Toward a New National Energy Policy: Assessing the Options.
Alternative Energy, Energy Grid, Energy Independence, New Energy Policy
Residential Retrofit Ground Source Heat Pump Benefits Assessment
September 15, 2010
- Published: September 15, 2010
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
Xiaobing Liu assesses the energy savings, CO2 emissions reductions, reduction in peak electrical demand,
and utility cost reductions, from retrofitting all U.S. single-family homes that have space heating, space
cooling, and water heating equipment with state-of-the-art GHP systems.
Hybrid Vehicles and Policies to Reduce GHG Emissions
July 15, 2010
- Published: July 15, 2010
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
Virginia McConnell (Resources for the Future) and Tom Turrentine (Center for Transportation Studies, University of California-Davis) assess the impact of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles on emissions and oil consumption, along with the cost-effectiveness, of several policies specifically targeted at encouraging the deployment of these vehicles.
Oil and Gas Security Issues
June 23, 2010
- Published: June 22, 2010
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John Deutch discusses the various economic and geo-political dimensions of U.S. energy security, and summarizes and critiques recent attempts to estimate the external economic costs of U.S. oil consumption that result from the vulnerability of the U.S. economy to oil price shocks, and from
potential U.S. market power.
Energy Policies for Passenger Transportation: A comparison of costs and effectiveness
June 23, 2010
- Published: June 23, 2010
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
Kenneth A. Small analyzes a variety of broad policies simultaneously aimed at reducing the use of oil for vehicle fuels and at reducing transportation sector emissions.
Economics, Energy and GHG Implications of LNG Trucks
June 23, 2010
- Published: June 23, 2010
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
Alan J. Krupnick explores how changes in fuel price differential (between natural gas and diesel), first-cost differential, and interest rate may affect the economic potential of LNG trucks, and also examines the effects on oil consumption of imposing a mandatory penetration rate of LNG trucks in the heavy-duty fleet.
Modeling Policies to Promote Renewable and Low Carbon Sources of Electricity
June 23, 2010
- Published: June 23, 2010
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
Karen Palmer, Richard Sweeney and Maura Allaire examine the costs and effectiveness of a series of federal portfolio standards designed to encourage the growth and deployment of clean energy technologies in the electric power generation sector.
New U.S. Nuclear Generation: 2010-2030
June 23, 2010
- Published: June 23, 2010
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
Geoffrey Rothwell discusses the policies available to stimulate new nuclear plant development, the impacts of these policies on the costs of power generation, their cost-effectiveness at reducing GHG emissions, and the time at which new plants might become operational.
Reassessing the Oil Security Premium
June 23, 2010
- Published: June 23, 2010
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
Stephen P. A. Brown and Hillad G. Huntington quantify several of the economic losses associated with oil supply disruptions, taking into account projected world oil market conditions, probable oil supply disruptions, the market response to oil supply disruptions, and the U.S. economic losses resulting from disruptions to the extent they that should be considered externalities.
The Future of Natural Gas
June 23, 2010
- Published: June 23, 2010
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
Steven Gabriel provides an overview of the U.S. natural gas market, with particular focus on the adequacy of
future natural gas supply to meet increasing demand.
The Prospective Role of Unconventional Liquid Fuels
June 23, 2010
- Published: June 23, 2010
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
Joel Darmstadter explores the prospective contribution to the U.S. oil supply of unconventional liquid fuels
(synthetic fuels, or synfuels for short) over the next 20 years.
Abundant Shale Gas Resources: Some Implications for Energy Policy
April 30, 2010
- Published: April 30, 2010
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- Type: Reports & Executive Summaries
Stephen P.A. Brown (Resources for the Future), Steven Gabriel (University of Maryland), and Ruud Egging (University of Maryland) examine how the apparent abundance of natural gas might affect U.S. energy markets and the role of natural gas in climate policy.
Presentation to the Tulsa Rotary Club
October 21, 2009
- Published: October 21, 2009
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- Type: Speeches & Remarks
Transcript of remarks from Tony Knowles' presentation to the Tulsa Rotary Club on energy policy and the National Energy Policy [...] Read more...
Proceedings from Power for the 21st Century
October 7, 2009
- Published: October 7, 2009
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Summary Overview of proceedings from the Power for the 21st Century: Reinventing America's Energy Grid presentation at the University of [...] Read more...
Presentation at OSU Energy Conference
May 19, 2009
- Published: May 19, 2009
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May 19, 2009 - From Oil Capital of the World to a 21st Century Energy Center - NEPI President Tony [...] Read more...
Chesapeake Lecture
March 10, 2009
- Published: March 10, 2009
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- Type: Speeches & Remarks
March 10, 2009 - 2nd Annual Chesapeake Lecture at the University of Tulsa College of Law - NEPI President Tony Knowles' [...] Read more...