United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2008-03-05 monographic deposited born digital 20 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-556T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-556T P0b002ee180384f60 f:d08556t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-556T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-556T GAO-08-556T Alternative energy sources Budget authority Cost analysis Crude oil Energy conservation Energy consumption Energy costs Energy industry Energy legislation Natural gas Nuclear energy Renewable energy sources Research and development Tax expenditures Policies and procedures Supply and demand Testimony A81211 For decades, the nation has benefited from relatively inexpensive energy, in the process growing heavily reliant on conventional fossil fuels--oil, natural gas, and coal. However, in the current wake of higher energy costs and environmental concerns about fossil fuel emissions, renewed attention is turning to the development of advanced energy technologies as alternatives. In the United States, the Department of Energy (DOE) has long conducted research, development, and demonstration (R&D) on advanced renewable, fossil, and nuclear energy technologies. DOE's Office of Science has also funded basic energy-related research. This testimony addresses (1) funding trends for DOE's renewable, fossil, and nuclear energy R&D programs and its Office of Science and (2) key challenges in developing and deploying advanced energy technologies. It is based on GAO's December 2006 report entitled Department of Energy: Key Challenges Remain for Developing and Deploying Advanced Energy Technologies to Meet Future Needs (GAO-07-106). In doing that work, GAO reviewed DOE's R&D budget data and strategic plans and obtained the views of experts in DOE, industry, and academia, as well as state and foreign government officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-556T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-556T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-556T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-556T.pdf GAO-08-556T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-556T Testimony GAO-08-556T; Advanced Energy Technologies: Budget Trends and Challenges for DOE's Energy R&D Program; Alternative energy sources Budget authority Cost analysis Crude oil Energy conservation Energy consumption Energy costs Energy industry Energy legislation Natural gas Nuclear energy Renewable energy sources Research and development Tax expenditures Policies and procedures Supply and demand Public Law 110-5 Public Law 110-140 Public Law 110-161