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381 p.

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48 p.

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June 6 and 11, 1974. Washington, J.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1974.
175 p.

Solar sea thermal energy. Hearings, 93d Congress, 2d session.
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134 P.
Wind power. Hearings, 93d Congress, 2d session. May 21, 1974.
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386 P.

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Solar heating and cooling--Oversite of P.L. 93-409 and the ERDA
Interim Report, "National Plan for Solar Heating & Cooling."
(Hearings to be held May 13, 14, and 15, 1975.)

Hearings,

Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy.
on S. 2819, to establish an Office of Solar Energy Research
within the Atomic Energy Commission. Hearings, 93d Congress,
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Adhoc Committee on
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S. 2658, Solar heating and cooling demonstration act of 1973.
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U.S. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Small Business.
Hearings on energy research and development and small
business. Part 1. Solar energy: How much? How much from
small business? How soon? Why not more? Why not sooner?
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(In press)

REPORTS AND CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS

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Solar energy research; a multidisciplinary approach: staff
report. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1972.
119 p.

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At head of title: 92d Congress, 2d session. Committee
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Background

Solar heating and cooling demonstration act of 1974.
and history. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Feb. 1974.

10/00/74 FEA Project Independence Report submitted to President. 09/03/74 --P.L. 93-409 enacted.

01/23/74

12/01/73

06/29/73

The President announced a $50 million FY 1975 budget for
solar energy- an increase of $36 million or 257% over
1974 including R&D on heating and cooling of buildings
and more advanced technologies for central power stations.
The President received a long-range energy R&D program
prepared by Chairman Dixy Lee Ray of the AEC. In the
proposed program solar energy will receive $200 million
over five years with an FY 1975 budget of $35 million.
The President announced Federal funding of $10 billion
for all energy R&D for a five-year period beginning in
PY 1975.

12/00/72 -- The NSF/NASA Solar Energy Panel Report was published.
The report considered every aspect of solar energy and
made specific funding recommendations.

Solar batteries first used for satellite power.
Silicon solar cells developed by Bell Telephone
Laboratory scientists.

A President's Materials Commission indicated a potential
market of 13 million solar heated homes by 1973.

A 1,250-kilowatt wind-powered generator began five years
of intermittent operation near Rutland, Vermont.

A 22-kilowatt sea thermal power plant was successfully
demonstrated near Cuba.

The first solar power plant operated near Cairo, Egypt.
The plant had a collector area of 13,000 feet, automatic
sun tracking capability, and produced up to 63.0
horsepower.

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Halacy, Daniel S. The coming age of solar energy. New York,

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b. Paper by J. Glen Moore, "The FY 1976 Budget Request for Solar Energy: Solar Budget Background, Agency Requests, and Brief Analysis," February 13, 1975

The Library of Congress

Congressional Research Service
Washington, D.C. 20540

THE FY 1976 BUDGET REQUEST FOR SOLAR ENERGY: SOLAR BUDGET BACKGROUND, AGENCY REQUESTS, AND BRIEF ANALYSIS

Glen Moore

Analyst, Science and Technology
Science Policy Research Division