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Humphrey, Hon. Hubert H., U.S. Senator from the State of Minnesota..

Lustig, Harry, dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, City College of

New York....

Pewitt, Dr. Gale E., Associate Laboratory Director for Energy and Envi-
ronment, Argonne National Laboratory, accompanied by Dr. John H.
Martin...

Prepared statement..

Ralph, Eugene L., vice president for research and development, Spectrolab,

Inc..

Schmitt, Dr. Harrison H., Special Assistant to the Administrator for
Energy Matters, National Aeronuatics and Space Administration....
Weinberg, Dr. Alvin M., Director, Office of Energy Research and Develop-
ment, Federal Energy Office, accompanied by Dr. Robb Thomson, Na-
tional Bureau of Standards__

Woodward, William H., Director, Space Propulsion and Power Division,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration...
Additional statements-

Elgart, Steven J., vice president, Chase Econometric Associates, Inc...

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IV

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

"Solar Energy Research Act of 1974." excerpt from Congressional Record,
March 26, 1974 (by Senator Humphrey).

Exhibit 1--Section 1-Overview...

Table: Solar energy program resources.

Exhibit 2-Summary and discussion of alternatives.

Table: Solar energy research..

"A Focus for Solar Energy," remarks by Hon. George P. Miller, in House
of Representatives, May 31, 1972.

Joint Committee chart: "Supply/Demand" [JCAE 'option exercise' 7-A
3-73] B/D oil equivalent vs. years...

APPENDIXES

Appendix 1: "Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Announces Hearings on
Solar Energy Research and Development," press release, April 17, 1974.
Appendix 2: "Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Announces Tentative
List of Witnesses for Hearings on Solar Energy Research and Develop-
ment," press release, April 30, 1974...

Appendix 3: S. 2819, a bill to establish an Office of Solar Energy Research.
Appendix 4: S. 3234, a bill to authorize a Federal program of research and
development in the field of solar energy-

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Appendix 5: "Solar Energy Program,' National Science Foundation,
November 13, 1974.

Appendix 6: "Recommendations to RANN/NSF," the MITRE Corp.,
February 1974.

Appendix 7: “Solar Energy: The State of the Art and the Art of the States,"
report, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organiza-
tion, February 1974.....

Appendix 8: "Energy-Related Research and Development," report,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, March 1974.
Appendix 9: "Solar Energy as a National Energy Resource," NSF/NASA
Solar Energy Panel, December 1972...

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676

Appendix 10: "Experimental Solar Heating and Cooling Project," report,
Sandia Laboratories, May 1974..

760

Appendix 11: "The Shallow Solar Pond Energy Conversion System: An
Analysis of a Conceptual 10-MWe Plant," report, Lawrence Livermore
Laboratory, January 1974..

INDEX.

56-516 O 75 Pt. 1C - 69

806

843

b. Solar heating and combined heating and cooling systems

,1.. House Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy, Research, Development and Demonstration, ERDA authorization-Part III, 1976 and transition period, Solar Heating and Cooling, February 20, 1975

ERDA AUTHORIZATION-PART III

1976 AND TRANSITION PERIOD
SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

FEBRUARY 20, 1975

[No. 4]

Part III

Printed for the use of the

Committee on Science and Technology

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

APPENDIX I

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

HUD/NASA solar heating and cooling demonstration plan of December 1974

Interim performance standards of NBS..........

ERDA solar heating and cooling demonstration plan of March 1975----
Selection of solar heating and cooling articles:

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57

89

213

Clark, Wilson. A solar-house primer. New York Times Magazine,
Apr. 7, 1974: 92-95---.

337

Supplemental solar heating gets school test. Electrical World, May 15, 1974: 65..

340

Solar collector manufacturing activity calendar year 1974. Office of Energy Statistics, Federal Energy Administration, January 1975. 10 p----

341

Gilmore, C. P. Can sunshine heat (and cool) your house? Popular
Science, March 1974: 78-81, 160----
Bridgers, Frank H. Applying solar energy for cooling and heating
institutional buildings. ASHRAE (American Society of Heating.
Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers) Journal, September
1974: 29-37----

Telkes. Maria. Solar energy storage. ASHRAE (American Society of
Heating. Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers) Journal.
September 1974: 38-44---

Cloud. Franklin M. ASHRAE Journal article leads to Georgia solar
water heater experiment. ASHRAE (American Society of Heating.
Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers) Journal. September
1974: 45-46 - - -

Hirshberg. Alan and Richard Schoen. Barriers to the widespread utilization of residential solar energy: the prospects for solar energy in the U.S. housing industry. Policy Sciences, vol. 5. 1974: 453-468

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348

352

358

360

Yellott. John I. Solar energy utilization for heating and cooling. (Na-
tional Science Foundation) for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt.
Print. Off., 1974. 20 p. "NSF 7+1".
Thomason. Harry. Solar heating for the handyman. Mechanix Illus-
trated, September 1974: 15. 20, 22, 68----.

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397

Gwynne, Peter. How the sun could heat and cool. Newsweek, Feb. 24. 1975: 50

396

Morrison. C. A. and Erich A. Farber. Application of solar energy to residential dwellings. Building Systems Design, April/May 1974: 49-52

399

Mirth. Richard A. The sun can heat our homes-eren in the North.
The Northern Engineer, vol. 6. fall 1974: 3-10.......
Stepler. Richard. Now you can buy solar heating equipment for your
home. Popular Science. March 1975: 7+77, 136–140. 142....
Applications of solar heating and cooling in buildings. The Building
Research Advisory Board of the National Academy of Sciences.
National Academy of Engineering-National Research Council,
November 1974.

403

414

419

Cook. Jeffrey. The varied and early solar energy applications of
Northern New Mexico. AIA (American Institute of Architects)
Journal. v. 62. August 1974: 37-42_.
Technology utilization and incentives..

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