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Abstract
This Nation is facing a critical shortage of oil and natural gas resources. The Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)∗ is responding to this problem with a broad strategy to open new energy choices. A major element of the strategy is a transition from oil and natural gas to alternate fuels. The subject of this paper is an approach to accomplishing this transition in energy conversion machinery.
The paper looks at the transition in each of four major market sectors: electric utilities, industry, transportation and commercial/residential. The processes/devices which presently convert oil and gas into useful products are examined in each market for ease of conversion to or replacement by coal or other alternate energy sources. Alternate energy sources discussed include coal, coal derived synthetic fuels, fuels from waste, solar energy, nuclear energy and waste thermal energy.
Based on this examination, a long range transition strategy is proposed which identifies transition approaches for each market sector dependent on the ease of conversion to alternate fuels in each sector. The strategy emphasizes near term transition in electric utilities to save petroleum resources for the more dificult to convert transportation sector. The roles of both improved efficiency and multifuel capability in the transition of conversion machinery are discussed.
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