Federal Role in the Commercialization of Active Solar Heating and Cooling Technology: Papers for and a Summary of a Workshop Held at Washington, DC on September 18-19, 1980

摘要

This report consists of three papers and a summary of a workshop on the assessment of active solar heating and cooling technology and prospects for commercial applications. The workshop is one of a series which assess Federal policy options relating to the commercialization of selected energy technologies viewed as alternatives to petroleum-derived fuels. The papers, commissioned from experts with a variety of backgrounds and experience, focus on decision factors affecting commercialization with emphasis on land use controls and solar access issues; barriers and conditions which appear to retard commercial viability and social technology; government intervention to accelerate implementation; criteria to allocate resources among alternate incentive programs; analysis of solar incentives; and frustrations, concerns, and insights of a pioneer in solar technology. Findings and recommendations are provided. Workshop proceedings, including reviewer comments on each of the papers, are presented in a separate volume.