Table C4. U.S. Department of Energy Renewable Energy Research and
Development Appropriations,
| Item | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
| Wind, Photovoltaic, and Other Solar | |||||||||||
| Wind Power | 82.3 | 123.0 | 114.5 | 134.0 | 55.9 | 49.0 | 39.6 | 41.2 | 35.1 | 22.8 | 11.2 |
| Solar Photovoltaic | 142.4 | 214.5 | 283.7 | 262.1 | 120.3 | 90.3 | 75.4 | 79.4 | 57.1 | 55.3 | 46.0 |
| Concentrating (Thermal) Solar | 233.5 | 203.1 | 285.9 | 239.0 | 91.0 | 77.1 | 65.6 | 49.2 | 36.2 | 31.3 | 22.3 |
| Solar Buildings | 276.9 | 262.5 | 160.5 | 132.1 | 35.9 | 18.1 | 24.6 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 8.1 | 7.1 |
| International Solar | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 6.5 | 15.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Ocean Thermal (OTEC) | 80.7 | 85.0 | 81.3 | 59.8 | 33.8 | 16.4 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| Other Solar | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
| Total Wind and Solar | 815.8 | 888.1 | 926.0 | 845.6 | 360.0 | 272.7 | 220.3 | 198.6 | 153.6 | 128.9 | 98.5 |
| Biomass and Biofuels | |||||||||||
| Biofuels | 47.5 | 87.6 | 104.0 | 85.8 | 49.6 | 32.7 | 42.5 | 43.6 | 38.2 | 32.9 | 22.4 |
| Hydrogen Fuels | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Alcohol Fuels (Solar) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.6 | 31.1 | 16.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total Biomass/Biofuels | 47.5 | 87.6 | 145.6 | 116.9 | 65.8 | 32.7 | 42.5 | 43.6 | 38.2 | 32.9 | 22.4 |
| Geothermal | 242.1 | 302.0 | 282.2 | 269.7 | 113.7 | 89.8 | 45.5 | 43.1 | 37.5 | 28.5 | 27.5 |
| Hydropower | 23.4 | 80.9 | 39.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Electricity Technologies | |||||||||||
| Electric Energy Systems and Storage | 208.6 | 204.8 | 195.5 | 193.1 | 97.2 | 66.8 | 66.0 | 55.7 | 40.4 | 38.2 | 39.2 |
| Federal Buildings | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total Electricity Technologies | 208.6 | 204.8 | 195.5 | 193.1 | 97.2 | 66.8 | 66.0 | 55.7 | 40.4 | 38.2 | 39.2 |
| Unallocated | |||||||||||
| Program Direction (Solar) | 19.2 | 20.8 | 8.6 | 14.2 | 26.5 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| Renewable Indian Resources | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NREL/SERIa | 0.0 | 6.2 | 18.9 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Renewables Policy and Management | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total Unallocated | 19.2 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 22.8 | 26.5 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Total Renewable Energy | 1,356.5 | 1,590.5 | 1,616.3 | 1,453.6 | 668.1 | 474.2 | 384.4 | 348.8 | 280.0 | 235.5 | 193.9 |
| Item | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| Wind, Photovoltaic, and Other Solar | |||||||||||
| Wind Power | 11.1 | 10.6 | 13.0 | 24.3 | 26.5 | 31.7 | 47.3 | 32.7 | 29.3 | 32.5 | 34.8 |
| Solar Photovoltaic | 44.7 | 41.8 | 54.4 | 68.5 | 72.1 | 81.3 | 88.0 | 63.8 | 60.6 | 65.5 | 72.2 |
| Concentrating (Thermal) Solar | 18.8 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 32.8 | 30.0 | 34.1 | 31.9 | 25.0 | 22.4 | 16.5 | 17.0 |
| Solar Buildings | 6.7 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| International Solar | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| Ocean Thermal (OTEC) | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Other Solar | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 29.9 | 32.6 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total Wind and Solar | 93.1 | 86.8 | 101.9 | 135.9 | 139.8 | 188.7 | 213.9 | 141.5 | 115.6 | 118.6 | 133.9 |
| Biomass and Biofuels | |||||||||||
| Biofuels | 16.8 | 21.1 | 38.8 | 44.5 | 53.4 | 60.6 | 57.7 | 55.4 | 56.6 | 58.8 | 73.2 |
| Hydrogen Fuels | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 22.3 |
| Alcohol Fuels (Solar) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total Biomass/Biofuels | 16.8 | 21.1 | 38.8 | 44.5 | 53.4 | 71.0 | 67.0 | 70.3 | 71.7 | 74.8 | 95.5 |
| Geothermal | 24.6 | 20.9 | 35.1 | 30.7 | 25.8 | 25.0 | 43.9 | 30.6 | 30.3 | 29.0 | 28.5 |
| Hydropower | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Electricity Technologies | |||||||||||
| Electric Energy Systems and Storage | 46.8 | 34.8 | 47.8 | 42.9 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 45.2 | 35.1 | 32.5 | 43.8 | 40.1 |
| Federal Buildings | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
| Total Electricity Technologies | 46.8 | 34.8 | 47.8 | 42.9 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 45.2 | 35.1 | 32.5 | 48.7 | 44.1 |
| Unallocated | |||||||||||
| Program Direction (Solar) | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 15.8 | 18.1 |
| Renewable Indian Resources | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| NREL/SERIa | 0.8 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 13.1 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| Renewables Policy and Management | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 12.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total Unallocated | 6.4 | 5.8 | 11.1 | 20.6 | 17.0 | 17.9 | 20.1 | 14.8 | 20.8 | 23.9 | 22.0 |
| Total Renewable Energy | 187.7 | 169.5 | 235.9 | 275.8 | 284.2 | 351.8 | 395.2 | 296.0 | 271.8 | 295.8 | 327.2 |
| aSERI
= Solar Energy Research Institute. NREL = National Renewable Energy
Laboratory. Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, "Budget Authority History Table by Appropriation" (Washington, DC, 1998); U.S. Department of Energy Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Request, DOE/CR-0050 (Washington, DC, February 1998); and U.S. Department of Energy Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Request, DOE/CR-0059 (Washington, DC, May 21, 1999). |
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