DOE releases first Quadrennial Technology Review
The US Department of Energy released its inaugural Quadrennial Technology Review on Tuesday, laying out a longer-term strategic agenda to help integrate energy research and development programmes. Modeled on the Defense Quadrennial Review, an influential analysis that sets the tone and direction of US defense policy, the document explores the Energy Department's role in driving basic energy research and helping shift more mature technologies into the commercial sector.
The review sets priorities in six areas (pictured, top right) in order to create a multi-year framework that can be incorporated into planning and budget discussions. Under each of the six umbrellas can be found a range of potential technological solutions - from better batteries to biofuels and carbon sequestration - that will need to be deployed in concert in order to meet demand for energy, increase domestic supplies and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The agency is aiming for technologies that can create jobs and have a substantial impact - on the order of 1 percent of US consumption - over the course of two decades.
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