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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 2012 (EAH) — 114 S2012 EAH: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 · Sec. 647

Sec. 647. Renewable energy

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Section 931 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16231 ) is amended to read as follows: The Secretary shall conduct programs of renewable energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application, including activities described in this subtitle. Such programs shall prioritize discovery research and development and take into consideration the following objectives: Increasing the conversion efficiency of all forms of renewable energy through improved technologies.
Decreasing the cost of renewable energy generation and delivery. Promoting the diversity of the energy supply. Decreasing the dependence of the United States on foreign mineral resources. Decreasing the environmental impact of renewable energy-related activities. Increasing the export of renewable generation technologies from the United States. The Secretary shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for solar energy, including innovations in— photovoltaics; solar heating; concentrating solar power; lighting systems that integrate sunlight and electrical lighting in complement to each other; and development of technologies that can be easily integrated into new and existing buildings.
The Secretary shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for wind energy, including innovations in— low speed wind energy; testing and verification technologies; distributed wind energy generation; and transformational technologies for harnessing wind energy. The Secretary shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for geothermal energy, including technologies for— improving detection of geothermal resources; decreasing drilling costs; decreasing maintenance costs through improved materials; increasing the potential for other revenue sources, such as mineral production; and increasing the understanding of reservoir life cycle and management.
The Secretary shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for technologies that enable the development of new and incremental hydropower capacity, including: Advanced technologies to enhance environmental performance and yield greater energy efficiencies. Ocean energy, including wave energy. The Secretary shall conduct research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs for— the combined use of renewable energy technologies with one another and with other energy technologies, including the combined use of renewable power and fossil technologies; renewable energy technologies for cogeneration of hydrogen and electricity; and kinetic hydro turbines.
In carrying out this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall give priority to demonstrations that assist in delivering electricity to rural and remote locations including— advanced renewable power technology, including combined use with fossil technologies; biomass; and geothermal energy systems. The Secretary shall conduct analysis and evaluation in support of the renewable energy programs under this subtitle. These activities shall be used to guide budget and program decisions, and shall include— economic and technical analysis of renewable energy potential, including resource assessment; analysis of past program performance, both in terms of technical advances and in market introduction of renewable energy; assessment of domestic and international market drivers, including the impacts of any Federal, State, or local grants, loans, loan guarantees, tax incentives, statutory or regulatory requirements, or other government initiatives; and any other analysis or evaluation that the Secretary considers appropriate.
The Secretary may designate up to 1 percent of the funds appropriated for carrying out this subtitle for analysis and evaluation activities under this subsection. This analysis and evaluation shall be submitted to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate at least 30 days before each annual budget request is submitted to Congress. .
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