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114430 1 (1981-02-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacutu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: TITLE: Minerals Critical to Developing Euture Energy Technologies, Their Availability, and Projected Demand Contact: Charles S. Cotton, Senior Evaluator 0 Energy and Minerals Division ojcss . ' U.S. General Accounting Office Tel. 275-4959 BACKGROUND AI4 t/4 4( The next 20 to 30 years are expected to be a period of transition from major dependence on conventional energy sources such as oil and natural gas to a more stable era heavily dependent on nonconventional renewabTe and inexhaustible sources of energy. The viability of these future alternative energy sources, however, is contingent, in part, on future materials and minerals availability, technology, and cost. In April 1980, GAO began a self-initiated survey to identify,materials implications of accelerated solar power, synthetic fuel, and energy conserva- tion programs. The scope included minerals; raw and bulk materials; and processed, fabricated, and finished products and focused on materials avail- ability and supply (including recycling), technological capability (including substitutes), and cost in relation to the viability of these future alterna- *tive energy sources. On June 20, 1980, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources asked GAO to concentrate its initial efforts on identifying minerals critical to developing future energy technologies, their availability, and projected demand to the year 2000. The Chairman hoped that from this effort, the Committee could identify whether legislation is needed to develop new alloys or substitutes; increase domestic, foreign, and undersea supplies; develop new technologies; promote recycling; augment stockpiles, etc. He asked that our evaluation be available to the 97th Congress for use in formulating future energy-related materials policy legislation.

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