DOE: Addressing America

From Office of Naval Research (ONR) Naval Energy Forum Oct 14, 2009

Dr. Steven Koonin, Undersecretary for Science, Department of Energy – Addressing America’s Energy Challenges Presentation

(Slide 2)America

Energy Security

Mostly about liquid hydrocarbons for transport
Goal: 3.5 M bbl/day reduction in crude use (~25% of daily transport use)

(Slide 9)The energy security problem

Transportation is powered almost exclusively by crude-derived liquid hydrocarbons

The US imports a large fraction (~60%) of its crude supply

Crude demand rising with global development