ENERGY The International Journal Editor: S S PENNER, Energy Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA A selection of papers Assessment of research needs for oil recovery from heav-oil sources and tar sands, SS PENNER etal. Solar characteristics of locally available coloured enamels, V C SHARMA. Effect of polishing treatment and thermal oxidation on the total hemispherical thermal emittance of austenitic stainless steel AISI 321, VC SHARMA. A market penetration model for residential photovoltaic deployment and its application in Washington State, G M MESHER etal. Bottom-up methods and low-down results: changes in the estiamtion of future energy demands, J B ROBINSON. Efficiency-coefficients in energy conversions with cogeneration, J U KELLER. Salinity-gradient vapor-pressure power conversion, M S OLSSON. The impact of energy conservation incentives for the industrial sector, D B REISTER. Statistical analysis of US power plant capacity factors through 1979, R G EASTERLING. The recycle of sulfuric acid and xylose in the prehydrolysis of corn stover, R A BALTZ etal. Net energy analysis of methanol and ethanol production, H PEREZ-BLANCO & B HANNON. This journal serves as a multi-disciplinary focus for activities relating to the development, assessment and management of energy related programs. Topical coverage is modified according to subject-matter. Input-output analyses relating to energy-consuming systems, careful resource or reserve assessments of all types, energy-conservation measures and their implementation, incisive evaluation of energy-systems managements, environmental-impact assessments, and policy alternatives stressing economic implications are among the topical areas in which important contributions are presented.
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