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Geothermal Energy Market Study on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. A Review of Recent Energy Price Projections for Traditional Space Heating Fuel 1985-2000
Weissbrod, Richard; Barron, William - 2007
specific attributes for each type of fuel, such as cleanliness, security of supply, and governmental regulation. Geothermal … energy possesses several important attributes in common with electricity (e.g., ease of maintenance and perceived security of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435445
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Risk Assessment Using The Homeland-Defense Operational Planning System (HOPS)
Price, D E; Durling, R L - 2008
The Homeland-Defense Operational Planning System (HOPS), is a new operational planning tool leveraging Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's expertise in weapons systems and in sparse information analysis to support the defense of the U.S. homeland. HOPS provides planners with a basis to make...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435535
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The role of building technologies in reducing and controlling peak electricity demand
Koomey, Jonathan; Brown, Richard E. - 2008
surrounding the reliability of electric power systems in restructured markets as well as security worries are the latest reasons …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435559
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World Biofuels Study
Alfstad,T. - 2009
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). The study was sponsored by the Biomass Program of the Assistant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435827
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State Clean Energy Practices: Renewable Fuel Standards
Mosey, G.; Kreycik, C. - 2008
their environmental, economic, and security goals. For example, renewable fuel standards (RFS) policies are a mechanism for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435922
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Using government purchasing power to reduce equipment standby power
Harris, Jeffrey; Meier, Alan; Bartholomew, Emily; … - 2008
Although the government sector represents only 10 to 15 percent of the economy in most countries, carefully targeted public procurement can play a significant role in market transformation through its influence on both buyers and suppliers. Government leadership in energy-efficient purchasing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436121
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The Resilient Economy: Integrating Competitiveness and Security
Debbie van Opstal - 2009
. Policies to strengthen risk management capabilities would serve both security and competitiveness goals. What CEOs and Boards …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436227
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Lawrence Livermore National Security Cost Model Functional Management Assessment
Tevis, J; Hirahara, J; Thomas, B; Mendez, M - 2009
major program level and identified a disparate impact in the Safeguards and Security area where a substantial increase in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436229
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Roadmap for Development of Natural Gas Vehicle Fueling Infrastructructure and Analysis of Vehicular Natural Gas Consumption by Niche Sector
Stephen C. Yborra - 2008
Northeast, Mid-Atlantic states and Texas, increased awareness and attention to air quality and energy security concerns by the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436328
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Constructing a resilience index for the enhanced critical in Frastructure Protection Program.
Fisher, R. E.; Bassett, G. W.; Buehring, W. A.; … - Decision and Information Sciences - 2010
Following recommendations made in Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7, which established a national policy for … agencies, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2006 developed the Enhanced Critical Infrastructure Protection … relationships where none existed (DHS 2008; DHS 2009). In 2009, DHS and its protective security advisors (PSAs) began assessing CIKR …
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