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Capital and operating cost estimates. Volume I. Preliminary design and assessment of a 12,500 BPD coal-to-methanol-to-gasoline plant. [Grace C-M-G Plant, Henderson County, Kentucky...
2009
This Deliverable No. 18b - Capital and Operating Cost Estimates includes a detailed presentation of the 12,500 BPD coal-to-methanol-to-gasoline plant from the standpoint of capital, preoperations, start-up and operations cost estimation. The base capital cost estimate in June 1982 dollars was...
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A Review of Recent RTO Benefit-Cost Studies: Toward MoreComprehensive Assessments of FERC Electricity RestructuringPolicies
Eto, Joseph H.; Lesieutre, Bernard C. - 2009
During the past three years, government and private organizations have issued more than a dozen studies of the benefits and costs of Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs). Most of these studies have focused on benefits that can be readily estimated using traditional production-cost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435767
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Green Pricing Program Marketing Expenditures: Finding the Right Balance
Friedman, B.; Miller, M. - 2009
In practice, it is difficult to determine the optimal amount to spend on marketing and administering a green pricing program. Budgets for marketing and administration of green pricing programs are a function of several factors: the region of the country; the size of the utility service area; the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435865
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The role of idea novelty and relatedness in nascent ventures
Dissanayake Mudiyanselage, Semasinghe - 2011
The study of venture idea characteristics and the contextual fit between venture ideas and individuals are key research goals in entrepreneurship (Davidsson, 2004). However, to date there has been limited scholarly attention given to these phenomena. Accordingly, this study aims to help fill the...
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Getting the Sharks to Bite in Your Ocean: A Look at Regional Differences in Funding Components in China and the United States
Schwall, Jennifer Ashley - 2011
This study explores the relationship between a venture capital firm?s geographic region and the investment traits that it values. This study?s results will help determine whether venture capital firms, by geographic region, emphasize certain investment traits over others when funding new...
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN TOURISM - REASONS, NECESSARY RESOURCES AND IMPEDIMENTS
RUSU, SERGIU; ISAC, FLORIN-LUCIAN; MILIN, ANDA IOANA - 2017
Tourism is a complex activity involving a combination of material (accommodation, transport, tourist attractions) and psychological (specific attitudes, desires, human emotions) elements. In literature, there are numerous definitions demonstrating the complexity and importance of the tourism...
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Trade Equilibrium, Jobs, & Stimulus
Bhandari, Narendra C. - 2009
As long as the U.S. continues to have huge trade deficits, the American jobs would continue to be off-shored and no net … new jobs can be created. Spending billions of American stimulus dollars would end up stimulating foreign economies. It … appeals) have failed to solve the problems.In order to spur its economy and jobs, the U.S. “must” adopt, as its “mission …
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EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY
Dandeş, Aurel Albert - 2017
The economic policy of the European Union affects a steady growth of the economy and the creation of new jobs. It …
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