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The Growth of Solar Concentrator Photovoltaic Markets in the Southwest US
Connor, Sean - 2008
conversion technologies are starting to gain market share. One such class of solar technologies, concentrator photovoltaics (CPV … production. This paper examines the attributes of CPV and analyzes how it might compete within the overall solar market. The … success of CPV. In addition, a financial model was created to examine important factors influencing retail and wholesale PV …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475444
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Installation and Commissioning Automated Demand Response Systems
Global Energy Partners; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; … - 2008
baseline methodologies. Emphasis is given to the lessons learned from installation and commissioning of Auto-DR systems, with a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435534
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Report on the TESLA Engineering Study/Review
Cornuelle, John C. - 2008
pre-operations commissioning program (up to beam) is included in the estimate, but not the electrical power or liquid …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435985
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Automated Demand Response and Commissioning
Piette, Mary Ann; Watson, David S.; Motegi, Naoya; … - 2008
/Internet Relay Communication, Control of Equipment, and DR Shed Effectiveness. New commissioning tests are needed for such systems to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436520
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Three essays about the financial impact of top managers on firm.
Kim, Young Han - 2009
Financial Officer is reflected in the firm's stock price. A transition from a CPA CFO to a non-CPA CFO results in a permanent … value loss (Average Cumulative Abnormal Return) of 19.3% compared to a transition from a CPA CFO to another CPA CFO position …, other things being equal. Ceteris paribus, having a CPA license is associated with having a 42% higher salary as a CFO …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009462786
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Research on Small Firm Growth: A Review
Davidsson, Per; Achtenhagen, Leona; Naldi, Lucia - 2005
Studies of small firm growth are no longer short in supply. On the contrary, as demonstrated by recent reviews, dozens and dozens of empirical research studies on this topic can be compiled. This does not necessarily mean that we know everything we want to know about small firm growth. In fact,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437877
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Assessing the economic revitalization impact of urban design improvements: the Texas Main Street Program
Seidel, Andrew D. (contributor) - 2003
The relationship between urban design and economic activity is seldom studied throughempirical studies with a large number of cases due, in part, to the implicit and intangiblenature of design. This study was intended to understand, analyze, and evaluate thecomplex relationship between the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009464897
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An analysis of the evaluation practices of employer-sponsored training in the financial services industry
Ash, Michael J. (contributor); Juntune, Joyce E. (contributor) - 2004
Instructional evaluation is essential for assessing the effectiveness of learning events. In today's economy, corporations are under great pressure to reduce expenses, and training budgets often feel the effects. The closure of in-house training programs, combined with the reduction of training...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465014
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Political risk and foreign direct investment
Kamga Wafo, Guy Leopold - 1998
To conclude, if the political risk theoretically means anything, it means thinking about thefuture role of Nation-States, of culture, history and geography and market forces in theshaping of the international economic order. In considering the political risks in theirstrategies, MNCs as the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471812
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A Method for Scenario-based Risk Assessment for Robust Aerospace Systems
Thomas, Victoria Katherine - 2007
A methodology for the conceptual design phase risk assessment of an aerospace system was proposed. The method was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475961