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Managing household debts : social service provision in the EU ; Workshop report - Brussels, 25 June 2010
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and … - 2010
Overall, household debt levels have risen sharply over the past decades in EU Member States. While certain levels of household debts can be beneficial, they can become problematic especially with a sudden, unexpected decrease of incomes or increase of expenditures. The current financial crisis...
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The Ahuachapan geothermal field, El Salvador: Exploitation model, performance predictions, economic analysis
Ripperda, M.; Bodvarsson, G.S.; Lippmann, M.J.; … - 2007
The Earth Sciences Division of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) is conducting a reservoir evaluation study of the Ahuachapan geothermal field in El Salvador. This work is being performed in cooperation with the Comision Ejecutiva Hidroelectrica del Rio Lempa (CEL) and the Los Alamos National...
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North America and the Caribbean
In: The Greenwood encyclopedia of women's issues worldwide. 2003
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The new quality philosophy and management's role
Narath, A. - 2008
American industry the need for ever higher levels of performance. And, similar forces are necessitating improved performance in … cost, schedule and product performance that characterize the modern Quality ethic. This paper discusses the manager's role …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435384
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DOE HIGH-POWER SLIM-HOLE DRILLING SYSTEM
William C. Maurer; John H. Cohen; J. Chris Hetmaniak; … - 2009
This project used a systems approach to improve slim-hole drilling performance. A high power mud motor, having a double …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435421
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Quantifying the Economic Development Impacts of Wind Power in Six Rural Montana Counties Using NREL's JEDI Model; Period of Performance: December 1, 2003--May 31, 2004
Costanti, M. - 2008
The economic development potential that wind power offers is often an overlooked aspect of today's wind power projects. Much has been written about how wind can spur economic development, but few have attempted to quantify these impacts. Using the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435428
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Lessons Learned on Benchmarking from the International Human Reliability Analysis Empirical Study
Ronald L. Boring; John A. Forester; Andreas Bye; Vinh … - 2010
methods to the performance of nuclear power plant crews in a control room simulator. There are a number of unique aspects to … performance; (4) a relatively large sample size of crews; (5) the use of multiple methods and scenarios to provide a well …-rounded view of HRA performance; (6) the importance of clearly defined human failure events; and (7) the use of a common comparison …
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Geothermal Heat Pump Profitability in Energy Services
2007
models, using actual GHP operating data and the experience of seasoned professionals, to simulate the financial performance …
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HOW TO DEAL WITH WASTE ACCEPTANCE UNCERTAINTY USING THE WASTE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FORECASTING AND ANALYSIS CAPABILITY SYSTEM (WACFACS)
Redus, K. S.; Hampshire, G. J.; Patterson, J. E.; … - 2009
that risk-based performance standards are met. Trade-offs in schedule, volumes of waste lots, and allowable concentrations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435454
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Comparative cost analyses: total flow vs other power conversion systems for the Salton Sea Geothermal Resource
Wright, G.W. - 2007
Cost studies were done for Total Flow, double flash, and multistage flash binary systems for electric Energy production from the Salton Sea Geothermal Resource. The purpose was to provide the Department of energy's Division of Geothermal Energy with information by which to judge whether to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435471