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In this article, a comparative analysis is made between three statistical methods (Taguchi's Orthogonal Array Testing method, Monte Carlo and Two-Point method) by integrating the uncertainty of primary sources of renewable generation in systems of electric power. The modeling of the Institute of...
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Qatari policymakers must balance domestic energy needs with the economic imperative to maximise hydrocarbon exports. We have modelled the optimal evolution of Qatar's electricity system over the next few decades, with the goal of quantifying the potential for solar energy (and other low-carbon...
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Non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) was deployed in this paper for multi-objective thermo-economic optimization of biomass retrofit for an existing solar organic Rankine cycle (ORC) power plant. The existing plant consists of a field of linear Fresnel collectors (LFC), integrated...
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We examine how different renewable energy support policies affect innovation in solar and wind power technologies. The analysis is conducted using policy and patent data for a large sample of 194 countries and territories. The policy data allows distinguishing two dimensions of regulation, i.e....
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The paper aims at analysing the energy performance of an innovative multi-source energy system for residential small-scale combined heat and power (CHP) applications. The integrated system is based on an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) fuelled by biodiesel, a wind turbine, and a photovoltaic unit....
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Russia is one of the key players in the Arctic with ambitions to continue development its Arctic oil resources … are preventing Russia from fully developing its offshore Arctic oil potential. The aim of this paper is to create a …. Nowadays the only fully launched oil and gas offshore project in Russia is the platform Prirazlomnaya, a number of other …
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Power systems networks are traditionally structured and engineered to effectively accommodate the effects of uncertainty and variability as regards energy demand and availability of resources. In order to transform the present carbon-intensive electricity generation system to one driven largely...
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will increase by 40%, oil - by 36%. The Arctic shelf is the largest and still the only source of undiscovered hydrocarbons …. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the share of the Arctic shelf is about one-fifth of all undiscovered recoverable oil … and gas reserves in the world. Most of these potential resources are located on the Russian part of the Arctic shelf …
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examined. The implications of paradiplomacy for Russia's Arctic strategy are analyzed. …The paper aims at examining Russian sub-state units' Arctic 'foreign policies'. The paper starts from discussing which … and federal infrastructures, etc. The institutional framework available for the sub-state actors in the Arctic region is …
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