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Analysis was done to determine if small-scale wind energy could beeconomically feasible on a cotton farm with 1 … economical than purchasing electricity solely from the electriccompany. Small-scale wind energy produced under thesis assumptions …-yearanalysis. A 10 kW wind turbine on a 30m tower was installed and five differentscenarios were calculated for both locations.Wind …
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economic viability of meeting Oberlin College and OMLPS’s future electric demand via a local utility-scaled wind farm. This … study uses a years worth of wind data collected on a 160-foot monitoring tower along with two sets of wind data that are … extrapolated to turbine hub height in order to predict the annual electric output from a number of different wind turbines. Several …
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The most attractive markets for renewable energy investment are shifting from the developed world to emerging economies … investment markets, and the role of renewable energy in each country is becoming increasingly important. At the same time smart … report analyzes renewable energy investment opportunities in USA, Germany, Brazil, China, India and Indonesia. In an effort …
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lightweight construction in vehicles is the reduction of vehicle mass, resulting in savings of petrol and energy and a decrease in … energy-related emissions during the use phase. Life-Cycle-Analysis (LCA) of passenger cars using a strongly technical bottom … these measures affect production, structural disruption, energy and emissions. In addition the changes in energy use and …
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Climate change policy is likely on the horizon in the United States. A cap and trade program for CO2 will result in increased expenses for major emitting firms throughout the economy. Since the electric power sector emits 41% of the nations CO2 emissions, such a policy will have a significant...
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polysilicon flat panel PV modules have traditionally dominated the overall solar market, a range of different solar energy …
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Safe and adequate access to energy and water, the two natural resources driving the production of all other critical … is threatened by the increase in demand and competing interests for their supply. Water resources are critical to energy … production while energy resources are necessary for safe deployment and allocation of water. The constraints imposed by such …
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Public debate about energy relations between the EU and Russia is distorted. These distortions present considerable … obstacles to the development of true partnership. At the core of the conflict is a struggle for resource rents between energy … producing, energy consuming and transit countries.Supposed secondary aspects, however, are also of great importance. They …
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technology regime based on renewable energy sources. Two bodies of research, the quasi-evolutionary (QE) model and the multi …
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For more than 20 years, analysts have reported on the so-called "energy paradox" or the "energy efficiency gap …", referring to the fact that economic agents could in principle lower their total cost at current prices by using more energy … and life-cycle cost (LCC) of a given appliance--which has been a recurring theme within the energy policy and efficiency …
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