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-to-electricity conversion efficiency; however, CPV electricity costs are still higher than thin film or silicon PV costs, mainly because of the … interesting route for decreasing CPV electricity costs since the efficiency of concentrator cells theoretically increases with …
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This paper reports on the feasibility of using various Photovoltaic (PV) systems namely; Grid PV (GPV), Stand-Alone PV (SAPV), Grid PV Wind (GPVW) and PV Wind (PVW) for supplying the power requirements of a window-type air-conditioning system or other small loads. It was found that the GPVW...
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dynamics model is constructed to evaluate different costs of renewable energy utilization by 2030. Results show that while … renewables will create a market with near 10 billion $ worth (in the costs level) in 2030, the total value of renewable energy … promotion and utilization in the US will be more than 170 billion $(in the costs level) during 2010–2030. …
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Competitiveness, often confused with the company’s financial position, profitability or productivity, is the ability of an organization, at a given moment in time, to resist competition. Competitiveness is an intrinsic potential embodied in having a competitive advantage on the market....
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Organisations focus on reducing costs in their supply chains to increase net income. In order to reduce costs a company … different business sectors are interviewed about how they measure costs in their supply chains compared against this model. The …
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land. Considering the potential variability of local revenues for energy outputs, the costs for the waste refinery solution …
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This paper presents recent development, cost analysis and possible applications of super high-efficiency III–V compound semiconductor solar cells. Japanese R&D programs of these solar cells in the New-Sunshine project of MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry) is briefly described....
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.10, respectively. The economic analysis revealed that production costs for greenhouse grapes were higher than open-field grapes but …
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District energy (DE) systems provide an important means of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and the significant related concerns associated with global climate change. DE systems can use fossil fuels, renewable energy and waste heat as energy sources, and facilitate intelligent integration of...
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This paper presents a novel analytical model for the determination of optimal sizing of standalone photovoltaic (PV) systems with least cost and predetermined reliability to satisfy load. Algebraic equations for optimal PV array area (Aopt), optimal useful battery storage capacity (Cu,opt) and...
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