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Showing 1 to 20 of 230 for “"Alternative energy"”.
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Alternative energy design toolkit
… the concepts, structure, and applications of the Alternative Energy Design Toolkit. The toolkit is aimed to provide a widely accessible, easy to use, flexible, yet powerful modeling environment for assisting design associated with renewable energy technologies. Exchanges of ideas and knowledge …
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A neighborhood alternative energy plant
… education, community gathering, living, and energy production; rather than the traditional remote and often inhumane environments of the present. This thesis explores the design of a small scale alternative energy plant as the center of a new framework for revitalizing small industries, …
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Analysis of alternative energy options for buildings
The importance of utilizing different types of energy and their technical application is discussed. Awareness around the globe about the world energy crisis and its critical environmental condition has put more emphasis on the use of renewable energies in every corner of life. It is a well‐known …
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Metal oxide electrocatalysts for alternative energy technologies
… electrocatalysts with varying applications for alternative energy technologies. Interest in utilizing clean, renewable and sustainable sources of energy for powering the planet in the future has received much attention. This will address the growing concern of the need to reduce our dependence …
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Spray cooling applications for alternative energy vehicles
The number of electric and alternative fuel source vehicles has dramatically expanded in the last decade due to the proliferation of high energy-dense batteries and the lowering costs of hydrogen fuel vehicles. However, current generation heat exchangers take up more space in alternative fuel …
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The use of alternative energy systems in housing design
The current energy crisis and subsequent rise in fuel costs has created extreme hardships on those persons living on restricted or fixed incomes. The objective of this design study was to create affordable housing for these people through the use of three areas: 1) energy conservative construction, …
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An assessment of hydrogen as an alternative energy resource
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1991.
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Network Infiltration: Gaining Utility Acceptance of Alternative Energy Systems
… utilities to accept and interconnect renewable energy with their grid? This thesis focuses on the social relationships created around renewable technologies and the idea that they can be successfully integrated into the network. In each case, customers, utility executives, institutions, and …
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Alternative Energy Science and Policy: Biofuels as a Case Study
… studies the science and policy-making of alternative energy using biofuels as a case study, primarily examining the instruments that can be used to alleviate the impacts of climate change and their relative efficacy. Three case studies of policy-making on biofuels in the European Union, …
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ETSU GearUp: The Design and Development of an Alternative Energy Greenhouse.
… Programs. This year's project is an alternative energy greenhouse, which incorporates solar panels and a wind turbine. The focus is on familiarizing students with control systems including programmable logic controllers and power management. There is also an emphasis on the importance …
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Alcohol as fuel in Brazil : an alternative energy policy and politics
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 1985.
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Alternative energy systems for Puerto Rico : analysis and comparison of anaerobic waste digestion
Energy prices in Puerto Rico are increasing constantly, making evident the need for alternative energy sources. Several methods to produce power have been developed as alternatives to burning petroleum, such as solar energy generation, but these processes have not been successfully implemented in …
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Solar energy as an alternative energy source for lighting: the case of George, Lusaka.
… factors that influence adoption of solar energy for lighting in George Settlement. The objectives of the study were to determine the extent of adoption of solar energy, to ascertain factors that lead to using solar energy and to investigate barriers to adoption of solar energy. A sample of …
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Solar energy as an alternative energy source for lighting: the case of George, Lusaka.
… factors that influence adoption of solar energy for lighting in George Settlement. The objectives of the study were to determine the extent of adoption of solar energy, to ascertain factors that lead to using solar energy and to investigate barriers to adoption of solar energy. A sample of …
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The Effects of Alternative Energy on Saudi Arabia and the Implications for U.S. National Security
While great emphasis has been placed on the necessity of achieving oil independence within the United States, little attention has been paid to how a reduction or even elimination of oil imports will affect oil-producing countries whose primary source of revenue is derived from oil exportation. The …
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Business & technology strategies to promote the development and commercialization of alternative energy technologies like fuel cells
… expansion around the globe, there is a greater energy demand to sustain this growth. Increasing energy demand has resulted in increase in energy prices and increase in emission levels. While conventional energy technologies have advantage in terms of established infrastructure and lower cost, …
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Do Oil Companies aquire Alternative Energy Patents to Limit Technological Innovation, in order to Maintain Economic Advantage in Fossil Fuels
… companies, since the 1970's, have been acquiring alternative energy patents, to restrict these technologies from reaching the market. The purpose of these restrictions was to protect profits from oil, natural gas and coal. In addressing this charge, I reviewed the literature to ascertain if any …
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The Challenges of Promoting and Adopting Biogas Technology as Alternative Energy Source in Semi-Arid Areas of Tanzania: The Case of Kongwa and Bahi Districts of Dodoma Region
… was introduced in central Tanzania as an alternative renewable source of energy following domestic energy crisis. Despite the biogas project being operational in Dodoma region since 1994, the technology adoption level has remained low and on the decreasing rate. The aim of this study was …
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The potential for alternative technology to supply the energy needs of the rural population of South Africa
… report is aimed at evaluating the potential of alternative energy devices to satisfy the energy requirements of the underdeveloped rural regions of South Africa. A literature survey of the energy requirements of the inhabitants of such regions is first undertaken. Thereafter energy conversion …
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