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Showing 1 to 20 of 110 for “"primary energy"”.
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FUELWOOD CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION IN ALPINE BHUTAN: A CASE STUDY OF RESOURCE USE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT IN WANGCHUK CENTENNIAL PARK
… TIMES FOR COOKING AND HEATING, AND REMAINS THE PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE FOR BILLIONS OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IN BHUTAN, FUELWOOD ACCOUNTS FOR 78% OF TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND IS THE PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE FOR MOST RURAL AND URBAN RESIDENTS. DESPITE THE IMPORTANCE OF FUELWOOD IN BHUTAN, …
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FUELWOOD CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION IN ALPINE BHUTAN: A CASE STUDY OF RESOURCE USE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT IN WANGCHUK CENTENNIAL PARK
… TIMES FOR COOKING AND HEATING, AND REMAINS THE PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE FOR BILLIONS OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IN BHUTAN, FUELWOOD ACCOUNTS FOR 78% OF TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND IS THE PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE FOR MOST RURAL AND URBAN RESIDENTS. DESPITE THE IMPORTANCE OF FUELWOOD IN BHUTAN, …
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Analysis of a Trigeneration System Through Transient Simulations
… applied to an entire cooling season to show the primary energy usage of a trigeneration system using an adsorption chiller to meet the cooling load. These results can then be compared to the primary energy usage of a residence with a traditional grid-powered Vapor Compression System (VCS) air …
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Model based control optimisation of renewable energy based HVAC Systems.
… operate efficiently and some are, from the primary energy point of view, even worse than conventional systems with a compression chiller. The main reason for this is a poor system design combined with suboptimal control. Often several non optimised components, each separately controlled, are …
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Entwicklung eines Energiemodells für Analysen von Energiebereitstellungsstrukturen
The transformation of primary energy carriers and the energy supply to the consumers is directly connected to the use of renewable and non-renewable resources, emission into environment and the production of waste. These energy-related material flows are of main interest in the assessment of an …
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The Environmental Impact of Dietary Choice and Agriculture in California
… fertilizer application, water consumption, and energy used to produce commodities for a vegetarian and non vegetarian diet in California. The working assumption is that greater number and amount of inputs are associated with greater environmental impact. The literature supports this notion. To …
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A Study of Energy Tax and Rebate Schemes: Energy Conservation and the Question of Equity
Taxing all kinds of primary energy at the well-head on a $/BTU basis is suggested. This aims at inducing energy conservation throughout the economic system. To reduce the financial pressure of the tax on consumers, especially the poor, tax revenues could be rebated to households. It has been …
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Avaliação da torrefação e densificação de resíduos agrícolas no Brasil
… carry a considerable potential to produce energy vectors. Nonetheless, the energy usage of this resource face technical and logistical challenges. The torrefaction of biomass converts it into a coal-like product, while the densification concentrates its mass per unit of volume. Hence, these …
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Mitochondrial Protein Expression in Natural and Induced Forms of Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy
… but also included other elements of primary energy and other types of metabolism, antioxidant defense and programmed cell death. Maladjustment in proteins associated to energy likely indirectly reflect changes in other biological processes in myocardium.
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Optimierung der Energienutzung bei der Aluminiumherstellung
… the sustainability of the aluminium industry, energy input is an important indicator. Besides the use of energy resources, energy consumption has a negative impact on the ecology, e.g., emissions caused by energy conversion, as well as economic effects due to energy costs. In this paper, …
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Estudio sobre el SET Plan. Política tecnológica-energética y herramienta estratégica de la UE
… principales metas de la UE. Así, el Strategic Energy Tecnology Plan (SET Plan) es la política tecnológica comunitaria creada para trabajar por acelerar la consecución de los objetivos en estas tres áreas: sostenibilidad medioambiental, seguridad energética y competitividad internacional todo …
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A Low Cost Multi-Agent Control Approach for Building Energy System Management
More than 40% of the primary energy is related to energy consumption in buildings in the United States and if buildings are not operated properly, a significant amount of energy is wasted. This matter is becoming widely recognized and the subject of building optimal controls has attracted growing …
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The utilization of carbon dioxide by the microalgal species Scenedesmus
… and deforestation. In South Africa, 77% of our primary energy needs are supplied by coal and our demand for energy is increasing. Cultivation of microalgae on flue gas from coal-fired plants and utilization of the algal biomass as an energy source has been proposed as a method for producing …
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Modeling Global and Regional Energy Futures
… are presented for population growth, GDP growth, energy use, and carbon use compatible with a gradual transition to energy sustainability. Results for the fractions of energy use from various sources by grouping nine commercial primary energy sources into pairs of competing fuel categories are …
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Energy efficiency as a means to redress the energy security challenge in India : an assessment
Prompted by the concerns about the impending energy security challenge for India, this research examines the role of energy efficiency as a means to redress this challenge. This is achieved in this research by estimating (for the period 2015-2050) the energy security and socio-economic impacts of …
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Long term optimization of energy supply and demand in Vietnam with special reference to the potential of renewable energy
The expected strong growth of energy demand in Vietnam raises questions concerning the availability of resources and environmental degradation. This study aims at carrying out a long-term integrated energy planning for Vietnam with special reference to the potential of renewable energy. For this …
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Geochemistry and Microbiology of Extremely Alkaline (Ph > 12) Ground Water in the Calumet Slag -Fill Aquifer
… by reaction of water with steel slag is likely a primary energy source to the community. These results extend upward the known range of pH tolerance for a microbial community by as much as two pH units.
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International LNG trade : the emergence of a short-term market
… to be the fastest growing component of world primary energy consumption. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain is a way of transporting natural gas over seas, by following a procedure of gas liquefaction, transportation in specialized tankers and regasification. During the last decade the …
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Sociotechnical complexities associated with the development of Building Integrated Photovoltaic fac̦ade systems
Significant opportunities to improve the energy use in buildings open remarkable possibilities for innovation over the next two decades. Particularly in the United States, 41% of primary energy consumption in 2010 went into buildings. This work has applied a broad perspective that combines …
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Wearable energy-harvesting micro devices /
… The focus of this dissertation is wearable energy-harvesting mircro devices. They are designed to harvest energy from the surrounding environment to supply power on the go for small electronic devices and sensors. We used low-cost and scalable fabrication methods that make them appropriate …
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