Browsing by Subject "energy"
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Changes in U.S. Residential Monthly Energy Use per Capita: 1990-2017
(2019)Residential energy consumption represents a large share of total end use energy and shows strong correlation with monthly cooling and heating degree days. This study focuses on quantifying temporal change in the relationship ... -
Collaborative Water Risk Management: Guidelines for the Power Industry, Water Utility, and Regulator
(2011-04-28)Safe and adequate access to energy and water, the two natural resources driving the production of all other critical human needs, is key to economic development, public health, and military security. The availability of ... -
Effect of Lower-energy Source on the Tumor Representation in Neutron Stimulated Emission Computed Tomography: An Evaluation Study
(2017)Proposed is an investigation into the effect of lower-energy source on the tumor representation of an image acquired by a neutron-based spectroscopic imaging modality, Neutron Stimulated Emission Computed Tomography (NSECT).The ... -
Electric Generation Investment in a Time of Natural Gas Price and Carbon Pricing Uncertainty: A Modeling Analysis
(2013-04-16)Low current and forecasted natural gas prices are spurring investment in new gas-fired electric generation in the eastern United States. In both regulated territories and organized electricity markets, natural gas power ... -
Electric Generation Investment in a Time of Natural Gas Price and Carbon Pricing Uncertainty: A Modeling Analysis
(2013-04-16)Low current and forecasted natural gas prices are spurring investment in new gas-fired electric generation in the eastern United States. In both regulated territories and organized electricity markets, natural gas power ... -
Emerging Solar Lending Opportunities for Community Development Financial Institutions
(2015-04-24)Financing and investment structures in solar development are maturing. Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and other mission-focused lenders have opportunities to fund solar photovoltaic (PV) projects with ... -
Full of Hot Air? Three Examinations of Climate Change in the American Political Information Environment
(2016)Climate change is thought to be one of the most pressing environmental problems facing humanity. However, due in part to failures in political communication and how the issue has been historically defined in American politics, ... -
If You Build It, Perhaps Too Many People will Come: How Night Games Disrupted Wrigleyville , with lacking coverage from the Chicago Tribune
(2015-12)In 1988, the Chicago Cubs became the last team in Major League Baseball to install lights at their baseball stadium. That meant the team could play games at night, which was a popular idea among its fans. But Wrigley Field ... -
Implications of “Energy Poverty “of the poor in India
(2011-04-28)This master’s project examines the concept of energy poverty on micro level sample survey data collected from Indian households between November 2004 and October 2005. Energy poverty refers to the lack of access of poorer ... -
Making the Business Case for Sustainability at the Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center
(2011-04-29)Health care facilities are extremely resource intensive operations due to the multitude of equipment, environmental control requirements, and the constant monitoring required for patient care. Since patient care is the ... -
Marketing Home Energy Efficiency: Benefits and Barriers to Adopting a Home Energy Efficiency Program
(2016-04-29)Energy efficiency can contribute significantly to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the associated mitigation of climate change. The uptake of energy efficiency measures in the residential sector requires significant ... -
Master Limited Partnerships: Implications for US Energy Infrastructure
(2018-04-27)In 1981, Apache Corporation created the first Master Limited Partnership (MLP) with the creation of Apache Petroleum Corporation. Since then, the MLP model has served as an important financing vehicle for oil and natural ... -
NYC Co-op and Condominium Board Guide to Energy Efficiency Upgrades in Buildings
(2012-04-27)Abstract NYC CO-OP AND CONDOMINIUM GUIDE TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES by Aimee Jia, Thomas Opp, David Smedick, Allison Smykal, Jason Symonds May 2012 The purpose of this project is to help Better Buildings New York ... -
NYC Co-op and Condominium Board Guide to Energy Efficiency Upgrades in Buildings
(2012-04-27)The purpose of this project is to help Better Buildings New York (BBNY), a non-profit organization focused on increasing energy efficiency and decreasing energy bills of NYC buildings, educate multifamily co-op and condo ... -
Powering the Future, Restoring the Past: An ecological assessment of long-term woody biomass utilization for energy in the McCloud watershed of Northern California
(2013-04-26)The forests of the Klamath-Cascade region of California are some of the most diverse and productive coniferous forests in the world. However, decades of fire suppression threaten the region's ecological complexity and the ... -
Siting of Utility-Scale Solar in North Carolina
(2018-04-27)In 2007, North Carolina (NC) passed a Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (REPS), the first in the Southeast. The REPS mandated that 12.5% of the state’s electricity demand be met with renewable energy by 2021. 29 states, ... -
Sustainability Strategy of Hess Corporation in New Country Entry
(2015-04-23)As a global resource company, Hess Corporation is invested in oil and gas projects around the world. With the marketing and refining divisions of the corporation newly divested, the streamlined company looks to enter new ... -
The Evolution of Energy Flows through the Economy: A Thermodynamic Perspective
(2011-04-27)Over time, the U.S. economy has continued to reduce its energy and materials intensities while at the same time increasing its total energy throughput. Taking the perspective of the economy as a system of evolving thermodynamic ... -
Trends and Drivers in Early-Stage Energy Technology Investing
(2014-04-19)This project addresses the key drivers behind major trends in early-stage energy technology investing, seeking to draw conclusions about trend lifecycle and future implications for the sector. The three major trends explored ... -
Understanding and Contextualizing Micro-Hydro Plant Sustainability in Nepal
(2019-04-24)Since 1996, the Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC) of the Government of Nepal installed over 1,000 micro-hydro plants (MHPs) ranging from 10 to 100 kW to support off-grid electrification of rural Nepal. As of 2019, ...
