IEEE Access, 2020 Electricity, a fundamental commodity, must be generated as per required utilization which cannot be stored at large scales. The production cost heavily depends upon the source such as hydroelectric power plants, petroleum products, nuclear and wind ...
Muhammad Jawad +7 more
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Health care during electricity failure: The hidden costs.
PLoS ONE, 2020 BackgroundSurgery risks increase when electricity is accessible but unreliable. During unreliable electricity events and without data on increased risk to patients, medical professionals base their decisions on anecdotal experience.
Abigail Mechtenberg +8 more
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Wholesale price discrimination with regulatory asymmetry [PDF]
, 2020 This paper studies the welfare effects of wholesale price discrimination between downstream firms operating under different regulatory systems. I model a monopolistic intermediate good market in which production cost differences between downstream ...
Asseyer, Andreas
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Geothermal power generation potential in the United States by 2050
Environmental Research: EnergyGeothermal energy provides a dispatchable source of carbon-free electricity that can balance the output of variable resources. However, geothermal provides just 3.7 gigawatts (GW _e ) ( ${\lt}$ 1%) of electricity in the United States today, mostly from ...
Chen Chen +3 more
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Industrial Photovoltaic Systems: An Economic Analysis in Non-Subsidized Electricity Markets
Energies, 2015 Photovoltaic (PV) systems are becoming a relevant electricity source, characterised by a growing trend in the last years. This paper analyses the economic feasibility of investments in industrial PV systems of different sizes (200 kW, 400 kW, 1 MW, and 5
Federica Cucchiella +2 more
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Restituting Justice: Applying the Holocaust Restitution Process to Subsequent Genocides and Human Rights Violations [PDF]
, 2016 This master’s thesis was developed at KTH-dESA, the division of Energy Systems Analysis of the Royal Institute of Technology of Stockholm, in close collaboration with the research organization Prayas Energy Group (PEG) and the Indian government ...
Moerdler, Zahava
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Methodology to identify lowest cost technology mix to cover the residual load - case study: Germany [PDF]
, 2016 In traditional electricity systems the supply of energy follows the fluctuating demand. Power systems with high shares of fluctuating energy sources like wind and solar power face new challenges: in addition to fluctuating loads, fluctuating generation ...
Pitz-Paal, Robert
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Overview of Feed in Tariffs: a quick guide [PDF]
This short paper explains Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs), which are payments for electricity fed into the supply grid from a renewable energy source. FiTs can be mandated by the government or offered voluntarily by an electricity retailer.
Kate Loynes
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Harnessing Hydroelectric Energy from Water Irrigation Pumps: A Sustainable Lighting Solution for Agricultural Fields and Fishponds [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThis study examines the potential for repurposing water irrigation pumps as a sustainable energy source to generate electricity for the electrification and illuminating of agricultural fields and fishponds.
Teodoro Christine Ann
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Concentrating Solar Power in China and India: A Spatial Analysis of Technical Potential and the Cost of Deployment [PDF]
Coal power generation in China and India is expected to double and triple, respectively, over the next 20 years, increasing exposure to fuel price volatility, exacerbating local air pollution, and hastening global climate change.
Kevin Ummel
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