Market definition study of photovoltaic power for remote villages in developing countries [PDF]
The potential market of photovoltaic systems in remote village applications in developing countries is assessed. It is indicated that photovoltaic technology is cost-competitive with diesel generators in many remote village applications.
Quashie, P., Ragsdale, C.
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Calculating Risk, Denying Uncertainty: Seismicity and Hydropower Development in Nepal [PDF]
, 2017 If Ulrich Beck’s definition of ‘risk society’ describes societies increasingly structured by preoccupations with future environmental threats and related insecurities created by modernization, then Nepal’s hydropower community would appear to ...
Butler, Christopher, Rest, Matthäus
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Integrated Reservoir Management under Stochastic Conditions [PDF]
Economic optimization, Lake levels, Marketed and non-marketed water uses, Non-linear programming, Recreational benefits, Reservoir management, Stochastic inflows, Value of a visitor day, Environmental Economics and Policy, International Development, Land
Boyer, Tracy A. +3 more
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Micro hydro-electric power generation [PDF]
, 2012 A major industrial water user in New Mexico discharges approximately 3.8 million gal of wastewater per day. The topology of the site provides an elevation difference of about 150 ft between the plant site and the entrance to the municipal sewage line ...
Rose, Travis
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Methodology for Risk Assessment of Part Load Resonance in Francis Turbine Power Plant [PDF]
, 2007 At low flow rate operation, Francis turbines feature a cavitating vortex rope in the draft tube resulting from the swirling flow of the runner outlet. The unsteady pressure field related to the precession of the vortex rope induces plane wave propagating
Allenbach, Philippe +5 more
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Post-Privatization Renegotiation and Disputes in Chile [PDF]
Over the last decade, Chile has undertaken remarkable reforms and transferred publicly owned utilities to the private sector either by selling the assets or through concession agreements.
C. Federico Basañes +2 more
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U.S. transnational corporate investment in strategic sectors of the South African military-industrial complex [PDF]
, 1980 Transnational firms from all the core capitalist countries after World War II played a crucial role in transforming South Africa's mineral-based economy into a modern, industrial, increasingly militarized ...
Makgetla, Neva, Seidman, Ann
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Cost/benefit analysis for the Operational Applications of Satellite Snowcover Observations (OASSO) [PDF]
The author has identified the following significant results. The total cost associated with satellite snow cover area measurement (SATSCAM) in the Colorado ASVT was $2,050 which equates to 0.22/sq km.
Castruccio, P. A. +3 more
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A Real Options Evaluation Model for the Diffusion Prospects of New Renewable Power Generation Technologies [PDF]
This study presents an investment planning model that integrates learning curve information on renewable power generation technologies into a dynamic programming formulation featuring real options analysis.
Gürkan Kumbaroglu +2 more
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Reform of the Electricity Supply Industry [PDF]
Electricity markets around the world are becoming more competitive, partly in response to technological changes. Successful restructuring requires an understanding of the sources of monopoly power in the industry, and separation of competitive from ...
Peter Hartley
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