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A Net Present Cost Minimization Framework for Wireless Sensor Networks
, 2016 Minimizing the cost of deploying and operating a wireless sensor network (WSN) involves deciding how to partition a budget between competing expenses such as node hardware, energy, and labour. To determine if funds are given to a specific project or invested elsewhere, companies often use interest rates to sum the project's cash flows in terms of ...
Dorling, Kevin
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A Bayesian approach to stochastic cost-effectiveness analysis [PDF]
, 2001 The aim of this paper is to discuss the use of Bayesian methods in cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) and the common ground between Bayesian and traditional frequentist approaches.
Briggs, A.
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Technoeconomic Feasibility of Bioenergy Production from Wood Sawdust
Energies, 2023 In this study, the technoeconomic feasibility of bioenergy production from sawdust under four different case scenarios is simulated and compared. These scenarios include: (1) heat and electricity generation from raw sawdust; (2) pellet production from ...
Peyman Alizadeh +4 more
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A systematic decision-making approach for the assessment of hybrid renewable energy applications with techno-economic optimization: Application to the Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya (Trang Campus), Southern Thailand [PDF]
Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST), 2021 This paper proposes a systematic decision-making approach for the assessment of hybrid renewable energy applications with techno-economic optimization, with application to the Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya (Trang Campus) in southern ...
Weerasak Chaichan +2 more
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Jurnal Eltek, 2021 Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Surya (PLTS) dapat diaplikasikan mulai skala kecil sampai skala besar, itu merupakan keunggulan teknologi ini. Dalam skala kecil, pemanfaatan energi surya dapat diaplikasikan di setiap atap rumah untuk memenuhi kebutuhan ...
Priya Surya Harijanto, Mochammad Junus
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Application of the Economic Value Added index in the performance evaluation of forest enterprise
Journal of Forest Science, 2016 The paper aims at pointing to possibilities of using the Economic Value Added index in evaluating the forest enterprise performance. The given index ranks among the indices of fourth-generation evaluation emerging from the value-based management theory ...
E. Balážová, J. Luptáková
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Chinese Journal of Population, Resources and Environment, 2020 Reducing emissions due to deforestation is considered a low-cost option for mitigating climate change. However, the recent literature suggests higher opportunity costs because of specific deforestation drivers, which render reducing emissions from ...
Xi Li, Xufang Zhang, Hongqiang Yang
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Cost–Benefit Analysis of Fire Protection in Buildings: Application of a Present Net Value Approach
Fire Technology, 2023 In fire safety engineering, cost–benefit analysis provides a systematic method to assess whether the projected benefits from a fire safety measure outweigh its costs. However, there remains a wide discrepancy between methods used in the field for cost–benefit analysis, as well as a lack of quantitative data on the costs and economic impact of fire ...
Thomas Gernay +5 more
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Procurements (Purchase or R&D) for Ballistic Missile Defense Systems
선진국방연구, 2018 We perform cost analysis for evaluating alternatives to effectively defend the threat of North Korean ballistic missiles. As alternatives, THAAD, SM-3, and L-SAM are considered, and we analyze the factors affecting to the cost of acquiring alternatives ...
Hyuk-Ki Park, Jinho Lee
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Investigation of solar-powered drip irrigation: The case study of the Jordan Valley
Research in Agricultural Engineering, 2017 Agriculture is the sector that consumes by far most water globally. Much research efforts aim at minimizing losses through the use of drip irrigation. Rural agricultural areas often do not have access to a main electrical grid to power the pumps needed ...
Christoforos Perakis +4 more
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