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Naval ship propulsion and electric power systems selection for optimal fuel consumption
, 2011 Thesis (Nav. E.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; and, (S.M. in Engineering and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2011.Cataloged
Sarris, Emmanouil
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History, EarlyView.Abstract During the 1960s, Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) embraced Chinese overtures for a commercial opening as consistent with its anti‐imperialist posture, thereby foreshadowing the diplomatic opening to China in 1972. Yet this professed ideological pluralism was eclipsed by an underlying allegiance to the United States' anti ...
YIXIN TIAN
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Waste‐to‐biofuel (WTB) programs have gained popularity as a municipal circular economy and an emissions reduction strategy. The upgrading of biofuels to renewable natural gas (RNG) has drawn particular interest, as RNG can displace conventional fossil fuels in any existing natural gas end use and be delivered through existing pipeline ...
Taylor Davey
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“Autonomous Shipping: Ship Fuel Consumption Prediction with Machine Learning”
Marine transport is a primary facilitator of global trade but is increasingly being pushed to reduce fuel usage on economic and environmental bases. Accurate prediction of ship fuel consumption can potentially optimize operating performance, make sustainable operations feasible, and support regulatory compliance.
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WASTELAND ACTIVISM: Political Weeds and Ecological Imaginaries in Montreal
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Montreal, this article examines the ways in which urban dwellers and activists engage with the living materialities of wastelands to illuminate evolving ecological imaginaries and their political potentials.
Daniela Giudici
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THE URBANOLOGISTS COME TO TOWN: Professional Life and Work in the Urban Solutions Industry
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article charts the upsurge of an eclectic global community of professionals new to the field of urban policy and governance, animated by playful and celebratory attitudes towards cities and urbanization: the urbanologists. It contributes to debates in critical urban theory and critical ethnographies of technology to problematize ...
Rachel Bok
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Auto Machine Learning for predicting Ship Fuel Consumption
, 2018 In recent years, machine learning has evolved in a fast pace as both algorithms and computing power are constantly improving. In this study, a machine learning model for predicting the fuel oil consumption from engine data has been developed for a cruise ship operating in the Baltic Sea.
Ahlgren, Fredrik, Thern, Marcus
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A novel interval prediction method with adaptive calibration for ship energy consumption prediction. [PDF]
Sci RepHu Z +7 more
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Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to eradicate poverty, protect the environment, and promote prosperity through 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achieving these goals requires a multi‐sectoral approach. Maritime transportation, vital to the global economy, significantly contributes to several SDGs and plays a strategic ...
Cátia Sousa +3 more
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, 2013 Stricter regulations on emissions from ships within Emission Control Areas (ECA) set by the International Maritime Organization has led to increased number of ship owners around the world switching to liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel.
Guðrún Jóna Jónsdóttir 1981-
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