... conservation and pollution prevention, regulation enforcement, and policy analysis and advocacy • Energy Efficiency – Increasing energy efficiency (broadly defined), making energy demand response ... business, improving the energy efficiency and lowering the cost of heating and cooling its buildings, and reducing its reliance on foreign oil by investing in renewable energy resources (wind, ... composition and size of the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors in Maine Rapidly developing technologies and innovative public policies pose challenges to traditional industry and occupational...
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... area and planter beds, evaporative cooler supply, and both input and output of the graywater and the harvested rainwater Also, the collection and consumption of graywater and harvested rainwater ... project, why one needs to conserve water and energy, and how one can design water and energy efficient structures and landscapes It contains a model of the Desert House and a simulation of the positions ... graywater from blackwater Graywater, which includes sink, bathtub, shower, and washing machine water, was made to flow into a recycling system Blackwater, which includes toilet and kitchen sink water,...
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Water and energy sustainable management in irrigation systems network
... water (reservoir nodes, and withdrawal nodes), groundwater and other supplies to satisfy final demand at demand sites In addition, transmission links can deliver wastewater outflows from demand ... whether these tools are capable to simulate and optimize water systems to meet water demands within water quantity and quality management practices, policies and targets adopted in Portugal The rationale ... physical components, the water users and the water supply and demand management practices [1] Generic simulation models are useful to obtain information and understanding on needed management...
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Transportation Cost and Benefit Analysis II – Water Pollution docx
... miles and parking supply 5.15.6 Equity and Efficiency Issues Water pollution emissions are an external cost, and therefore inequitable and inefficient 5.15.7 Conclusion Motor vehicles and roads ... (streams and rivers) and groundwater flows 5.15.3 Discussion Motor vehicles, roads and parking facilities are a major source of water pollution and hydrologic disruptions.1 These include: Water ... flows and plant canopy along roads can increase water temperatures These impacts reduce wetlands and other wildlife 2 Helen Pressley (1991), “Effects of Transportation on Stormwater Runoff and...
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India’s Pulp and Paper Industry: Productivity and Energy Efficiency pdf
... Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. Trang 3India’s Pulp and Paper Industry: Productivity and Energy Efficiency Energy Analysis Program Environmental Energy ... Trang 1India’s Pulp and Paper Industry: Productivity and Energy Efficiency Katja Schumacher and Jayant Sathaye Environmental Energy Technologies Division July 1999 This ... structure and energy efficiency undergoing in the sector Ouranalysis shows that with liberalization of the sector, and tighter environmental controls,the industry is moving towards higher efficiency and...
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annual report 1999 holderbank by accelerating the construction of new cement plants and kiln lines we aim to strengthen market and cost leadership and enhance environmental efficiency
... cement plants and kiln line s we aim to strengthen market and cost leadership and enhance environmental efficiency A N N UA L R E P O RT 1999 Key Figures Chairman’s Letter Board and Management ... duction in investment and production cost of such companies To offset risks, our aim is per tonne of cement and thus redefine cost to seek above-average returns on our invest- and market leadership ... count on, and balancing the aquifer Who’s behind all this? Kroombit and the know-how of Queensland Cement AUSTRALIA When standing on the crest of the Kroombit Dam, the vast expanse of Queensland’s...
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Báo cáo y học: " Nonequilibrium thermodynamics and energy efficiency in weight loss diets" pdf
... spontaneous reduction in caloric intake and a metabolic effect, an apparent reduction in energy efficiency, greater weight loss per calorie consumed Variable energy efficiency is established in many ... inefficiency, and satiety has been established by Westerterp, et al., for example [19] Experimental demonstrations of energy inefficiency in humans have recently been summarized [16,17,20] and ... distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Trang 2Dietary carbohydrate provides both an energy source and, through its effects on insulin and other...
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MAC protocols for wireless networks spatial reuse and energy efficiency
... NETWORKS : SPATIAL-REUSE AND ENERGY-EFFICIENCYTAN HOCK LAI PAUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2009 Trang 2MAC PROTOCOLS FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS : SPATIAL-REUSE AND ENERGY-EFFICIENCYBY TAN HOCK ... throughputand timely delivery of the data bursty-1.2 Challenges in Energy-Efficiency In most application scenarios where energy replenishment is impossible, sensor nodes mustoperate in an energy-efficient ... same time can increase energycost due to both corrupted transmission and follow-on retransmissions Existing sensorMAC protocols focus on a single most important goal - energy efficiency Unfortunately,there...
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Volume 7 geothermal energy 7 09 – geothermal cost and investment factors
... the simple fact that geothermal energy development requires higher investment costs than, for example, fuel-based energy development cost, and much less operational costs as fuel is not needed for ... the firms are compared, we find that the Icelandic and New Zealand firms Reykjavik Energy, HS Orka, and Mighty River Power have the lowest CAPEX cost of USD 2.2–2.6 million MW−1, whereas the ... to the resource, but the cost increases and efficiency decreases if distance between market and resource is too high The last issue to be considered is the energy price Energy price has a high...
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Chapter 12 Retrofit Approach for the Reduction of Water and Energy Consumption in Pulp and Paper Production Processes
... practices and help to identify opportunities for saving water and energy Methodologies and techniques have been implemented independently in (pulp) industries in order to reduce water and energy ... water (WPA) and energy (Pinch Analysis) in a Kraft process pulp mill; in the same way Towers (2007), applied Pinch Technology for water reduction The concept of energy reduction through the water ... pulp and paper industry was applied by Wising et al (2005) With the same concept, Nordam et al (2006), presented a design for water and energy systems reducing energy consumption by reducing water...
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THE ROUTE TO CARBON AND ENERGY SAVINGS TRANSIT EFFICIENCY IN 2030 AND 2050
... of new strategies and technologies in the field is essential The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and U.S Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy are working ... Operations and Maintenance; 3) MitigatingCongestion; 4) Alternative Fuel and Vehicle Types; 5) Other Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Initiatives; 6) Expanding Transit Service; 7) Construction and ... technologies and take action to improve energy efficiency and reduce their climate change impacts, what are the potential energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) savings of those actions in 2030 and 2050?...
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Arsenic removal from drinking water by a household sand filter in vietnam — effect of filter usage practices on arsenic removal efficiency and microbiological water quality
... 2.2 Sampling and treatment of sand filter water The inflow water (freshly pumped groundwater before it entered the sand filter) and the outflow water (water that had passed through the sand filter) ... pH of the inflow and outflow water was near neutral and constant in both sampling years 2013 and 2012, with values of 6.88 ± 0.01 and 6.89 ± 0.04 in the inflow water and 7.08 ± 0.10 and 7.06 ± 0.03 ... filtration and storage from 5 ± 4 per 100 mL in the groundwater to 5.1 ± 1.5 × 103and 15 ± 1.4 × 103per 100 mL in the filtered water and in the water from the storage tank, respectively After filter sand...
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Tài liệu O&M Ideas for Major Equipment Types pptx
... verification and function of all safety systems and procedures as well as operator certification review 9.2.5 Cost and Energy/ Water Efficiency (Dyer and Maples 1988) 9.2.5.1 Efficiency, Safety, and Life ... Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S Department of Energy, Washington, D.C Available at: http://buildingsdatabook.eren.doe.gov/ Doty, S and Turner WC 2009 Energy Management Handbook ... system (Gorelik and orifice diameter was 3/8 inch The trap operated at 60 psia Bandes 2001) and was energized for 50% of the year Boiler efficiency was 9.3.4 Cost and Energy Efficiency (DOE 2001a)...
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Metaphor, based on the association of similarity, is one of the two basic types of semantic transference that have been an interest for many linguistic researchers
... developed by Lakoff, Johnson and Turner (Lakoff and Johnson 1980, Lakoff 1987, Lakoff and Turner 1989, Lakoff 1993), and elaborated as a more general model of 'blending' by Turner and Fauconnier can be ... are valued in education and business Lectures are genres, as are seminars and tutorials etc and written genres such as narratives, reports, explanations, procedures, and expositions These genres ... between interactants by assuming and assigning speech roles such as giving or demanding goods and services or information Thus the giving of information or goods and services is grammaticalized...
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An investigation into some types of verbal responses to questions in English and Vietnamese conversation
... utterances (g) and (h) challenge the presupposition that the speaker can hear and understand what has been said We have mentioned the literature review of questions and responses in English and Vietnamese ... of informants Both English and Vietnamese males and females generally prefer directness to indirectness (60.1% and 62.9% versus 38.4% and 46.1%) The English males and females in the database ... categories on the conventional procedure and its effect with the appropriate speaker and circumstance, the completion and correctness of the procedure performance and the speakers desires in giving...
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Optimum sizing of steam turbines for concentrated solar power plants
... heavy and expensive Modern developments aim to reduce the cost and weight by using new techniques and materials including polished aluminum instead of coated glass mirrors Energy conversion efficiency ... International Energy & Environment Foundation All rights reserved International Journal of Energy and Environment (IJEE), Volume 3, Issue 1, 2012, pp.9-18 16 Expected cost (turbine, condenser and feed water ... Figure Maximum efficiency of the steam turbine The expected specific capital cost of the power block, which includes the cost of the steam turbine, the condenser and the feed water heaters only,...
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Tài liệu Types of pacemakers and the hemodynamics of pacing pptx
... after cardiac surgery is quite common and that does allow temporary transthoracic atrial and ventricular leads to be placed, and AAI pacing, VVI pacing, and DDD pacing are all possible options ... Nielsen JC, Kristensen L, Andersen HR, et al A randomized comparison of atrial and dualchamber pacing in 177 consecutive patients with sick sinus syndrome: Echocardiographic and clinical outcome J ... function and retrograde ventriculoatrial conduction Am J Cardiol 1984;54:308-312 Sutton R, Bourgeois I Cost benefit analysis of single and dual chamber pacing for sick sinus syndrome and atrioventricular...
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Tài liệu Types of Atomic & Molecular Bonds pptx
... chemical changes are caused by an emotional likes and dislikes The love between two substances will make them unite and form a third substance On the other hand, if the substances start to had each other ... so strong, how come does salt (NaCl) dissolves so quickly in water? ?? Water has a very interesting structure Why ice floats in liquid water? ... with alpha particle (1907-11) Max Planck: quanta (1900) Louis de Broglie: all matter has both wave and particle properties (1923) Types of Atomic & Molecular Bonds Primary Atomic Bonds IMPORTANT!!!...
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Tài liệu Types of Storage Devices ppt
... capacities of 10 GB and higher Magnetic Storage Devices Other Magnetic Storage Devices • High-capacity floppy disks offer capacities up to 250 MB and the portability of standard floppy disks ... cartridges are like small removable hard disks, and can store up to GB • Magnetic tape systems offer very slow data access, but provide large capacities and low cost Due to long access times, tape drives ... store audio and video data, as well as text and program instructions Optical Storage Devices - DVD-ROM • A variation of CD-ROM is called Digital Video Disk Read-Only Memory (DVD-ROM), and is being...
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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Hypoxia reduces the expression of heme oxygenase-2 in various types of human cell lines A possible strategy for the maintenance of intracellular heme level pdf
... heme oxygenase (HO)-1 and HO-2 in human cell lines of bone marrow origin (A) Northern blot analysis of HO-1 and HO-2 mRNA KG1 myeloid cells, Jurkat T-lymphocytes and K562 and YN-1 erythroleukemia ... that HO-1 mRNA and protein were undetectable in Jurkat and K562 cells under the conditions used bone marrow origin, including KG1 myeloid cells, Jurkat T-lymphocytes, and K562 and YN-1 erythroid ... 26% under hypoxia in both K562 and YN-1 cells Thus, hypoxia consistently decreased the expression levels of HO-2 mRNA and protein in Jurkat T-lymphocytes and YN-1 and K562 erythroid cell lines...
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