Energy Management H.W 1 1. A hospital is considering the purchase of a large commercial laundry dryer‚ and is attempting to decide between an electric and natural gas powered system. If electricity costs $0.06/kWh and is used with an efficiency of 90%‚ what is the equivalent price of natural gas per therm if it can be burned with an efficiency of 80%? Dimensional Analysis |$.06 |29.3 KWh |.8 efficiency | |.90 efficiency |1 therm
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characteristics. In the case‚ energy bar business is divided by age‚ gender‚ calories need‚ preference and so on. Usage segmentation means identifying market segments according to the way(s) in which the product or service is to be used. In the case‚ the motivation changed from providing a convenient energy boost for athletes to generalizing better “performance” during the day. Key customer motivations and unmet needs Energy Bar was positioned as athletic energy food‚ which was distributed at bike shops
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Energy Conservation Jason Hogue Environmental Science Rich Dunsheath May 25‚ 2008 Hello ladies and gentleman as you know with oil and gas prices on the rise‚ and coal and natural gas being consumed to fast; the conservation of energy is a key element in helping ourselves and the environment through these times of change. Conserving energy will help us use renewable resources while protecting or nonrenewable resources. It is important to do this to help our communities‚ our nation
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Introduction Within the energy industry in Australia it is important that companies are knowledgeable about the ever changing external factors as well as their own internal factors that will directly affect the business. The external environment consisting of technological‚ political‚ social and economic issues‚ directly affect the everyday and long term operations conducted by Origin Energy therefore it is vital to remain up to date with information associated to these issues. Origin Energy must keep close
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used to obtain a pure culture of a Gram positive coccus genus of bacteria. Several biochemical tests will be performed to aid in the identification of this unknown bacterium. Biochemical tests are a series of tests used to identify certain bacterium The various tests that are used in this lab are the catalase test‚ oxidase test‚ blood hemolytic test‚ MSA‚ blood agar‚ and PEA/ab sens test. A known Gram positive coccus bacteria will be used alongside an isolated Gram positive unknown bacteria for comparison
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Wind Energy Wind energy is a free‚ renewable resource‚ so no matter how much is used today‚ there will still be the same supply in the future. Because the wind energy is also the source of the clean‚ and non- polluting‚ electricity. Wind energy is friendly to the surrounding environment‚ as no fossil fuels were to generate electricity from wind energy. Wind Energy is a viable industry that has become energy source. The energy generated from wind is clean and efficient. The wind energy industry
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of the community where the exploration‚ production and transportation of natural resources take place has become a global concern and has been linked to the violation of human rights. Even though the idea of environmental protection is expressed in most National Constitutions‚ it is seen as a State duty and not a fundamental right. Using the environmental degradation experienced by Nauru and Nigeria’s Niger Delta‚ the paper seeks to state that the concept of Environmental Rights is a Human Right and
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Australia’s Low Carbon Opportunity EnErgy EfficiEncy Boost Profits Cut Emissions Create Jobs How to make Australia energy efficient The Energy Efficiency Council is the peak body for companies that provide energy efficiency services and products to business and government. Together‚ Australia’s top efficiency experts have developed a set of policies that would transform Australia into a competitive‚ low-carbon economy. Key sectors for action Industry The top 200 companies in Australia
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History of Solar Energy 1767‚ First Solar Collector In the year 1767 a Swiss scientist named Horace-Benedict de Saussure created the first solar collector – an insulated box covered with three layers of glass to absorb heat energy. Saussure’s box became widely known as the first solar oven‚ reaching temperatures of 230 degrees fahrenheit. 1839‚ Photovolataic Effect Defined In 1839 a major milestone in the evolution of solar energy happened with the defining of the photovoltaic effect. A French
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Which one of the Superpowers was most responsible for the outbreak of the Cold War? From the late 1940s to the early 1990s‚ the USA and the USSR were in a state of "Cold War". The United States and USSR never fought each other in a direct military confrontation‚ but both superpowers threatened each other with nuclear annihilation and participated frequently in "proxy Wars" by supporting allied nations in numerous "hot" Wars. Such as‚ the Vietnam War‚ the Korean War‚ The Angolan War‚ etc. What seems
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