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    Energy conservation

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    Energy conservation refers to reducing energy through using less of an energy service. Energy conservation differs from efficient energy use‚ which refers to using less energy for a constant service. For example‚ driving less is an example of energy conservation. Driving the same amount with a higher mileage vehicle is an example of energy efficiency. Energy conservation and efficiency are both energy reduction techniques. Even though energy conservation reduces energy services‚ it can result in

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    open source

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    Boston. DOI 10.1515/bmt-2013-4182 EEGLAB – AN OPEN SOURCE MATLAB TOOLBOX FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH Clemens Brunner1 ‚ Arnaud Delorme2 and Scott Makeig2 1 2 Institute for Knowledge Discovery‚ Graz University of Technology‚ Austria Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience‚ Institute for Neural Computation‚ University of California San Diego‚ CA‚ USA clemens.brunner@tugraz.at Abstract: EEGLAB is a widely used open-source MATLAB toolbox for analysis of electrophysiological

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    clean energy

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    Thailand’s Experience whit clean energy technology Past achievements were considerable; still there is a wide window of opportunities to further promote clean and renewable energy technologies so that the country can better realize its full potential. Renewable energy currently makes up only a small percentage of the total electricity mixes in the country. Advanced clean fossil-fuel based technology is left largely unexplored despite the continued significance of fossil fuels in Thailand. It

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    Green Energy

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    Many researchers are trying to find new renewable energy sources to help diminish carbon emissions‚ which cause global warming. Carbon dioxide (C02) is released from human activities as well as using fossil fuel these are the causes of global warming and the green-house effect (European commission 2003). The release of green house gases has risen because of increasing population and technology development which has resulted in high demand for the use of fossil fuels. This is a serious issue in many

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    Geothermal Energy

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    GEOTHERMAL ENERGY 4 December 2013 Introduction Geothermal is derived from the Greek word ‘geo’ which means ‘earth’ and ‘thermal’ meaning ‘heat’‚ therefore geothermal refers to an energy or heat from the earth. In layman’s terms it is referred to power resulting from the thermal activating within the earth’s crust as a result of volcanic activity. Geothermal energy’s resources range from the surfaces just below the earth‚ to the hot rock‚ which heats water deep beneath the earth

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    The Energy Cooperative

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    In case study number one‚ a board member of The Energy Cooperative would like to call his own personal potential clients and be able to state‚ “I am calling as a director of The Energy Cooperative.” The following paper will analyze the ethical issues surrounding the use of such a statement from five different ethical theories. These particular theories come from Immanuel Kant‚ John Stuart Mill‚ John Locke‚ John Rawls‚ and Lawrence Kohlberg. Finally‚ there will be a solution that the board should

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    Sources of Finance

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    of Company can aback Company after demanding their fund . So‚ study of finance and its tool is very important. Internal and External Source of Finance Internal source of finance: comes from the trading of the business. External source of finance: comes from individuals or organisations that do not trade directly with the business e.g. banks. Internal source of finance tends to be the cheapest form of finance since a business does not need to pay interest on the money. However it may not be able

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    Energy Efficiency

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    ENERGY EFFICIENCY: MISSIONS AND MEASURES INTRODUCTION Talking about the importance of energy efficiency measures in India‚ the first thing that comes to the mind is JNNURM mission‚ a joint initiative by the Ministry Of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation and the Ministry of Urban Development on behalf of the Government of India. But before going to the details of JNNURM mission it is important to first understand the importance and need of Energy Efficiency in the Indian context. The need

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    Renewable Energy

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    is one of the most important causes to produce GHG which is combusted from heating‚ transportation and electricity generated by fossil fuels. However‚ one of the solutions for reducing CO2 emissions is using renewable energy to replace fossil fuel. In addition‚ renewable energy is generated by natural resources such as sunlight‚ wind and biomass which produce less or no pollution when generate energy. Furthermore‚ renewable energy will be demanded for approximately half of the worldwide electricity

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    Energy Crisis

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    An energy crisis is any great bottleneck) (or price rise) in the supply of energy resources to an economy. In popular literature though‚ it often refers to one of the energy sources used at a certain time and place. Causes Market failure is possible when monopoly manipulation of markets occurs. A crisis can develop due to industrial actions like union organized strikes and government embargoes. The cause may be over-consumption‚ aging infrastructure‚ choke point disruption or bottlenecks at

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