5.1.2 Geography of Alberta “Occupying the northern half of the North American continent‚ the province of Alberta is situated between 60 degrees and 49 degrees latitude north along the Canada-U.S. border. Spanning 661‚185 square km (255‚200 square miles)‚ Alberta covers almost 7% of Canada’s land mass.” [10] Alberta territory occupies almost 7% of whole Canada’s land mass. The territory geographically comprises diverse natural topographies such as lakes‚ rivers‚ glaciers‚ mountains‚ forests‚ badlands
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The modern homesteader‚ although trying to live a traditional agrarian lifestyle‚ embraces certain technology that aids in their goal to be more self sufficient. Their selective use of modern conveniences reflects the value placed on technology. These values are often connected to their ideology of voluntary simplicity and their views of technology’s connection to capitalism. (Housel‚ 2006‚ p.85). Technology commonly found on the homestead is most often associated with power. Most homesteaders
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Introduction Solar energy projects are considered to be of strategic importance to help solve the world’s energy crisis (Scheer‚ 2007). The solar energy market is comprised of two main components: the polysilicon that is used to produce photovoltaic cells and the actual production of the solar panels. Both components require a technical knowledge to produce and supply and are critical to the supply chain to increase solar energy usage. Many experts accuse the country of China
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sunlight. Later‚ in 1876 William Adams along with Becquerel’s student Richard Day‚ discovered that selenium contained potential properties of converting light into electricity. The process in which light gets converted into electricity is called the photovoltaic effect. In this process the photons (or particles of light) excite the metal’s electrons to such a high energies where they become potent charge carriers. It took about
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profitable program as opposed to the volatile markets we are faced with today in copious amounts. Solar power‚ in its most basic form‚ is the conversion of sunlight into electricity both actively and passively. Solar energy uses an amalgamation of photovoltaic panels‚ pumps‚ and fans to convert sunlight into useful outputs. The actual solar cell is made from a monocrystalline silicon wafer‚ where silicon is the world’s eighth most common chemical element. Depending on where solar panels are placed
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OUTSIDE THE SPRAWLING Frankfurt Messe‚ home of innumerable German trade fairs‚ stands the “Hammering Man”‚ a 21-metre kinetic statue that steadily raises and lowers its arm to bash a piece of metal with a hammer. Jonathan Borofsky‚ the artist who built it‚ says it is a celebration of the worker using his mind and hands to create the world we live in. That is a familiar story. But now the tools are changing in a number of remarkable ways that will transform the future of manufacturing. One of those
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INTRODUCTION GLOBAL SCENARIO | | | |BHEL‚ ranking among the major power plant equipment suppliers in the world‚ is one of the largest exporters of engineering products & services | | |from India. Over the years‚ has established its references in around 60 countries of the world‚ ranging from the United States in the West to | | |New Zealand
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Analysis Nanosolar is a start-up company and expects to be one of the first manufacturers to produce thin-film solar panels using copper indium gallium (di)selenide (CIGS) technology. Nanosolar is focused on selling a single type of thin-film Photovoltaic (PV) module called the “Nanosolar Utility Panel”. The utility panel is 50% less energy efficient than c-Si modules‚ but being 90% less expensive to produce. Strategic Options: (1) Continue to invest in European and Asian markets. (2) Enter
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Physics & Theory • SETI o The Allen Telescope Array - The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) is a LNSD‚ also known as a “Large number of small dishes” array and is a new piece of technology to radio astronomy. What is different about it is that it is not one big dish‚ but a series of smaller dishes combined to make one larger one. - The ATA is highly effective and much cheaper for SETI to conduct more than one survey at once in the search of extra-terrestrials. - The ATA detects radio waves that can be
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Strathmore University Faculty of Information Technology Green Computing in Kenya Thursday April 10th ‚ 2014 Abstract The main aim of this paper is to look at what green computing is‚ why we should care about it and why it is becoming such a force in today’s world. The paper aims to tackle the advantages of green computing not only to businesses but also to individuals as well in their day to day lives. This paper also aims to look at different green computing implementations in Kenya
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