Midland Energy Resources Midland Energy Resources is a fully integrated energy company with operations in E&P‚ Refining & Marketing (R&M) and Petrochemicals. Capital budgeting at Midland is done using discounted cash flow method and weighted average cost of capital (rwacc). Corporate Weighted Average Cost of Capital‚ rwacc The primary use of the corporate rwacc is valuation (TV=FCF/(rwacc-g)). While the rwacc may be used for evaluating internal projects‚ the usage will be incorrect owing to the
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from fermenting starch‚ wheat and sugar cane. Ethanol is also made from the hydration of ethylene from petroleum‚ though the majority of ethanol is produced by fermentation. It is considered an alternative fuel source as it is regarded to be renewable and more beneficial to the environment. As a car fuel ethanol is blended with petrol in different concentrations. In cars‚ carbon monoxide is produced from the incomplete combustion of petroleum. By adding ethanol which has 35% oxygen the combustion
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University of Phoenix Material Environmental Resources Worksheet Using the assigned readings from Week Four‚ write a 50- to 75-word response to each of the following questions. Your responses will be assessed according to the accuracy of the content. Minerals 1. How do minerals affect society? Minerals have aided in the continuous growth of developing nations and also‚ "had abundant mineral deposits that enabled them to industrialize" (Berg‚ 2013). However‚ as a consequence of
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more effort to promote alternative sources of energy. To what extent do you agree or disagree? In today’s world‚ many countries have started utilizing alternative sources of energy. For my perspective‚ there are both positive and negative effects to discuss about whether governments need to promote alternative sources of energy or not. To begin with‚ the merits of the issue‚ using alternative sources of energy is one of the best policies to save our natural resources because it is almost limited
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dioxide emission is the burning of fossil fuels to generate energy in order to meet our daily requirements. Although the dependable energy supply by fossil fuel is essential in our every day life‚ because of its adverse effect is why the government should implement policies to encourage the use of renewable energy resources to conserve the environment. Fossil fuels like coal‚ petroleum‚ uranium‚ natural gases are non-renewable energy sources‚ which mean these resources cannot be re-made or regenerated
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bucket far too early‚ for years now. And the fact that we’re still dealing with lead-acid batteries is sort of a baffling thing to wrap one’s mind around. But all of that just might be changing. We won’t get our hopes too high until fuel cells become the viable alternative that we have been told that they are‚ but we strangely have more faith in a vegetable than a science lab to revolutionize the battery. A vegetable? Yes‚ indeed. Yissum Research Development Company Ltd.‚ the technology transfer
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Throughout the entire history of mankind‚ the technological advancements that civilisations have made have always been tied in with the development of energy sources. The first human energy technology was fire‚ along with human labour as the major energy source. This has bee supplemented by animals for agriculture and transportation since at least the dawn of agriculture some 10‚000 years ago. Wind and waterpower for milling grain have also been used nearly as long. The development of the steam
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SP-3407 Renewable Energy Comparison of Renewable energy resources 1 Lecture Slides will be posted to the gmail site: sp3407re@gmail.com Password: SP123456 Created by Diane Chan (former UBD student) 2 Leading renewable energy resources 1 Wind Energy 2 Biomass Energy 3 Geothermal Energy 4 Hydro Energy 5 Solar Energy 3 Main Characteristics of Different Technologies[1] Category Biomass Conversion System Scale Range‚ MWe Efficiency‚ % Combustion/stand alone 20.0 – 100.0 20–40 (elect.)
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Janet Mortensen‚ senior vice president of project finance at Midland Energy Resources‚ is in the process of preparing her annual cost of capital estimates for Midland and each of its three divisions (oil and gas exploration and production (E&P)‚ refining and marketing (R&M)‚ and petrochemicals). These estimates are used in many analyses within Midland‚ including capital budgeting decisions‚ financial accounting‚ performance appraisals‚ M&A proposals‚ and stock repurchase decisions. There has been
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Competition in Energy Drinks‚ Sports Drinks‚ and Vitamin-Enhanced Beverages Written Report June 17‚ 2013 Three Musketeers: Anatalio‚ John Patrick Cadao‚ Ana Graciela Sanchez‚ Maria Leona 1. What are the strategically relevant components of the global and U.S. beverage industry macro-environment? How do the economic characteristics of the alternative beverage segment of the industry differ from that of other beverage categories
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