Dr. Belinda A. Batten Director‚ Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center Oregon State University Testimony Before the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearing on "S. 1419‚ the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act of 2013" February 27‚ 2014 Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center Oregon State University 350 Batcheller Hall Corvallis‚ OR 97331 541-737-9492 nnmrec.oregonstate.edu belinda.batten@oregonstate
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Introduction The energy consumed in Spain every day‚ both for the industrial sector‚ as for domestic consumers comes from multiple forms of primary energy sources‚ from which we get electricity. It is important to consider where these primary energy sources come from‚ and the value year after year the degree of self-sufficiency that primary energy resources have in Spain. The energy sector accounts for about 2.5% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. However‚ this sector has a greater importance
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ISSN 0254-4725 Food energy – methods of analysis and conversion factors FAO FOOD AND NUTRITION PAPER 77 Ingested energy (IE) = gross energy (GE) Faecal energy (FE) Combustible gas (GaE) (from microbial fermentation) Digestible energy (DE) Urinary energy (UE) Surface energy (SE) Metabolizable energy (ME) Heat of microbial fermentation Obligatory thermogenesis‚ i.e. excess heat relative to glucose during ATP synthesis Net (metabolizable) energy (NME) Non-obligatory dietary thermogenesis
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Energy sustainability in the UAE | Abstract This research will discuss about the current energy resources consumption locally in the UAE and globally in the whole world. Also‚ it would discuss about the possible renewable energy plant implementation and what new researches and achievements has been done in the UAE. Most of the researches done in the area of the energy sustainability are based in Masdar city and so more detailed information are provided. Table of contents Abstract 1
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The European Energy Market For several years now the European Union‚ the largest regional trading block in the world‚ has been trying to liberalize its energy market‚ replacing the markets of its 27 member states with a single continent wide market for electricity and gas. The first phase of liberalization went into effect in June 2007. When fully implemented‚ the ability of energy producers to sell electricity and gas across national borders will be improved‚ increasing competition. The road
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long-and short-stroke actuator into one actuator system. Since most long-stroke movements are in a plane‚ this can be done by a contactless planar actuator. The topology proposed and tested in this paper provides long-stroke contact less energy transfer (CET) in a plane with only small changes in power transfer capability. 2.DESCRIPTION ACTUATOR Actuator is a mechanical device used for moving or controlling a mechanism or system. It converts electrical signals into motion.
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in engines. Reduction in embodied energy There is a close relationship between the energy we use and global warming. We can therefore try to reduce the amount of energy we use in construction by specifying materials that have lower embodied energy. Natural timber products are excellent examples as they absorb carbon during growth and cost little to convert into a useable construction product. Cement –based products‚ contain high levels of embedded energy‚ careful consideration should be given
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going to work on. Abstract: Bangladesh’s energy infrastructure is quite small‚ insufficient and poorly managed. The per capita energy consumption in Bangladesh is one of the lowest (136 kWH) in the world. Noncommercial energy sources‚ such as wood‚ animal wastes‚ and crop residues‚ are estimated to account for over half of the country’s energy consumption. Bangladesh has small reserves of oil and coal‚ but very large natural gas resources. Commercial energy consumption is mostly natural gas (around
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then substantially decreased since 1980. ____ 7. What is globalization? a. ability to travel worldwide b. new term for mass immigration c. world-wide integration of social‚ economic‚ and environmental change d. a satellite communications system ____ 8. Sustainable development can be distinguished from economic development by its emphasis on a. meeting the needs of people. b. intergenerational
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The three systems in our body that work together are cardiovascular‚ respiratory and digestive systems which supply energy to the cells of the body. I will be describing their role of energy in the body system also I am going to explain the physiology of the three named body systems in relation to energy metabolism. Respiratory System The respiratory system consists of tissues and organs in your body which are formed into groups. The system includes airways‚ lungs‚ blood vessels and muscles attached
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