ENERGY USAGE IN INDIAN URBAN HOUSEHOLDS: THE ROLE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES Gopala Krishnan K‚ Malathy Duraisamy‚ L S Ganesh Industrial Engineering and Management Division‚ Department of Humanities and Social Sciences‚ Indian Institute of Technology‚ Madras‚ Chennai 600 036‚ INDIA ABSTRACT DEMAND FOR ENERGY.................... This study attempts to understand the dynamics of energy use in the urban residential sector. For this purpose‚ a household survey was conducted
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British Petroleum are recommended. 2. Background British Petroleum (BP) is a multi-national gas and oil company located in the United Kingdom. Taking into consideration the size of revenues‚ BP proves to be the third largest energy company in the world. It is reported that its revenue was equal to as much as $308 billion in 2010 (BP‚ 2010:18). Working in the field of the gas and oil industry‚ the corporation carries out a wide range of operations‚ namely exploration‚ refining‚ production‚
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Oil depletion affects the lifestyle of people in the following ways---> 1. Lesser Oil means lesser functioning of machineries which in turn leads to lessening of comfort lifestlye of people. 2. Many persons may become unemployed due to depletion of oil which are the major fuel products in factories. 3. Many moving vehicles which run on liquid fuels of oils will stop working disenabling the person ’s access to these means of transport. 4.Depletion of Fossil fuels like these oils will lead to extinction
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The Economic Outlook for Jamaica 2012-2014 The Jamaican economy is based on the free market model‚ and has few restrictions on trade‚ investment and movement of currency. The major productive sectors over the years have included tourism‚ mining‚ agriculture‚ information technology & telecommunications‚ manufacturing and the entertainment sector. Jamaica’s economy is presently very dependent on services‚ according to the CIA world fact book report of 2010‚ with it accounting for more than
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development agenda. The greatest challenge choke the economy is the increase in global oil prices. In fact‚ the rise in oil prices is a global phenomenon which is affecting all countries‚ and due to various factors. Among the main reasons that led to an extreme rise in oil prices at this time is geopolitical uncertainty. The invasion of Iraq by the United States in 2003 has crippled one of the world’s major oil-producing countries‚ and caused turmoil in the Middle East that has yet to subside. The
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The South Stream project is designed by Gazprom and ENI; two large companies in the industry of oil and energy. As a result in the following essay‚ the South Stream project and its impact on the economic development for the South Eastern Europe will be discussed and critically evaluated. Hence‚ the geographical and political developments regarding the South East Europe will be provided for better understanding the impact of South Stream. Additionally‚ the impact of economic development of the South
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ENERGY MANAGEMENT “Re-thinking Your Relationship with Energy‚” Jose Rinu Roll no-5769 Energy management-an overview Management is a process involving planning‚ directing and controlling the various activities to maximize the productivity. In the same context Energy Management is the science involving planning‚ directing and controlling the supply and consumption of energy to maximize productivity and comforts and minimize the energy cost and pollution with conscious
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growth in Caribbean countries? Documentation style: APA High oil prices have negatively affected growth in Caribbean economies and with prices constantly rising‚ the way forward is clear. This is the use of renewable energy instead of oil‚ which will result in many positive effects on the Caribbean and the world at large. Renewable energy is obtained from natural resources‚ such as wind‚ geothermal heats and waves. Unlike oil‚ renewable energy is not scarce and there is an adequate supply. This
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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 7 (2003) 453–468 www.elsevier.com/locate/rser A review on the energy production‚ consumption‚ and prospect of renewable energy in China J. Chang a‚ Dennis Y.C. Leung b‚∗‚ C.Z. Wu a‚ Z.H. Yuan a b a Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion‚ Guangzhou‚ China Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ The University of Hong Kong‚ Pokfulam Road‚ Hong Kong‚ China Received 14 April 2003; accepted 14 April 2003 Abstract China is the second largest
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Hedging A Strategy for Air Carriers to Combat Fuel Hike Index Jet Fuel – The Nemesis of Airlines In the year 2008‚ the growth of global aviation industry received a major bolt from the fear of global economic slowdown and the rise in crude oil prices. Though the global economic uncertainties impacted the business of airlines‚ but the steep surge in crude prices has changed the financial equations of the airline across the world‚ with India being no exception. In fact over the previous
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