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Optimization analysis for pumped energy storage systems in small isolated power systems
(Politechnika Warszawska, 2013-06)
In this work, a technical and economic analysis concerning the integration of pumped energy storage plants in small island power systems and in particular in the Cyprus power system is carried out. For the simulation of ...
Corporate Governance and Internal Audit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
(ProQuest, 2012-06)
During the recent financial crisis, several executives from well-known companies operating in the UAE were indicted for corruption, fraud, and misappropriating executive funds. Executives from Tamweel Properties & Investments, ...
EQUITY INCOME OF ENERGY FIRMS: EXAMINATION OF NON-CASH INCOME
(2010-04)
The energy sector has reported robust profits in recent years with some energy firms reporting record profits, drawing botii public and political scrutiny. Reported accounting profits, however, can include amounts that do ...
Performance of Micelle-Clay Filters for Removing Pollutants and Bacteria from Tertiary Treated Wastewater
(2012-02)
Filters filled with a micelle-clay complex mixed with sand were employed to investigate their purification capability of tertiary treated wastewater with loose UF-membranes. The UF membrane was hollow fiber with a molecular ...
An overview of the EU Member States support schemes for the promotion of renewable energy sources
(2012)
In this work, an overview of the European Union (EU) Member States support schemes for the
promotion of renewable energy sources (RES) is provided. In particular, the status of the electricity
generation capacity as well ...
Removal of chromium by continuous flow using wool packed columns
(2010-01)
Wool was utilized for the removal of Cr from aqueous solution. The wool fibers exhibited selective removal of Cr(VI) at pH 1.0. Breakthrough curves showed that wool can absorb Cr(VI) up to the maximum range studied (600 ...
Use of Natural and Modified Jordanian Zeolitic Tuff for Removal of Cadmium(II) from Aqueous Solutions
(2014-10)
The possibility of using natural and modified Jordanian zeolite for removal of cadmium as a model
component of heavy metals has been considered. Bench-scale tests using both aqueous solutions and real
water under different ...
A service-learning consulting project for undergraduate business sustainability education
(2012-04)
There is growing interest among business school faculty, administrators and students
in incorporating sustainability topics into undergraduate and MBA programs. The challenge
is not only to deliver knowledge and content ...
Who is to Interpret the Anthropocene? Nature and Culture in the Academy
(RIVISTA ONLINE DI FI LOSOFIA, 2016)
It is somewhat ironic that just when scholars seem to be reaching an academic consensus critiquing the human exceptionalism of modern humanism, and to be replacing such an exceptionalism with a contextual and processual ...
Trans-Eurasian energy transportation networks and the necessity of regional cooperation
(CAUCASUS International, 2016)
The Central Asia-Transcaspian region is rich in energy resources. However, these resources cannot be fully developed without fostering international cooperation. The ‘pipeline wars’ between competing consortia is not ...