Adirondack High Peaks

Introduction: Energy is an important factor for development of country’s economy and for most part this energy is produced from non-renewable sources. For transforming from conventional to green energy some strategies and policies have to be implemented, proper framework must be employed such that the existing constraints and barriers for renewable energy technologies are reduced. It is necessary to create conditions for increased investments in a transition to green economy. Pursuing clean…

1. Introduction The Brent field is an oil field located in the East Shetland Basin. This oil field was the first discovery in the northern part of the North Sea. It is located 186 kilometres north-east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland at the water depth of 140 metres (460ft). (Figure 1) The field lies entirely within United Kingdom (UK) licence Block 211/29 at latitude 61°N and longitude 2°E. The Brent field is one of the biggest hydrocarbon accumulations in the United Kingdom area.…

Demand Side Management in Microgrids For some time now, there has been growing concern about the continuous consumption of fossil fuels, coupled with issues of environmental depletion and low energy efficiency for electricity power generation and use. This has increased the use of alternative energy resources (wind, biomass, solar and hydro systems) in forms of distributed energy resources (DERs) or distributed generators (DGs) [1]. However, these distributed generators come with safe and…

to appear more similar to a Gaussian distribution in the figure. Eventually, bias exists for all of the GMI channels. Comparatively, a small bias is seen on channel 12, which is in the water vapor absorption line (183.31±3 GHz). One can see that the peak of the distribution for all channels has come closer to zero after applying the RARMA algorithm. This figure should be accompanied with Table 2, which tabulates the resulting mean radiance departures before and after applying the radiometric…

The basis of any emerging market is the current GDP growth and the expected growth it will achieve during the next decade. Countries want to be an emerging market because it is a sign of economic growth and prosperity. This promotes investment and further growth of the country, which can work to fix current national issues. Many emerging markets are littered with corruption, unfair labor standards, and further issues that, if left unchecked, can stop a country from ever having an established…

and gas prices. Although this is an alternative, it still has some cons. Nuclear power plants consist of radioactivity, which if released can be deadly. A nuclear power plant on average generates 20 metric tons of nuclear fuel, which is considered high radioactive waste (Brian & Lamb, 2000). This waste can emit radiation and heat that can eventually corrode the container and be deadly to life near by. However, if the nuclear power plant is used and kept correctly, it can be very successful as…

1. The country of Colombia is located in northern South America, nestled between Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Venezuela, and Panama. Colombia operates in a democratic society with nearly 48 million residents, while being led by President Juan Manuel Santos. Nearly 10 million individuals claim the capital of Colombia, Bogotá, as their city of residence. Historically, Colombia has been known to be a country populated with drug-related crime. As the society and economy advanced, the internal climate…

The National Emergency Petroleum Act was passed in 1973. It was in response to the crude oil and petroleum crisis. This action was taken by President Richard Nixon. It states that the President has the promulgate regulation to distribute and control price of petroleum products. This was big in the oil crisis because we were running out of oil and no one could get it. If it weren’t for President Nixon our country could have been in deep trouble with no oil or petroleum products . This means that…

By 1899 The Carnegie Steel Company dominated the American Steel Industry, with the steel came the expansion of the railroad: at the forefront was Cornelius Vanderbilt whose main goal eventually became to monopolize the railroad system. Soon after came the rise of John D. Rockefeller Jr., whose fortune was beginning to grow with the creation of an oil refinery. It was the agreement that Rockefeller would fill Vanderbilt's trains with oil that required him to monopolize the petroleum industry, but…

The efficiency of solar energy has recently become a controversial topic. Solar panels have become widely seen on roofs and road signs. It is believed by some people that solar energy will be able to be sufficient enough for people worldwide. Solar power is believed to have become the answer to Earth’s energy for the future. Solar energy has become used by many people because they see how it can benefit the planet. These people see that solar energy and panels are beneficial due to the fact that…