sharing resources, energy, and information. Therefore, the framework or outline of District as well as the organization as a whole can be analyzed from the perspective of an open system. An open system as Harrison and Shirom (1999) explains is product by which a whole entity operates based on individually functioning parts simultaneously in order to achieve the system’s goals. According to Katz and Kahn (1971), there are essentially nine working components of an open system. These nine characteristics
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) utilizes the natural temperature difference in tropical regions to generate electricity. The idea of using the ocean to generate electricity was proposed by a French physicist by the name of Jacques Arsene d'Arsonval in 1881. Georges Cluade who was one of d'Arsonval students, built the first OTEC power plant in Cuba. Cluade also built a second power plant in 1935 on a 10,000 ton cargo ship which was moored off the coast of Brazil
The demand for an efficient renewable energy source is a driving force in ongoing research. Thermal energy conversion is one such potential source that is under constant investigation and has endless avenues of possibility. The two requirements of energy production are efficiency and renewability. Many possibilities exist for energy production including: Fossil Fuels (natural gas, oil, coal, oilshale), nuclear, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and wastes, & hydroelectric. Efficiency of the use of
Gibbs free energy values for each are used to determine the most stable state. Diamond having a larger Gibbs free energy value is less stable than graphite and as such will spontaneously convert to graphite. Spontaneous is Entropy, but Gibbs free energy has pressure dependences, whats the connection? The change in Gibbs free energy is determined by holding temperature constant, but Entropy is a function of temperature solely. How is it that increasing pressure can change Gibbs free energy such that
because it started the shift from coal to diesel powered engines. However, the shift to use more fuels like diesel has lead to a concern for how close are we to exhausting precious non-renewable energy sources. How much pollution is being released into the atmosphere? Is there an alternative renewable energy source? With the fear of global warming, all fuel sources, including diesel, are beginning to be replaced, or reinvented, with cleaner and safer alternatives. An example of these alternatives is
Geothermal Energy In today's world, we are stuck in a constant debate about efficient energy usage and production. Many have gone to alternative fuel sources do to the rising cost of fossil fuels and the environmental damage caused by the burning of fossil fuels. One option that goes largely unexplored is geothermal energy. Geothermal energy is not only a much more environmentally-friendly power source than fossil fuels, but the cost of installation is not significantly more expensive than the
Achieving Home Energy Efficiency: The achievement of home energy efficiency is a process that basically entails the reduction of unnecessary energy consumption, lessening the emissions of greenhouse gases, and lowering the demands of non-renewable energy resources. Such efforts are taken to ensure energy efficiency, which in turn provides healthier living conditions and resulting in considerable money savings. Furthermore, the achievement of home energy efficiency is beneficial to the nation
feeders with photovoltaic set up by using the loop power controllers as the changing of solar energy and power loading of feeders. With implanting the control algorithm in MATLAB for loop power controller by changing the voltage ratio and phase shift connecting to the feeder the proper amount of active power and reactive power can be change from the heavily loading feeder to the lightly loading feeder. When system power loss decreases, Photovoltaic balancing the load for loop power controller has been
The Oncoming Age of Ocean Energy: Thermal and Tidal With oil being depleted and people crying out in horror at the prices of energy society needs a new source of energy, the ocean. The ocean provides so much energy it can power up the world’s consumption of oil by ten fold by one day’s worth of storing. Currently there are two ways that are in practice: tidal and ocean thermal. But these two practices are in their infant stages and are in need of much funding. Isn’t the initial cost of sustaining
trade policies that the EU is working towards. Firstly, to create a global system for fair and open trade. The World Trade Organization shapes a system of global trade rules that keeps the global economy open for trade as well as reflects and respects the needs and concerns of developing countries. Everything the World Trade Organization oversees helps make sure that trade is open, predictable and fair. Secondly, to open up markets with key partner countries. The EU looks to create growth and jobs