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A Business Case For Electric Power Distributors Using Simulation: Investigating The Combined Use Of The Strategies Of Feed-In-Tariffs, Distributed Generation, Time Of Use Rates, And Efficiency, Brooks E. Taylor
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
Numerous references found in the academic and trade literature discuss the availability and applicability of certain technologies and policies to allow the U.S. electrical grid to address the future challenges of continued growth and aging infrastructure. However, the existing utility companies seem reluctant to adopt these new measures. This thesis will describe some of these strategies and develop a model using Stella system dynamics software that will explore the potential financial impact to the utilities from using these strategies in combination. The four strategies to be investigated are feed in tariffs, time of use rates, distributed generation, and demand-side energy …
Technology Assessment Of Hydrokinetic Energy: Run-Of-River And In-Stream Tidal Systems, Andréa René Badger
Technology Assessment Of Hydrokinetic Energy: Run-Of-River And In-Stream Tidal Systems, Andréa René Badger
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
This is an assessment of the emerging technology of hydrokinetic energy, specifically for current-based systems in rivers, streams or canals. The over reliance on fossil fuels for our power and energy needs is not only environmentally detrimental, but also unsustainable. By exploring means of electric power that emerge from existing technology, society can become less dependent upon non-renewable resources and move towards self-sustaining practices. I will begin with a US electricity overview, and then transition into a discussion about hydropower and its shift to hydrokinetic energy technology. After comparing both turbine and non-turbine hydrokinetic energy systems, the thesis then delves …