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Title: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM WAVE ENERGY: A CASE STUDY FOR NORTH CAROLINA
Author: RAUT, GAGEE
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Power resources
Description: The energy requirements of the world are increasing at alarming rate. The available fossil fuels and other conventional resources are not sufficient to keep up the pace with ever-increasing energy demand. Also, the use of fossil fuels causes the n...

Title: SPATIAL AND SITING ANALYSIS OF SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS BASELOAD POWER GENERATION FOR NIGERIA
Author: Akinde, Adedolapo
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Power resources, Environmental management
Description: A new dawn in Nigeria’s power generation landscape requires renewable energy development. Episodic power supply, and too frequent outages characterizes the centralized power grid in Nigeria, thus frustrating efforts towards economic development. T...

Title: Modeling and Optimization of Demand-Side and Supply-Side Energy Management in Electricity Markets
Author: Vatani, Behdad
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering, Power resources, Operations research
Description: An energy management system (EMS) is a system designed for owners of generation companies (GenCos), operators of electricity markets and electric utility grids, as well as consumers and aggregators to monitor, control, and optimize the performance...

Title: HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS: INTEGRATION OF SMART WINDOWS IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
Author: Shah, Rushang
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Power resources, Design
Description: Energy Efficiency Measures (EEM) are increasing to bridge the gap between energy supply and demand scenarios. About 70% of the electricity generated in the US is consumed by buildings alone. HVAC and lighting consume about 74% of electric load dem...

Title: Framework for Scenario Generation and Reduction in Photovoltaic-Integrated Generation Commitment
Author: Luis, Lee
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering, Power resources
Description: Photo-voltaic (PV) power generation is promising from an environmental and economic standpoint. However, increased penetration of PV power into the electric grid can present significant challenges to decision-making in energy markets. To maintain ...

Title: FUNCTIONALIZATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL COORDINATION COMPLEXES FOR USE IN SUPERCAPACITORS
Author: Zuczek, Justin
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Materials science, Power resources
Description: As society begins to move away from fossil fuel consumption and the harmful effects they entail, renewable energy sources have been studied extensively over the past decades. One obstacle with renewable energy is the ability to cheaply store it du...

Title: Development of Phasor Measurement Unit for low voltage power networks
Author: Phatak, Ashutosh
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Power resources
Description: With the increase in technological advances of the smart grid, distribution systems have undergone a great change the same as transmission systems: new technology, different types of load, demand response supporting facilities, large quantities of...

Title: Data-Driven Strategy for Improving Energy Efficiency in Retail Banks
Author: Neely, Evan
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Power resources
Description: This thesis explores a data-driven strategy approach to curtailing HVAC energy consumption in a large retail portfolio. Energy building simulation software was utilized to predict setpoint related energy savings potential across all United States ...

Title: DRONE ROUTING FOR DAMAGE ASSESSMENT ON POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS UNDER HILF EVENTS
Author: Alapati, Mahesh
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Power resources, Operations research
Description: Significant damages caused by extreme weather conditions such as flood, storm, hurricanes, blizzards etc., contribute multiple and widely-spread damages to electric power transmission and distribution systems resulting in large-scale power failure...

Title: DETERMINISTIC AND PROBABILISTIC FORECASTING FOR WIND AND SOLAR POWER USING ADVANCE DATA ANALYTICS AND MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES.
Author: Sharma, Vinayak
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Power resources
Description: The world is moving towards renewable sources of energy for its energy needs and solar and wind power are one of the most promising sources of ‘clean’ energy. There is a high level of uncertainty and variability associated with these sources of en...