...Design and Cost Benefit Analysis of Grid Connected Solar PV System for the AUST Campus A. Muntasib Chowdhury1♦, I. Alam2♦, M. Rahman3♦, T. Rahman Khan4♦, T. Baidya5♦, A. Hasib Chowdhury6# 1 Department of EEE, AUST, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh shovon_eee_aust@hotmail.com, 2imtialam@ymail.com, 3lemon_eee@yahoo.com, 4 tarek_eee666@yahoo.com, 5tonmoy_strings@yahoo.com # Department of EEE, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh 6 hasib@eee.buet.ac.bd ♦ Abstract— This paper describes a design and detailed analysis of a grid connected solar PV system for the Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) campus. Various design considerations are discussed including the factors and parameters with limited data and information resources available for Bangladesh. Cost analysis reveals that the proposed design is economical and cost effective for the AUST campus. Keywords— Grid-tie solar, solar insolation, sunshine duration, commercial solar power system, Bangladesh. TABLE II DAILY AVERAGE BRIGHT SUNSHINE HOURS AT DHAKA CITY Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Average Daily Mean 8.7 9.1 8.8 8.9 8.2 4.9 5.1 5.8 6.0 7.6 8.6 8.9 7.55 Maximum 9.9 10.7 10.1 10.2 9.7 7.3 6.7 7.1 8.5 9.2 9.9 10.2 9.13 Minimum 7.5 7.7 7.5 7.8 5.7 3.8 2.6 4.1 4.8 6.5 7.0 7.4 6.03 I. INTRODUCTION Energy is an essential element for industrial and socioeconomic development of a country. However, the linkage between energy and environmental...
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...for Application of Science and Technology to Rural Areas (ASTRA), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India Received 07 December 2006; accepted 15 December 2006 Abstract Renewable energy resources are those having a cycling time less than 100 years and are renewed by the nature and their supply exceeds the rate of consumption. Renewable energy systems use resources that are constantly replaced in nature and are usually less polluting. In order to tap the potential of renewable energy sources, there is a need to assess the availability of resources spatially as well as temporally. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) along with Remote Sensing (RS) helps in mapping on spatial and temporal scales of the resources and demand. The spatial database of resource availability and the demand would help in the regional energy planning. This paper discusses the application of geographical information system (GIS) to map the solar potential in Karnataka state, India. Regions suitable for tapping solar energy are mapped on the basis of global solar radiation data, and this analysis provides a picture of the potential. The study identifies that Coastal parts of Karnataka with the higher global solar radiation is ideally suited for harvesting solar energy. The potential analysis reveals that, maximum global solar radiation is in districts such as Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada. Global solar radiation in Uttara Kannada during summer, monsoon and winter are 6.31, 4.40 and 5...
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...Elemental Geosystems, 5e (Christopherson) Chapter 1 Foundations of Geography 1) Geography is described as A) an Earth science. B) a human science. C) a physical science. D) a spatial science. Answer: D 2) The word spatial refers to A) the nature and character of physical space. B) items that relate specifically to society. C) things that are unique and special. D) eras of time. Answer: A 3) A principal methodology governing geographic inquiry A) is behavioral analysis. B) involves spatial analysis. C) uses chronological organization. D) is field work. Answer: B 4) Which of the following best describes the current emphasis in the field of physical geography? A) understanding soil development B) modeling economic interrelationships among countries C) studying weather D) understanding how Earth's systems interact to produce natural phenomena Answer: D 5) Which of the following most accurately characterizes the goal of geography? A) the production of maps B) memorization of the names of places on world and regional maps C) memorization of the imports and exports of a country D) understanding why a place has the characteristics that it does Answer: D 6) Which of the following terms...
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...SCHEDULING FRAMEWORK FOR TRACK LINKING IN RAILWAY PROJECTS First Review Report By Andrew George Cherian Under the guidance of Dr. Koshy Varghese Building Technology and Construction Management Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Madras October 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 4 2. PROBLEM STATEMENT 4 3. OBJECTIVE 5 4. SCOPE OF WORK 5 5. METHODOLOGY 6 6. LITERATURE REVIEW 7 7. PILOT STUDY 8 7.1 RAIL WELDING 8 7.1.1 FLASH BUTT WELDING MACHINE 8 7.2 PRE-REQUISITES FOR LAYING THE TRACK 9 8. PROBLEM VALIDATION 12 9. ISSUE IDENTIFICATION 13 10. PROJECT TIMELINE 16 11. REFERENCE 16 TABLE OF FIGURES Fig1. Methodology Flowchart 6 Fig 2. Sequence of activities 10 Fig 3. Work Sampling Chart 10 Fig 4. Idle time distribution 11 Fig 5. Snapshot of planning assumptions 12 Fig 6. DPR for welding for a typical month 13 Fig 7. Snapshot of Internal Hire Charges 15 Fig 8. Project Timeline 16 1. INTRODUCTION Railway track construction started in India in 1859, with first operational line between Mumbai and Thane. It is the most critical transportation system of the country for passengers and goods. Spread of the railway track across any country is a key indicator of infrastructure and economy of a country. As of 2014-2015 India has a spread of more than 65000 route km of railway track (Indian Railways,2015). A typical railway construction project involves the construction of...
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...Situation Analysis2 1.1Market Analysis3 1.2 Implication of situation analysis 4 2.0 Objective5 2.1 Marketing Objective5 3.0 Marketing Strategy 3.1 Marketing Segmentation7 3.2 Marketing Mix…………………………………………… 9 4.0Budgets………………………………………………………. 12 5.0 Implementation and Control…………………….. 13 References ……………………………………………………….14 Executive Summary……………………………………………15 1.0 Situation Analysis Water resources are sources of water that people use or can use these different purposes. The water is used in agricultural activities, industrial, residential, recreation and the environment. Most of the works are in need of fresh water. 97% of water on Earth is salt water, only 3% is fresh water. But now the water resource is almost depleted by many reasons, one of the most important reasons is that human activity. The using water resources are not reasonably had led to more serious consequences affecting the living environment of the curve and the entire creature on Earth. So the theme "Marketing strategy aimed at raising awareness about water use in Vietnam" with the aim of analyzing the current water market situation and give marketing strategy aimed at raising awareness of water resources use in Vietnam. From there to help people see the importance of water resources, contributing to raise awareness in protecting water resources and protecting their habitats. 1.1. Market analysis In recent years, the water supply system of the Vietnamese Party, government...
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...BUSINESS PLAN PEACE OF CAKE, LLC 234 JUDD ROAD SOUTHBURY, CT 06488 (203) 262‐3200 www.epomp12.skills21schools.org “Nourishing the Earth One CUPCAKE at a Time!” SUBMITTED: MAY, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAGE(S) 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 1.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………. 1.2 The Company………………………………………………………………………………….. 1.3 Goals and Objectives………………………………………………………………………. Philanthropic Goals……………………………………………………………………. Business Goals……………………………………………………………………………. Strategic Goals……………………………………………………………………………. 1.4 Our Product……………………………………………………………………………………. 1.5 Mission Statement………………………………………………………………………….. 1.6 The Market…………………………………………………………………………………….. 2.0 COMPANY SUMMARY 2.1 Company Ownership………………………………………………………………………… 5 2.2 Company History……………………………………………………………………………… 2.3 Company Location……………………………………………………………………………. 3.0 SITUATION ANALYSIS 3.1 SWOT Analysis………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 3.2 Environmental Scan………………………………………………………………………….. 7-8 4.0 MARKETING ANALYSIS SUMMARY 4.1 Market Segmentation………………………………………………………………………. 9 4.2 Target Market Segment Strategy……………………………………………………… 10 4.3 Marketing Mix………………………………………………………………………………….. 10-11 4.4 Market Trends/Growth……………………………………………………………………… 11 4.5 Competition Research………………………………………………………………………. 11 4.6 Sustainable Competitive Advantage………………………………………………….. 12 5 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS……..continued 5.0 WEB PLAN SUMMARY 5.1 Website Development Requirements……………………………………………...
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...CURRICULUM OF GEOGRAPHY For 4 years BS & 2 years MS (Revised 2009) | | HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION ISLAMABAD CURRICULUM DIVISION, HEC Dr. Syed Sohail H. Naqvi Executive Director Prof. Dr. Altaf Ali G. Shahikh Member (Acad) Miss Ghayyur Fatima Director (Curri) Mr. M. Tahir Ali Shah Deputy Director (Curri) Mr. Shafiullah Deputy Director Composed by Mr. Zulfiqar Ali, HEC Islamabad CONTENTS 1. Introduction………………………………… 6 2. Aims and Objectives……………………… 10 3. Standardized Format for 4-years BS degree programme ………………………. 12 4. Scheme of Studies for BS …………………. 14 5. Details of Courses for BS …………………. 16 6. Elective Group Papers ……………………. 45 7. Scheme of Studies for MS Programme …. 48 8. Details of Courses for MS …………………. 50 9. Optional Courses Model……………………. 56 10. Recommendations …………………………. 61 11. Annexures A,B,C,D & E …………………… 63 PREFACE Curriculum of a subject is said to be the throbbing pulse of a nation. By looking at the curriculum one can judge the state of intellectual development and the state of progress of the nation. The world has turned into a global village; new ideas and information are pouring in like a stream. It is, therefore, imperative to update our curricula regularly by introducing the recent developments in the relevant fields of knowledge. In exercise...
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...To what extent is CSR beneficial to a company’s performance? The area of corporate social responsibility has been laid great emphasis recent year. Corporate social responsibility means a company concerns its business operations in an environmental-friendly way and interacts with its shareholders and customers voluntarily (Commission of the European Communities, 2001, as cited in Dahlsrud, 2008). Nowadays a large quantity of international companies have issued their CSR report and designed separate websites about their CSR performance in order to run a better business. However, opponents believe the relationship between CSR and company’s performance is neutral (Aupperle, Carroll, & Hatfield, 1985) and CSR’s benefit to a company’s performance is not obvious. As a matter of fact, even CSR performance can’t be measured easily and numerically in most cases, its benefit to a company’s performance is significant. In this paper, the elaboration will cover three most important dimensions: brand value enhancement, employee attraction and consumer relationship nurturance. To begin with, brand value will be enhanced by CSR performance. The study result of Melo and Galan (2011) shows that CSR has a positive impact on brand value. They chose a group of American corporates as target. Meanwhile, they set CSR and brand value as control variables and build a model to set up a connection between them. The numerical result shows the positive correlation of CSR performance...
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...Renewable Energy Resources or Fossil Fuels: Global Warming, Efficacy and Cost Jeneen Rybak English Composition II Professor Sharon Carmack December 27, 2012 Throughout history, people have consistently developed a more convenient way to manage daily life. They have created ways to have access to fresh clean water, systems to remove human waste from within the home, heat, transportation, and electricity. People have become accustom to convenience, without thinking about the damage they could be causing to their own environment. It has become apparent that the human race has inadvertently and irreversibly caused damage to the very environment they depend on. Most of this damage is in our atmosphere due to the use of fossil fuels and the emission of carbon dioxide. Now is the time for the U.S Environmental policy to focus on developing renewable energy resources rather than further developing more oil resources. Global warming can be seen in numerous different forms, including severe weather patterns, changing seasons and melting glaciers. Since 1912, the Kilimanjaro snows have melted more than 80 percent and the glaciers of the Himalaya in India are retreating so quickly that researchers believe they could completely disappear by 2035. Even the migration pattern of animals and insects has changed with the rising temperatures (Glick, 2004). Though the cost of renewable energy sources may be slightly higher than oil (Rangarajan, & Guggenberger...
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...Abilities Summary Strong work ethic and willingness to take ownership of wide-ranging responsibilities. Professional demeanor and appearance, energetic, and upbeat personality. Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidential and sensitive information. Served as point of resource for solving problems and training others on procedures internally and externally in a professional manner. Self-motivated, working well independently or as a team player. Friendly and outgoing but task oriented; focused on results. Excellent track record in problem resolution, multi-tasking, anticipating professionals' needs and taking initiative. Ability to follow directions and accept correction. Outstanding attendance record and dependability. • Administrative Skills • Good Communication Skills (Written and Verbal) • Strong Organizational and Prioritization Skills • Ability to Multi-Task • Preparation of Reports and Presentations • Basic Project Management Skills • Attention to Detail • Excellent Problem Solving Technical Skills • MS Office XP and Outlook Express • Average User of Word, and Excel • Internet Navigation and Research • Type 65+ WPM • Proficient with MIDB, QueryTree, Google Earth, Analyst Notebook, Palentir, ArcGIS, Intelink, M3, FireTruck, and mIRC • Work History and Responsibilities Oct 2010 to Present United States Air Force Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio Operational Intelligence Analyst Global Threat Group • Responsible for documenting...
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...The burning of fossil fuels has many negative effects on the earth. “Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons, primarily coal, fuel oil, or natural gas. They are formed from the remains of dead plants and animals” (RelightNY). The combustion of these fossil fuels releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, daily. This contributes to global warming. The improper disposal of oil and garbage causes land, water and air pollution. Renewable energy sources occur naturally and are inexhaustible. They are not derived from fossil or nuclear fuels which make them the ideal solution for the preservation. Only a small percentage of the energy used is supplied by renewable sources. Types of renewable energy sources include solar, wind, tidal, wave,...
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...“You can talk all you want about having a clear purpose and strategy for your life, but ultimately this means nothing if you are not investing the resources you have in a way that is consistent with your strategy. In the end, a strategy is nothing but good intentions unless it's effectively implemented.” –Clayton M. Christensen (1) Something that really struck me in Christensen’s book was when he talked about how he developed the strategy for his own life. At the time, Christensen was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, and his academic program was very demanding. Yet, Christensen “decided to spend an hour every night reading, thinking, and praying about why God put [him] on this earth.” This daily commitment was challenging to keep because it took him away from his studies, but reflecting upon that commitment and experience, he said: “Had I instead spent that hour each day learning the latest techniques for mastering the problems of autocorrelation in regression analysis, I would have badly misspent my life. I apply the tools of econometrics a few times a year, but I apply my knowledge of the purpose of my life every day. It’s the single most useful thing I’ve ever learned. I promise my students that if they take the time to figure out their life purpose, they’ll look back on it as the most important thing they discovered at HBS. If they don’t figure it out, they will just sail off without a rudder and get buffeted in the very rough seas of life.” (2) In order to answer the question...
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...Labor economist Dr. Juliet B. Schor is currently Professor of Sociology at Bos- ton College. Prior to joining Boston College, she taught economics at Harvard University for nine years. She has written extensively on work and consump- tion patterns of Americans. As one of the nation’s best-known voices on the topic, she has received numerous honors. Her book The Overworked Ameri- can: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure received honors from Princeton Uni- versity, Business Week, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and others. Her more recent book, The Overspent American: Upscaling, Downsifting and the New Consumer, received the George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contri- butions to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language, awarded from the National Council of Teachers of English. Dr. Schor holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Massachusetts and a B.A. in Economics from Wesleyan University. Why Do We Consume So Much? by Dr. Juliet B. Schor “Why do we consume so much?” Observers of consumption have answered this question in many ways. Because it’s our human nature. Because ads tell us to. Because we can’t help ourselves. Because our economic system needs us to. Because we are trapped in a fruitless dynamic of desire, acquisition, and disappointment. Because he who dies with the most toys wins. Just because we can. These answers are inadequate. But I believe we can find more satisfying ones by a critical application of both economic and sociological theory, which will...
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...1 Cases, 14th Edition case 36 Cases, 14th Edition case 36 Benziger Family Winery Murray Silverman San Francisco State University M att Atkinson, ranch manager at Benziger Family Winery (BFW), was overseeing the development of the winery’s environmental management system (EMS). Matt was working with Chris Benziger, partner and national sales manager, to ensure that development of the EMS was consistent with BFW’s operational and strategic direction. It was February 2003 and Matt and Chris had already invested countless hours in the EMS, which was being developed with assistance from the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA). Through its EMS winery pilot project, Cal/EPA hoped to design an EMS template that eventually could be made available to other wineries. Furthermore, Cal/EPA was attempting to develop a template that was consistent with ISO 14001, an internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems. Cal/EPA had selected BFW in June 2000 as one of two pilot wineries because of the winery’s proactive commitment to environmental policies and the significant environmental advances it had already made. Matt believed that considerable progress had been made on the company’s EMS. With Cal/EPA’s assistance, BFW had developed a formal environmental policy, identified and prioritized its environmental impacts, and established objectives and targets. However, there were still many steps to be carried out in establishing a full-fledged...
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...Francisco State University 36 Tom Lanphar California Department of Toxic Substances Control had been the primary participants developing the system, the rest of the organization would have to become involved and staff training would be required. In light of the financial investments and time that would be required from management and employees, Matt and Chris had to decide whether to aggressively pursue ISO 14001 certification. The alternative was to continue to develop an EMS as time and resources permitted, leaving open the possibility of eventually pursuing ISO 14001 certification. M att Atkinson, ranch manager at Benziger Family Winery (BFW), was overseeing the development of the winery’s environmental management system (EMS). Matt was working with Chris Benziger, partner and national sales manager, to ensure that development of the EMS was consistent with BFW’s operational and strategic direction. It was February 2003 and Matt and Chris had already invested countless hours in the EMS, which was being developed with assistance from the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA). Through its EMS winery pilot project, Cal/EPA hoped to design an EMS template that eventually could be made available to other wineries. Furthermore, Cal/EPA was attempting to develop a template that was consistent with ISO 14001, an internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems. Cal/EPA had selected BFW in June 2000 as one of two pilot wineries because...
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