...global trends in sUstainable energy investment 2010 Analysis of Trends and Issues in the Financing of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency United nations environment Programme Endorsed by Copyright © United Nations Environment Programme and New Energy Finance, 2010 This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profit purposes without special permission from the copyright holder, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. UNEP would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this publication as a source. No use of this publication may be made for resale or for any other commercial purpose whatsoever without prior permission in writing from the United Nations Environment Programme. Disclaimer United Nations Environment Programme: The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations Environment Programme concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Moreover, the views expressed do not necessarily represent the decision or the stated policy of the United Nations Environment Programme, nor does citing of trade names or commercial processes constitute endorsement. Bloomberg New Energy Finance: The information contained in this publication is derived from carefully selected public...
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...IAE Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 General Management Program – 2012/2013 Business Economics BENIN – COUNTRY STUDY FOR INVESTMENT IN SOLAR ENERGY SECTOR Compiled by: Thi Hien Anh Nguyen Thi Hien Anh NGUYEN 2012 PREAMBLE This report is prepared as a preliminary research based on hypothetic scenario of an investment project of EUR10 million in solar energy sector in Benin. The report hence firstly focuses on the analysis of Benin’s macro-environment, including the political, socio-demographical, economic, legal and ecological environments which might impinge on the project. The report then goes further in analysing the current situation of the energy sector in Benin and the prospects offered for the solar energy sector in Benin. I/ BENIN – COUNTRY CONTEXT AND PROSPECTS 1. Country overview Benin (French: Bénin, formerly Dahomey), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin), is a country in West Africa. Situated in the Gulf of Guinea, it is bordered by Togo to the west, by Nigeria to the east and by Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. A majority of the population live on its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin. The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo, but the seat of government is in Cotonou, the country's largest city. Benin covers an area of approximately 110,000 square kilometers (42,000 sq mi), with a population of approximately 9.1 million. Benin is a tropical, sub-Saharan nation, highly dependent on agriculture, with substantial employment...
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...Participants will learn how world class organizations use safety metrics, including leading and lagging indicators in their journey towards excellence. DuPont has eleven best practice workshops available and is designed to introduce participants to DuPont’s best practices and describe how their participanting can help the organization prevent process related injuries and incidents. DuPont has been implementing Process Safety Management and Operational Risk Management concepts in their facilities and at sites worldwide for over 30 years. The productive costs of DuPont Industries is as follows as of 2012: Energy- 2.4% reduction in non-renewable energy intensity since 2010. DuPont...
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...NATONIA ENERGY – Case Study Individual Review Assignment Date due 17th June 2016 COB (close of business) ~ 3500 words This document presents a description of the company NATEPCO, a full description will follow below. NATEPCO is a subsidiary of NATONIA ENERGY HOLDINGS in the imaginary country Natonia. You hold the position of CIO of NATEPCO and you have been tasked to prepare an IT strategic plan for the Managing Director of NATEPCO. Use thereto the following questions to cover all relevant aspects: Part 1 a) Sketch the Business Model for NATEPCO using the approach of Osterwalder. Make a short description (3-4 lines) for each of the 9 boxes and indicate (where possible) what kind of IT systems are being used in each. b) Derive the business maxims for NATEPCO (maxims are explained in attached article). c) Derive IT maxims relating to these business maxims (do not purely map 1-1). Part 2 a) Identify what is wrong / lacking with operational and organizational governance in NATEPCO. Where does NATEPCO stand on the issue of LIKE and AS a business (see attached article). b) Identify areas of improvement for NATEPCO’S IT organisation in the area of organization, e.g. Committees, Processes, Roles & Responsibilities, Rules and Budget authority. c) Develop an IT Balanced Score Card for operational performance management of NATEPCO d) Sketch a (high level) outline for a IT Balanced Scorecard for NATONIA ENERGY HOLDINGS. Part 3 a) Suggest new IT technology relevant for...
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...PREFACE Adam Jefferson, a divine manifest of Adam Smith's materialism and Thomas Jefferson's idealism, is our troubled modern day hero. He awoke in the middle of his life - broke and lost. A serial entrepreneur, his life was a never-ending quest for material success. At age 38, as Joseph Campbell forewarned humanity, Adam had "climbed the ladder of success, only to realize it was propped up against the wrong wall." Alone, with nothing else to lose, Adam Jefferson climbed down off of the ladder and searched for the wall of his future. This led him on a 100-day odyssey to start the ascent of his new life, an epic journey which called him across the world discussing today's challenges and opportunities with the great minds of our past - Carl Jung, Mary Parker-Follett, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mohandas Gandhi, Albert Einstein, and many others. An act of their collective genius and magical combustion, a psychological and sociological theory for sustainability and success was formed. Like all heroic quests, Adam ended where he had begun. Prior to his expedition, Adam had an unforgettable encounter with one of the great minds of the 20th century. One freezing, early morning on January 17, 2009, Adam Jefferson met the famed Harvard psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They walked the beach in Winthrop for hours, discussing morality and the questions one ponders in the solitude of despair. They exchange woes - "You tell me yours, and I will tell you mine."...
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...By Jazmine Bennett Jarett Diamond Gary Fischer Kerby Smithson A project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science (Natural Resources and Environment) School of Natural Resources and Environment University of Michigan April 2010 Project Advisor: Scott Noesen Disclaimer Unless otherwise explicitly stated, the views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the University of Michigan, the School of Natural Resources and the Environment, the Arbor Brewing Company, or any entity other than the members of the Green Brewery Project student team. This document contains many forward-looking statements, including predictions of project costs, payback periods, performance characteristics, incentive award amounts, etc. Such statements are the results of careful analysis by the team, using the best information available at the time, and based on certain expectations and assumptions which are identified wherever possible. A variety of factors could cause the actual results to differ from predicted outcomes. Advice from qualified professionals should be sought to complement the advice contained herein. The Green Brewery Project | Disclaimer i Acknowledgements The Green Brewery Project could not have been a success without the help of many people and organizations. First we would like to thank Matt and Rene Greff and all of the Corner Brewery Staff for allowing us to do this project and being cooperative...
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...total productivity to 133 care packages per day. What will be her new productivity? c) What will be the percentage increase in productivity if Lori makes the change? PX 1.7 George Kyparisis (using data from Problem 1.6) determines his costs to be as follows: Labor: $10 per hour Resin: $5 per pound Capital expense: 1% per month of investment Energy: $.50 per BTU Show the percent change in productivity for one month last year Versus one month this year, on a multifactor basis with dollars as the common denominator. PX 1.9 Lillian Fok is president of Lakefront Manufacturing, A producer of bicycle tires. Fok makes 1,000 tires per day with the following resources: Labor: 400 hours per day @ $12.50 per hour Raw material: 20,000 pounds per day @ $1 per pound Energy: $5,000 per day Capital costs: $10,000 per day a) What is the labor productivity per labor-hour for these tires at? Lakefront Manufacturing? b) What is the multifactor productivity for these tires at? Lakefront Manufacturing? c) What is the percent change in multifactor productivity if Fok can reduce the energy bill by $1,000 per day without cutting production or changing any other inputs? PX 1.11 Munson Performance Auto, Inc., modifies 375 autos per year. The manager, Adam Munson, is interested in obtaining a measure of overall performance. He has...
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...Introduction The article Big Fans Push Air Around, Energy Bills Down written by, Trever Hockensmith discusses how highly efficient large-width fans can reduce consumer energy bills. By using these fans you get better temperature stability throughout a large space, while saving money on energy bills. The different seasons cause energy rates to increase and decrease consumers are looking for more and more ways to stabilize their energy bill. How they save money The big fans will save consumers money by the fan size and the fans unique airfoils, however the speed of these fans are not fast. The fans require minimal electrical input to run. Some consumers reported saving 25% or more on their energy bills, with these fans steady mixing air throughout the space; this can maintain the same temperature control with less effort resulting in a reduction of operating cost. These large fans reduce the cost because temperature gauge do not have to be so low these fans can work at a steady temperature. How they work Big fans work in more than one way. One of the ways these fan work is by slowly mixing air throughout large spaces creating a consistent temperature control. Another way is desertification solution. Stratification occurs because hot air is lighter than cooler air and it cause the hot air to rise to the ceiling. By desertification these large fans mix the air and send the warm air down the rafters, resulting in the ability of these fans to normalize the temperature...
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...For Companies Both Big and Small Case study Abstract This paper is about the case study of two companies: CPS energy, a Texas- based company and Lloyd’s construction, a Minnesota based company. To put it briefly, these companies, at the time had a problem with implementing new technology at the office. They encountered resistance from employees. And compared to their competitors, they were not productive enough and were far behind in terms of efficiency. Relating to this I have prepared why people resist change and proposed some effective strategies to deal with them. The paper gives a detail understanding of the two company’s situation and how they could also have solved it. Introduction Technology is truly a boon when you know about it and use it. But it becomes a curse when you can’t. That is the bitter truth about technology. And sadly one of the very prominent reason some business fail is because of lack of investment in technology (Bower & Christensen, 1995). This specially happens among companies which have their history and reputation in the society while using their traditional methods or equipments. This case study is the same. CPS energy is a Texas-based, energy providing company owned by the municipal of the region. A decade ago, they had roughly 4000 workforce, providing its services to the community and riding the road to riches (Markas, 2013). Their customers and workforce were satisfied. But from a different perspective, it was very clear that...
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...Energy Agnese Strayer University Dr. Andrey R. Pavlov Science 110 April 21, 2012 We recognize energy through the concepts of force and motion. When work is done on an object, it gains energy. Energy is made of two types, potential energy which is stored energy and kinetic energy which consists of moving energy. Food is stored energy. It is stored as a chemical with potential energy. When your body uses that stored energy to do work, it then becomes kinetic energy.(Integrated Science, 2008) Any form of energy can be converted to another form. Most technological devices that we use are recognized as energy converters. Energy cannot be created, nor destroyed. This is the reason why it exists in many forms. For example, a light bulb converts electrical energy to radiant energy. It can come in various forms, mechanical, chemical, radiant, electrical, and nuclear. Thermodynamics is the study of energy being converted from one form to another. There are three laws of thermodynamics. The first law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be converted from one form to another. The second law states that heat energy can be transferred only from body at high temperature to the body at lower temperature. Heat can only be moved from high to low without external work being performed. If you want to move the heat energy from low temperature reservoir to high temperature reservoir, then something external must intercept in order for that to work. (Definition...
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...total productivity to 133 care packages per day. What will be her new productivity? c) What will be the percentage increase in productivity if Lori makes the change? PX 1.7 George Kyparisis (using data from Problem 1.6) determines his costs to be as follows: Labor: $10 per hour Resin: $5 per pound Capital expense: 1% per month of investment Energy: $.50 per BTU Show the percent change in productivity for one month last year Versus one month this year, on a multifactor basis with dollars as the common denominator. PX 1.9 Lillian Fok is president of Lakefront Manufacturing, A producer of bicycle tires. Fok makes 1,000 tires per day with the following resources: Labor: 400 hours per day @ $12.50 per hour Raw material: 20,000 pounds per day @ $1 per pound Energy: $5,000 per day Capital costs: $10,000 per day a) What is the labor productivity per labor-hour for these tires at? Lakefront Manufacturing? b) What is the multifactor productivity for these tires at? Lakefront Manufacturing? c) What is the percent change in multifactor productivity if Fok can reduce the energy bill by $1,000 per day without cutting production or changing any other inputs? PX 1.11 Munson Performance Auto, Inc., modifies 375 autos per year. The manager, Adam Munson, is interested in obtaining a measure of overall performance. He has...
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...I can often remember hearing do something with your time as a kid However I cannot remember to many times when someone came up with a decent activity for these youths who don’t have opportunities as some of peers however they make do. Some of these ways make headlines do to the fact that kids are wild and sometimes dangerous. Most of these kids have no activities other than school or sports. The problem starts when all of the bottled up energy comes pouring out at the end of the day. Energy mixed with peer pressure can lead to trouble yet people will sentence children to life with no outdate because of something that under different circumstances would be deemed ok behavior. Or legal if modified,america ispl throwing away good people because of things America her great self if also guilty of as a child I was labeled a hyper active kid I had all kids of pinned up energy that I just didn’t know what to do with witch led to negative activities and most times didn’t start out that way . We as nation are losing because we are losing our future witch is our children. Some of the brightest. Smartest and creative talented generation we have had in quite a while however if we throw our youths to the wolves who will lead us in the future. As a kid I can remember Vietnam war were you could be sentenced to the military instead of jail time now it’s like lock them up throw away the key its ungodly to say the least. America...
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...Dale Carnegie Fundamental Techniques in Handling People Don't criticize, condemn or complain. Give honest and sincere appreciation. Arouse in the other person an eager want. Six ways to make people like you Become genuinely interested in other people. Smile. Remember that a person's name is the sweetest and most important sound in any language to them. Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves. Talk in terms of the other person's interests. Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely. Win people to your way of thinking The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it. Show respect for the other person's opinions. Never say, "You're wrong." If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically. Begin in a friendly way. Get the other person saying "yes, yes" immediately. Let the other person do a great deal of the talking. Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers. Try honestly to see things from the other person's point of view. Be sympathetic with the other person's ideas and desires. Appeal to the nobler motives. Dramatize your ideas. Throw down a challenge. Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment A leader's job often includes changing your people's attitudes and behavior. Some suggestions to accomplish this: Begin with praise and honest appreciation. Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other...
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...introduced globally. * I.E. The U.S President to introduce ‘endorsement of renewable energy’. | * These incentives create an opportunity for Canadian Solar to enter new global markets, and become recognized as a credible Canadian company. | Economical | * The temporary shortage of silicone in 2008 led silicone prices to incline dramatically ($500 per kg). The production of modules are highly dependent on silicone. * Being a multinational organization, the global economic downturn in 2008. | * This led production costs to incline significantly until the supply of silicone sufficed. Fluctuation in raw material prices will affect the company’s ability to sell modules at a fixed price. * Fluctuating solar demand resulted in an oversupply of panels in 2009, then an undersupply when forecasts were exceeded. Financial analysists found trouble with predicted sales. | Socio-cultural | * Solar and renewable energy are being regarded as a popular new trend. * High volume of diversified employees (Canada, China, and Germany). | * Attraction of consumers such as developers, corporations, and building owners. | Technological | * Management is introducing the ‘Inverted vertical integration’. * Has initiated a recycling process for reclaimable silicone. | * Allows for flexibility in short-term demand shifts and frees the company from the capital investment needed. This will reduce manufacturing costs, improve cash management as well as inventory...
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...San Diego Ceiling Fan Installers Ceiling fans are a great investment for your home. They are able to provide the owner with several advantages that can add to the décor and mood of the room. Ceiling fans can transform your home into a more pleasant place to be all year long. Ceiling fans can save you money by reducing your energy bill. When it is warm outside the fan can lower the temperature 1 – 2 degrees for the room’s occupants. It does this by pulling cool air from the floor and circulating it within the room. Ceiling fans are energy savers even when it isn’t warm outside. The rotation direction of the fan can be reversed, normally just by pushing a button, and it will push the warm air down from the top of the room to circulate it, warming...
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