...electricity markets National monopoly National monoplies tend to increase their resources (people and capacity) put the all costs to their tariff base The planning is easier and can be made to minimize costs in the long term They tend to build more high investment cost plants, which have low fuel costs (nuclear and hydro) 6 Traditional electricity markets Competition in transmission network level Tends to keep the whole sale prices of electricity lower Tariff = Fc x P + Vc x E Where Fc = fixed costs of power plant (€/kW/month) P = capacity ordered by customer (kW) Vc = variable costs of power plant (€/MWh) E = electrical energy (MWh) 7 Traditional electricity markets competition in transmission network level There can be separate tariffs* for base load, intermediate load and peak load 1)Base load tariff could correspond the costs of nuclear plant (23 €/kW/month and 17 €/MWh) 2)Intermediate load tariff could corresponds to the costs of coal fired plant (14 €/kW/m and 48 €/MWh) 3)Peak load tariff corresponds to the costs of gas engine (9 €/kW/m and 75 €/MWh) or diesel engine plant (5.7 €/kW/m and 109 €/MWh) * See presentation ”Planning of national power systems” 8 Traditional electricity markets...
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...BTEC L3 Diploma and 90 credit Diploma in Public Services Unit number and title: 12.1 Crime and its Effects on Society Assessor Name: Jacqueline Stockdale Date issued: 29/09/14 Hand in deadline: 13/10/14 Assignment title Know crime and disorder legislation, sentences and orders P1- Outline current crime and disorder legislation P2- State the main sentences and orders criminal courts can impose M1- Analyze the impact of two pieces of crime and disorder legislation D1- Evaluate the impact of one piece of crime and disorder legislation Mentioned the impact on the victim, society and communities and the transport police but could do with more detail and facts or references statistics. The Theft Act This is taking the property of another without the intension to give it back; this can have an impact on the victim as they’re without their property whatever it may be (car, phone, wallet, game) or any other property. The person then becomes deprived and feels insecure in case of any other incidents that may occur and they find themselves to be in the same situation, there’s many different types of theft such as robbery, theft, burglary, aggravated burglary. The theft Act is dishonestly taking a belonging from one person and treating it as their own to sell to a third person or do whatever they please with It, theft has a great overall impact on society and communities shoplifters for an example are dishonestly taking produce and products this has an impact...
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...rules and duties. In the wake of natural disaster, essentials -- such as food, ice generators, lanterns, lumber, etc. -- may be in short supply. By Florida law, charging exorbitant or excessive prices for these and other necessities following a disaster is not only unethical, it's illegal. Assessing the law from a deontological perspective we would have to say that the Florida law is trying to pursue “the moral thing to do” in this kind of situations where people are desperate to obtain these items that in a state of emergency become basic needs for survival. Stating the deontological ethics there would not be bad consequences from the act of prohibit price gouging in the market neither the consumers because we would be following the rules of helping one to each others. Morally people should not take advantage of difficult times to increase prices that would harm the consumer and his ability to obtain the products that would help him/her survive. B. Assume that you manage a retail business in a low to medium income area of Miami which emphasizes such itrms as food, ice, bottle water, fuel etc. How might the florida law impact (changes in some way?) your decisions involving the above products (eg. Installed capacity, store hours, inventory, pricing, employee hours, etc) in each of the following 3 circumstances? Carefully incorporate the concept of risk into your discussion. I. Many months before “the hurricane...
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...3) ERM Art Supply purchases linen paper with a list price of $15,500 with a chain discount of 35/20/15. What is the net price? A) $ 8,060 B) $ 7,750 C) $10,075 D) $ 6,851 4) Calculate the reconciled balance given the following information: Bank Statement Balance: $378.53 Outstanding Checks: $37.38; $52.85; $100.54 Service Charge: $10.00 Check Register Balance: $197.76 A) $207.76 B) $197.76 C) $187.76 D) $177.76 5) Taxi fare is based on a flat charge per trip of $8.00 plus $0.95 per mile or fraction thereof. In addition, wait time is metered and charged at $0.50 per minute or fraction thereof. John takes a taxi from his hotel to the airport. The distance is 31 ¼ miles. The taxi waited at 3 traffic signals for 45 sec., 55 sec., and 93 sec. John tipped the driver $5.00. How much did John pay for the taxi ride? A) $35.40 B) $40.40 C) $43.40 D) $44.69 6) Ms. Moon is a salesperson who is paid on a commission basis. She earns 6% commission on sales up to $10,000, 12% for sales over $10,000 up to $20,000, and 20% on all sales over $20,000. If she sells $23,500 this pay period, how much money does she earn? A) $1,300 B) $4,000 C) $1,800 D) $2,500 7) Anthony had a loan in the amount of $5,500 at 11% for 3 years. His monthly payments were $203.20. What is the total amount repaid? A) $7,315.20 B) $1,815.20 C) $6,096.00 D) $ 609.60 8) An item costs $880 and has a selling price of $1,300. Calculate the markup based...
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...Assignment #3 Production and Operations Management Explain one possible option that Marathon could take to reduce the time involved in the production process. Marathon Oil is the leading integrated energy company, known for many things such as the exploration of gas and oil, oil production and refining, marketing and distribution and transportation of the finished product. Strategically located thought the world, in places such as the U.S., Angola, Canada, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Indonesia, Ireland, Libya, Norway, and the UK makes Marathon a large international conglomerate that is easily accessible in many markets. With pipelines running throughout the United States, Marathon is able to supply large quantities of oil to various suppliers within hours. With a large number of the U.S. oil refineries located in hurricane regions, (Such as Louisiana) can cause significant price changes at the pump, when natural disasters such as hurricane Katrina and Rita occur. By expanding and/or creating new refineries in other regions, Marathon will allow production and operation responsibilities to shift to other workers and bring more supply into the marketplace. This would take pressure off refineries when they are not able to operate under normal circumstances. Creating new refiners would not only create new jobs, but also bring in needed revenue to the economy. Another option that Marathon could take to reduce the time involved in the production process is to upgrade existing...
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...| The Automotive Industry | Ford AutomotiveOctober 3, 2012 | | | | | INTRO: BARRIERS TO ENTRY: Since the company we chose to analyze is Ford, the industry is limited to the North American automobile industry. Barriers to entry are defined as characteristics of the industry itself that prevent rivals from getting in as well as set standards for the competitors in that industry. The automotive industry has grown exponentially and it is currently one of the most competitive industries. One of the major players in barriers to entry is brand strength. Over the years brands have been developing and customer loyalty to one particular brand is very strong. This makes it difficult for a company to enter the industry and expect to be a significant competitor. Customers are loyal to one particular brand and that diminishes the customer base for new entrants. Unless the company already has the internal structure of a big automotive manufacturing company then it is very difficult for them to enter this particular industry. Not only are start-up costs very high, but there are significant costs in the design and manufacturing of cars. Product differentiation is also another major factor, since many companies have had to rely on their unique products to attract more customers as well as expand their customer base. Other factors to barriers to entry include government regulations. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency has set standards of emissions...
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...competitors include VIA Rail, owned automobile, and airline transportation companies. The consumer segmentation can be divided into three groups including college and university students, newer professionals and established professionals. The target market will be age 18 to 24 college and university young professionals. Philip Hart needs to decide which promotional vehicle would be best for Greyhound’s product placement. The alternative choices include to stick with traditional advertising, or product placement on TV series shows like “Corner Gas” or “Canadian Idol”. We would recommend that MMI present Greyhound in the TV series called “Making the Cut”. Problem Statement Philip Hart, president of Toronto based MM1 Product Placement (MM1) is close to signing Greyhound Canada as a client. The main issue is to find the best promotional vehicle, a new show called “Making the Cut” or an already well-established show like “Corner Gas”, for...
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...gasoline we buy. This gasoline tax is collected by the Federal Highway Trust fund and is used to pay for road maintenance and other transportation projects or needs here in our country. Therefore, gasoline tax can be described as a “user’s fee”. You drive on the roads, which increases wear and tear on the roads, so you pay the tax on your gasoline in order to maintain the roads. There has been a tax on gasoline since 1919. The initial tax rate was only 1 cent on the gallon, but today, more then 50 years later, we pay around 18-19 cents of federal tax on every gallon of gasoline we purchase. State gasoline tax is a different thing altogether. The average state tax for gasoline is about 28-29 cents on the gallon. So all together we pay about 48 cents of tax per gallon of gasoline purchased here in the United States of America. The average cost for a gallon of gasoline today in my home state of Texas is $3.21....
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...music that require more transportation space for sports gear, musical instruments and the need for more “elbow” space. We would like to go on road trips for family vacations and visit family members who live hours away. Having an extra vehicle will certainly make it easier for both parents to take the kids to their activities especially when drop off and pick up time is the same for different kids. Keeping the current vehicle and purchasing a minivan will meet the family needs in different capacities. Information Search In recognizing this problem, I spoke with friends and relatives who already own a minivan. Some parents who I have met through sport teams have expressed what a great difference a minivan has made in their family lifestyle and comfort. They expressed that the space, safety and convenience in having a minivan is certainly worth it for any family. All expressed that “stow ‘n go” in their minivan has been of great convenience and offered to even demonstrate the features to my wife and I. My very close friend in Montreal uses his Dodge Grand Caravan for the same reason I would need a minivan and is thrilled that his family of six can go on long trips with ease. The websites for Dodge, Toyota and Honda have given much insight on the features and prices of their vehicles. I searched online for the safety rating for all three make of vehicles (http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings) and they were rated as the top 3 by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in...
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...on track. In Malaysia, the dengue rate has been increasing significantly. In year 2013, more than 43,000 cases were reported, with 92 deaths, up from 35 dead the year before. Mosquito fogging is a common method to eliminate mosquitos but it doesn’t reduce the dengue rate. Our company spotted a great opportunity to conduct a profit making business and yet provide solution to this problem. The solution is our product, LED Mosquito Killer. It can bait and trap mosquito by luring them with heat, light and CO2. The target market can be household, firms, institutions and it can be used in many places such as home, restaurant, hospital, schools and even outdoor by using the USB cable. We are able to source recycled raw material with cheap price and we are planning to distribute the product to wholesaler and retailer. The forecast sales in the first year will be 24000 units. The startup cost will be RM 178,200.00 and the estimated net profit after deducting all expenses will be RM 108,000.00 for the first year. Breakeven can be achieved on 1 and a half year. Our company is looking forward to expand the production by setting up a new manufacturing plant by the end of 2017. Other than that, we also hope that we can develop new products at the same period of time. While the company leads by an experienced CEO, Cheam Dat Kinn, which has 15 years’ experience as a Managing Director; as well as experts from their respective fields, we believe we have the right team that possesses the...
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...Vietnam’s Power Issues Prepared for Professor Kenneth Marlin Business Communication Professor Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona, Florida Prepared by Melissa Harris Business Communication Student March 10, 2015 Vietnam's Power Issues Melissa Harris Embry Riddle Aeronautical University LETTER of TRANSMITTAL TO: Kenneth Marlin, ERAU Bus. Comm. Professor FROM: Melissa Harris, Bus. Comm. Student DATE: March 15, 2015 SUBJECT: Final Report on Vietnam’s Power Issues Dear Sir, Here is the report on the approved topic that you requested on Jan 15. With due respect, I am undersigned student of Business Communication 222 have reported on “Vietnam’s Power Issues”. This paper has given me insight in how to do business within Vietnam and how these findings would affect doing business there. It was very challenging, yet an experience doing the research. It has been a great pleasure for me to submit this report titled “Vietnam’s Power Issues”. This gave the opportunity to understand the different challenges when doing business in foreign countries. The contents provided in this report are all of my own with some information and references have been taken from other sources. I believe this report to be complete and that it will meet your satisfaction. I would be very happy to provide additional interpretation of any part of the paper if deemed necessary. Sincerely, Melissa Harris Student, Embry Aeronautical University CONTENTS ...
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...Catalogue Validity: 1 May to 31st May 2015 st Ramzan Hampers Offers Validity: 1st May till 30 th June, 2015 ALL PRICES INCLUDE GST. 1 BUYMORE SAVEMORE 2 Ramzan Hampers Offers Validity: 1st May till 30 th June, 2015 1 Rs. 499 Pack 1: 1kg White Refined sugar 1kg Baisan 1kg Daal Chana 95gm Tapal Tezdum Pack 800ml Jam-e-shirin 400gm OK Dates Aseel Packaging Box 2 Rs. 999 Pack 2: 2kg White Refined sugar 1kg Baisan 1kg Daal Chana 95gm Tapal Tezdum Pack 800ml Jam-e-shirin 5kg White Flour Fine Food 1kg Banaspati Ghee Pouch 400gm OK Dates Aseel Packaging Box 3 Rs. 1,499 Pack 3: 2kg White Refined sugar 2x1kg Baisan 1kg Daal Chana 95gm Family Mixture Hard Pack 800ml Jam-e-shirin 5kg White Flour Fine Food 2x1kg OK Old Awami Rice 2x1kg Banaspati Ghee Pouch 400gm OK Dates Aseel Packaging Box 3 BUYMORE SAVEMORE Daal Chana Daal Masoor Daal Mong White Chana Baisan White Refined Sugar 1Kg 1Kg 1Kg 1Kg 1kg 1Kg Fine Life Iodized Salt 800 gm Fine Food Wheat Flour Fine Food Wheat Flour 10Kg 5Kg Mughal Economy Rice Fine Life Basmati Rice 5Kg 5Kg 1Kg & 5Kg Ramzan Hampers Maan Cooking Oil Handi Cooking Oil 1Kg & 5Kg 1Kg & 5Kg 1Kg & 5Kg Mughal Blended Basmati Rice 4 Maan Banaspati Ghee Validity: 1st May till 30 th June, 2015 Handi Banaspati Ghee 1Kg & 5Kg OK Awami Rice Tapal Family Mixture Tapal Tez Dum 1Kg & 5Kg 95gm, 190gm Hard Pack 95gm, 190gm Hard Pack Pakora Mix OK Chaat Masala 250 gm 100 gm Sundip Limo Pani Tang 450gm Quice Rooh...
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...FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION: COST AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF LARGE SCALE PROVEN PLANTS by Mr. Jean Tilly ,..Sc. Thesis, Chemical Engineering Dept. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 and Energy Laboratory Report No. MIT-EL 33-006 June 1983 - 01110 1, *II 111114111E10, 11 I ,1I IEY9 1 1 1,iiiii1mlonl -2- FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION: COST AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF LARGE - SCALE AND PROVEN PLANTS by Jean Tilly Submitted to the Department of Chemical Engineering on May 6, 1983 in partial fullfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Technology and Policy ABSTRACT Flue Gas Desulfurization is a method of controlling the emission of sulfurs, which causes the acid rain. The following study is based on 26 utilities which burn coal, have a generating capacity of at least 50 Megawatts (MW) and whose Flue Gas Desulfurization devices have been operating for at least 5 years. An analysis is made of the capital and annual costs of these systems using a comparison of four main processes: lime, limestone, dual alkali and sodium carbonate scrubbing. The functional analysis, based on operability, allows a readjustment of the annual costs and a determination of the main reasons for failure. Finally four detailed case studies are analyzed and show the evolution of cost and operability along the years. Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Dan Golomb Title: Visiting Scientist -3- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT a I would like to express...
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...Publications (E) Energy 1-1-2010 The Role of energy storage with renewable electricity generation P. Denholm E. Ela B. Kirby M. Milligan Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/renew_pubs Part of the Oil, Gas, and Energy Commons, Power and Energy Commons, and the Sustainability Commons Repository Citation Denholm, P.; Ela, E.; Kirby, B.; and Milligan, M., "The Role of energy storage with renewable electricity generation" (2010). Publications (E). Paper 5. http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/renew_pubs/5 This Technical Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Energy at Digital Scholarship@UNLV. It has been accepted for inclusion in Publications (E) by an authorized administrator of Digital Scholarship@UNLV. For more information, please contact marianne.buehler@unlv.edu. The Role of Energy Storage with Renewable Electricity Generation Paul Denholm, Erik Ela, Brendan Kirby, and Michael Milligan Technical Report NREL/TP-6A2-47187 January 2010 The Role of Energy Storage with Renewable Electricity Generation Paul Denholm, Erik Ela, Brendan Kirby, and Michael Milligan Prepared under Task No. WER8.5005 NREL/TP-6A2-47187 January 2010 Technical Report National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado 80401-3393 303-275-3000 • www.nrel.gov NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Operated by the Alliance...
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...competitive due to rising labor cost and recent global financial crisis. Bangladesh, being a gas rich, low-labor cost economy and having advanced ‘bone china’ technology, is perfectly positioned to be a strategic partner in production and supply of ceramic goods (Board of Investment, Bangladesh). The ceramic industry is surprisingly not quite a new one in Bangladesh. It dates back to 1962. People Ceramic Industries Ltd (PCI) pioneered the manufacture of porcelain tableware in Bangladesh (Khandaker and Alamgir 2006). According to Bangladesh Ceramic Ware Manufacturers Association (BCWMA), there are approximately 40 ceramic manufacturers operating in this industry producing tableware, sanitary ware and tiles. A medium scale ceramic plant needs around Taka 10 crore (Taka 100 million) in initial investment and the BCWMA sources say the present investment in the country’s ceramic industry is roughly about Taka 2,000 crore (Taka 20 billion) and this sector employs one lakh (0.1 million) workers. Shinepukur, Monno, Bengal Fine, Standard, Peoples and National Ceramic are considered as major players in ceramic tableware market. RAK, Fu Wang, China-Bangla, FARR, Modhumoti, ATI, Sunflower, Great Wall, Dhaka-Sanghai and Mir are considered as major manufacturers of tiles and sanitary wares. The total capacity of ceramic tableware manufacturing companies is nearly 24,000 tons a year as of 2008, of which an average of 48 percent is exported and the remaining 52 percent is used in the domestic market. Monno...
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