Engineering topics
Walton, A.
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Faster, Better, Cheaper: An Institutional View
The focus in solar system exploration has shifted to a faster, better, cheaper approach featuring focused, technically sophisticated, fast track missions.
Dispersed storage and generation case studies
Three installations utilizing separate dispersed storage and generation (DSG) technologies were investigated. Each of the systems is described in costs and control. Selected institutional and environmental issues are discussed, including life cycle costs. No unresolved technical, environmental, or institutional problems were encountered in the installations. The wind and solar photovoltaic DSG were installed for test purposes, and appear to be presently uneconomical. However, a number of factors are decreasing the cost of DSG relative to conventional alternatives, and an increased DSG penetration level may be expected in the future.