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Evaluation of Existing Customer-Owned, On-Site Distributed Generation Business Models
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Defining a Business Model for Utility-Scale Thermal Energy Storage ? Value Proposition, Needs, and Opportunities .
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Models and Methods for Sparse (Hyper)Network Science in Business, Industry, and Government
The authors are hosting an AMS sponsored Mathematics Research Community (MRC) focusing on two themes that have garnered intense attention in network models of complex relational data: (1) how to faithfully model multi-way relations in hypergraphs, rather than only pairwise interactions in graphs; and (2) challenges posed by modelling networks with extreme sparsity. Here we introduce and explore these two themes and their challenges. In this work, we hope to generate interest from researchers in pure and applied mathematics and computer science.
Poster - 26: Electronic Waiting Room Management for a busy Cancer Centre
We describe an electronic waiting room management system that we have developed and deployed in our cancer centre. Our system connects with our electronic medical records systems, gathers data for a machine learning algorithm to predict future patient waiting times, and is integrated with a mobile phone app. The system has been in operation for over nine months and has led to reduced lines, calmer waiting rooms and overwhelming patient and staff satisfaction.
Proving the Business Case for Building Analytics
As building monitoring becomes more common, facilities teams are faced with an overwhelming amount of data. These data do not typically lead to insights or corrective actions unless they are stored, organized, analyzed, and prioritized in automated ways. Buildings are full of energy savings potential that can be uncovered with the right analysis. With analytic software applied to everyday building operations, owners are using data to their advantage and realizing cost savings through improved energy management.
Report on the deuterium retention in CVD coated W on SiC in support of the Ultramet Company’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project
A tungsten (W) coated (0.0005-inch thickness) silicon carbide (SiC) (1.0-inch diameter and 0.19-inch thickness) sample was exposed to a divertor relevant high-flux (~1022 m-2s-1) deuterium plasma at 200 and 400°C in the Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL’s) Tritium Plasma Experiment (TPE), and the total deuterium retention was subsequently measured via the thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS) method. The deuterium retentions were 6.4x1019 m-2 and 1.7x1020 m-2, for 200 and 400°C exposure, respectively. The Tritium Migration Analysis Program (TMAP) was used to analyze the measured TDS spectrum to investigate the deuterium behavior in the W coated SiC, and the results indicated that most of the deuterium was trapped in the W coated layer even at 400°C. This thin W layer (0.0005-inch ~ 13µm thickness) prevented deuterium ions from bombarding directly into the SiC substrate, minimizing erosion of SiC and damage creation via ion bombardment. The shift in the D desorption peak in the TDS spectra from 200 C to 400°C can be attributed to D migration to the bulk material. This unexpectedly low deuterium retention and short migration might be due to the porous nature of the tungsten coating, which can decrease the solution concentration of deuterium atoms.
Business Case Analysis of Research and Development Central
Research and Development Central (R&D Central) is a proposed suite of web-based tools whose objective is to improve LANL’s sponsored work (SW) projects (work for others plus DOE Non Defense Program work). Target areas for LANL process improvement include opportunity identification, project conception, proposal preparation and submission, and project capture and tracking. R&D Central will help create a more strategic SW portfolio and position the Laboratory for increased funding diversity and sustainable growth. This report analyzes the costs and benefits of implementing phase I of R&D Central in FY13. A one-time investment of $\$$1.8M in mainly G&A personnel dedicated to improving LANL tools plus $\$$200k/y for maintenance and operations can be compared to about $\$$4M/y of quantitative savings. In addition there are many qualitative savings from R&D Central such as better alignment of projects with missions and capabilities, reduced risk, decreased duplication of effort, an improved SW win rate, better employee morale, and a more stable, diversified SW funding stream. New market potential of some tens of millions of dollars per year is possible. R&D Central Phase I clearly offers savings to LANL, more than paying for itself in the first year after implementation. Laboratory stakeholders who were interviewed for this study are uniformly positive about the potential for R&D Central to improve the SW proposal experience. Issues that continue to limit entrepreneurial success and frustrate staff are directly addressed by the proposed program.
Business Case Analysis of Research and Development Central—Summary
Research and Development Central (R&D Central) is a proposed suite of web-based tools whose objective is to improve LANL’s sponsored work (SW) projects (work for others plus DOE Non-Defense Program work). Target areas for LANL process improvement include opportunity identification, project conception, proposal preparation and submission, and project capture and tracking. R&D Central will help create a more strategic SW portfolio and position the Laboratory for increased funding diversity and sustainable growth.
Business Case Analysis of Real Green Building Systems, LLC Technologies
Real Green Building Systems, LLC offers environmentally friendly home designs with five synergistic systems: plumbing-based fire protection, solar thermal heating and domestic hot water, solar electricity, and recycled water. This home design fits with the green construction movement in the United States that has developed to the point where 20 percent of all newly built homes last year were “green,” with an overall $25B market value. The market is expected to grow to between 29% and 38% of new U.S. homes by 2016. Generally, materials and construction costs are somewhat higher (five to ten percent) for green homes, but some localities offer rebates form the state or utility to help offset this. Structural features that are typical include tightly insulated walls to prevent air escape, insulated foundations, and windows designed to capture heat. Other add-on systems include solar or geothermal heating or cooling, and solar electric. A mechanical air exchange system may be needed to ensure good air quality given the tight nature of the house. A green home is desirable to buyers who are looking to save utility bills or reduce dependence on the grid. Often buyers are at or nearing retirement, and such a home can reduce volatility of energy costs long term. Owners may need education on the systems to feel comfortable with the relatively novel active technologies. Passive systems such as thick walls with better insulation need no maintenance or training, and can be quiet, medically safer, and more comfortable. The resale value of a green home appears to be somewhat higher than conventional homes. California data suggest a premium of about nine percent on green home sales prices. One of the key differences in RGBS homes is the fully insulated, fire-protected multi-purpose room instead of a garage. A “garage” in normal houses is not suitable for uses other than storage and parking vehicles. But RGBS designs this area to be conditioned floor space, equivalent to the rest of the home with the only difference being an overhead door. In fact, most home owners do not use a garage to store their car—a recent study showed that about 75 percent of garages are used for other purposes. This is explicitly recognized in the RGBS design, with the conditioned space made fully functional for all uses. A key benefit of this is also that the space can be counted as living space for appraisal purposes, which leads to a lower cost per square foot for the home in addition to increased functionality.
Business Case for Energy Efficiency in Support of Climate Change Mitigation, Economic and Societal Benefits in the Republic of Korea
This study seeks to provide policymakers and other stakeholders with actionable information towards a road map for reducing energy consumption cost-effectively. We focus on individual end use equipment types (hereafter referred to as appliance groups) that might be the subject of policies - such as labels, energy performance standards, and incentives - to affect market transformation in the short term, and on high-efficiency technology options that are available today.
Coal-by-Rail: A Business-as-Usual Reference Case
As proposed carbon emission standards reduce domestic coal use, the role of coal in the U.S. energy mix may be expected to decline. If such a decline were to occur, how would it affect rail traffic? Today, coal represents a major share of rail tonnage and gross revenue. While growth in other traffic—most notably, crude oil—may offset some of any potential decline in coal shipments, would it be sufficient? This paper explores trends in coal production volumes and use, rail tonnage and revenue, and the distribution of traffic origins and destinations in order to consider the impact of potential changes in future coal traffic. Rather than modeling discrete flows, it draws on historical data and forecasts maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), industry studies and analyses, and background knowledge of the rail industry, specific routes and service territories, and commodity-level traffic volumes.
Business Case Analysis of Prototype Fabrication Division Recapitalization Plan
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2015 Los Alamos Business Recycler of the Year nomination
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HTGR Technology Economic / Business Analysis and Trade Studies Subtask 1.4 Sensitivity Analysis
This report provides a summary of DOE EIA analyses of the impact of carbon tax scenarios on energy prices.
Business case analysis for in-vessel composting at the TA-46 SWWS facility
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