ADEQUABILIDADE DA ENERGIA SOLAR PARA A PRODUÇÃO AUTÓNOMA DE ÁGUA DESSALINIZADA

A problemática da escassez de água fazem-se sentir com maior intensidade nas regiões áridas e semi-áridas. Estas regiões caraterizam-se c pela variabilidade climática e constantes secas, sendo uma condicionante ao desenvolvimento socioeconómico dessas localidades. Nas zonas mais remotas e com limitação de recursos hídricos, a dessalinização é utilizada como fonte primária para obter água potável para abastecimento de comunidades. Entre as várias tecnologias existentes na dessalinização, a osmose inversa é a mais utilizada para produção de água potável. A energia solar fotovoltaica permite resolver o problema da eletrificação em zonas rurais sendo uma mais-valia pois permite alcançar a autonomia energética relativamente ao sistema convencional. Esta dissertação tem como objetivo avaliar o potencial da dessalinização descentralizada com recurso à energia solar aplicada a pequena escala. Para estudar a aplicabilidade e a viabilidade da tecnologia é realizado o pré-dimensionamento do sistema de osmose inversa associado ao sistema fotovoltaico, a ser instalado numa localidade rural em Cabo Verde. A validação desta combinação de tecnologias e a sua implementação no local pressupõe a garantia de um desenvolvimento sustentável para as comunidades. Os resultados obtidos mostram a viabilidade da produção autónoma de água potável suficiente para garantir a satisfação das necessidades da população.

Charting Our Own Course: Today’s Challenges, Tomorrow’s Opportunities, December 2008

The Office of Energy Independence presents Iowa’s second annual energy independence plan, which highlights accomplishments achieved thus far and makes recommendations for the coming year. This plan shows that Iowa has made significant progress in building the foundation for reaching energy independence in just the past year. Continued investment and further efforts will enable Iowa to push toward even greater advances, while creating new jobs and diversifying local economies. With those aims in mind, the state has been investing extensively in the new energy economy. One important example is the Iowa Power Fund, an annual appropriation from the Iowa General Assembly administered by the Office of Energy Independence. In less than one year, the Office has received more than 160 project applications totaling more than $308 million in requests. The projects approved thus far will help advance Iowa’s wind and solar industries, foster new energy efficiency practices, and develop the bio fuels industry for a more economically and environmentally sustainable future. Iowa’s position as a leader in the new energy economy is dependent on the success of the Power Fund, and on the success of this plan. This plan clearly states that Iowa must boldly pursue a strong position in the emerging energy economy worldwide.

Relatório Final Jogos-Simulação De Marketing – Power Computer

This school in the course of Marketing Business Management and specifically Entrepr This school in the course of Marketing Business Management and specifically Entrepreneurship in the discipline of Simulation - Games Marketing year was accordingly for the creation of a company in the computer business in business online simulator called Marketplace, in order to put into practice all the theoretical knowledge acquired during all previous semesters. This platform we were confronted with decisions in eight quarters corresponding 4 every year , in order to encourage learning in a practical way, a virtual and dynamic environment. Every quarter acareados with well organized tasks taking as a reference point defined strategies such as market research analysis, branding , store management after its creation , development of the policy of the 4Ps , identifying opportunities , monitoring of finances and invest heavily . All quarters were subjected decisions and are then given the results , such as: market performance , financial performance, investments in the future , the "health" of the company 's marketing efficiency then analyzed by our company , teaching and also by competition Balanced Scorecard ie , semi-annual and cumulative . For the start of activities it was awarded the 1st year a total of 2,000,000, corresponding to 500,000 out of 4 first quarter , and 5,000,000 in the fifth quarter in a total of 7,000,000 . The capital invested was used to buy market research, opening sales offices , create brands , contract sales force , advertise products created and perform activity R & D in order to make a profit and become self- sufficient to guarantee the payment of principal invested to headquarters ( Corporate Headquarters ) .

Energy Management for Stand-Alone Renewable Energy Systems (E-MAN-RES). Simulacions de sistemes.

L’objecte del present informe és la descripció dels treballs duts a terme en l’Activitat 2 del projecte E-MAN-RES: models de simulació i càlcul per optimització i anàlisi de sensibilitat de la gestió de la demanda, per part de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.