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Adaptive electricity access planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
About 1.1 billion people worldwide lack access to electricity and an additional 1 billion have unreliable access. The social ramifications of this problem are noteworthy because access to electric power has the potential ...
Assessing and mitigating vulnerability chains in model-centric acquisition programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Acquisition programs increasingly use model-centric approaches, generating and using digital assets throughout the lifecycle. Model-centric practices have matured, yet in spite of sound practices there are uncertainties ...
Crushed rock thermal energy storage & nuclear technology : option space & economic impacts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Increasing amounts of intermittent renewables have led to zero and negative priced electricity at times of peak wind and solar production. The volatility added to the grid by renewables and low prices at peak production ...
Valuing energy storage in electricity grids : a machine learning approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Meeting climate change mitigation targets likely requires the integration of large amounts of renewable energy generation, as well as energy storage systems, into the electric grid. However, the deployment of energy storage ...
Public perception of alternative water sources and water usage : a case study of desalination and recycled Water facilities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018-05-23)
The importance of public acceptance within the decision-making process for large-scale, municipal water projects is widely understood and documented. In order to assess the role of public perception on the acceptance of ...
Emergence of second-generation low earth orbit satellite constellations : a prospective technical, economic, and policy analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Modern proposals for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations underscore the tremendous potential and versatility of distributed spacecraft missions (DSMs), but they have also begun to stress the limits of the existing ...
Adapting a hazards-risk model to water scarcity in rural India : Aurangabad case study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The objective of this project is to improve the responsiveness of District Planning to rural water scarcity in India. Through engagements with the Groundwater Survey Development Agency, and Maharashtra State Government ...
Network partitioning algorithms for electricity consumer clustering
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
In many developing countries, access to electricity remains a significant challenge. Electrification planners in these countries often have to make important decisions on the mode of electrification and the planning of ...
Does management matter in scientific laboratories? : evidence from Harvard Medical School
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The high quality of modern medical care is built upon the creation of scientific knowledge generated from medical research. While the role of management practices has been rigorously explored across various industries, ...
Capacity value of variable renewable energy and energy storage
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Variable renewable energy (VRE) resources account for approximately half of new capacity additions in independent system operator (ISO) markets in the United States in the last five years. When designing and implementing ...