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The short answer to the question is “yes!” – provided that we can satisfy a key
requirement: we must achieve the widespread deployment of intelligent, low-cost,
distributed communications that operate down to the level of individual household
and office appliances. To understand why we need such a communications infrastructure,
we must first remind ourselves of the overall power generation challenge
and its context.
Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is a global challenge. Clearly, lowcarbon/
no-carbon renewable energy sources such as wind turbines and
photovoltaics will play an important role in any future CO2 reduction strategy.
However, we operate under one non-negotiable constraint: the stability of the
distribution grid is of primary importance. Consequently, the overall availability
of electrical energy must match the overall consumption at all times. However,
renewable energy production is volatile, so we must find a means to prevent this
volatility from destabilising the grid. We must address such grid stability issues
robustly if we are to avoid catastrophic failures such as the 2003 blackout in the
Northeastern and Midwestern United States and in Ontario, Canada [1]. |
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 Data Modeling of Financial Derivatives: A Conceptual Approach
Written in plain English and based on successful client engagements, Data Modeling of Financial Derivatives: A Conceptual Approach introduces new and veteran data modelers, financial analysts, and IT professionals to the fascinating world of financial derivatives. Covering futures, forwards, options, swaps, and forward rate... | | ASP.net Web Developer's Guide (With CD-ROM)Aimed at the working ASP developer who wants to move to Microsoft .NET, ASP.NET Unleashed: Web Developers Guide offers an excellent example-based programming tutorial. With its strong practical focus, this title offers an excellent choice for learning ASP.NET quickly.
Most every computer book uses examples illustrating programming... | | Discourse of Character Education: Culture Wars in the ClassroomIn this book Peter Smagorinsky and Joel Taxel analyze the ways in which the perennial issue of character education has been articulated in the United States, both historically and in the current character education movement that began in earnest in the 1990s.
The goal is to uncover the ideological nature of different conceptions of character... |
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