Advances in Energy Systems and Technology

Contributors

Fuel Cells for Electric Utility Power Generation

I. Introduction

II. Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells

III. Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells

IV. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

V. Electric Utility Fuel Cell Systems

References

Solar Ponds

I. Introduction

II. Historical Background

III. Salt-Gradient Solar Ponds: Basics

IV. Thermal Models of the Salt-Gradient Pond

V. Construction of the Salt-Gradient Pond

VI. Management of the Salt-Gradient Pond

VII. Shallow Solar Ponds

VIII. Alternative Nonconvective Solar Ponds

IX. Possible Applications

X. Economics

Nomenclature

References

The Demand for Home Insulation: A Study in the Household Demand for Conservation

I. Background

II. Specification

III. The Construction of the Insulation Index

IV. Estimation Problems

V. IOLS and Bootstrap Estimation Results

VI. Consistent Estimation

VII. Summary

Appendix A: Derivation of the Information Matrix for the IOLS

Appendix B: Listing of Additional Tables Used in Estimation

Appendix C: Derivation of the Information Matrix for the LIML Estimates of a Box-Cox-Transformed System

References

Index