already clearifies alternative fuels are nessecary to support our energy demand. This paper will focus on one of the alternative fueles‚ namely: wind energy‚ within the Dutch market with special focus on innovation. Innovations will include product‚ process‚ transaction and business model innovations as defined by Jacobs (2007). In order to be able to study the market and the corresponding innovations we took Nuon as focal company to represent the main actor in the industry; the energy producer/supplier
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Solar and wind power are alternative sources of energy which have been growing rapidly during this time of energy crisis. Wind and solar energies are considered an efficient and clean fuel. They do not cause any air or water pollution because they involve no burned fuel (MNIDER‚ 2008). Recently‚ there has been a focus on developing renewable energy resources. The main reason is that renewable energies are inexhaustible in contrast to the other energies such as fossil fuels‚ which widely considered
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world’s energy currently comes from fossil fuels such as coal‚ oil and natural gas. There are an estimated 1354 billion barrels of oil left in earth‚ and 80 million barrels of oil are consumed per day¹. According to these statistics‚ if our society keeps consuming oil at this rate‚ earth’s oil will only last 16‚925 more days‚ or 46.5 years (as of Jan. 1 2010)¹. To combat this growing issue‚ many alternative sources of energy have been developed. Popular alternative energy sources include geothermal
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Energy Sources & Energy Transfer Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight‚ wind‚ rain‚ tides‚ and geothermal heat‚ which are renewable (naturally replenished). Sources: Solar Energy Wind Energy Hydropower Biomass Energy Hydrogen Geothermal Energy Ocean Energy A non-renewable resource is a natural resource which cannot be produced‚ grown‚ generated‚ or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate‚ once depleted there is no more available for
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Name: Jiaoyang Zhang Course NO.: BUSML 4252 Assignment 1 1) Discuss your thoughts on what makes something “good” for society? Before we define something whether they are good for society or not‚ we should consider what a good society is. In thinking about the characteristics of a good society‚ different people tend to emphasize different things that they consider to be important. However‚ there might be some characteristics of a good society that nearly everyone would agree on and what factors
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Seitz (2008)‚ solar energy source is widely seen as one of solutions with the greatest potential. In modern technology‚ according to Fanchi (2005)‚ heating and cooling system and solar electric generating system are associated with the solar energy industry at present. For instance‚ that solar heating collector which belongs to heating and cooling system can transform radiant energy into heat energy by capturing sunlight. Moreover‚ solar electric generating system is divided into power tower and photovoltaic
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Nowadays‚ people are able to travel everywhere in the world. The interest of tourism has risen every year. There are many positive aspects of tourism. However‚ development of tourism has caused many problems as well. The big problems are traffic‚ stressful life for the local people and environmental effects. The positive side is that the tourism is the source of money for the local economy. First of all‚ tourism impacts the people and the culture of particular places. There are places where tourism
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* The sun has produced energy for billions of years. Solar energy is the sun’s rays (solar radiation) that reach the Earth. This energy can be converted into other forms of energy‚ such as heat and electricity. * In the 1830s‚ the British astronomer John Herschel famously used a solar thermal collector box (a device that absorbs sunlight to collect heat) to cook food during an expedition to Africa. Today‚ people use the sun’s energy for lots of things. solar energy can be used to: * Heat
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Solar Absorbers and the Future of Electricity Solar Absorbers and the Future of Electricity By James Folta Electricity is what we use to power things at home or at school. You can probably look around right now and see an electrical outlet or two. Everything that we plug into one of these outlets uses electricity. But where does this electricity come from? Right now we have a few ways to make electricity. Some are better than others. There are some scientists who are trying to find
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