To reduce dependence on foreign sources of energy, address climate change, and improve environmental quality, the U.S. government requires federal agencies to take a leadership role in purchasing alternative fuel vehicles, using alternative fuel, and reducing petroleum consumption. Compliance...
AbstractThe impacts of misguided urban planning can be damaging to the involved population's welfare and, in consequence, destructive to the economy of a country. More proficient urban planning approach, which meets population's needs and incorporates the sustainable rapid mass transit system, is...
Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) is a key technology to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the potential effects of climate change. While focus on CCS technologies for coal-fired power plants has been given, its evaluation on natural gas-fired power plants is...
The purpose of this dissertation was to develop, test, and evaluate a framework to assist investors in photovoltaic (PV) power plants in dust-prone arid regions make informed decisions regarding selection among PV panel cleaning alternatives. Soiling of PV panels is a problem in dust-prone arid...
Chief Information Officers (CIOs) of major corporations are tasked with providing employees with access to information and tools to enable the efficient creation of products that provide a competitive advantage to the corporation. CIOs typically inherent Information Technology (IT)...