Rezachek & Associate Energy & Environmental Resources

Rezachek & Associates Energy & Environmental Resources

          Energy - General
                    Energy Use
                    Energy Resources
                    Fossil Fuels
                              Liquid
                              Gaseous
                              Solid
                    Nuclear Energy
                              Fission
                              Fusion
                    Hydrogen

          Impacts of Energy Use
                    Environmental
                              Air Pollution
                              Global Climate Change
                              Thermal Pollution
                              Water Pollution
                    Health and Safety
                    Security

          Energy Efficiency
                    General
                    Commercial
                    Industrial
                    Residential
                    Transportation

          Renewable Energy
                    General

                    Solar Thermal
                              General
                                        Resource Availability/Distribution
                                        Advantages/Disadvantages
                                        Economics
                              Active
                                        Concentrating
                                        Non-Concentrating
                              Passive

                    Photovoltaics
                              General
                                        Resource Availability/Distribution
                                        Advantages/Disadvantages
                                        Economics
                              Crystalline
                              Polycrystalline
                              Thin Film
                              Other Types

                    Wind
                              General
                                        Resource Availability/Distribution
                                        Advantages/Disadvantages
                                        Economics
                              Types
                                        Offshore
                                        Onshore

                    Hydroelectric
                              General
                                        Resource Availability/Distribution
                                        Advantages/Disadvantages
                                        Economics
                              Types
                                        By Size
                                        Impoundment
                                        Run-of-the-River

                    Biomass
                              General
                                        Resource Availability/Distribution
                                        Advantages/Disadvantages
                                        Economics
                              Types

                    Alternative Fuels
                              General
                                        Resource Availability/Distribution
                                        Advantages/Disadvantages
                                        Economics
                              Types
                                        Gaseous
                                        Liquid
                                        Solid

                    Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
                              General
                                        Resource Availability/Distribution
                                        Advantages/Disadvantages
                                        Economics

                    Deep Water Air Conditioning
                              District Cooling - General
                              Lake Water Air Conditioning
                                        General
                                                  Resource Availability/Distribution
                                                  Advantages/Disadvantages
                                                  Economics
                              Seawater Air Conditioning (SWAC)
                                        General
                                                  Resource Availability/Distribution
                                                  Advantages/Disadvantages
                                                  Economics

                    Wave
                              General
                                        Resource Availability/Distribution
                                        Advantages/Disadvantages
                                        Economics

                    Tidal
                              General
                                        Resource Availability/Distribution
                                        Advantages/Disadvantages
                                        Economics

                    Geothermal
                              General
                                        Resource Availability/Distribution
                                        Advantages/Disadvantages
                                        Economics

          Value/Benefits of Renewable Energy
                    General
                    Economic Development
                    Environmental Benefits
                    Job Creation
                    Promotion and Marketing/Market Development

          Utility Integration of Renewables
                    General Utility Information
                    Barriers to Development
                    Control System Architectures/Strategies
                    Distributed Generation
                    Energy Storage
                              Electrical
                              Mechanical
                              Pumped-Storage Hydro
                              Thermal
                    Penetration Limits
                    Power Quality and Impact Assessment
                    Reliability Analysis
                    Risk Assessment/Risk Management
                    Set Asides/Portfolio Standards/System Benefits Charges
                    Supply-Side/IRP/DSM
                    System Modeling/Simulation
                    Transmission Access/Wholesale and Retail Wheeling
                    Utility Restructuring/Stranded Costs

          Sustainable Development
                    Principles of Sustainability

          Sustainable Tourism

         Village Power/Rural Electrification

          Energy Incentives and Financing
                    General
                    Development Subzones
                    Disincentives for Fossil Fuel Use
                    Energy Subsidies
                    Enterprise Zones
                    Green Investment
                    Green Pricing/Green Power/Green Marketing
                    Investment Credits
                    Loan Programs
                    Net Energy Metering
                    New/Innovative Concepts
                    Production Incentives
                    Tax Credits/Tax Treatment

          Energy and Environmental Economics
                    General
                              Avoided Cost Determination
                              Comparisons of Incentive Programs
                              Cost/Benefit Analysis
                              Externalities
                              Input/Output Analysis
                              Least Cost Analysis
                              Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
                              Utility Tariff Cost Components/Evaluation Methodologies
                              Avoided Capacity Benefits
                              Avoided Energy Benefits
                              Avoided Transmission and Distribution Benefits
                              Other Avoided Cost Components

          Other Energy/Environmental Analyses
                    Learning Curve Analysis
                    Life-Cycle Analysis
                    Pathway Analysis

          Energy Facility Siting and Permitting
                    Permit Process Facilitation/Streamlining
                    Permitting and Licensing
                    Site Selection

          Energy and Environmental Education
                    Curricula/Courses
                    Programs
                    Post-Secondary Degree/Non-Degree Programs
                    Organizations/Associations/Mail Lists/Information Resources

          Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
                    Electric Vehicles
                              Electric Vehicle Safety
                              Components (Motors, Motor Controllers, Batteries, Battery Chargers)
                              Conversions/Kits
                              Design, Testing, and Evaluation
                              Infrastructure
                              Organizations/Associations/Mail Lists/Useful Links
                              Electrathon Vehicle Design, Construction, Teams and Events
                              Solar Cars

                    Hybrid Vehicles
                              Pluggable Hybrids

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