Article history: Received 17 December 2014 Received in revised form 26 August 2015 Accepted 24 November 2015 Available online 18 December 2015 The growth of fossil fuel power production and the consequent increase in the level of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have set off an alarm signal worldwide. Different policies have been implemented to incentivize the development of renewable energy sour...

Energy costs are notoriously uncertain but what is the effect of this on energysaving investments? We find that real-option frictions imply a novel equilibrium response to increasing but uncertain energy costs: early investments are cautious but ultimately real-option frictions endogenously vanish, and the activity affected by higher energy costs fully recovers. We use electricity market data f...

A de novo tandem duplication 1q32--q42 was observed in a 7-month-old mentally retarded and malformed male infant. Karyotype-phenotype correlation in other similar unbalanced trisomies has shown psychomotor retardation, micro- or retrognathia or both, and low set or malpositioned ears to be the most common features associated with this newly recognised syndrome. However, after reviewing patients...

This paper presents an overview of the main issues associated with the economics of offshore wind. Investment in offshore wind systems has been growing rapidly throughout Europe, and the technology will be essential in meeting EU targets for renewable energy in 2020. Offshore wind suffers from high installation and connection costs, however, making government support essential. We review variou...

We examine how transmission congestion alters the environmental benefits provided by renewable generation. Using hourly data from Texas and midcontinent electricity markets, we find that relaxing constraints between wind-rich areas demand centers of respective markets conservatively increases nonmarket value wind 30 percent for 17 markets. Much this increase in arises a redistribution where air...

The Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) gene is disrupted by a balanced chromosomal translocation (1; 11) (q42; q14.3) in a Scottish family with a high incidence of major depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. Subsequent studies provided indications that DISC1 plays a role in brain development. Here, we demonstrate that suppression of DISC1 expression reduces neural progenitor prolif...

The article aims to evaluate the government policies in Czech Republic that have an impact on energy development and production rural areas, propose areas where smart solutions are appropriate for communities. setup of public companies is compared with respect current trends Smart Villages, being developed. research conclude will require a make decentralization sources strengthened. As well, al...

Nowadays, energy modeling is among the most required tools for optimization of system performance on a regional, national and global scale. The need studies models justified by increasing energetic demand, evolution power generation technologies transition to modern economics developing countries. aim this study provide different aspects, techniques characteristics existing in literature. A bet...