1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910703572903321

Autore

Kurtz Jennifer

Titolo

Backup power cost of ownership analysis and incombent technology comparison / / J. Kurtz [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Golden, CO : , : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, , September 2014

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 21 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

Collana

NREL/TP ; ; 5400-60732

Soggetti

Fuel cells - Research

Electric power systems - Reliability - Costs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"September 2014."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-18).

Sommario/riassunto

This cost of ownership analysis identifies the factors impacting the value proposition for fuel cell backup power and presents the estimated annualized cost of ownership for fuel cell backup power systems compared with the incumbent technologies of battery and diesel generator systems. The analysis compares three different backup power technologies (diesel, battery, and fuel cell) operating in similar circumstances in four run time scenarios (8, 52, 72, and 176 hours).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910911290303321

Autore

Sutherland Alexander

Titolo

Cockfighting in Britain Since the Enlightenment / / by Alexander Sutherland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024

ISBN

9783031749834

3031749839

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 pages)

Collana

History Series

Disciplina

941

Soggetti

Great Britain - History

Civilization - History

Sports - History

World history

History of Britain and Ireland

Cultural History

Sport History

World History, Global and Transnational History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. A Swell’s Day Out -- Chapter 3. New Ways of Looking at Animals -- Chapter 4. The Suppression of ‘Plebeian’ Blood Sports -- Chapter 5. ‘A General Refinement of Manners’ -- Chapter 6. Cockfighting: A Dangerous Game -- Chapter 7. ‘Cockfighting Extraordinary’ -- Chapter 8. Pitmen: A Breed Apart -- Chapter 9. Scotland’s ‘Idle Gulls and Kites’ -- Chapter 10. Gallomachia: The Formality of Cockfighting in Scottish Schools -- Chapter 11. Dying Game -- Chapter 12. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book looks at the relationship of the cock and cockfighting in Britain from the Enlightenment through the modern era, showing the societal and culture changes that affected that relationship. It examines the evolution of the cock in religion and sport, the evolution of cockfighting as a sport, the changing culture of pastimes, and the historical development of humankind’s relationship with animals and



the philosophy of cruelty to animals and their rights. Alexander Sutherland is an honorary senior teaching fellow in the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition at the University of Aberdeen, UK.