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Capabilities-based planning for energy security at Department of Defense installations [[electronic resource] /] / Constantine Samaras, Henry H. Willis
| Capabilities-based planning for energy security at Department of Defense installations [[electronic resource] /] / Constantine Samaras, Henry H. Willis |
| Autore | Samaras Constantine |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Corporation, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (61 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.7068/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WillisHenry H |
| Soggetto topico |
Strategic planning - United States
Energy policy - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8330-7913-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Background; Outline of This Report; CHAPTER TWO: Using Joint Capability Areas to Inform Installation Energy Security Decisions; Defining Joint Capability Areas for Homeland Security and Emergency Response; Illustrative DoD Capabilities for Energy Security; CHAPTER THREE: Developing a Capabilities-Based Approach for Evaluating Energy Security Decisions; Characterizing the Broad Range of Future Challenges
Identifying Investment Building Blocks for Candidate OptionsAssessing Effectiveness with a Capabilities-Based Portfolio Analysis; Evaluating Outputs and Improving Inputs; CHAPTER FOUR: Conclusions; APPENDIX: Relevant Joint Capability Areas Served by Installation Energy Services; Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219982203321 |
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Characterizing the U.S. industrial base for coal-powered electricity [[electronic resource] /] / Constantine Samaras ... [et al.]
| Characterizing the U.S. industrial base for coal-powered electricity [[electronic resource] /] / Constantine Samaras ... [et al.] |
| Autore | Samaras Constantine |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Corp., 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.79320973 |
| Collana | RAND Corporation monograph series Characterizing the U.S. industrial base for coal-powered electricity |
| Soggetto topico |
Electric power production - United States
Energy development - United States Illegal immigration |
| ISBN |
1-280-12689-2
9786613530752 0-8330-5921-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Background; Approach; Outline of This Monograph; Chapter Two: The Role of Coal-Fired Power in the U.S. Electricity Sector; Electricity Supplied, by Fuel Type; Description of the Coal-Fired Power Plant Fleet; Capacity and Age of Existing Units; Pollution Controls Installed on Existing Coal-Fired Units; Growth in Capital Costs of Recently Built Coal-Fired Units; Chapter Three: Coal-Fired Power Plant Designs, Systems, and Components; Major Coal-Unique Components
Coal Pulverizers Coal Burners; Coal Boilers; Pollution-Control Systems; Smokestacks; Implications of Variations in Coal Characteristics; Chapter Four: Market Structure; The New-Construction Sector for Coal-Fired Electricity-Generating Units; Demand for New Coal Electricity-Generating Units; New-Unit Specification, Design, and Project Development; Construction of Coal Electricity-Generating Units; Operation and Maintenance Sector; Pollution-Control Sector; Summary of Findings on Market Structure; Chapter Five: Workforce; The New-Construction Workforce for Coal Electricity-Generating Units Equipment-Manufacturing Workforce Operation and Maintenance Workforce; Pollution-Control Retrofit Workforce; Workforce Demographics; Hiring and Training; Current Experience from Recent Projects; Summary of Findings on Workforce; Chapter Six: Observations and Remaining Questions; Implications for the U.S. Coal-Based Electricity-Generation Industrial Base; Remaining Questions; Appendixes; A. Key Companies in the Coal-Based Electricity-Generation Industry; B. Supplemental Tables on the Coal Industrial Base Workforce; References |
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| Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Corp., 2011 | ||
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Obtaining life-cycle cost-effective facilities in the Department of Defense / / Constantine Samaras [et al.]
| Obtaining life-cycle cost-effective facilities in the Department of Defense / / Constantine Samaras [et al.] |
| Autore | Samaras Constantine |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 59 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 355.7068/1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HaddadAbigail
GrammichClifford A <1963-> (Clifford Anthony) WebbKatharine Watkins |
| Soggetto topico | Defense contracts - United States - Cost effectiveness |
| ISBN |
0-8330-8002-4
0-8330-8000-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Legislative Background on Life-Cycle Cost Analysis for Military Construction; Study Motivation and Research Approach; Outline of This Report; CHAPTER TWO: The DoD Facility Development, Construction, and Operating Process and Barriers to Life-Cycle Cost-Effectiveness; Incentives and Barriers to Life-Cycle Cost-Effectiveness at Each Step of the Military Construction Process; Step 1: Project Need Identified and Preliminary Justification
Step 2: Economic Analysis and DD Form 1391 Completed Step 3: Regional, Service-Level, and OSD Project Ranking; Step 4: OMB Evaluation; Step 5: Congressional Evaluation and Approval; Step 6: Request for Proposal Preparation and Evaluation; Step 7: Design and Construction; Step 8: O&M and Decommissioning; CHAPTER THREE: The Role of Building Codes in Determining Construction Material; The Role of the International Building Code and Building Types; CHAPTER FOUR: Trade-Offs Between Annual O&M Costs and Initial Capital Costs; CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusions and Observations DoD is Currently Incorporating Life-Cycle Costing in Many Aspects of the MILCON Process Challenges in Obtaining Life-Cycle Cost-Effective Facilities; Observations and Potential Improvements; Appendixes; A. RAND Interview Protocol Used in this Research; B. Navy MILCON Team Planning and Programming Process Diagram; C. Sample U.S. Army DD Form 1391; Bibliography |
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| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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