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Understanding, Prediction, Mitigation of Cascading Failures in Interdisciplinary Complex Systems
Understanding, Prediction, Mitigation of Cascading Failures in Interdisciplinary Complex Systems. 11 September 2013. In our society, critical services are underpinned by increasingly complex networks, some of them highly vulnerable to natural…
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Noon Report Data Uncertainty
Noon Report Data Uncertainty. 10 September 2013. Noon report data is a low resolution dataset (sampling frequency of approximately 24 hours) from which it is possible to extract the principal variables required to define the ship’s performance in…
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Implementation Barriers to Low Carbon Shipping
Implementation Barriers to Low Carbon Shipping. 10 September 2013. Numerous cost effective energy efficient options (technologies for new and existing ships and operations) have been identified for improving energy efficiency of ships or lowering…
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What is a fair measurement and apportionment scheme?
What is a fair measurement and apportionment scheme? 10 September 2013. An apportionment strategy is a necessary mechanism to understand and scale the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced by international shipping. This is a sector that exceeds…
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Estimating the global container shipping network using data and models
Estimating the global container shipping network using data and models. 10 September 2013. Estimating the global container shipping network using data and models.. Haji, S., O'Keeffe, E., Smith, T. (2013). The full text of this article is not…
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Evaluating scenarios for alternative fuels in international shipping
Evaluating scenarios for alternative fuels in international shipping. 10 September 2013. Whilst oil derivatives (heavy and intermediate fuel oils and marine diesel oil and marine gasoil) have been the principle shipping fuels in recent decades,…
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Analysis techniques for evaluating the fuel savings associated with wind assistance
Analysis techniques for evaluating the fuel savings associated with wind assistance. 10 September 2013. Before steam and diesel engines, all cargo merchant ships were propelled by wind power. The arrival of cheap, high-density energy sources such as…
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Back to reality: How domestic energy efficiency policies in four European countries can be improved by using empirical data instead of normative calculation.
Back to reality: How domestic energy efficiency policies in four European countries can be improved by using empirical data instead of normative calculation. 8 September 2013. It is now well established that there is a serious gap between normative…
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Ventilation in energy efficient UK homes: a user experience of innovative technologies.
Ventilation in energy efficient UK homes: a user experience of innovative technologies. 8 September 2013. A widely adopted mechanism for reducing the amount of energy consumed in dwellings is to increase airtightness and reduce ventilative heat…
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Ecological Modernisation and Energy Transition in the Electricity Sector of China
Ecological Modernisation and Energy Transition in the Electricity Sector of China. 31 August 2013. China may have rejected international climate change treaties perceived as potentially capable of impeding its growth. However, Chinese authorities…
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