1. EVALUATING ECOSYSTEM AND WIND-FOLLOWING SERVICES FOR HYDRO-ELECTRIC DAMS Open Access Author: Fernandez, Alisha Rachel Title: EVALUATING ECOSYSTEM AND WIND-FOLLOWING SERVICES FOR HYDRO-ELECTRIC DAMS Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: energy policyhydro-electric powerwind generationancillary servicesecosystem servicessensitivity analysisdrought File: Download MastersThesis_vs04122011.pdf Committee Members: Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPatrick M Reed, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSeth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. THE IMPACT OF CO2 ON SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY: A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF EMPLOYING GEOLOGIC CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN ERIE COUNTY, PA USA. Open Access Author: Frye, Evan James Title: THE IMPACT OF CO2 ON SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY: A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF EMPLOYING GEOLOGIC CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN ERIE COUNTY, PA USA. Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: Lake Eriewastewater treatmentheavy metalgeologic carbon sequestration File: Download Evan_James_Frye_Master_of_Science_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorLi Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSeth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. The Impact of Power Outages on Publicly Traded Utilities Open Access Author: Ositelu, Oladipo Ayodeji Title: The Impact of Power Outages on Publicly Traded Utilities Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: Power OutagesElectric UtilitiesEvent Study File: Download Ositelu-MSThesis.pdf Committee Members: Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. Impact Of Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards on The Costof Solar And Wind Energy in Pjm Open Access Author: Idrisu, Babatunde Title: Impact Of Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards on The Costof Solar And Wind Energy in Pjm Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: Renewable Portfolio StandardPJMWindSolar File: Download The_Pennsylvania_State_University_Thesis__final_1.pdf Committee Members: Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
5. Design And Simulation Of A Real-time Price Demand Response Program For Electricity Subject To A Capacity Constraint For The Philadelphia Navy Yard Open Access Author: Cortes, Mercedes H Title: Design And Simulation Of A Real-time Price Demand Response Program For Electricity Subject To A Capacity Constraint For The Philadelphia Navy Yard Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: demand responsereal-time pricingelectricityphiladelphia navy yard File: Download Mercedes_Cortes-Final_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Andrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSeth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAnastasia Shcherbakova, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
6. arbitrage opportunities for energy efficiency resources in the PJM capacity market Open Access Author: Nagy, Stefan Title: arbitrage opportunities for energy efficiency resources in the PJM capacity market Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: energy efficiencycapacitycapacity marketPJMarbitrageelectricityresource adequacy File: Download Final_Copy_Masters_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
7. Equilibrium Modeling of Combined Heat and Power deployment in Philadelphia Open Access Author: Govindarajan, Anand Title: Equilibrium Modeling of Combined Heat and Power deployment in Philadelphia Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: Combined Heat and PowerElectricity Market ModelingEnergy Efficiency File: Download 1-Anand_MS_final.pdf Committee Members: Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
8. Planning For A Wind Farm’s End-of-life: A Detailed Cost Analysis Of Decommissioning Practices And Suggested Project Planning Strategies Open Access Author: Boehm, Allison M Title: Planning For A Wind Farm’s End-of-life: A Detailed Cost Analysis Of Decommissioning Practices And Suggested Project Planning Strategies Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: windenergydecommissioningpermitting File: Download Thesis_Final_ABoehm.pdf Committee Members: Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
9. Portfolio Analysis of Solar Photovoltaics: Quantifying the Contribution of Locational Marginal Pricing and Solar Irradiation Power on Overall Revenue and Investment Risk Open Access Author: Kumpf, Katrina Heidi Title: Portfolio Analysis of Solar Photovoltaics: Quantifying the Contribution of Locational Marginal Pricing and Solar Irradiation Power on Overall Revenue and Investment Risk Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: solar photovoltaicssolar irradiationbeta valueslocational marginal pricinginvestmentportfolio riskportfolio analysis File: Download KatrinaKumpf_-_MSThesis.pdf Committee Members: Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
10. Alternate Revenue Stream Analysis for a Residential Battery Connected to a PV Rooftop Open Access Author: Mesiwala, Akil Title: Alternate Revenue Stream Analysis for a Residential Battery Connected to a PV Rooftop Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: lithium ionbatterysolar PVGridSTARancillary servicesenergy arbitrageregulationPJM File: Download M.S._Thesis_Akil_Mesiwala.pdf Committee Members: Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDr David Riley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor