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Start Over Committee Member Seth Adam Blumsack

42. Can Grid Be Designed by Democracy? - The Political Complexity of Regional Electricity Policy Formation

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Open Access
Author:
Yoo, Kyungjin
Title:
Can Grid Be Designed by Democracy? - The Political Complexity of Regional Electricity Policy Formation
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Regional Transmission Organization
Stakeholder process
Decision-making
Political power
File:
Download YOO_dissertation_ver2-merged.pdf
Committee Members:
Seth Adam Blumsack, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joel Reid Landry, Committee Member
Jennifer E Baka, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Member

43. OPTIMIZATION OF COMBINED HEAT AND POWER BASED DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS WITH THERMAL STORAGE TO DECREASE PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION

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Open Access
Author:
Marques Melo, Joana Mafalda
Title:
OPTIMIZATION OF COMBINED HEAT AND POWER BASED DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS WITH THERMAL STORAGE TO DECREASE PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
COMBINED HEAT AND POWER
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE
PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION
File:
Download JoanaMarquesMelo_DissertationFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
James Freihaut, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Freihaut, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Somayeh Asadi, Committee Member
Catherine G P Berdanier, Committee Member
Seth Adam Blumsack, Outside Member
Cynthia Howard Reed, Special Member

45. To Invest or Not to Invest: The Exploration of Preferred Investment Strategies in Corporate Renewable Power Purchase Agreements

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Daiwei
Title:
To Invest or Not to Invest: The Exploration of Preferred Investment Strategies in Corporate Renewable Power Purchase Agreements
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Multi-Objective Optimization Problem
Single-Objective Optimization Problem
Real Option Valuation
Power Purchase Agreement
Greenhouse Gas Emission
Wholesale Electricity Price
Binomial Lattice Pricing Method
Unit Commitment
Monte Carlo Simulation
Single-Objective Optimization Problem
Real Option Valuation
Power Purchase Agreement
Greenhouse Gas Emission
Wholesale Electricity Price
Binomial Lattice Pricing Method
Unit Commitment
Monte Carlo Simulation
File:
Download Daiwei_Li_Thesis_Final_0322.pdf
Committee Members:
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member
Zhen Lei, Committee Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

46. Integrating Embedded Resources and Network Analysis to Understand Food-Energy-Water Nexus in the US

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Open Access
Author:
Mahjabin, Tasnuva
Title:
Integrating Embedded Resources and Network Analysis to Understand Food-Energy-Water Nexus in the US
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Food-Energy-Water nexus
Virtual water
Water footprint
Nitrogen footprint
Embedded resources
Network analysis
Scaling
Urban indicator
Sustainability
File:
Download Tasnuva_Mahjabin_2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Caitlin A Grady, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Caitlin A Grady, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alfonso Ignacio Mejia, Committee Member
Lauren Mc Phillips, Committee Member
Seth Adam Blumsack, Outside Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Program Head/Chair

47. ESSAYS ON DEMAND RESPONSE AND A SUPPLY CHAIN MODEL FOR A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED OIL COMPANY

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Open Access
Author:
Mina Carbonero, Roger
Title:
ESSAYS ON DEMAND RESPONSE AND A SUPPLY CHAIN MODEL FOR A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED OIL COMPANY
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Demand Response
Electricity Markets
Critical Peak Events
Dynamic Tariffs
Oil and Gas Supply Chain
File:
Download ESSAYS_ON_DEMAND_RESPONSE_AND_A_SUPPLY_CHAIN_MODEL_FOR_A_VERTICALLY_INTEGRATED_OIL_COMPANY.pdf
Committee Members:
Seth Adam Blumsack, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chiara Lo Prete, Committee Member
Zhen Lei, Committee Member
Edward C Jaenicke, Outside Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

48. TOWARDS ACCURATE EVALUATING THE VALUE OFOPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY OF COMBINED-CYCLE UNITS

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Open Access
Author:
Yen, Shao Hsien
Title:
TOWARDS ACCURATE EVALUATING THE VALUE OFOPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY OF COMBINED-CYCLE UNITS
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Flexibility
Combined-cycle unit
configuration formulation
dynamic ramping
unit commitment
Flexibility
Flexibility
Combined-cycle unit
configuration formulation
dynamic ramping
unit commitment
Combined-cycle unit
configuration formulation
configuration formulation
dynamic ramping
unit commitment
File:
Download Jimmy_s_Penn_State_Master_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mort D Webster, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Member
Zhen Lei, Committee Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

49. Measures and Values of Light: Changing the Energy Field and Adapting to Climates Changed

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Open Access
Author:
Soares, Paulo
Title:
Measures and Values of Light: Changing the Energy Field and Adapting to Climates Changed
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Solar irradiance
Direct normal irradiance
multypiranometer array
Machine learning
Solar Radiometric Systems
GIS
LiDAR
3D view
low-resolution LiDAR
rooftop segmentation
photovoltaic systems
site suitability
GIS
LiDAR
rooftop segmentation
photovoltaic systems
site suitability
agrivoltaics
climate change
multi-objective decision-making
trade space exploration
Light
TMY
NSRDB
PV Generation
File:
Download Paulo_Soares_Penn_State_University_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeffrey Brownson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Member
Susan W Stewart, Committee Member
Jeffrey M Catchmark, Outside Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

50. BY SHOW OF (WHICH) HANDS: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION STAKEHOLDER VOTING

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Open Access
Author:
Teti, Zachary
Title:
BY SHOW OF (WHICH) HANDS: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION STAKEHOLDER VOTING
Graduate Program:
Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics
Keywords:
Transmission
Organization
RTO
Governance
Stakeholder
Participatipation
Regional Transmission Organization
Participation
Pivotal Voter Model
File:
Download EEFE_Thesis_-_Zach_Teti_4.15.21.pdf
Committee Members:
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Jaenicke, Committee Member
Joel Reid Landry, Committee Member
Douglas Harvey Wrenn, II, Program Head/Chair