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1. AN ASSESSMENT OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC BIOFUELS AND ELECTROFUELS TECHNOLOGIES UNDER RATE-LIMITED CONDITIONS

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Author:
Tuerk, Amalie Lauren
Title:
AN ASSESSMENT OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC BIOFUELS AND ELECTROFUELS TECHNOLOGIES UNDER RATE-LIMITED CONDITIONS
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
renewable energy
biofuels
chemolithoautotrophic growth
rhodobacter capsulatus
ralstonia eutropha
chlorella vulgaris
botryococcus braunii
mass-transfer limited growth
light-limited growth
File:
Download Tuerk_MSThesis_2011_v.Final3_12-1-2011.pdf
Committee Members:
Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

3. FROM RENEWABLE TO ALTERNATIVE: WASTE COAL AND THE PENNSYLVANIA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PORTFOLIO STANDARD

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Author:
Thomas, Robert Roy
Title:
FROM RENEWABLE TO ALTERNATIVE: WASTE COAL AND THE PENNSYLVANIA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PORTFOLIO STANDARD
Graduate Program:
Rural Sociology
Keywords:
classifications
categories
naming
rhetoric
renewable portfolio standard
metaphor
ecological modernization
clean energy
waste coal
coal
alternative energy
renewable energy
discourse analysis
boundaries
File:
Download final_to_penn_state_july_18th.pdf
Committee Members:
Leland Luther Glenna, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. Technoeconomic Analysis of Pumped Hydroelectric Storage as a Means to Mitigate the Variability of Renewable Generation

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Author:
Richards, Scott Alan
Title:
Technoeconomic Analysis of Pumped Hydroelectric Storage as a Means to Mitigate the Variability of Renewable Generation
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
pumped hydroelectric storage
pumped storage hydro
renewable energy
wind power
solar power
PJM
variable generation
File:
Download Scotts_Thesis_4-11-12_Final_119_Pages.pdf
Committee Members:
Horacio Perez Blanco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5. "just like fingernail and flesh": Community forestry, biogas, and environmental governmentality in Nepal

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Author:
Barnhart, Shaunna Leigh
Title:
"just like fingernail and flesh": Community forestry, biogas, and environmental governmentality in Nepal
Graduate Program:
Geography
Keywords:
community forestry
biogas
environmental governance
governmentality
Nepal
renewable energy
carbon credits
File:
Download Barnhart_2012_Community_Forestry_Biogas_and_Environmental_Governmentality_in_Nepal.pdf
Committee Members:
James Mc Carthy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lakshman S Yapa, Committee Member
Brenton Yarnal, Committee Member
Cynthia Clare Hinrichs, Committee Member

6. Cavitation Assessment and Hydrodynamic Performance Characteristics of a Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Foil Design

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Author:
Phillips, Ryan Stephen
Title:
Cavitation Assessment and Hydrodynamic Performance Characteristics of a Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Foil Design
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
MHK Turbine
Hydrokinetic
cavitation
roughness sensitivity
renewable energy
hydrodynamic performance
hydrofoil
experiment
File:
Download Phillips-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

7. Examination of brush anode sizes and packing densities on microbial fuel cell performance

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Author:
Lanas Medina, Vanessa Alexandra
Title:
Examination of brush anode sizes and packing densities on microbial fuel cell performance
Graduate Program:
Environmental Engineering
Keywords:
Microbial fuel cells
biolectrochemistry
anode
continuous flow
renewable energy
wastewater treatment
File:
Download Thesis_MS_VLanas_-_063113.pdf
Committee Members:
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

8. influence of met-ocean conditions on the loads analysis of a Floating wind turbine

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Author:
Barj, Lucie Helene
Title:
influence of met-ocean conditions on the loads analysis of a Floating wind turbine
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
wind energy
floating offshore wind turbine
structural analysis
loads analysis
met-ocean conditions
renewable energy
File:
Download LB_MS_Thesis_Aug_7th.pdf
Committee Members:
Susan W Stewart, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. Wide-angle Optics for Full Day Operation of a Planar Solar Concentrator Employing High Efficiency Microcell Photovoltaics

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Author:
Price, Jared Scott
Title:
Wide-angle Optics for Full Day Operation of a Planar Solar Concentrator Employing High Efficiency Microcell Photovoltaics
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
optics
solar concentrator
photovoltaics
renewable energy
CPV
File:
Download CompressedThesis_FinalR3.pdf
Committee Members:
Noel Christopher Giebink, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Nelson Jackson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

10. Dynamic Phasor Modeling and Analysis of an Offshore AC Network Connected to VSC-HVDC Links

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Author:
Raza, Asad
Title:
Dynamic Phasor Modeling and Analysis of an Offshore AC Network Connected to VSC-HVDC Links
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
dynamic phasors
wind power plants
VSC-HVDC
Grid-forming
renewable energy
stability studies
MATLAB
Simscape SimPower Systems
File:
Download AsadThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Javad Khazaei, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Peter B. Idowu, Committee Member
Dr. Scott Van Tonningen, Committee Member
Dr. Abdelkader Abdessameud, Committee Member