Electricity Article Reviews Samples For Students

A review of Contact Energy Limited: startup history, funding, market growth and failure, operations and globalization of the energy market in New Zealand.

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CONTACT ENERGY LIMITED

Contact energy limited is an incorporated and a diversified company that generates and sells electricity in New Zealand. The company is one of the biggest electric generators in New Zealand with up to 23% of retail generation as of 2012. Contact started as part of the division of the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand in late 1996 (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, 2). It became publicly listed in the year 1999. ...

An Article Review on the Role Dogma plays in Research

Kuhn (1963) stated that to some extent, dogma had a place in scientific research. Dogma was used in this paper to refer to a doctrine or belief that is held by the scientific community. Khun (1963) advocates for the status quo but states that despite the fact that effective research requires commitment to the status quo, the main driving factor in this area is innovation (p. 368 ).
Khun observes that a scientist embarking on a study in a scientific discipline is required to have an open mind while at the same time having to consider paradigms that already exist in his or her ...

The article starts with a story of a rental tower which has introduced charging stations for electric cars a few years ago. Although this still does not bring much profit, the owners like to think that they are going green. The number of charging stations in Manhattan alone has grown to over 50 this year and they will keep on growing. Many car companies will be producing electric cars and hybrids and so the demand for charging stations will grow. There is now even an application for mobile phones which can help quickly locate the nearest station. This can also be done ...

Tesla Motors is one of the most promising companies in automotive industry regardless of its business struggles in the past. In fact, despite the costly prices of its unique cars, the company has gained strong based of consumers and followers of the brand. With this impressive performance in the market, a study concerning its business strategy through SWOT analysis and Value Chain analysis is worth setting. It is interesting to note the fact that the company has reportedly reconfigured its system and has taken full charge and ownership of its value chain concerning strategy. This is with a determined ...

In the South China Morning Post's article called “Dumping of untreated acid in Chinese canal highlights nation's water pollution woes,” we read that a Jiangsu chemical plant was recently charged with the fine of 20 million yuan ($2.88 million) for the violation of dumping nearly 2,700 tons of liquid acid waste into the Grand Canal. The reason for this fine is due to the immeasurable level of environmental damage that this caused. The fine attests to the drastic importance of respecting the earth and its bodies of waters, understanding that it is all maintained by a delicate natural ...

The following is a review article on two Environmental Case opinions of two different panels of judges. The first case is related with an expansion plan for a nuclear energy based energy distribution company to which certain Environmental Groups raised issues of inconsistency of data provided by the company for permissions to acquire and keep land for future purposes. The second case is related to a natural gas distribution company that wished to lay a pipeline through United States area, although the pipeline would supply from one Canadian state to the other.
The first case (470 F.3d 676, *2006 U.S. App. LEXIS ...

1. "Design for a Sustainable World" Margolin 1998 JSTOR. Published in Design Issues, Volume 14, No. 2 (Summer, 1998), pp. 83 - 92, by The MIT Press

In the article Design for a Sustainable World written by Victor Margolin and published by The MIT Press in Design Issues in Summer of 1998, Margolin traces the history of sustainable design from the late 19th century on. When Margolin starts his story on sustainable design he observes that it was “conceived as an art of giving form to products for mass production” ("Design for a Sustainable World" Margolin 1998, at pg. 83). In this ...

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The Tesla Motors is expected to face considerable increase in its profits from the launch of its new electric car, Model 3. The car is aimed to achieve higher sales due to its lower price. The car is priced at $35000 . This is quite an attractive offer for low cost car purchasers. Moreover, there is a tax incentive for such electric cars from the government. Presently the government is offering a $7,500 tax credit on the model. This rebate is further bringing down the price of the car to the buyers. Since the demand for low priced cars ...

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Milgram’s study of obedience was an experiment set to investigate the effect of authority on obedience using the background of German soldier who committed horrific deeds during the Holocaust, whereby he concluded that people practiced obedience out of desire to appear cooperative or out of fear. This study was an example of the power of persuasion since it involved the investigation of what influenced people to do something (obey) in relation to those in power. Coercion and persuasion overlapped but the experiment involved more of persuasion since he did not threaten the autonomy of the subjects ...

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The article chosen for the purpose of critical analysis and evaluation is ‘Fewer People Mean Fewer Worries’. It was published in ‘The Australian’ edition of January 16, 2008 in the Higher Education Section of the newspaper. The author of the article is Allen Greer who is a famous zoologist of Australia and has produced research over biology and evolution of certain Australian animals including lizards, snakes and tigers. As the name indicates, the article is about growing world population and the number of limited resources available on the earth for its habitants. Greer is of the view that if this ...

Cocherova, Elena, Gabriel Malicky, Peter Kupec, Vladimir Stofanik, & Jozef Pucik. "Evaluation of Resonance Properties of the Human Body Models Situated in the RF Field." Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering[Online], 10.5 (2012): 345 - 349. Web. 7 Mar. 2013
Application of radiofrequency (RF) is becoming increasingly common in the development of medical therapies. One of the main concerns is the possibility for unwanted side effects. In this regard, temperature effects are perhaps the most commonly described. These effects are mainly attributed to the absorption of the RF field by human tissues. Estimating experimentally the impact of ...

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E-Waste and technology
E-waste has been defined by several organizations and authors. According to the Basel Action network , E-waste ” includes a wide and developing range of electronic appliances ranging from large household appliances, such as refrigerators, air-conditioners, cell phones, stereo systems and consumable electronic items to computers discarded by their users”.
The European directive 2002/96/EC defines it as “Waste electrical and electronic equipment, like assembly items, and items which can be consumed, plus components which are part of a product as they are being manufactured”.. All these definitions are centered on the fact that E- waste is any ...

In the 21st century, the society has become too dynamic hence changes take place at a tremendous speed. As a matter of fact, people choose to live in various regions namely, slums, cities and the country for a range of reasons. Nevertheless, there are numerous reasons why city slums are better than the country. In most developing nations, there are developments of city slums due to increase of migration of the populace from the rural to the city. The rural poor are flocking into the urban region at an increasing rate. These individuals establish various illegal settlements in the outcast of the ...

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Often, when murders commit their heinous crimes, they do not consider that the circumstances could turn around, making them the victims. They often feel secure and in a safe position to continue with their activities. When brought before a court of law and convicted for their crimes, they often try to plead their case by making the authorities feel guilty for passing the sentence on them. This is what happened with Robert Lee Willie, who, after being convicted for execution in a Louisiana state prison, admitted that killing is wrong whether done by an individual or by the state. Other murders such ...