Sentences with phrase «on scale development projects»

Thanks to great groups of Harvard students who took my survey design course and worked on scale development projects with me over many years, I think we now have a pretty good process for designing survey scales.

Not exact matches

«Solar import tariffs imposed by the U.S. government in January are likely to have only a limited impact on solar energy development in the country, but are likely to tip the scales toward wind projects at the utility scale,» the RECAI stated.

«Solar import tariffs imposed by the U.S. government in January are likely to have only a limited impact on solar energy development in the country, but are likely to tip the scales toward wind projects at the utility scale,» the RECAI

Building on this work, the Sustainable Finance Initiative, along with other partners, will test the development and the implementation of a small - scale multi-party technical assistance and investment facility that will eventually be scaled - up to finance 10,000 cocoa farm rejuvenation projects across Côte d'Ivoire.

Our title rivals aren't developing players on a large scale, they throw one or two maximum, we have many development projects.»

For instance, he doesn't expect the state's Empire State Development Corporation to collaborate with its city counterpart, the Economic Development Corporation, on large - scale infrastructure projects.

He, therefore, assured that «on the basis of my country's specific needs, Government is keen on developing utility - scale solar energy projects, as well as accelerating the development of mini-grid solutions in off - grid and island communities for lighting, irrigation and other economic activities».

At a rally held on Friday morning, City Council member Margaret Chin and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer threatened legal action if the City Planning Commission approves three large - scale development projects in the Two Bridges area.

In the latest step to rein in large - scale development on the Lower East Side's waterfront, two city officials are trying to force certain projects to go through the lengthy land use review process.

In the latest step to rein in large - scale development on the Lower East Side's waterfront, two city officials are trying to force certain projects...

«One of the main reasons large scale solar development is initiated is because the utilities issue requests for proposals for projects, and that's exactly what happened on Long Island,» said Chris Wiedemann, director of development for S Power Solar, a West Coast company that had three projects chosen in April by LIPA, one each in Calverton, Southold and Shoreham.

The research and development effort at the IA includes most of the topics presently, and for the next decade, at the forefront of research in Astrophysics and Space Sciences, from the Solar System to the large - scale properties of the Universe, complemented by work on instrumentation and systems with potential use in Astronomy and Astrophysics projects.

Projects already underway on both sides of the Atlantic include the development of two prototype laser fusion plants - HiPER in the UK and Ignition in the US - both of which require numerous large scale, high specification optics.

A film based on the game has been reportedly «in development» for over a decade, going as far back as 2007, with director Len Wiseman attached in 2008, though he dropped out in 2010 after the $ 100 million budget was scaled back, and the project languished for years.

They tend to focus on small, individual research projects rather than supporting large - scale development and evaluations of alternative techniques and programs for helping all children to succeed in school.

During each cycle of the project, Alleyn's students track the development of the Goodrich pupils» reading fluency, expression, understanding and engagement on a weekly basis using a five point rating scale (on eight items), generating 800 data points over a five - week period.

The purpose of this grant is to implement Project Bright IDEA (Interest Development Early Abilities) on a larger scale.

Having built his career in senior HR roles spanning both the private sector and the NHS, Mark is now Managing Director of a HR Consultancy firm supporting multi sector clients in all aspects of the employee lifecycle, with particular emphasis on large scale workforce transformation and organisational development projects.

Hangar 13 is currently working on an unannounced AAA project for 2K and will continue to scale in both the U.S. and Europe at a pace consistent with the development of the game.

A film based on the game has been reportedly «in development» for over a decade, going as far back as 2007, with director Len Wiseman attached in 2008, though he dropped out in 2010 after the $ 100 million budget was scaled back, and the project languished for years.

I have some intriguing private commissions coming up and a couple of really large projects for autumn 2018 that sadly I'm not at liberty to release information about yet, but suffice to say that my developments in thatch on a larger scale are hopefully set to continue, and I'm also slowly developing new designs for very large sculptural forms using a dry stone walling technique (potentially working with a small team of dry stone wallers) but my projects and locations of new works won't be formally announced until early 2018.

He was previously a Vice President with Related Companies, where his work focused on the design of large - scale public private development projects.

Gates has also become known for the development of large - scale arts - and - education - based urban renewal projects on the South Side of his hometown as well as in St Louis and Omaha, which he finances through the sale of his artworks.

He went on, saying that when he began drawing up plans for a work that could be in this waterfront development, he wanted it to have the chutzpah of skyscrapers past, a chutzpah he felt was missing from recent large - scale projects.

But every billion - dollar carbon - capture project, in the meantime, is raiding money that might otherwise go into basic research and development aimed at advancing solar technology or large - scale energy storage or other fields where breakthroughs could help lay the groundwork for a post-fossil global energy system — instead of providing a dicey Band - Aid to keep societies stuck on the coal rung of the heat ladder a while longer.

If you want to know what's really going on with these technologies — e.g. the state of the art of mainstream technology that's being deployed on large scales today, the new developments and breakthroughs that have the potential to produce even more renewable energy at ever lower cost, the major projects that are now being built or are planned all over the world — then please take advantage of the numerous online resources offered by trade groups like AWEA, or manufacturers, or business - oriented publications that track the renewable energy industry to educate yourself.

Causing heartburn for project applicants developing on tribal land, the Tenth Circuit reversed the District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma's grant of summary judgment and determined that the defendants» large - scale excavation project, involving site modification and the use of excavated rock and soil in the installation of wind turbines, constituted «mining» under federal regulations addressing mineral development on Native... Complete story»

The joint venture will form the single largest solar development company in Mexico and will focus on the development of an integrated pipeline of utility - scale solar PV projects across the country.

The oil market collapse has effectively created a «live» stress test on fossil fuel development and the scale of project closures so far suggests many companies were not prepared for such a price slide.

The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), at its twentieth session, requested its Chair, with the assistance of the secretariat and on the basis of submissions by Parties contained in documents FCCC / SBSTA / 2004 / MISC.3 and FCCC / SBSTA / 2004 / MISC.4, and of inputs by Parties during the twentieth session of the SBSTA, to prepare a draft text for a decision on simplified modalities and procedures for small - scale afforestation and reforestation project activities under the clean development mechanism and on measures to facilitate the implementation of these project activities, for consideration by the SBSTA at its twenty - first session.

Through the Solar Energy Program, the BLM has established its own environmental policies and design features applicable to rights - of - way for utility - scale solar energy development projects on public lands administered by the BLM.

For the BLM, the new Solar Energy Program will affect how all utility - scale solar energy development projects on public lands are administered and involves the amendment of multiple land use plans.

This work includes educating congregations and helping them buy energy efficient lights and appliances, providing energy audits and implementing the recommendations, encouraging people to buy more fuel efficient vehicles and to drive less, supporting renewable energy development through «greentags,» working on large - scale renewable energy installation projects such as rooftop solar and advocating for sensible energy and global warming policy.

As of that date, the BLM had approved 11 utility - scale solar projects on public lands and 5 linear rights - of - way (ROWs) that enabled development of solar energy projects on private lands.

SBSTA 21 (FCCC / SBSTA / 2004 / 13, paragraphs 39 — 41) continued to consider this issue, including a proposal for a draft decision on simplified modalities and procedures for small - scale afforestation and reforestation project activities under the clean development mechanism and measures to facilitate their implementation (FCCC / SBSTA / 2004 / INF.12) and forwarded a draft decision on this matter for adoption at COP 10.

Also we analysed UK contributions to international initiatives for climate resilience and finance mechanisms and realised that they have so far not provided funds for local community - led projects; with the UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) having only spent 1/2 of their budget (# 1.4 bn) on overseas development and a focus on investing in large scale (e.g. # 20m), readymade projects on forests.

This includes the development of linkages with data generators (including on - going large - scale projects on the African coasts), and the development of targeted products and services for national and regional end users.

This cooperation includes technical and policy exchanges on the development of fuel efficiency standards for trucks and buses, continued progress towards implementation of CCUS projects with the selection of a project site in China as the large - scale CCUS demonstration project announced last November, cooperation on reducing HFCs, including private sector commitments to promote climate - friendly alternatives to HFCs, and continued support for phasing down HFCs through the Montreal Protocol, and additional cooperation on direct mitigation efforts across multiple other sectors.

In this case, said Nikki Spangenburg, the Dreaming New Mexico program manager, «The maps will show where existing and proposed renewable energy sites are located with a focus on small distributed solar, mid-size and large - scale projects that are in development.»

To accelerate project development in the utility scale and distributed generation segments, Solarplaza will bring together financiers, investors, project developers and other key - stakeholders on 28 and 29 June in Miami.

The Polar Prediction Project (PPP) is a 10 - year (2013 — 2022) endeavour of the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) with the aim of promoting cooperative international research enabling development of improved weather and environmental prediction services for the polar regions, on time scales from hours to seasonal.

«We're really excited about [this project] because it's effectively, as far as we know, the first utility - scale solar - plus - storage project done on a purely commercial basis that is affecting the shift of the vast portion of PV production to the nighttime peak,» Bob Rudd, SolarCity's director of energy storage project development, told the audience at a recent storage conference.

More importantly, by imposing a size limit that is far below the typical size of utility - scale projects, this change would effectively create a barrier to the development of many new projects, and put a chill on investment.

It includes thirteen papers on four key issues: sustainable development and equity; institutional reform; expansion of project categories; scaling up mitigation.

Released earlier this week, the request for information from the DOE's Office of Fossil Energy — the first step in a process that could eventually see projects funded with taxpayer dollars — seeks «input on the development of small - scale, modular coal - based power plants of the future.»

He said he expected the experience to come on Hywind Scotland would be key to the development of the OEM's so - called «1X» 10MW - plus turbine model for floating wind, just as Siemens Gamesa's involvement in the Hywind 1 project had informed its technology development strategy for its 6MW design — a model now scaled up to over 8MW.

Now those one - time allies have signed off on large - scale solar development like the Desert Sunlight project.

This follows the practice advising Edify Energy on the development, financing and equity transfer to build and operate two - large scale solar farms in Northern Queensland in one of Australia's largest solar portfolio financings to date; advising Sydney Motorway Corporation on the A$ 14.9 billion WestConnex motorway project; and advising IFM Investors and AustralianSuper in their A$ 16.189 billion acquisition of stated owned electricity company, Ausgrid.

In 2016, we worked on large scale U.S. real estate investment and development projects for our client China Oceanwide in New York, California and Hawaii.

Notable mandates: Acting for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador regarding the development and financing of the Muskrat Falls Hydroelectric Project, also known as the «Lower Churchill Project»; acting for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador concerning the development and operation of the Hebron offshore oilfield project and the Hibernia South oilfield expansion project; acting for developers and placing financing on new hotel developments in downtown St. John's; defending class action claims involving product liability and taxation issues at a certification hearing and a common issues trial and appeal; acting for mining corporations involved in large - scale mine development projects in LProject, also known as the «Lower Churchill Project»; acting for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador concerning the development and operation of the Hebron offshore oilfield project and the Hibernia South oilfield expansion project; acting for developers and placing financing on new hotel developments in downtown St. John's; defending class action claims involving product liability and taxation issues at a certification hearing and a common issues trial and appeal; acting for mining corporations involved in large - scale mine development projects in LProject»; acting for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador concerning the development and operation of the Hebron offshore oilfield project and the Hibernia South oilfield expansion project; acting for developers and placing financing on new hotel developments in downtown St. John's; defending class action claims involving product liability and taxation issues at a certification hearing and a common issues trial and appeal; acting for mining corporations involved in large - scale mine development projects in Lproject and the Hibernia South oilfield expansion project; acting for developers and placing financing on new hotel developments in downtown St. John's; defending class action claims involving product liability and taxation issues at a certification hearing and a common issues trial and appeal; acting for mining corporations involved in large - scale mine development projects in Lproject; acting for developers and placing financing on new hotel developments in downtown St. John's; defending class action claims involving product liability and taxation issues at a certification hearing and a common issues trial and appeal; acting for mining corporations involved in large - scale mine development projects in Labrador