scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF A BUSINESS PLANNING MODEL FOR BIOMASS ENERGY CONSIDERING LOCAL BENEFIT

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. II_257-II_267
Author(s):  
Ryo ANABUKI ◽  
Kazuei ISHII ◽  
Atsushi FUJIYAMA ◽  
Toru FURUICHI
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Business Planning ◽  
Planning Model

Business Planning Model Programmer's Guide

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRTRC INC FAIRFAX VA
Keyword(s):  
Business Planning ◽  
Planning Model

A Business Planning Model to Identify New Safety Net Clinic Locations

2014 ◽  
pp. 95-112
Author(s):  
James Langabeer ◽  
Jeffrey Helton ◽  
Jami DelliFraine ◽  
Ebbin Dotson ◽  
Carolyn Watts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Safety Net ◽  
Business Planning ◽  
Planning Model ◽  
Safety Net Clinic

An Integrated Language Planning Model

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe Mac Donnacha
Keyword(s):  
Language Planning ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Functional Language ◽  
Business Planning ◽  
Planning Model ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
New Models

Two new models of language planning are proposed in this paper. The approach is similar to that used in business planning of viewing industries and organisations as sets of interrelated activities, as an aid to analysis and planning. The first model develops a three-level view of language planning and aims to develop a more strategic approach. The three levels in the model are ‘Status Planning’, ‘Language Planning’, and ‘Functional Language Planning’. The second model, the Integrated Language Planning Model, is related to the second level of language planning, and is designed to facilitate a comprehensive and integrated approach to reinforcing targeted languages. The model disaggregrates language reinforcement efforts into two types of activities — primary activities and support activities. The primary activities are those that are designed to directly influence changes in language behaviour. The support activities support the primary activities and each other by managing and facilitating the language reinforcement effort.

Business Planning Model User's Guide

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRTRC INC VIENNA VA
Keyword(s):  
Business Planning ◽  
Planning Model

A network-based futures method for strategic business planning

1997 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 793-803
Author(s):  
J H Powell ◽  
R G Coyle
Keyword(s):  
Business Planning

Renewable Energy on Tribal Lands: A Feasibility Study for a Biomass-to-Energy Plant on the Cocopah Reservation in Arizona

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Lauren K. D’Souza ◽  
William L. Ascher ◽  
Tanja Srebotnjak
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
The United States ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Energy Plant ◽  
Energy Projects ◽  
Alternative Investment

Native American reservations are among the most economically disadvantaged regions in the United States; lacking access to economic and educational opportunities that are exacerbated by “energy insecurity” due to insufficient connectivity to the electric grid and power outages. Local renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and biomass offer energy alternatives but their implementation encounters barriers such as lack of financing, infrastructure, and expertise, as well as divergent attitudes among tribal leaders. Biomass, in particular, could be a source of stable base-load power that is abundant and scalable in many rural communities. This case study examines the feasibility of a biomass energy plant on the Cocopah reservation in southwestern Arizona. It considers feedstock availability, cost and energy content, technology options, nameplate capacity, discount and interest rates, construction, operation and maintenance (O&M) costs, and alternative investment options. This study finds that at current electricity prices and based on typical costs for fuel, O&M over 30 years, none of the tested scenarios is presently cost-effective on a net present value (NPV) basis when compared with an alternative investment yielding annual returns of 3% or higher. The technology most likely to be economically viable and suitable for remote, rural contexts—a combustion stoker—resulted in a levelized costs of energy (LCOE) ranging from US$0.056 to 0.147/kWh. The most favorable scenario is a combustion stoker with an estimated NPV of US$4,791,243. The NPV of the corresponding alternative investment is US$7,123,380. However, if the tribes were able to secure a zero-interest loan to finance the plant’s installation cost, the project would be on par with the alternative investment. Even if this were the case, the scenario still relies on some of the most optimistic assumptions for the biomass-to-power plant and excludes abatement costs for air emissions. The study thus concludes that at present small-scale, biomass-to-energy projects require a mix of favorable market and local conditions as well as appropriate policy support to make biomass energy projects a cost-competitive source of stable, alternative energy for remote rural tribal communities that can provide greater tribal sovereignty and economic opportunities.

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