SSL Standards and Guidelines Like traditional lighting equipment, solid-state lighting (SSL) products sold in the United States are subject to industry standards governing safety and performance. This fact sheet lists the key guidelines as well as performance and safety standards that are applicable to SSL products, including those utilizing light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The use of national standards and test methods improves consistency of performance and facilitates product comparisons, thereby
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FPL – An Overview FPL Group, Inc. is Florida’s largest electric utility company. In 1925, through the consolidation of numerous electric and gas companies, they formed Florida Power & Light Company (FP&L). FP&L grew steadily over the next 50 years until rising fuel costs, operating issues, and construction costs began to decrease profitability. In the mid-1980s, FPL diversified with four major acquisitions - Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company, Telesat Cablevision, Inc., CBR Information
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transport infrastructure projects? Flyvbjerg, Bent, Holm, Skamris, M., Buhl, & Soren. (2002). Underestimating Costs in Public Works Projects: Error or lie? Journal of the American Planning Association, 279-295. Gezinus, J., & Nicholas, J. ( 2009). Reducing I.T. Project Management Failures: A Research Proposal . Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 1-10. Glass, R. (1999). Computer Calamities: Lesson learned from product, project, and companies that
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pressures are the driving factors. Increased demand for more reliable and stable supplies of crude oil in the United States has been driven by an ailing supply of traditional heavy oil. TransCanada Corporation is a Canadian based energy company which develops and operates energy infrastructure throughout North America. The corporation finds itself at the focal point of the oil sands debate. The transnational corporation has applied for a permit to carry out a $7 billion project by the name of Keystone
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Vision Statement To be a world-class energy company in gas utilization Effective Elements Shortcomings Forward-looking Have some wiggle room Flexible Not graphic Generic Not directional Not focused Not Indicate good business sense Not memorable My Opinion : 1. The vision statement (that would be a world-class company) that is too broad and vague. 2. The core business mentioned in the field of gas utilization is less clearly illustrates the direction of the business
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Project Management-C101 Section A Part One: 1. C) Project 2. C) Lower cost of capital 3. D) Projects involve little uncertainty 4. C) Meeting communications goals 5. A) Proposal 6. A) Project Management 7. A) Strategic, tactical 8. B) Program 9. D) Technical skills 10. B) Process Part Two: Q1. Project management is a one-time carefully planned and organized effort to achieve a specific goal. Project management includes: Developing a project plan, which
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Small and Medium Enterprises Business Guide SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SME) BUSINESS GUIDE SUPPORTED BY MARCH 2008 1 Uganda Investment Authority © 2008 Small and Medium Enterprises Business Guide Foreword The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is proud to introduce this first Small and Medium Enterprises Business Guide. Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) are the backbone of the Ugandan economy. They contribute to job creation and poverty reduction. SMEs need to be supported
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India Power Sector Reforms Update ____________________________________________________________ __________________________ India Power Sector Reforms Update Issue IV August 2002 (Updates in the period: June 2002 to August 2002) India power sector reforms update is a joint initiative of Prayas, an Indian NGO based in Pune, working on power sector issues for a decade and Public Services International (PSI) which is an international trade union federation, uniting public sector workers in
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ConocoPhillips are currently planning construction of the transportation pipeline and the facilities needed to compress the natural gas into liquid and ship it to their potential consumers. The article states that this venture would generate as much as $20 billion in annual LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) sales. The 800-mile pipeline project from northern Alaska to a southern port may cost $20 billion to $26 billion; about three times as much as TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone pipeline proposal to link Canada’s oil
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meet the demand of oil in today’s oil dependent society, Talisman Energy is looking to exploit a mine located in Hudson Hope, British Colombia. The most suitable extraction process is hydraulic fracturing, which currently presents several environmental concerns to the residents located near the mine, and a representation of the general public who believe that hydraulic fracturing is not an ethical method of extraction. Talisman Energy has recently been granted a long term contract to utilize fresh
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