11. Modeling the Reliability Value of Combined Heat and Power Generators in the PJM Interconnection Zone Open Access Author: Miller, Drew Kenneth Title: Modeling the Reliability Value of Combined Heat and Power Generators in the PJM Interconnection Zone Area of Honors: Energy, Business, and Finance Keywords: CHPReliabilityPJM InterconnectionEnergy EconomicsPareto Modeling File: Download Honors_Thesis_Final_Draft_-_PDF.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis SupervisorSeth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Honors AdvisorZhen Lei, Faculty Reader
12. Resource-reserve Economic and Financial Analyses of Utility-scale Solar Photovoltaic Investment in India Open Access Author: Gardner, Drew Spragins Title: Resource-reserve Economic and Financial Analyses of Utility-scale Solar Photovoltaic Investment in India Area of Honors: Energy, Business, and Finance Keywords: solarenergyphotovoltaicresourcereserveresource-reserveinvestmentIndiaeconomicfinancialanalysiselectricity File: Download Gardner.RR_PV_India_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Antonio Nieto, Thesis SupervisorAndrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. The Optimization of the New Jersey Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) Market Open Access Author: Brady, Connor Daniel Title: The Optimization of the New Jersey Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) Market Area of Honors: Energy, Business, and Finance Keywords: Solar PowerSolar EnergyIncentive MarketSolar Renewable Energy CreditSREC File: Download Thesis_Final_Draft-_Connor_Brady.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis SupervisorSeth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Honors AdvisorZhen Lei, Faculty Reader
14. Development of a Business Plan for Portable Wind Turbines Open Access Author: Dougherty, Bridget Ayn Title: Development of a Business Plan for Portable Wind Turbines Area of Honors: Energy, Business, and Finance Keywords: Wind energyrenewable energyportable wind turbinesDepartment of Energy Collegiate Wind Competitionbusiness plan File: Download Dougherty_Bridget_Development_of_a_Business_Plan_for_Portable_Wind_Turbines.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis SupervisorSeth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Honors AdvisorSusan W Stewart, Faculty Reader
15. Is New Zealand's High Contribution of Renewable Resources in Electricity Generation Transferable to the United States? Open Access Author: Maisel, Katharine Ann Title: Is New Zealand's High Contribution of Renewable Resources in Electricity Generation Transferable to the United States? Area of Honors: Energy, Business, and Finance Keywords: New ZealandElectricity File: Download Thesis_Final_Draft-1.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jonathan P Mathews, Thesis SupervisorAndrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. Determinants of Credit Ratings in Investor Owned Utilities Open Access Author: Danik, Connor Title: Determinants of Credit Ratings in Investor Owned Utilities Area of Honors: Energy, Business, and Finance Keywords: Investor Owned UtilityCredit Ratings File: Download Determinants_of_Credit_Ratings_in_Investor_Owned_Utilities.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis SupervisorFarid Tayari, Faculty ReaderSeth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. Evaluating the Health Co-Benefits from Pennsylvania’s Entry into RGGI Open Access Author: Chen, Mingsong Title: Evaluating the Health Co-Benefits from Pennsylvania’s Entry into RGGI Area of Honors: Energy, Business, and Finance Keywords: RGGIPJMGHGAP3RPAMAir PollutionHealth Co-Benefits File: Download Thesis_MS_Chen_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Joel Reid Landry, Thesis SupervisorSeth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Honors Advisor
18. Regulatory Issues for Distributed Generation Open Access Author: Aldebot, Emanuel Title: Regulatory Issues for Distributed Generation Area of Honors: Energy, Business, and Finance Keywords: Distributed GenerationNet MeteringDecarbonizationCost-shifting File: Download Emanuel_Aldebot_M.S._Thesis_Final-_Schreyer.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis SupervisorAndrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Honors AdvisorSeth Adam Blumsack, Faculty Reader
19. The Impact of Uncertainty on the Economics of Electric vs. Gas Vehicles Open Access Author: Pandey, Naya Title: The Impact of Uncertainty on the Economics of Electric vs. Gas Vehicles Area of Honors: Energy, Business, and Finance Keywords: Electric vehicleMonte CarloGasolineNPVSensitivity Analysisenvironmentalthreshold analysis File: Download Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis SupervisorSeth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Honors AdvisorGregory Robert Pierce, Faculty Reader
20. Shared E-Bike: Understanding the Economic Benefits and Costs on University Campuses Open Access Author: Liu, Sihan Title: Shared E-Bike: Understanding the Economic Benefits and Costs on University Campuses Area of Honors: Energy, Business, and Finance Keywords: e-bikeenergySpinenvironmentPenn StatePenn State Transportation Servicese-scooterelectric bikeelectric scootergreenhouse gas emissionsGHG emissionsmicro-mobilitytransportationsustainabilitysustainableuniversity campusridersharing economytraffic congestionvalue of urgencyeconomic benefitseconomic costsbenefitcostbenefitscostsbenefit-cost analysisshort tripsurbanstudentparkingshared e-bikedrivingride-hailing File: Download Thesis_E-bike.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Joel Reid Landry, Thesis SupervisorSeth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Honors Advisor