The potential for peak shaving on low voltage distribution networks using electricity storage

Co-location of energy storage with demand provides several benefits over other locations, while still being able to provide balancing services to the grid. One of these additional benefits is deferral of distribution infrastructure reinforcement, allowing increased load growth. This paper considers the potential of electricity storage for peak shaving on distribution networks, focusing on residential areas. A demand model is used to synthesise high resolution domestic load profiles, and these are used within Monte Carlo analysis to determine how much peak shaving could be achieved with storage. An efficient method of finding the potential peak shaving using electricity storage is developed for this purpose. It is shown that moderate levels of storage capacity can deliver significant demand reductions, if suitably coordinated and incentivised. With 2 kWh of battery storage per household, the peak demand at low voltage substations could potentially be halved. The effects of PV capacity, household size and C rates are considered. With 3 kW PV per house, 4.5 kWh of batteries could keep peak flows at the same level as before the addition of PV. It is also shown that 3 kWh of battery storage per household could allow provision of all heating from heat pumps without increasing t he peak demand

Papua New Guinea: a 20/20 Vision

The conference ' Papua New Guinea: A 20 / 20 Vision' gathered together in Port Moresby policymakers, government officials and the business community and invited them to stop and think about Papua New Guinea's track record since independence. The results, gathered here in this volume are sometimes surprising, and always optimistic

The global pharmacy workforce: a systematic review of the literature

The importance of health workforce provision has gained significance and is now considered one of the most pressing issues worldwide, across all health professions. Against this background, the objectives of the work presented here were to systematically explore and identify contemporary issues surrounding expansion of the global pharmacy workforce in order to assist the International Pharmaceutical Federation working group on the workforce

IBPP Research Associates: Uganda

This article - Sudan Chemical Bomb Attacks Worry Uganda by a staff writer of Uganda\u27s The New Vision - was originally published online in the August 4th issue of that publication. The article may be viewed in part at http://allafrica.com/stories/199908040098.html. The full article resides in the AllAfrica archive, and it may be accessed via an AllAfrica subscription (http://allafrica.com/misc/info/subscribe.html). In the article, the author discusses chemical and/or biological weapons attacks by the Sudanese military in active conflicts at or near the Uganda-Sudan border as well as in northern Democratic Republic of Congo. The Ugandan government expressed concern for both its own citizens as well as the combatants. UN involvement was also discussed in the article. IBPP provided this comment: Reports of alleged Sudanese Government use of CW or BW agents--as with most reports of CW/BW use--are often very difficult to assess. The political conflicts between the Sudanese Government and Uganda, the Sudanese Government and the SPLA, and Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo among others render all participant-observer sources of suspect credibility. As well, some symptoms reported by alleged CW or BW victims may be as likely to occur as so-called hysterical, stress, or nonspecific factors. Moreover, the geographical areas of alleged use are difficult to safely enter and remain long enough to assess data. These difficulties facilitate the choice to use CW/BW and/or to accuse others of doing so

From the IBPP Research Associates. Uganda.

The article - Rebels Crush Zim Battalion - Over eighty killed in Kabinda battle - was written by a staff writer of the online version of Ugandan newspaper, The New Vision for the March 17, 1999 edition of that publication. A close reading of the article might suggest that political denials of military reversal share social cognitive similarities throughout the globe. Due to copyright restrictions, the article could not be provided for download. Please contact the New Vision for details at https://www.newvision.co.ug/static/content-rights-permission

Navigating Childhood Obesity Prevention in Primary Care: A Multi-Dimensional Conceptual Model

INTRODUCTION: Addressing childhood obesity in general practice is a complex, sensitive, and often avoided task. This study explores the underlying dimensions that shape general practitioners' (GPs) preventive practices in this area. [...

Idiopathic Snoring in a Healthy Adult: A Case Report

Snoring is commonly associated with upper airway obstruction during sleep and is often linked to identifiable risk factors such as obesity, nasal obstruction, alcohol intake, smoking, or anatomical abnormalities (e.g., enlarged tonsils, retrognathia). Its occurrence in individuals without these predisposing factors is rare. [...

Unexplained INR instability following switch from injectable to oral Semaglutide: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist used in type 2 diabetes, is available in both injectable and oral forms. While drug-drug interactions with vitamin K antagonists are uncommon, formulation changes may alter absorption and pharmacokinetics [...