Maria P. Medrano (University of New Mexico): Publications - PhilPeople

University of New Mexico

Graduate student

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

Areas of Interest

20th Century Philosophy

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

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A methodology for developing Distributed Generation scenarios in urban areas using geographical information systems
with J. Brouwer, M. Carreras-Sospedra, M. Rodriguez, D. Dabdub, and G. S. Samuelsen

The implementation of Distributed Generation may lead to increased pollutant emissions that adversely affect air quality. This work presents a systematic methodology to characterise DG installation in urban basins. First, a set of parameters that characterise a DG implementation scenario is described. Second, a general approach using Geographic Information Systems data is presented. Third, the methodology is demonstrated by application to the South Coast Air Basin of California. Results show tha…Read more
The implementation of Distributed Generation may lead to increased pollutant emissions that adversely affect air quality. This work presents a systematic methodology to characterise DG installation in urban basins. First, a set of parameters that characterise a DG implementation scenario is described. Second, a general approach using Geographic Information Systems data is presented. Third, the methodology is demonstrated by application to the South Coast Air Basin of California. Results show that realistic scenarios in the SoCAB concentrate DG technologies nearby industrial zones and introduce pollutant mass increments no larger than 0.43% with respect to baseline emissions. © 2008 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.