Adequacy Assessment of the Irish Generation System Including Wind Capacity

Adequacy assessment of generation capacity is a statistical measure of the ability of existing or planned generation plant to meet predicted levels of electrical demand. Complications arise in this calculation because at any point in time the exact level of capacity available is variable due to planned and forced outages. Planned outrages is a term used to describe the period during the year when a generation unit is required to be shut down for maintenance work to be carried out. The duration of this outrage is normally known and its timing can be chosen. Forced outages describe the random failure that can occur that lead to a unit being shut down for repair. Due to the random nature of forced outages, regardless of the level of capacity in a system, 100% reliability cannot be guaranteed. The goal of this work is to investigate generation adequacy assessment in an Irish context. In this thesis the literature review in the area that was undertaken is outlined. Details of how the information gathered by this process allowed for the development of the data sets used in the investigation of generation adequacy are discussed. One of the principle sources of the information used in this process was the Generation Adequacy Report (GAR) that is published by Eirgrid each year. The developed analytical and numerical methods were first applied to the IEEE reliabity test system and then extended to the Irish generation system. Another of the principle aims of the project is to investigate the inclusion of wind capacity into generation adequacy assessment. To achieve this, a series of wind capacity models have been developed using data sets that have been acquired from Met Eireann and wind capacity production data from several Airtricity wind farm. The methodology behind and the various results from applying these different models are detailed

Hermeneutical Approaches to the Isaiah Apocalypse: An Examination of Form- and Redaction-Critical Interpretive Principles and Foundations for a New Study of Isaiah 24-27

This thesis is an exercise in detecting these underlying hermeneutical principles in the secondary literature as they have been applied to Isaiah 24-27, in relation to the three areas of investigation mentioned above: literary coherence (unity), date, and genre. Of primary interest are works produced since Anderson\u27s watershed essay; however, since itis presupposed that the more recent researchers have relied considerably on an earlier scholarly tradition, it will be necessary to trace present principles to previous principals, especially of Isaiah studies, Bernhard Duhm, and of form criticism, Hermann Gunkel

The F&ST experience : a narrative study

The purpose of this qualitative research, framed as a narrative inquiry, was to explore the experiences of a select family’s participation in the Family and Schools Together (F&ST) program at an elementary school in Northwestern Saskatchewan. All members of this select family were Caucasian and of non-aboriginal descent. These participating family members, a mother, father and their three boys, told their story within the context of guided questions in the setting of individual unstructured interviews. The interviews were audio taped, transcribed, analyzed for unique and common threads and written into the form of a family narrative. Although unique threads were discovered from the analysis, the following common experiences emerged: the importance of taking time for family, the benefit of connecting with others and building relationships, the perception of the goals behind F&ST and favourite activities. These experiences were incorporated into the family narrative. This study offers the opportunity for a greater awareness into the impact, participation in the F&ST (Family and Schools Together) intervention program has had on one select family and how that impact can be used to strengthen the delivery of that program and encourage others to get involved. Findings from this study show that the select family in this study experienced positive growth in family relationships, and positive affiliation with their school and community as a result of participating in F&ST. The findings from this study form the basis for implications for practice as well as for areas of further research

Proper 24 • Isaiah 45:1–7 • October 19, 2014

The clear point is that “God is God, and we are not,” nor is any human government. When we look at the world around us, watch or listen to the news, it is hard to find any truly righteous government at work, not even our own

Epiphany 4 • Micah 6:1–8 • February 2, 2014

We are the beneficiaries of God’s new and, indeed, greater paradigm, Christ