The role of international business in clean technology transfer and development

While research has generated very useful insights, usually at the macro level, regarding the multifaceted nature of environmental innovation and regulation, the characteristics and drivers peculiar to international companies have remained underexposed in the policy-related literature on clean technology transfer and development. This article aims to help open the ‘black box’ of business, also as input for future policy making, by discussing aspects that influence corporate responses: sector-specific and company-specific peculiarities as well as those related to country contexts (both origin countries and host countries for companies). Most of the climate-related investments in ‘developing’ countries turn out to have been geared to a few emerging economies, generally involving established technologies with limited transfer, and a major role for developed-country utilities, particularly from Europe. Despite these limitations, there is a base with experience being built up, and a potential for extension to lesser-developed areas, but that requires market co-creation by joint business and governmental efforts. As viable business models are largely lacking, the article suggests three main modalities, ranging from fully commercial to primarily publicly funded, involving different types of actors and countries. Gearing policies more towards corporate realities and reaping the international momentum of sustainable energy might also further climate goals.     

Technology transfer in the CDM: an updated analysis

The prevalence of technology transfer (TT) for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects is analysed, based on information in the project design documents (PDDs) of 3949 projects registered as of 31 March 2012. Responses to a follow-up survey indicate that the PDD statements that concern TT are reasonably accurate and at least 39% of the related projects are expected to involve it. Technology transfer is very heterogeneous across project types and is more common for larger projects. It also usually involves both knowledge and equipment and differs significantly by host country. Technology transfer has declined over time in China, India, and Brazil, the countries that host most of the CDM projects, but it has remained high for other host countries. A host country's existing capacity specific to the technology, the scope for economic deployment of the technology, and complementary policies to build capacity and promote TT, increase the frequency of TT by CDM projects. The technology used by CDM projects originates mostly from Germany, the US, Japan, Denmark, and China, with multiple suppliers of the technology for all project types.     

2011年江苏省一次暴雨过程的影响系统分析及物理量诊断

利用NECP/NCAR提供的逐日再分析资料,对江苏省2011年6月24—25日暴雨从环流形势、云图实况对照水汽通量和水汽通道变化3个方面进行了分析,结果表明前期影响该次暴雨过程的天气系统是西风槽,后期是台风,中期是两者相互作用.通过诊断过程水汽通量散度、垂直速度、散度和垂直螺旋度,发现它们作为25日强降水的预报因子,具有预报先兆性,大约有9~12 h的提前预报量.同时,发现近海台风(米雷)中低层垂直螺旋度由负变正并增加时,未来12 h内易出现强降水,而当中低层垂直螺旋度开始明显减小时,未来12 h内降水会逐渐减小,若减小是由正变负,则降水减弱时间更快,提前量在2 h左右.对于24和25日降水性质的不同,运用K指数加以验证,表明24日主要为多对流性降水,25日对流性减弱,以系统性降水为主.     

鲁西地区浅层地温能地热地质条件与开发利用适宜性评价

在查明区域地热地质条件的基础上,采用层次分析法,对鲁西地区地埋管地源热泵和地下水地源热泵两种方式的开发利用进行了适宜性评价,并按不同类别,将鲁西地区浅层地温能开发划分为适宜区、较适宜区和不适宜区等3个区。该项目对制定长远能源区划,指导浅层地热资源开发利用工作,促进鲁西地区新兴接替能源开发利用具有非常重要的意义。     

Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite observations of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 and Deep Impact

On 4 July 2005 at 5:52 UT the Deep Impact mission successfully completed its goal to hit the nucleus of 9P/Tempel 1 with an impactor, forming a crater on the nucleus and ejecting material into the coma of the comet. NASA's Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS) observed the ₁₁₀-₁₀₁ ortho-water ground-state rotational transition in Comet 9P/Tempel 1 before, during, and after the impact. No excess emission from the impact was detected by SWAS and we derive an upper limit of 1.8×¹⁰⁷ kg on the water ice evaporated by the impact. However, the water production rate of the comet showed large natural variations of more than a factor of three during the weeks before and after the impact. Episodes of increased activity with alternated with periods with low outgassing (). We estimate that 9P/Tempel 1 vaporized a total of N∼4.5×¹⁰³⁴ water molecules (∼1.3×¹⁰⁹ kg) during June-September 2005. Our observations indicate that only a small fraction of the nucleus of Tempel 1 appears to be covered with active areas. Water vapor is expected to emanate predominantly from topographic features periodically facing the Sun as the comet rotates. We calculate that appreciable asymmetries of these features could lead to a spin-down or spin-up of the nucleus at observable rates.     

A strong vortex in Saturn's South Pole

Saturn's southern pole was observed at high resolution by the Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) during the spacecraft insertion orbit in July 2004. Cloud tracking of individual features on images taken at a wavelength of 938 nm reveal the existence of a strong polar vortex enclosed by a jet with maximum speed of relative to System III rotation frame, and peak at 87 °S planetographic latitude. Radiative transfer models of the reflected light, based on the Cassini images complemented by Hubble Space Telescope images from March 2004, indicate that the aerosol particles in the vortex are structured vertically in three detached layers. We find two hazes and one dense cloud distributed in altitude between ∼500 mbar (top of the dense cloud) and few mbar (top of the stratospheric haze), spanning a vertical altitude range of ∼200 km. The vortex area coincides with a thermal hot spot recently reported, indicating that winds decrease with altitude above polar clouds.     

Photometric Observation And Period Study Of Go Cygni

Photometric observations of GO Cyg were performed during July–October 2002, in B and V filters (Johnson system). Using the Wilson's computer codes, the light curve analysis were carried out to find the photometric elements of the system. The O-C diagram which is based on the observed times of minima as well as those found in the literature, suggests a negative rate of period variation (i.e. ) for the system.     

C波段转发测轨系统测站偏差的标校

C波段转发测轨体制在GEO卫星测定轨中有突出优势,但其测量系统偏差的标校精度对定轨结果影响显著。基于L波段载波相位多星定轨结果,提出一种基于标准轨道拟合残差的系统偏差标校方法。该方法能够同时标校测量偏差及时标偏差,有利于弥补激光测距标校方法观测量较少的缺陷。利用国内监测站对中国导航卫星实测数据分析结果表明,经过标校后的C波段转发测轨精度可优于5 m,测量偏差及时标偏差具有较好的稳定性。     

基于Vondark模型平滑精密单点定位(PPP)授时钟差解

精密单点定位技术(PPP)获得的用于精密授时的钟差解序列会受到观测噪声和模型误差影响,难以高精度描述原子频标的性能和稳定性。为进一步提高授时结果的可靠性,采用Vondark数据平滑方法对PPP的钟差序列进行平滑。算例结果表明平滑后的授时解精度和短期稳定度均有明显改进,同时还发现不同的钟差序列平滑过后效果不一样,认为适用该方法的情况是数据变化规律未知。     

基于空间ETL实现VCT数据交换共享

本文在外部数据交换基础上,提出基于空间ETL的数据交换共享方式。采用VCT格式作为统一的数据交换格式,结合ETL数据流动的思想,对数据进行处理。本文以Geodatabase到VCT的相互转换为例,采用ArcGIS组件开发,从而实现GIS空间数据的交换共享。