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Mike Siraco
Mike is a Principal and President of AHL, and possesses over 30 years of experience in mortgage banking. Mike's career began as an award-winning loan officer and later progressed to a principal in a mortgage lender acquired by a Fortune 500 company. He has extensive experience and expertise in managing loan production and sales, investor relations, and pricing/secondary. Mike has a B.A. in economics from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. and a J.D. from Mass. School of Law at Andover, MA. He is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts. Mike resides north of Boston. MLO/NH/NMLS# 17927. You may contact Mike by phone at 781-821-4111 x211, or by email at mike@atlantichomelending.com.
Diane Burke
Diane is a Principal and serves as Executive Vice President of AHL. Diane has been in the mortgage banking industry for over 35 years. Having spent 20 years in banking, she held the position of SVP and Senior Lender for a local savings bank. Diane has managed sales, operations, secondary marketing, commercial and construction lending. She is widely respected throughout the lending industry for her expertise in mortgage operations. She has previously served as Chair of the Scituate Housing Partnership promoting affordable housing in her former hometown. Diane resides south of Boston. MLO/NMLS# 17930. You may contact Diane by phone at 781-821-4111 x 209, or by email at diane@atlantichomelending.com.
Corinne Fasoli-Cooney
Correspondent Closing Coordinator
Corinne Serves as the Correspondent Closing Coordinator and oversees loan processing at AHL. Along with her pleasant personality, Corinne brings 22 years of combined mortgage operations and paralegal experience to AHL. She served as a Vice President and Closing Manager at her prior company. Corinne's in-depth knowledge of closing operations is a tremendous asset to AHL and a superior resource to our clients. She resides south of Boston. You may contact Corinne by phone at 781-821-4111 x215, or by email at corinne@atlantichomelending.com.
Tom Gibson is licensed in both MA & NH. He has been in the mortgage industry for over thirty years. "I tailor each mortgage to fit each client and will work closely with that client throughout the entire loan process including attending most closings. I have been happily married to Elaine for forty years and we have three sons." Tom is an avid sports fan and officiates high school football and baseball. Tom is a board member of the New England Parkinson's Association, The New Hampshire Gold Star Mother's Assoc., board of directors of the Last Rest Cemetery, and an organizer and treasurer of the Timothy Mark Gibson Memorial Softball Tournament. He is also a certified military housing specialist, having completed his USA Cares Military Housing Education Program – so if you are a qualified veteran please call Tom. MLO/NH/NMLS# 128723. You may contact Tom at 781-821-4111 office or preferably on his cell at 603-321-5282. email: tom@atlantichomelending.com
Dennis Almeida
Dennis Almeida serves as a Sr. Loan Officer at AHL. Dennis possesses over 20 years of mortgage lending experience. He always considers the needs of his customers as a priority and prides himself on making the loan process easy and convenient. Dennis is a graduate of Stonehill College and holds degrees in marketing and education. He is an avid reader with a passion for golf and travel. Dennis resides south of Boston. MLO/NMLS# 157795. You may contact Dennis by phone at 781-821-4111 x205, or by email at dennis@atlantichomelending.com
Dan Jenkins
Dan Jenkins serves as a Sr. Loan Officer at AHL. Dan has been in mortgage banking for over 23 years. He places a very high value on client relationships and treats each client with equal respect and utmost attention. Dan holds a BS in Finance from New England College. He resides in Canton with his wife and four children. MLO/NMLS# 38756. You may contact Dan by phone at 781-821-4111 x203, or by email at dj@atlantichomelending.com.
Marketing & Social Media Associate
Tim serves as the marketing and social media consultant for AHL. Tim graduated with honors from Fitchburg State University where he was a paragon of community development and student leadership. He worked in digital marketing and public relations at a Boston PR firm and as a freelance marketing consultant.


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Tag Archives: Jay Heaps
MLS First Kick: New England Revolution at San Jose Earthquakes
The New England Revolution didn't get the easiest of season openers. The Revolution start the season on the west coast , where the Revs haven't won since Sept. 26 2009 when they beat the Seattle Sounders, 1-0, with the San Jose Earthquakes.
New England hopes to end a 10 game winless streak on the west coast, 0-8-2, and begin its new season with a win for its new coach, Jay Heaps.
Tagged A.J. Soares, Benny Feilhaber, Chris Wondolowski, Fernando Cárdenas, Firstkick, Jay Heaps, John Lozano, Kevin Alston, Major League Soccer, New England Revolution, Pepe Moreno, Saër Sène, San Jose Earthquakes, Shalrie Joseph, Steve Nicol
New England Revolution trying to catch up with new facilities and new approach
Changes needed to happen for the New England Revolution to keep up with the rest of Major League Soccer. The Revolution enjoyed success in the mid-2000's, but as the decade came to a close the Revs fell so far behind the rest of the league that they can barely see the rest of the league's brake lights ahead. This winter, New England's front office staff set out on a mission to change that, to get the team back on track and catch it up with the rest of the league.
Tagged Jay Heaps, Major League Soccer, Mike Burns, New England Revolution, Nick Downing, Steve Nicol, Sunil Gulait
Jose 'Pepe' Moreno forces the Revolution to look for another path, for now
Jose "Pepe" Moreno signed with the new England Revolution and now seems to be backing out of the deal. Not a good sign for the Revs.
"We still don't know with certainty that the quotes attributed to him were in fact his, so if they are, we need to understand what he's dealing with and where his feelings are coming from before we proceed and find some resolution on the matter." — Brian Bilello, President of The New England Revolution
A week or so after the Major League Soccer SuperDraft I spoke with Mike Burns, General Manager of the New England Revolution, about the team's latest signings, John Lozano and Fernando Cárdenas, from Colombia. Burns said he and coach Jay Heaps went down to Colombia one weekend to watch the league's relegation playoffs. In passing Burns mentioned he and Heaps had discussions with other players.
Tagged Benny Feilhaber, Brian Bilello, Diego Fagundez, Jay Heaps, Jose Moreno, Jose Pepe Moreno, Kelyn Rowe, Kenny Mansally, Major League Soccer, New England Revolution, Pepe Moreno, Ryan Kinne, Sainey Nyassi, Zack Schilawski
New England Revolution hope it can solve left back problem with Tyler Polak
The New England Revolution landed left back Tyler Polak in the second round of the 2012 SuperDraft. The Generation adidas player was a stand out at Creighton. (Courtesy RevolutionSoccer.net/New England Revolution)
New England Revolution General Manager Mike Burns felt pretty good about his team's draft picks in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. New England picked Generation adidas (GA) and UCLA midfielder Kelyn Rowe with the 3rd pick in the draft and GA defender Tyler Polak from Creighton with the 22nd pick. But there is always a hint of doubt when talking about MLS draft picks because, like with every other draft in professional sports, there are intangibles that can't be measured and no one knows how a player will develop as a professional.
Tagged Creighton, Didier Domi, Generation Adidas, Jay Heaps, Kelyn Rowe, Major League Soccer, Mike Burns, MLS SuperDraft, New England Revolution, Tyler Polak
New England Revolution fill needs with signing of Lozano and Cárdenas
Players signed on one-year loans with option to buy
On Monday, Jan. 9, the New England Revolution announced the signing of two players from Colombia, John Lozano and Fernando Cárdenas. Cárdenas and Lozano signed with the Revs from América de Cali, which competed in Colombia's Apertura league until it was relegated at the end of the season after losing in a playoff in penalty kicks.
Tagged Colombia, Fernando Cárdenas, Jay Heaps, John Lozano, Major League Soccer, Mike Burns, MLS SuperDraft, New England Revolution
Revs producing early question marks
The New England Revolution continue to flip and flop their roster with moves that many could see coming. There are those, still, that have many losing their hair, following up with the obligatory "here we go again" motto.
Tagged Franco Coria, Jay Heaps, Major League Soccer, Mike Burns, Milton Caraglio, MLS, Monsef Zerka, New England Revolution, Pat Phelan, Rajko Lekic, Ryan Cochrane
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Bill Littlefield: An Interview with the host of Only a Game
Bill Littlefield is the host of WBUR's Only A Game, a weekly sports radio show. (Courtesy WBUR.org)
Bill LiIttlefield has been talking sports on his weekly radio show Only a Game on WBUR and NPR since 1993. Since Only a Game's inception, Littlefield and his team of producers/reporters have brought a special perspective to sports and sports news and commentary.
Only a Game doesn't take the easy way out. It doesn't report on the easy or hot-button stories every week. Instead, Littlefield and company work at finding different angles to over reported and over hyped stories, to finding gems hidden beneath the footprints other journalists leave while forgetting the value of digging deeper and seeing stories in another light. Only a Gamei's a radio program dedicated to exploring and discovering.
Tagged Barcelona, Bill Littlefield, fever Pitch, Interview, Jay Heaps, magicJack, Major League Soccer, MLS, New England Revolution, NPR, only a Game, Simon Kuper, Soccer, Soccer Men, Steve Nicol, Women's Pro Soccer, Women's World Cup, World Cup, WPS
Jay Heaps Has Been Working for This Opportunity
The New England Revolution officially announced Jay Heaps the team's newest manager on Wednesday, November 16. (Courtesy New England Revolution/revolutionsoccer.net)
Jay Heaps jumped at the opportunity to work at Morgan Stanley after he retired from professional soccer in 2009. The offer: spend six-months in an intense program where he would learn to manage money, invest in the present and the future in an business environment (Private Wealth Management) where success is measured in tangible numbers. Where success is managed in profit and making progress. He took the job because he didn't see any coaching jobs he really wanted, and because it was a great opportunity. And Heaps doesn't miss many opportunities.
Tagged Brad Feldman, Jay Heaps, Major League Soccer, Mike Burns, MLS, New England Revolution
Revolution names Jay Heaps new head coach
Jay Heaps played 11 seasons in Major League Soccer and was one of the league's top defenders during his career. Now, two years after retiring, the Nashua, N.H. native will again be stepping back on the field. This time, though, he won't be going toe-to-toe with opposition, but rather, he will be the new manager of the New England Revolution.
The team announced Heap's appointment Tuesday morning and said he will assume the duties immediately.
Tagged Jay Heaps, Major League Soccer, MLS, New England Revolution

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'Jazz Is Dead' Series Coming to VMP
Learn about the revolutionary series and its first three exclusive titles, available today
By VMP Staff
VMP is honored to present exclusive variants of Jazz is Dead, a series of revolutionary jazz recordings and collaborations created by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) that puts younger jazz artists into conversation with decades of the genre and builds on that legacy.
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A statement from Jazz Is Dead on the series elaborates:
Music exists in movement and change, but before any part of it can be pinned down for analysis, it has often moved and taken on a new face. The transformation is often driven by culture as forward-thinking people avoid the proverbial paths in search of revolution. Even though our pioneers prophesized that the revolution would not be televised, the message has permeated. It's spreading like wildfire and leaders are defined by those that speak first: Jazz Is Dead.
The pluralism behind the mutiny is stark, but the reality is trapped in the eyes of us that fleeted the scene years ago. With Jazz Is Dead, a new musical denomination is born, reversing the damage done to the genre. Yes, jazz speaks to all, but the message was no longer being recorded with reverence to the processes of the past; the dissonance of our movement is serving as the undertow for change.
Music is the universal language and we are the interpreter of sound, a message that has been lost in transcription … The vitality embedded in the new masters epitomizes our quest for new life in music: Jazz Is Dead.
Today, we bring the VMP audience the first three releases in the series, on exclusive color variants and limited to 500 per pressing. Learn about the titles in our first Jazz Is Dead drop below.
Album: Jazz Is Dead 001
Artists: Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Features: Roy Ayers, Marcos Valle, Gary Bartz, Azymuth, João Donato, Brian Jackson, Doug Carn and more
This first release doubles as a fantastic record in its own right and a sneak peek into what's to come in the rest of the Jazz Is Dead series. For two producers who started their careers as DJs, sampling jazz greats, getting to work with their heroes like this is a dream come true. Younge said, "It's surreal to be in the studio with cats ranging from Marcos Valle to Roy Ayers. The stories, the music and the experience is something Jazz Is Dead wants to share with the world." Jazz Is Dead 001 is the perfect way to start the journey.
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Album: Roy Ayers JID002
Artists: Roy Ayers, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Features: Greg Paul, Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Loren Oden, Joy Gilliam, Saudia Yasmein, Elgin Clark, Anitra Castleberry
The second album in the Jazz Is Dead series is a collaboration with the godfather of neo-soul, Roy Ayers. There's a timelessness to much of the music created for Jazz Is Dead, and this album is a transcendent nod to Ayers' classic period in the '70s (during which Ayers produced several of his oft-sampled tracks). Although it may sound like an unearthed, unreleased classic at times, the album, written collaboratively by Younge, Shaheed Muhammad and Ayers, is also something new and unexpected. Like the series as a whole, this record balances between celebrating legacy and proving the vitality and necessity of this music in the present.
Album: Marcos Valle JID003
Artists: Marcos Valle, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad
**Features: ** Patricia Alvi, Loren Oden
To create the third release in the series, Younge and Shaheed Muhammad began with searching Marcos Valle's back catalog for direction and inspiration. Valle, whose career started with the end of bossa nova, brings his trademark percussive and melodic style of singing — a distinctly Brazilian take on vocalese — to the album. This collaboration is truly historic, marking the first time Valle has recorded music in the U.S. in nearly 50 years. Shaheed Muhammad was struck by Valle's professionalism and confidence, and commented, "It was really interesting how we can play the same instruments, listen to the same music and Marcos can still have his distinctly Brazilian flavor that we admire so much … and to just hear our influences mix with his and to make something brand new is a dream come true."
Be sure to stay on the lookout for future exclusives dropping as a part of VMP's Jazz Is Dead featured series collection.
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Key concept review: temporal work in environmental advocacy and sustainability transitions
December 1, 2016 / Leave a Comment
My doctoral research used to be framed and described in terms I learned as part of a Master of Strategic Foresight degree (for thoughts on this degree which is being wound up by Swinburne University see an earlier post). Over the past four years I've moved on from the "foresight" tribe, so to speak, but aspects of what I learned in this course continue to inform my research and work.
These days I tend to think about and describe the core objects of investigations in my research in different terms. One focus of my research is the use of forward-looking (prospective) knowledge practices as part of the temporal work done by actors in sustainability transition contexts. What does this mean? Well, there are a bunch of concepts that first need to be defined and some historical and contemporary examples might help to illuminate what I mean.
An interesting historical example is the global population control movement and the writing and advocacy of scientists such as Paul Ehrlich (see earlier blog post). Population control advocates often voiced dramatic, fairy dystopian views of the future and made related predictions (e.g. in Ehrlich's book The Population Bomb). Ehrlich stated that this was part of his strategy to try to encourage action. More contemporary examples can mostly clearly be identified regarding climate change action advocacy and analysis of clean energy transitions (e.g. see earlier blog post). Claims are frequently made, for example, about how much time we have to act, and the potential implications of this, and strategic issue assessments often integrate perspectives on the future with understandings of history (e.g. earlier periods of similar change) and the current situation. Recently, I've also made the broader argument that over the past two decades we've seen a 'prospective turn' in environmental thought.
This topic is broader than my PhD research project. It's perhaps best summarised as studying temporal work and dynamics in environmental thought and related action. This line of inquiry is relevant to understanding and enabling innovation, climate change action and environmental politics.
Moreover, a strong argument can be made that much environmental thought and action is inherently prospective.
Here is an outline of some related key concepts:
Temporal work: The notion of temporal work refers to the development and contesting of strategic narratives that are told by actors (see Kaplan & Orlikowski 2014). The specific term and concept was first proposed by Kaplan and Orlikowski (2013) to describe practices they observed being used by managers involved in strategy-making during an industry crisis. These practices (of 'temporal work') were used by managers to "settle on particular strategic accounts that link interpretations of the past, present, and future in ways that appear coherent, plausible, and acceptable" (p.965). They found that managers relied heavily on temporal work when proposing and debating strategic options under uncertainty and that the intensity of temporal work that was done influenced the extent to which strategy-making departed from a status quo approach. Kaplan & Orlikowski (2013, p.965) further contend that "projections of the future are always entangled with views of the past and present, and temporal work is the means by which actors construct and reconstruct the connections among them" (p.965). The related concept of expectations work has been proposed by some sustainability transition researchers.
Some sustainability transition scholars similarly argue that "in practice, navigating transitions requires connecting the past, the present and the future through a sense of trajectory" (Turnheim et al 2016, p.241). Such arguments clearly emphasise the potential role of 'temporal work'.
Knowledge practices: The concept of knowledge practices describes the socially situated activities through which knowledge is produced, evaluated and used (Camic et al 2011). For example, sociologists use ensembles of patterned activities to produce social theory and financial analysts use specialist knowledge practices in order to provide financial advice. The "practice" aspect emphasises the day-to-day actions and processes through which knowledge is produced, evaluated and/or put to use.
Techniques of prospection: this terminology was proposed by Mallard and Lakoff (2011) for the "set of practices used for envisioning an unknown future" such as scenario-based exercises. Techniques of prospection are one of the knowledge practices included in the book edited by Camic et al. (2011).
Sustainability transition: a 'transition' is typically defined as a "long-term process of radical and structural change at the level of societal systems" (link). Sustainability transitions are transitions which are part of broader changes towards a 'sustainable society'. Such transitions include clean energy transitions (which are the focus of my PhD research) amongst many others.
Over recent years I've also come to better understand that environmental politics is, in large part, a politics of the future (also see Groves 2016). Consequently a broader claim is that we need to study key activities and styles of anticipation and their influence, as well as how people, organisations and societies deal with uncertain futures, if wish to understand environmental politics. Many actors in sustainability debates are – in various ways – seeking to navigate uncertainties and change.
Related to this one of the things that continues to fascinate me is how particular views of the future develop and what influences them, such as the integrating (as per 'temporal work') of interpretations of the past, present and future into new influential perspectives.
Beyond the foci of my own research consider the following important example: the commonly stated claim that humanity is currently in "ecological overshoot" and, therefore, exceeding the long-term "carrying capacity" of the planet. This claim is often made by environmental activists. However, it is a difficult claim to empirically defend because, overall, it is cannot be straightforwardly assessed in terms of the present situation. Instead, when activists and scientists are making claims about "overshoot" typically they project future developments (e.g. those seen as likely future consequences of present actions and ways of life) and discuss related future implications. This is clearly seen when claims are made that present ways of life cannot be sustained (into the future).
There are descriptive, explanatory and normative aspects to exploring these sorts of practices. The descriptive aspects contribute to a better understanding of such practices, who uses them and why, and so on. From a normative perspective we can consider whether it's a good thing that activists, scientists and others are making such claims, and, to the extent that it is a good thing, what can be done to make them more influential. I personally have many concerns about many uses and aspects of forward-looking inquiry (link) but I also recognise their potential importance to sustainability.
Key references
Camic, C., Gross, N. & Lamont, M. (eds) 2011, Social Knowledge in the Making, University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London.
Kaplan, S. & Orlikowski, W.J. 2013, 'Temporal Work in Strategy Making', Organization Science, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 965-95.
Kaplan, S. & Orlikowski, W. 2014, 'Beyond Forecasting: Creating New Strategic Narratives', MIT Sloan Management Review, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 23-8.
Mallard, G. & Lakoff, A. 2011, 'How Claims to Know the Future Are Used to Understand the Present: Techniques of Prospection in the Field of National Security', in C. Camic, N. Gross & L. Michele (eds), Social Knowledge in the Making, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, pp. 339-77.
Turnheim, B., Berkhout, F., Geels, F., Hof, A., McMeekin, A., Nykvist, B. & Vuuren, D.v. 2015, 'Evaluating sustainability transitions pathways: Bridging analytical approaches to address governance challenges', Global Environmental Change, vol. 35, no. November, pp. 239-53.


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Troposphere Blog
Topic Infrastructure management
Security strategies
App management
SubTopic Billing and costs
Cloud architecture design
SLAs
Billing and costs
Availability and disaster recovery
Which cloud use cases reduce total cost of ownership?
Cloud migration doesn't necessarily reduce apps' costs in the long term. George Lawton explores cloud use cases that target better business outcomes.
George Lawton
With the growing buzz around the cloud, many organizations are starting to evaluate the cloud use cases for moving applications to the cloud. Many are analyzing which use case makes the most sense. But simply moving your applications to the cloud is not necessarily the best goal, said Michelle Cantara, research vice president at Gartner. "Producing specific outcomes when you move to the cloud is the goal. While cloud does reduce capital costs, there is no empirical evidence that it will reduce the total cost of ownership in the long term."
Better cloud use cases include accelerating time to business outcomes, reducing capital expenses, or reinventing business processes to increase customer satisfaction and grow revenue, she said. However, the link between a cloud service provider's performance and business outcomes is murky. While Gartner research has found that 66% of organizations say they manage cloud service providers based on business outcomes, only 27% are tied to actual service-level agreements (SLAs).
Getting clear on what cloud means
An internal private cloud deploys a cloud-based infrastructure in your own data center. An external private cloud is a hosted model, where an external service provider hosts the cloud service specifically for you. You should isolate your environments from each other, however, because of privacy and security concerns, Cantara said.
A community cloud leverages a restricted community, such as partners or suppliers in a multi-enterprise business process network. Public clouds are often what people are thinking about when they talk about the cloud and refer to external cloud environments, such as Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, Azure for IaaS, Expedia for travel and Salesforce for sales automation.
Applications for customer relationship management are more likely to be used in public clouds. In contrast, applications, such as those for enterprise resource planning, that involve integrating more back-end data with higher security requirements are more likely to be in a private cloud. Cantara said that organizations in emerging countries are more likely to use public rather than private clouds because they lack the infrastructure for private clouds.
But no cloud can stand alone. Few of them can live completely separate from the corporate center. As a result, Cantara expects that hybrid clouds will become more common.
Cloud maturity extends opportunities
Integrating applications across clouds initially presented too many challenges for many kinds of enterprise applications. The main focus for using the cloud was on developing and testing Web applications rather than commercial, off-the-shelf applications, said Robert Green, principal cloud strategist at Enfinitum Consulting.
From a cost perspective, moving development and testing systems is smart because the servers and the meter can be turned off when developers stop working. "You don't need to run the servers when developers are asleep at home," Green said. Make sure you use an automation control panel to reduce the time and effort required to spin up and spin down cloud instances.
"Now we are seeing a lot of folks migrating to Software as a Service from a services standpoint for applications such as those for productivity (Office 365) and for offline backup and archiving (Dropbox), and for the growth of development and testing platforms," Green explained. Many organizations are adopting the cloud as a mainstream way to save money for internal and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) applications. These don't have a lot of requirements for tying to internal systems and minimal requirements for connecting to data centers and main frames.
But with the improvement of the underlying infrastructure, Green sees more organizations moving three-tier applications to the cloud. Such applications involve integration to databases, Web servers and Web-based clients.
Get performance on budget
The big challenge is speed, Green said. Multi-tier applications tend to have high input/output operations per second (IOPS) requirements and increased requirements for RAM directly attached to virtual machines (VMs). So, the performance is not always stable when some of these applications are moved to the cloud.
If you have 10 servers running internally and move them out, 10 servers might seem cheaper in the cloud. But once you add in the full cost structure of moving the equivalent performance to the cloud, it's not always so clear that the cost will be less.
[IaaS providers] will continue to innovate to capture business because they cannot compete on price alone.
Robert Green, Enfinitum Consulting
To address this, many cloud providers are offering higher-performance IOPS capabilities as part of their offerings, such as all solid-state drive (SSD)-enabled platforms. This can hide some of the performance constraints and makes cloud infrastructure more suitable for a wider range of applications.
Green said it is important to focus on understanding the performance metrics. It is a good practice to baseline your applications internally before moving to the cloud. These applications can be compared to the performance of the same applications on the cloud platform. That way, you are getting an apples-to-apples comparison.
Provision performance, not just VMs
Cloud providers are getting better at addressing performance considerations. They are starting to understand that performance matters and are offering more options. Green said, "The great thing about the cloud is that, as consumers start to complain and make adoption changes, providers are offering more options."
Major Infrastructure-as-a-Service providers like Amazon, Azure and Rackspace have been focused on competing on price. But, Green noted, "The only way to differentiate is that, as one comes out with something cool, faster or better, the others will do the same."
He expects to see new focuses, such as provisioned IOPS throughput or all-SSD instances. "They will continue to innovate to capture business because they cannot compete on price alone," Green said.
The economics can improve if you invest the time to right-size the cloud configurations for what the application requires. For example, if your COTS or application server is specified to require 8 GB of RAM, but uses only 2 GB in practice, you don't need to requisition the cloud machine to support 8 GB. You can probably get away with 2.5 GB. That reduction deflates the cost you might otherwise forklift into the cloud.
Develop appropriate metrics
The process of baselining the current state starts with identifying key application metrics. "If you don't have those metrics captured, you will not know if the cloud environment is a good fit for you," Green said.
Once you have identified metrics, you need to look at things that could add value if you move to the cloud. You want to capitalize on synergies. If you are going to migrate, you might as well improve it, too. As you think about your future state, consider how you can leverage such things as autoscaling and right-sizing.
Also consider what you want things to look like from a budget and operational standpoint. Once you have outlined these in terms of your cloud use cases, then you can go through the process of migration as an informative exercise. You will know from Day 1 whether it will work or not.
"You see a lot of folks jump in without thoughtful analysis," Green said. It saves money in the beginning, but then the applications run slower so they instantiate more VMs than they initially thought, or they have to keep them running longer. Furthermore, these are often implemented without governance, so things that need to be decommissioned keep running.
Appropriate scaling
With horizontal scaling, you are able to scale the application by making adjustments to only one component in a three-tier application, for example, to the Web server without making adjustments to associated application or database servers. With vertical scaling, all components need to grow simultaneously.
Typical Web applications can scale horizontally, but it all depends on how the application is developed. COTS software, on the other hand, tends to have more vertical scaling characteristics. But these can vary, so, to make an accurate assessment, it's important to take a look at what you plan to move to the cloud.
Once you have identified how the system scales, there is an opportunity to configure auto-scaling to be more efficient. This allows you to reduce the footprint to the bare minimum. Auto-scaling tools can then grow or shrink all required infrastructure on demand based on preconfigured triggers.
The next step lies in identifying cloud use cases that would allow you to maintain performance as demand grows. These could include such metrics as database queue, the size of a log file, or CPU memory utilization.
At the enterprise layer, most organizations focus on the automation layer that sits on the IaaS layer, rather than scaling capabilities that might be built onto the PaaS layer. In many cases, they leverage tools like ServiceMesh, ScaleXtreme, or RightScale, which makes it easy to remote control the application.
Today, the typical enterprise is more focused on these tools, rather than leveraging some of the auto-scaling capabilities being built into new platforms like Apache Stratos, Green said. "They have thousands of applications. The development effort to revamp that to a platform would be uneconomical. The bolt-ons let them get 80% of the value with only 20% of the cost."
The bolt-ons can also support migration across clouds on a case-by-case basis. A good migration tool lets you migrate from internal infrastructure to an IaaS platform. Then you can use a tool like ScaleXtreme to manage the blueprint once it is in the public IaaS cloud.
These tools can also help to simplify the development required to manage workloads across clouds from a single monitoring application. "It is really about building a portfolio of cloud assets, and then leveraging a tool to bring this together in terms of governance and access," Green said.
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Searching for Truth in the Agriculture – Climate Change Connection
By Robert Goodland | February 17, 2013 | Categories Agriculture and Environment
photo: Robert Grillo
"Plant-based diets may not be environmentally friendly" was the surprising headline above an article about a new French study (first published January 13, 2013). More surprising was the publisher of that headline — Occupy Monsanto — which would normally be skeptical of such a study. Hundreds of other publications have published similar breathless headlines. But the French study doesn't assert what most have said it does.
The French study actually compares greenhouse gas said to be attributable to livestock products versus greenhouse gas attributable to vegetables and fruits — and it concludes that a meal consisting of fruits and vegetables low in caloric density could be responsible for as much greenhouse gas as a meal consisting of meat.
Yet fruits and vegetables are rarely eaten instead of meat. The French study failed to compare similar products, such as chicken versus one of its many plant-based substitutes, which normally consist mainly of calorie-dense grains and legumes, rather than fruits and vegetables.
Moreover, the French study relied entirely on estimates by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization that livestock are responsible for up to 18% of worldwide human-induced greenhouse gas, while other food production is responsible for up to 12% of human-induced greenhouse gas.
Free From Harm, like other groups, has publicized a range of environmental perspectives on food. It's understandable that there are so many perspectives on food, let alone the range of views on climate change. Given various controversies over food on its own, and climate change on its own, it's even harder to tell what the truth is when they're linked.
For example, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has garnered a lot of publicity for its "Meat Eaters' Guide," which pegs greenhouse gas attributable to livestock at about 5% of all human-induced greenhouse gas. Yet the EWG's estimate fails by giving far too much weight to methane attributable to ruminants and not enough weight to deforestation for ranching, and omits to count other amounts of greenhouse gas attributable to all livestock products.
Those mistakes could be explained by a view that apparently preceded development of the "Meat Eaters' Guide," and which was written into it, stating that most people simply "aren't going to give up meat". It's phrased as a fact — but it's actually an opinion, and it's as misplaced as a similar opinion would be in a professional environmental assessment of chlorofluorocarbons or coal. One way to tell that it's not a fact is by viewing a video featuring Bill Gates making a prediction that a large-scale replacement of livestock products with better alternatives could occur within the next five years.
Similarly, the FAO's widely-cited estimate of greenhouse gas attributable to livestock was published in an FAO report that didn't include any analysis of alternatives, which is a standard tool in environmental assessment. Instead, the FAO report simply prescribed more factory farming (see p. 236): "The principle means of limiting livestock's impact on the environment must be… intensification."
That FAO prescription was made even though one of its co-authors, Cornelius de Haan, was lead author of the World Bank's 2001 strategy that advised institutions (see p.65) to "avoid funding large-scale commercial, grain-fed feedlot systems and industrial milk, pork, and poultry production."
The leap from the World Bank's recommendation to avoid factory farming over to the FAO's recommendation to expand it seems baffling, given that the FAO report pegged environmental risks and impacts of livestock at a higher level than the World Bank report. Maybe the best explanation is that the FAO report was authored by livestock specialists, rather than by environmental specialists. Normally, environmental assessment is considered most reliably performed by environmental specialists, particularly where environmental risks and impacts are significant.
On the other hand, reports published by the FAO are normally considered authoritative, in light of its status as a UN specialized agency. Yet countless sources, including Forbes and A Well Fed World, have cited an assessment that's starkly opposed to the FAO's — and which has been written by environmental specialists employed by two other UN specialized agencies, the World Bank and IFC. I'm one of those specialists, and the New York Times has published my critique of the FAO's partnership with global meat, dairy, and egg industry associations.
Before my critique was published by the New York Times, the FAO actually invited Jeff Anhang and me to present in both Rome and Berlin. Those presentations are on our website, as well as links to prominent citations of our analysis. Our analysis has been cited in such languages as French, German, Chinese, Italian and Spanish, to name just a few.
The latest version of our analysis is in Nature Climate Change. We've cited there the warning from both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the International Energy Agency (IEA) that the next five years may be the last real chance to reverse climate change before it's too late.
We've also cited the IEA's estimate that US$18 trillion of spending is needed in the next 20 years to reverse climate change by replacing fossil fuel infrastructure with renewable energy infrastructure. As a result, focusing mainly on energy usage while neglecting food and agriculture could end up guaranteeing climate catastrophe.
In fact, we've proposed in our latest editorial, Lifting Livestock's Long Shadow, that reforestation and regeneration of forests could absorb all of today's excess atmospheric carbon — while sufficient land can be freed up by replacing at least 25% of today's livestock products with better alternatives. That's because an astonishing 45% of all land on earth is now used for livestock and feed production.
So we propose that, contrary to popular belief, the key to reversing climate change in the next five years — as needed — is actually the food industry. It is more exposed to climate change's risks than any other industry. Yet food companies develop better foods as a matter of course. They control lots of land on which livestock and feed production can (and should) be reduced, and they can sell carbon credits from reforesting land.
One wouldn't know it from most reports on the new French study, but according to Bloomberg, promising activity is actually underway in the food industry to replace livestock products (that is, meat, dairy, and egg products) with better alternatives. Consumers have an equal role in their capacity to act themselves to replace livestock products with better alternatives.
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John Garrison (born 7 January 1973) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Co-founder of the British alternative rock band Budapest, he recorded and performed with them from 1999 to 2006. After the band split, he launched a career as a solo artist and has released three albums: "Above The Cosmos" 2007, "Departures" 2009 and "Extinguisher" 2020. He also recorded three albums under the name Satellites. In parallel to his solo career, Garrison is a session bass player for other major label artists such as Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran, Robbie Williams, James Blunt, Christina Aguilera and Leona Lewis in the studio and on the road.

Early life
Garrison was born in Liverpool, then moved to Coventry, England, at the age of one. His father was the head of music at University of Warwick and John grew up surrounded by music with easy access to orchestral instruments. His mother and two sisters are opera singers. He performed his first ever gig at the age of three playing the piano with his sister. Determined to be self-taught, he refused to take music lessons.

Career
Garrison settled in New York City after Budapest broke up in 2006. His first solo albums Above the Cosmos and Departures were released independently and received critical acclaim. A small number of gigs have been performed in the United States and Europe.

The whole Satellites project started soon after John became a father and had moved to Copenhagen. The name was chosen because "satellites just report back what they see. They never stay in one place and they don't really belong anywhere". In fact, it's not a band but one man, Johnny Vic, who writes, plays and produces as Satellites.

In 2022 John played Bass Guitar on the Lewis Capaldi no.1 hit "Forget Me".

Personal life
He is now based in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he lives with his Danish girlfriend and their 2 children.

Discography

Albums, singles and EP
with Budapest
 Too Blind To Hear (2002)
 Head Towards The Dawn (2004)

Solo
 Above The Cosmos (2007)
 Departures (2009) – Named Britsound Radio's "British album of the year".
 Satellites.01 (2012) – Rough Trade No. 16 Album of 2012.
 Satellites.02 (2013) – Rough Trade Album of the month August 2013.
Wasteland – Single
 Istedgade EP (2014)
Neon Sun – Single
 Wasteland Remix EP (2014)
 Satellites Saint Saviour (2015)
 Satellites.04: Glitch (2016)
 Extinguisher (2020)
Blissfully Ignorant – Single
The Revolution Is Just Waiting A Name – Single
 Lovely Day isn't It? (2021)

References

External links
 John Garrison on YouTube
 Satellites on Bandcamp
 Satellites on YouTube

1973 births
Living people
English male singer-songwriters
English rock guitarists
English rock bass guitarists
English male guitarists
English multi-instrumentalists
Musicians from Liverpool
Musicians from Coventry
English expatriates in Denmark
21st-century English singers
21st-century British guitarists
21st-century British male singers

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The geology of Penpont and Cwmdu is similar, the sandstone having been deposited during the Devonian period 400 million years ago, but the stones I selected showed a large variation in shape and external colour, sometimes effected by chemical change and organic growth. In the Bran I found a piece of ceramic waste pipe which seemed to have metamorphosed into water-eroded stone and had taken on the colour of sandstone. Other pieces were influenced by the form of the stones and sometimes by features of their locality, giving a sense of time and place.
I had previously experienced some of the tributaries during adrenaline-charged kayak trips in winter flood conditions, but during the dry September days I was able to wade leisurely up and down the stream, getting to remote areas which would not normally be possible to access easily. I had a feeling that I was entering secret places and I have tried to evoke the sense of flow and change that I encountered.
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Q: Call batch within batch? How do I call multiple batch files within a single batch? When I try it always goes to the same one or none at all and closes window.
@echo off
:MENU
title MENU0
Echo 1 - Select Menu 1
Echo 2 - Select Menu 2
Echo 0 - Exit
Echo.

SET /P choice=Type the number or letter of task you want, then press ENTER:
IF %choice%==1 GOTO 1
IF %choice%==2 GOTO 2
IF %choice%==0 EXIT

:1
call %userprofile%\desktop\\Menu1.bat

:2
call %userprofile%\desktop\Menu2.bat

A: There are several issues with provided batch code in question.
The first one is that after processing of the batch file called with command CALL finished, the processing of current batch file continues with the next command respectively line, except the called batch file contains itself the command EXIT without parameter /B as in this case the command processor terminates itself independent on calling hierarchy.
For details about CALL behavior see answers on:

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*How to call a batch file in the parent folder of current batch file?

*In a Windows batch file, can you chain-execute something that is not another batch file?
The second issue is that folder path assigned to environment variable USERPROFILE could contain 1 or more spaces (default on Windows 2000/XP, possible on later Windows versions depending on user name). Therefore always enclose a string referencing USERPROFILE or USERNAME in double quotes.
The third and most difficult to handle issue is that the user of a batch file on prompt with set /P has the freedom to enter anything and not just what the writer of the batch file suggests.
For example
SET /P choice=Type the number or letter of task you want, then press ENTER:
IF %choice%==1 GOTO 1

results in an exit of batch processing caused by a syntax error if the batch user hits just RETURN or ENTER without entering anything at all and the environment variable choice is not already defined with a useful string because in this case the next line to process by command processor is:
IF ==1 GOTO 1

It is good practice to define the environment variable with a default value before set /P as this value is kept when the batch user just hits RETURN or ENTER.
A batch user has also the freedom on using set /P to enter anything including syntax critical characters like " or < or | or > and others by mistake or intentionally (for breaking batch processing by a syntax error).
Therefore it is in general better for menus in batch files to use the command choice (Microsoft article) because then the batch user can enter only what the writer of the batch file offers. But CHOICE is available only by default for Windows Server 2003 and later Windows. And there are different versions of choice (SS64 article with additional information) with a different set of options. So it depends on which Windows version(s) the batch file is designed for if CHOICE can be used at all.
It is also not good to name an environment variable or a label like a command although possible. Therefore choice is not a good name for an environment variable.
Here is a commented batch file with a code which avoids all those issues.
@echo off
:MainMenu
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
title MENU0
cls
echo 1 - Select Menu 1
echo 2 - Select Menu 2
echo 0 - Exit
echo.

rem Define 0 as default value in case of user just hits RETURN or ENTER.
set "UsersChoice=0"
set /P "UsersChoice=Type the number or letter of task you want, then press ENTER: "

rem Has the user really entered just one of the offered characters?

rem There must be nothing to process if the user has entered just 0
rem or 1 or 2. Otherwise the user's choice was either by mistake or
rem intentionally entered wrong. The string entered by the user is
rem referenced with delayed expansion to avoid an exit of batch
rem processing in case of user entered a syntax critical character.

for /F "tokens=1 delims=012" %%I in ("!UsersChoice!") do (
    endlocal
    goto MainMenu
)

rem Now it is safe to reference the variable value without usage of delayed
rem expansion as a syntax error caused by user input can't occur anymore.

rem The entered string does not contain any not expected character. But
rem it is possible that for example 11 was entered by mistake instead
rem of just 1. The entered string should have a length of 1 character.

if not "%UsersChoice:~1,1%" == "" (
    endlocal
    goto MainMenu
)

rem Exit this batch processing on user entered 0. Previous environment is
rem automatically restored by command processor by an implicit endlocal.

if "%UsersChoice%" == "0" exit /B

rem Restore previous environment as the called batch files are most
rem likely written for using standard command environment with delayed
rem expansion not enabled (exclamation mark interpreted different).
rem The current value of local environment variable must be passed
rem to previous environment for usage on GOTO command.

endlocal & goto Menu%UsersChoice%

:Menu1
call "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Menu1.bat"
goto MainMenu

:Menu2
call "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Menu2.bat"
goto MainMenu

For understanding the used commands and how they work, open a command prompt window, execute there the following commands, and read entirely all help pages displayed for each command very carefully.

*

*call /?

*cls /?

*echo /?

*endlocal /?

*exit /?

*for /?

*goto /?

*rem /?

*set /?

*setlocal /?

*title /?
For meaning of & in line endlocal & goto Menu%UsersChoice% see answer on Single line with multiple commands using Windows batch file.

A: I tried your code and what I found was that when the input was 1 both :1 and :2 are executed but when the input is 2 only :2 is executed. To fix this you need to specify the end of :1 using Exit or another goto.
You might see that none the batches are being executed IF you do not put a pause in the end of your script. They would be executed but the result might just flash out of the screen.
Also I do not understand why have you used \\Menu1.batand not \Menu1.bat in
:1
call %userprofile%\desktop\\Menu1.bat

The final working code for me-
    @echo off
    :MENU
    title MENU0
    Echo 1 - Select Menu 1
    Echo 2 - Select Menu 2
    Echo 0 - Exit
    Echo.

    SET /P choice=Type the number or letter of task you want, then press ENTER:
    IF %choice%==1 GOTO 1
    IF %choice%==2 GOTO 2
    IF %choice%==0 EXIT

    :1
    call yourpathhere\Menu1.bat
    pause
    GOTO cont

    :2
    call whatsoever\Menu2.bat
    pause
    GOTO cont

    :cont
    exit

That should fix your problem.
Hope I helped.

A: I may not be a pro, but I could help you!
I always add extra code on my games in order to avoid bugs, like this:
set /p letter=

if %letter% == 1 goto nocheck1
if %letter% == 2 goto nocheck2
if %letter% == 3 exit

:nocheck1
if %letter% == 1 goto saves

:nocheck2
if %letter% == 2 goto howtoplay

Maybe it could work on your problem!
I might have the code to do it:
@echo off
cls

:menu
cls
echo 1. Open Batch 1
echo 2. Open Batch 2
set /p test=Enter number here ----->

if %test% == 1 goto check1
if %test% == 2 goto check2

Edit the "Batch file name" text with your location of your batch file.

:check1
if %test% == 1 start C:\Users\%username%\Desktop\(batch file name).bat

:check2
if %test% == 2 start C:\Users\%username%\Desktop\(batch file name).bat

If there's still any errors with my code, let me know.
Hope this helps your problem!

A: Use cd to go to the location of batch file. For example:
rem myscript
echo calling batch file
cd demo\desktop\script
execute.bat
echo done

After the execution of that batch, control will return to the next line of your script.

A: Use "Start" instead of "Call" like so,
@echo off
:MENU
title MENU0
Echo 1 - Select Menu 1
Echo 2 - Select Menu 2
Echo 0 - Exit
Echo.

SET /P choice=Type the number or letter of task you want, then press ENTER:
IF %choice%==1 GOTO 1
IF %choice%==2 GOTO 2
IF %choice%==0 EXIT

:1
start %userprofile%\desktop\\Menu1.bat

:2
start %userprofile%\desktop\Menu2.bat

A: Try This:
@echo off
:MENU
title MENU0
Echo 1 - Select Menu 1
Echo 2 - Select Menu 2
Echo 0 - Exit
Echo.

SET /P choice=Type the number or letter of task you want, then press
Enter:

IF %choice%==1 GOTO 1
IF %choice%==2 GOTO 2
IF %choice%==0 EXIT

:1
cd users
cd %userprofile%
cd desktop
:: call Menu1.bat or use: start Menu1.bat
:: exit

:2
cd users
cd %userprofile%
cd desktop
:: call Menu2.bat or use: start Menu2.bat
:: exit

A: start "" C:\location\of\file\file.bat

This opens a new window, and as long as you have more commands to follow, the previous file that is calling the new one will still run along with this one.

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Haplostachys (honohono) is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1888. The entire genus is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, although 4 of the 5 known species that have been placed in the genus are now believed to be extinct, the fifth listed as "Critically Imperiled."

Species
†Haplostachys bryanii Sherff - Molokai but apparently extinct
Haplostachys haplostachya (A.Gray) H.St.John - Kauai, Maui, Hawaii; Critically Imperiled
†Haplostachys linearifolia (Drake) Sherff - Maui, Molokai but apparently extinct on both islands
†Haplostachys munroi C.N.Forbes - Lanai but apparently extinct
†Haplostachys truncata (A.Gray) Hillebr. - Maui but apparently extinct

References

External links
Hawaiian Native Plant Genera
US Department of Agriculture plant profile
Floridata Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Part 23 Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera
Endemic flora of Hawaii


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Varfolomeyevka may refer to:
Varfolomeyevka (village), Primorsky Krai, a village (selo) in Primorsky Krai, Russia
Varfolomeyevka (air base), a Cold War air base close to Varfolomeyevka, Primorsky Krai
Varfolomeyevka (railway station), Primorsky Krai, a railway station incorporated as an inhabited locality in Primorsky Krai, Russia
Varfolomeyevka, Saratov Oblast, a village (selo) in Saratov Oblast, Russia

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Q: Get all fragments from backstack in order I am using Fragments in my app project. All the fragments are added to back stack:
...
fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(null);
...

Later on, what is the correct way to get all fragments from back stack in order ?

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C3-Mobility – closed carbon cycle and climate-neutral fuels for the traffic of the future
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Benedikt Heuser explains how electricity-based liquid fuels can help to reduce CO2 emissions as an important complement to electric mobility in the transport sector.
The joint project 'C3-Mobility' focuses on the utilisation of such e-fuels based on green methanol for the passenger and goods transport sector. Society and politics are extensively addressing climate change. The overall goal is energy transition to significantly reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in all relevant sectors that still burn fossil fuels today. Legally-binding global targets are laid down in the Paris Agreement of 2015. To implement the EU's commitment under this Agreement, European objectives are set in the 2030 'Energy and Climate framework'. The framework includes EU-wide targets and policy objectives for the period 2021-2030.
One key target is to achieve a cut of at least 40% in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to 1990. By 2050, the electrical power sector is targeted to become completely carbon neutral, and the CO2 footprint of the transport sector shall be reduced by 60% compared to 1990 – despite an ever-increasing transport volume. This reduction may even not be enough: some countries are lagging behind, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report presented in Kattowice in 2018 assumes a remaining global CO2 budget of ~400Gt for keeping the 1.5°C target. With an actual annual rate of 40Gt/a, this leaves no time to shift an immediate CO2 reduction further into the future.
The ambitious goals especially appeal to the energy and transport sectors. On reviewing the current debates, media, and political agendas, it appears that the emphasis is almost exclusively being placed on the comprehensive use of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Certainly, for some cases they might be the best solution to rapidly reduce the CO2 emissions of the ground traffic sector. For urban traffic and short distances, the advantages are clear. Nevertheless, the market penetration of BEVs is still pretty low because of the relatively high purchase price, a limited driving range, long battery charging times, and the high investment cost related to the charging infrastructure.
Especially for long haul or heavy-duty transport, liquid or gaseous fuels will remain the means of choice due to their high energy density. 'E-Fuels' – synthetic fuels produced from renewable electricity and CO2 – are a very promising approach for these applications.
"Not only can they be used in every application of road transport, but also air and sea traffic could benefit," said Benedikt Heuser from FEV Europe GmbH, the co-ordinator of the joint research project 'C3-Mobility – Closed Carbon Cycle – Climate-neutral Fuels for the Traffic of the Future'.
This project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy through the funding initiative 'energy transition in the transport sector: sector coupling through the use of electricity-based fuels'. The use of chemicals with a high energy density as CO2-neutral energy carriers or fuels seems to be the most efficient way to reduce the CO2-footprint of the specified applications.
Constant consumption
The annual demand of electrical energy in Germany amounted to 600TWh in 2015. Assuming a further rise due to the increase of digitalisation and partially electrical traffic in the coming years, which can only be compensated partly by an optimisation of the efficiency of electrical systems, a constant consumption can be expected in the best case.
The transport sector plays a major role in these calculations; nearly 30% of the German total energy consumption is caused by road traffic, aviation, and shipping. In addition to this, greenhouse gas emissions are still very high in this sector. Despite constant efficiency improvements through weight savings, higher engine efficiencies or strengthened electrification or hybridisation, the overall energy needs are not expected to change in the long run, as a Roadmap from the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC) and statements from the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure expect a steady transportation increment of about 30-40% in the next 30 years.
The German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt UBA) has published a value for the overall energy consumption of Germany in 2015: 2466TWh. Power generation from renewable energy sources (wind and solar, no biomass) is assigned a potential of 629TWh in 2050. Considering that electrical energy gained from wind or sun does not always match the current demand, about 100TWh can be anticipated for long time storage in the form of hydrogen, 'power to gas (methane)' or 'power to liquid'.
Supply gap
These facts and calculations reveal a supply gap of 1767TWh renewable energy in Germany which needs to be imported from in- and outside of Europe as GHG-neutral energy. With only a small number of exceptions, like Norway or Spain, Europe will not be able to fully supply itself with renewable energy. A direct import of electrical power does not seem realistic and imports of hydrogen or gas are also limited due to the transport distances of existing or newly-built pipelines. Thus, for long distance imports (from areas with an extremely low cost of renewable electricity like Chile or Australia) it seems to be a solution to count on, for example, methanol as a liquid energy carrier.
Heuser explains: "Methanol is considered to be a very good choice as a liquid energy carrier. The main advantages are that methanol is easy to store, transport, and distribute. It is quite cheap to produce and globally standardised, available, and already shipped in large amounts as a base chemical. Thus, methanol is a very good choice as an intermediate product on the way to a final drop-in capable fuel. In addition to this, methanol has low particle emissions, a high burning rate, and high evaporation enthalpy when used in internal combustion engines as a direct fuel. Methanol also dilutes very fast in water and is biodegradable."
Thus, the project C3-Mobility assumes that methanol obtained from CO2 and regeneratively produced hydrogen can initially be imported by train or ship until the above-mentioned supply gap can be closed in the more distant future. For further use in Europe, methanol can then be processed into various types of fuels.
"By doing this, the transport sector, initially the whole existing vehicle fleets and in the long-term especially long distance and freight transportation, can be supplied with a renewable fuel," Heuser points out. "It is important to mention that besides its long-term vision, C3-Mobility also examines ways to achieve a short-term reduction of the effective CO2 emissions ('Well-to-Wheel') of today's fleet by taking also the admixture of electricity-based renewable fuels ('Drop-in fuels') into account.
"Once we have capable fuels, they could immediately be applied without any big changes in the infrastructure or the engines. However, the long-term overall goal is to point out the most promising ways into a CO2-neutral mobility of the future by using electricity-based liquid fuels for long distance transport and freight as a complement to electric mobility in cities. Therefore, we evaluate the long-term use of methanol-based fuels in all kinds of internal combustion engines – pure renewable fuels and blends. The result is a comprehensive evaluation of each fuel in terms of environmental sustainability in production and consumption chains, gradually further efficiency improvements, as well as distribution and market launch. Methanol-to-Gasoline (MtG) and 2-Butanol will serve as blends for our investigations of gasoline engines and 1-Octanol and Oxymethylenether (OME) as blends for Diesel engines."
Besides these fuels, Dimethyl ether (DME) is also considered. Even though DME is gaseous under ambient conditions (like LPG), its advantages lie in the efficient production process, rather easy engine application, the already existing fuel standard, and the non-hazardousness.
Criteria for synthetic fuels
Bearing on state-of-the-art research, various Synthetic fuels based on regenerative methanol have been assessed with regard to the following criteria:
Use in today's vehicle stock;
Market launch scenarios via fleets or large stocks or as drop-in fuels complying with the current legislation;
Production routes based on methanol and their efficiencies; and
Efficiency and emission behaviour of internal combustion engines in conventional and hybrid powertrain configurations
Fig. 1 shows introduction timelines for fuel candidates that meet these criteria. Next to the direct use of methanol, two very promising liquid fuel alternatives for each combustion method are indicated, differing in respective applications, timescale for usage and production method.
On the one hand, there are coherent possibilities to harness climate-neutral fuels in a short to medium term. But on the other, the research also reveals gaps and discrepancies in the degree of maturity of production and use. To allow a fast and smooth transition to an overall regenerative and efficient transport system, the project aims to close, or at least reduce, those gaps.
Objectives of C3-Mobility
The consortium consists of 30 partners comprising energy providers, process engineering experts, engine and automotive manufacturers, as well as research and development providers. Together, they are working on the challenges of a CO2-neutral transport through synthetic fuels. Focusing on methanol-based fuels, the entire value chain from fuel synthesis to engine application and to market launch will be evaluated. "Our interdisciplinary work allows a holistic approach to find answers to fundamental questions in this field. The unique character of the concept is reflected in this broad horizon", Heuser said.
The work scope of the partners addresses questions such as: how to design a cross-sectoral energy analysis to consider all energy consuming areas in the most efficient, ecological, and economic way, or which production pathways for electricity-based fuels do exist and how does their efficiency compare to established processes? Also, it is of major interest to investigate how the synthetic fuels and their efficient application can contribute to minimise the dependency on energy imports. Another key question to be asked in the overall context is if it is more reasonable to adapt the fuels to existing engines or to optimise the engines for the new fuels?
The first step is to take a closer look at the methanol production from CO2 and hydrogen (H2) as an important product for the generation of new fuels. Methanol production from synthesis gas (carbon monoxide (CO) and H2) is a state-of-the-art technology.
Cost determining variables
Cost determining variables for further steps are the deployment of H2 as main energy carrier and CO2 with less impact depending on source. In the project, three different cases for carbon dioxide usage are theoretically analysed based on their specific possibilities for separation: industrial regions (CO2 sequestration from exhaust gas streams), rural areas (biomass and municipal waste-based CO2 or carbon streams) and desert regions (carbon capture from air, where no CO2 is available from dedicated sources). The production of hydrogen as a reactant for methanol only plays a theoretical role in C3-Mobility. It is considered as a product of an electrolysis process which is an available technology where 'only' the upscaling is missing due to until now limited market demand.
The project assumes that renewable methanol produced in favourable regions for renewable energies will be imported mainly by ship or via pipeline. Once in Europe, the methanol is appropriately processed into various fuels. Examined fuels in C3-Mobility are methanol itself, Polyoxymethylendimethylether (OME 3-5), 2-Butanol (mainly as drop-in component for gasoline fuel), synthetic gasoline (via Methanol-to-Gasoline process), 1-Octanol (as drop-in component for Diesel fuel) and DME (as Diesel replacement). 2-Butanol, synthetic gasoline and 1-Octanol will be synthesised experimentally. For this purpose, synthetic gasoline will be produced in pilot scale in the order of 20-40t.
In terms of the application for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial engines, the project follows two main approaches: Firstly, achieving a short-term CO2 reduction in existing fleets and vehicles of the next generation through fuel blends and drop-in fuels. Possible issues of material interactions and compatibility, miscibility, mixture preparation or temperature effects will be investigated here. A small fleet of demonstrator vehicles will test and show the usage of the new fuels in real driving conditions.
Secondly, optimising these different engine classes for fuel options burning with very low pollutant emissions and a very high efficiency. OME, DME and 2-butanol as well as methanol itself are as pure replacements not compliant with the existing norms EN228 for gasoline and EN590 for diesel fuel.
For both cases, different tests will be conducted with single cylinder research engines, and later the project demonstrator vehicles will be set up. Fundamental topics like the development of new adapted injection systems, emission monitoring, fuel deterioration, ignition systems, and implications on exhaust gas aftertreatment systems are key for the overall research approach. Also, other engine concepts, like dual- or flex-fuel systems, are taken into consideration. These types of engines are useful when the distribution of the new fuels is not comprehensive yet. 'Old' fuels could still be used and thus the flex-fuel engines could ease the market launch of the new ones in the same way as current CNG engines which mostly can still run on standard gasoline.
For larger engines – especially in truck, train or ship applications – methanol is a very promising alternative as a liquid and very clean burning fuel. Hence, C3-Mobility also examines the potentials of methanol as a fuel for large engines with a cylinder volume of more than two litres. In this case, the goal is to keep the efficiency degree of a Diesel engine and still launch and use methanol as renewable fuel in the short-term.
Market launch
A rather critical aspect for these fuels is their market launch. Major barriers are found to be legislative issues, costs, fuel application, fuel availability, and infrastructure. "A problem is that, since current legislation does not include the CO2 reduction potential of e-fuels, market stakeholders do not yet see a business case that would be sufficient to invest in. The new European Renewable Energy Directive II doesn't stipulate any sector coupling for e-fuels," Heuser explains. For a fast market introduction of e-fuels, he proposes a certificate system which allows carmakers to buy the CO2-neutral fuel with corresponding certificates, which can then be used to reduce the carmaker's CO2 fleet targets. Another idea is a relaxation of the energy tax on renewable energy carriers and an increase of the cost level for fossil CO2 with a given, but adjustable slope. Heuser is convinced that such legislative changes would immediately lead to a better business model which would enable and secure the needed long term investments.
Hybridisation as well as fuel cell and battery electric vehicles will contribute significantly to a CO2 reduction of the transport sector in the future. But the almost exclusive focusing in legislation, media and discussions is critical as many studies show that electrification alone will not reach the climate targets and is far more expensive than a well balanced approach and a mixture of different solutions which can still make use of existing infrastructure.
Initiative 'energy transition in the transport sector: sector coupling through the use of electricity-based fuels'
C3-Mobility is part of the research initiative 'energy transition in the transport sector: sector coupling through the use of electricity-based fuels' by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. The initiative forms an interface between the sectors energy and traffic. Thus, various synergies can be made visible and interdisciplinary approaches can be used to investigate new, electricity-based fuels for the transport by road, sea or air. The sector coupling also expands the political options for action to achieve the climate goals from Paris. The first projects of the initiative – including C3-Mobility – have already started in autumn 2018. They all look at the production, the transport, or the use of electricity-based fuels from different point of views.
Contributing Partners:
AVL Deutschland GmbH
AVL qpunkt GmbH
Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz GmbHContinental
Continental (CMC)
DENSO AUTOMOTIVE Deutschland GmbH
FEV Europe GmbH
FH Aachen
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy
Systems ISE
Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH
Liebherr-Components Deggendorf GmbH
Oel-Waerme-Institut gGmbH
Opel Automobile GmbH
Shell Global Solutions (Germany) GmbH
TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Associated Partners:
bse Engineering Leipzig GmbH
Grillo-Werke AG
innogy SE
TEC4FUELS GmbH
Umicore AG & Co. KG
Weissgerber engineering GmbH
The project that this report is based on is supported with funds from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy under Project Number 19I18006. The author is responsible for the content of this publication.
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Benedikt Heuser
Diesel Powertrains
heuser@fev.com
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I'm so jealous. I love snow. I love looking at a yard blanketed in snow with no footprints, then running through it. Snowmen. Snowballs. Snow angels. All the silly stuff – I love it.
Tomorrow, I might get to see some. We're driving up to Tennessee to spend the weekend with my family and I plan to throw a snowball. I just hope the snow isn't so bad that the trip up there is hard. I'm wishing for plenty of snow on the ground – not on the roads. Fingers crossed.


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