Comparison of Energy Technologies and Their Feasibility for Future Sustainability by Stephen Joseph Odell An Engineering Project Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Approved: _________________________________________ Sudhangshu Bose, Engineering Project Adviser Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Hartford, CT August 2011 © Copyright 2011 by Stephen Joseph Odell All Rights Reserved ii CONTENTS Comparison of Energy Technologies and Their Feasibility for Future Sustainability ....... i LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................ iv LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................... v ACKNOWLEDGMENT .................................................................................................. vi ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................... vii 1. Introduction.................................................................................................................. 1 2. Theory / Methodology ................................................................................................. 2 3. Results and Discussion ................................................................................................ 3 4. Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 4 5. References.................................................................................................................... 5 6. Appendices .................................................................................................................. 6 iii LIST OF TABLES iv LIST OF FIGURES v ACKNOWLEDGMENT Type the text of your acknowledgment here. vi ABSTRACT Type the text of your abstract here. vii 1. Introduction Use this template to type the text of your thesis, using the various heading styles provided. If your thesis is short and you want it all in one file, you may type all your chapters in one file. If your thesis is long, you will want to put each chapter in a separate file. Start a new file for each chapter, using this template. The chapter numbering and page numbering will start with “1” in each file, but when you assemble the chapters at the end, the numbering will be sequential. When creating your chapters, it is essential to use the heading styles provided by this template! 1 2. Theory / Methodology 2 3. Results and Discussion 3 4. Conclusion 4 5. References 5 6. Appendices 6