Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Consolidated Generation

Occurs when the total number of energy changing devices, such as automobile engines, decreases, while the total amount of usable energy increases or stays the same.
The consolidation of hydrocarbon power generation to electrical power, and increased output of electricity, must take place for this change to occur. Currently, the prime example of this metamorphasis is the shift from hydrocarbon powered combustion engines to electricity.
A requirement for consolidation is the acceptance of a "common" form of energy, such as electricity, to be the predominant one. The prime environment for the consolidation of power generation is the replacement of combustion engines with electric motors in vehicles,
Even if the electricity was produced in coal plants or by burning crude oil, this would consolidate hydrocarbon power generation from millions of small engines to only a few massive power plants. In doing so the release of carbon would also be consolidated, which would allow for more regulation, and it would also increase demand for technologies that increase efficiency and decrease the release of anything harmful to the environment. This would be a gradual and realistic step.

consolidation

The countable consolidation consists in establishing the financial statements of a group of companies, for publication but also for its internal needs. It incorporates for that accountancies of each company which composes this group and operates reprocessings in order to make as if it were only about one single entity. The word “consolidation” is here an Anglicism derived from “to consolidate” which means “to group”.
The consolidated financial statements (or consolidated “accounts”), of which the consolidated balance-sheet and it consolidated income statement, are established, as if it were about only one and even undertaken. Under certain conditions, the establishment of the group accounts is obligatory.
The main actor of the consolidation is the consolidator, or consolidor. He generally operates within financial management, as well as the management auditor.

loan

A loan is a type of debt. All material things can be lent but this article focuses exclusively on monetary loans. Like all debt instruments, a loan entails the redistribution of financial assets over time, between the lender and the borrower.

The borrower initially receives an amount of money from the lender, which they pay back, usually but not always in regular installments, to the lender. This service is generally provided at a cost, referred to as interest on the debt. A borrower may be subject to certain restrictions known as loan covenants under the terms of the loan.

Acting as a provider of loans is one of the principal tasks for financial institutions. For other institutions, issuing of debt contracts such as bonds is a typical source of funding. Bank loans and credit are one way to increase the money supply.

Legally, a loan is a contractual promise of a debtor to repay a sum of money in exchange for the promise of a creditor to give another sum of money.

Debt

Debt is that which is owed; usually referencing assets owed, but the term can cover other obligations. In the case of assets, debt is a means of using future purchasing power in the present before a summation has been earned. Some companies and corporations use debt as a part of their overall corporate finance strategy.
A debt is created when a creditor agrees to lend a sum of assets to a debtor. In modern society, debt is usually granted with expected repayment; in many cases, plus interest. Historically, debt was responsible for the creation of indentured servants.