This change is driven primarily by the shift from highly integrated, dedicated research missions on platforms with well defined processes to self contained experiments with stand alone operations on platforms which are being concurrently designed.
A microgrid can operate in both grid-connected and stand-alone operation modes and benefit both utility and customers with better reliability and power quality.
The future of the Austin, Tex., office of the technology agency, now the sole stand-alone operation, is being evaluated, said Wally Petersen, a spokesman for Bcom3.
Because 54 Below, unlike Manhattan's other supper clubs, is a stand-alone operation, its long-term future depends on building a loyal patronage.
Its lenders are pushing for "either a sale of the company or a restructuring with an infusion of capital to remain a stand-alone operation", the Los Angeles Times reported.
"We will consider alternatives by taking into account various factors, including the current distressed market conditions, our overall North American manufacturing capacity, and the viability of the facility as a stand-alone operation without G.M. production," the statement said.
Waterstone's as a stand-alone operation is in better shape than its ailing parent: its 0.4 per cent like-for-like drop in Christmas sales is as nothing to HMV's 13.6 per cent.
In contrast to Ross, who was already in post as head of drama at Channel 4 before being given Film4 to run in 2002 (shortly after its closure as a stand-alone operation), Kosse is a respected veteran of the Hollywood studio system, having worked for Universal for a decade overseeing its overseas operations.
But he quickly adds that debt underwriting, as a stand-alone operation, is a commodity business.
Semi-autonomous control algorithms are developed to enable stand-alone operation of the packaged unit.
A dynamic control strategy is also suggested to ensure optimal power management during microgrid stand-alone operation.
