Essays about: "Indirect costs"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 110 essays containing the words Indirect costs.

  1. 16. Analysis of Market-Based Flexibility Services- An Evaluation of Flexible Resources’ Indirect Impact on Network Congestion.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Tobias Gunneberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Local flexibility markets; Demand-side flexibility; Congestion management; Load shifting; flexible resources; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Capacity shortages in electricity grids can impose significant costs on society due to missed investments in industry. Due to limited profit opportunities and long lead times, grid reinforcements are not a viable solution to the problem, which must therefore be prevented through efficient use of existing grid resources. READ MORE

  3. 17. An Examination of Nature-based Solutions for Coastal Adaptation in Southern Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Elizabeth Fiertz; [2021]
    Keywords : Green Infrastructure; Resilience; Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change Adaptation; Coastal Flood Protection; Erosion Protection; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : While grey infrastructure, such as sea walls, have been the traditional method of mitigating coastal hazards there has been an increasing interest in adapting using natural processes, known as Nature-based Solutions (NbS). As with most places in the world, southern Sweden is facing an increase in coastal hazards due to climate change related sea level rise. READ MORE

  4. 18. Aqua Ammonia as Secondary Fluid in Ice Rink Applications

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Brianna Kilberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Ice rink; secondary fluid; aqua ammonia; ammonia water; thermophysical properties; corrosion; pressure drop; pumping power; refrigeration;

    Abstract : Refrigerant management is crucial in the attempts to slow climate change. Emissions from the refrigeration sector are primarily due to poor management and unsafe destruction of refrigerants currently in circulation. Safe refrigerant management and improving system operating efficiency can result in a reduction of emissions. READ MORE

  5. 19. Labor market opportunities and crime in Sweden : The importance of individuals on the margin

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Max Stenman Braarup; [2020]
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    Abstract : This thesis aims to examine the relationship between legal opportunities and crime rates in Swedish counties between 2000-2013. Even though this relationship has been estimate dconsistently in the last 10-15 years, this thesis contributes by study-ing the effects of legal opportunities for men with lower levels of education. READ MORE

  6. 20. Land redistributions in Denmark: can agricultural exceptionalism produce multifunctional landscapes? : An analysis of the Multifunctional Land Redistribution Fund and its likely implications for future land use in Denmark

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Sara Kjær Rasmussen; [2020]
    Keywords : multifunctionality; agricultural exceptionalism; consensus; land use governance; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the Multifunctional Land Redistribution Fund, launched in March 2020 by the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food, and the outcomes this policy may propel. The Fund takes aim at multiple issues of sustainability related to land use: biodiversity loss, groundwater contamination, nutrient leaching, and rural development. READ MORE