Essays about: "O horizon"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 16 essays containing the words O horizon.

  1. 6. Changes in Disclosure Tone after an Incident - Quality and industry spill-over effects

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Josefin Dolietis; Fanny Rydberg; [2019-08-08]
    Keywords : Disclosure tone; disclosure quality; spill-over effect; industry response; text analysis; activity; optimism; certainty; realism; impression management; information overload; greenwashing;

    Abstract : Background/Purpose: The focus of this report is how the concerned company BP and Oil and Gas (O&G) industry responded to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in their Sustainability reports. This study examines changes in tone after the incident in order to detect changes in language. READ MORE

  3. 7. Simulating MPC Controlled Lime Injection for the Flue-gas Treatment at Fortum's Thermal Power Plant

    University essay from KTH/Reglerteknik

    Author : Joacim Sundberg; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the possibility to improve the separation of HCl and SO2 in the dry ue-gas treatment for boiler #3 at Fortum's thermal power plant in Hogdalen; by using a model predictive control instead of a PID controller to govern the slaked lime injection. To achieve this an ARMAX model was derived using MATLAB's System Identi cation Toolbox and measurements of the incoming and outgoing levels of HCl, SO2 and the speed of the injection motor. READ MORE

  4. 8. State as a Service : Towards Stateful Cloud Services

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT)

    Author : Ahmadullah Alnoor; [2012]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Cloud ERP or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) as a Cloud Service delivers value by reducing initial and long term operating costs since infrastructure, platform and (certain) application management tasks are delegated to a specialist provider. Questions present at intersection of the ERP challenge landscape and the Cloud Computing opportunity horizon include characterization of Cloud friendly ERP modules and adaptation of stateful (on-premises ERP) components to a stateless platform. READ MORE

  5. 9. Methane Oxidation in three Swedish Forest Soils

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Kwesi Idun Osam; [2012]
    Keywords : methane; oxidation; forest; soils; methanotrophs; multi-carbon compounds; consumption;

    Abstract : Aerated soils are the largest sinks of atmospheric methane on the Earth’s surface. Methane removal from the atmosphere is performed through oxidation by microorganisms (methaneoxidising bacteria) in the soil. READ MORE

  6. 10. Accumulation of carbon and nitrogen in Swedish forest soils over stand age

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Petros Georgiadis; [2011]
    Keywords : Soil Organic Carbon; Nitrogen; Decomposition; Stand age; Litter-fall;

    Abstract : Forest disturbance and harvesting regimes may affect the carbon (C)amounts stored in forest soils. The amount of soil C decreases after harvest and recovers gradually. Earlier chronosequence studies have suggested 50% decrease of the forest floor within the first 15 years after harvest. READ MORE