Essays about: "shift from supply to demand"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 essays containing the words shift from supply to demand.

  1. 1. Variation Management Strategies for Future Construction Sites: A study to address role of an equipment rental business in the energy transition

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    Author : Ellen Blanksvärd; Frida Svensson; [2023-09-21T12:07:03Z 2023-09-21T12:07:03Z 2023 2023]
    Keywords : battery storage; variation management; flexibility services; peak shaving; load shifting; demand side management; rental business; electrification; construction equipment; construction sites;

    Abstract : Construction sites are facing challenges with high power peaks due to electrificationof heavy equipment where potential consequences are increased power tariffs locallyand risk of limited power supply. Another development is an increased intermittentpower supply due to more wind- and solar power in the electricity system, whichcauses price fluctuations. READ MORE

  2. 2. Mandating transparency on deforestation and ecosystem conversion

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Moritz Driescher; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability reporting; mandatory disclosure; deforestation; ecosystem conversion; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The production of eggs, meat, and dairy products in the EU indirectly contributes to deforestation and ecosystem conversion (DEC) in Latin America due to extensive imports of soy for animal feed. This thesis explores under which preconditions the mandatory European Sustainability Reporting Standards for the agriculture and farming sector can increase transparency in the opaque soy supply chains and incentivize reductions of imported DEC. READ MORE

  3. 3. Look under the Hood: Green Cars - Red Batteries : A human rights approach on the expanded demand of Electric Cars in the run for carbon neutrality and renewable transportation

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Johanna Palmgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Just Transition; Power Structures; Sustainable Development; Global South Global North; EV industry;

    Abstract : The climate crisis is an urgent threat towards people and planet, and rapid changes are needed to decarbonize the planet. The energy sector is in a current transition to renewable-based energy, which also includes a shift to electric cars. Electric cars are motivated to be the future, which will be beneficial for the economy and the environment. READ MORE

  4. 4. Quality Assurance of Recycled HDPE in the Plastic Packaging Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Tora Abrahamsson; Juliana Kalling; [2023]
    Keywords : Thermoforming; Plastics; Recycling; Packaging Industry; HDPE; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The recycling of plastic has the potential to support circular material use, thus decreasing the need for virgin plastics. However, there is an existing issue with assuring quality of recycled plastic materials, causing finished products to perform with poorer properties and unexpected deviations. READ MORE

  5. 5. The impact of Covid-19 on thesupply chain : Review of the effects of a pandemic crisis on the global supplysystem and analysis of its fragilities

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

    Author : Lorenzo Musella; [2023]
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    Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant challenges for supply chains worldwide,affecting all aspects of the supply chain from manufacturing to distribution. The aim of this thesis is to show how the disruptions caused by the pandemic have highlighted the fragility of global supply chains, particularly in terms of logistics, manufacturing, distribution, and demand and propose a redesign of the supply chain to better withstand these events. READ MORE