Essays about: "Australia renewable energy"
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1. How are firms motivated to adopt sustainability initiatives? A cross-case study between firms operating in Australia and Sweden
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomiAbstract : The thesis aims to qualitatively understand the way in which motivational drivers facilitating sustainability initiatives (within firms engaged in energy intensive industries in Australia and Sweden) interact to influence an organisation’s committed sustainability initiatives. A cross case study between firms operating in Australia and firms operating in Sweden has been conducted to support the isolation and identification of relevant motivational drivers and their impact upon sustainable initiatives. READ MORE
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2. Techno-economic Optimization for Large-Scale Power-to-methane Systems : Techno-economic modeling, design and optimization of a large scale 2.0 TWh/y solar-to-methane plant concept in Australia
University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologiAbstract : Industrialized societies are built on the limited, extraordinary dense form of energy that are the fossil fuels: coal, oil, and gas, that became the core driver of the economic growth since the industrial revolution. While most emission pathways highlight the necessity to reach net zero emissions before 2050, there are numerous challenges to the displacement of fossil fuels by renewable energy systems (local conditions, intermittency, raw materials) and applications to the most polluting sectors such as transportation remain a major challenge. READ MORE
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3. None are so deaf as those who would not hear : identifying where, who, and how the coal industry influences Australian federal energy policies
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : The widespread consequences of climate change are becoming more and more evident around the world and are raising crucial awareness to world leaders that a sustainable transition is direly needed to mitigate against disastrous climatic events. In Australia, in early 2020, these events took the form of some of the most devastating and largest forest fires the country has ever seen. READ MORE
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4. Cooperative bargaining of Australian coal plants under a regulatory threat
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : The energy market in Australia and particularly the state of Victoria, finds itself in a precarious, transitional state. Researchers have concluded that barriers to orderly exit are present for highly-polluting and aged incumbent brown coal generation, further preventing renewable generation from entering the market (Riesz & Noone, 2013; AEMC, 2015a; Frontier Economics, 2015). READ MORE
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5. A GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis of wind farm site suitability in New South Wales, Australia, from a sustainable development perspective
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : The interest for renewable energy within Australia is growing and the New South Wales (NSW) Government has committed to a Renewable Energy Target scheme of 20 percent renewable energy by 2020. Wind energy is a mature renewable energy resource, which has been successfully deployed for electricity generation around the world. READ MORE
