Essays about: "Energy leapfrogging"

Found 5 essays containing the words Energy leapfrogging.

  1. 1. Environmental Leapfrogging in Kenya: The Role of Human Capital, Wealth and Institutions for the Adoption of Solar Energy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Cecilia Pampararo; [2022]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : While developing countries are faced with pressing socio-economic challenges, they are also increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of environmental degradation. Starting from this double challenge, current research has been focusing on the synergies between economic development and environmental protection. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Prefeasibility Analysis of a PV Mini Grid with Ice Plant on Buvu Island in Lake Victoria

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

    Author : Jonathan Daglish; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Improving energy access through the provision of sustainable electrification is fundamental to reducing poverty and facilitating development in many areas of rural Sub Saharan Africa. The region currently suffers from severe energy inequality, with 81% of people relying on traditional forms of biomass for direct energy provision. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Replication of the Brazilian Ethanol Model in Developing Countries: A General Feasibility Assessment.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Luke Leyow; [2011]
    Keywords : Brazilian ethanol program; energy leapfrogging; technology transfer; developing countries; sugarcane; ethanol; biofuel; Brazil; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Brazil is the only country that has managed to successfully implement an economically viable large-scale biofuel program. In 2008, locally produced ethanol derived from sugarcane replaced more than half of the domestic gasoline market, without the aid of any government subsidies. READ MORE

  5. 4. Decarbonization: China from past track to future leapfrogging

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Xiaolong Yao; [2011]
    Keywords : Decarbonization; leapfrogging; energy intensity; carbon intensity; Social Sciences; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Human behaviors lead to environmental change. If that premise stands true, then to put global warming under control is to restrict human behaviors in order to lessen their impact. For carbon emission specifically, the idea is to transform the global economy through a process of decarbonization. READ MORE

  6. 5. Socio-cultural dimensions in household cooking energy choice : Implications for energy transition in Catembe, Mozambique

    University essay from Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Boris Atanassov; [2010]
    Keywords : Energy ladder; Energy leapfrogging; Energy transition; Household energy; Mozambique; Socio-cultural factors; Technology transfer; Traditional biomass fuels;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the theoretical dimension of fuel transition in developing countries; and assesses the role of socio-cultural factors as determinants of fuel choice at household level. Past research has focused on income as a determining factor for fuel transition, as depicted by the energy ladder model, and the more development oriented energy leapfrogging model. READ MORE