Essays about: "Evolution of environmental management"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 25 essays containing the words Evolution of environmental management.

  1. 6. Load Demand Forecasting : A case study for Greece

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem och byggnadsteknik

    Author : Sotirios-Ilias Tsivras; [2019]
    Keywords : ENTSO-E; Load Demand Curve; Spatial Load Forecasting; Python; Demand Side Management; Hellinikon Project; Non Interconnected Islands; Electric Vehicles; Renewable Energy Sources.;

    Abstract : It is more than a fact that electrical energy is a main production factor of every economic activity. Since electrical power is not easy to store, it needs to be consumed as it is generated in order to keep a constant balance between supply and demand. READ MORE

  3. 7. The prospect of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Energy Trading in microgrids: two Swedish cases

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Nayma Akther Jahan; [2019]
    Keywords : P2P energy trading; energy transition; microgrid; flexibility; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading in microgrids is an innovative solution to local energy problems where consumers produce and sell their energy to their neighbours. The idea of a microgrid-based local energy trading enables decentralised energy system and strengthens consumers' participation. READ MORE

  4. 8. Clean cooking in sub-Saharan Africa: modeling the cooking fuel mix to 2050

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

    Author : Henri Casteleyn; [2017]
    Keywords : clean cooking; biomass; sub-Saharan Africa;

    Abstract : As of 2014, 81% of sub-Saharan population or 792 million people rely on the traditional use of biomass to provide in their cooking needs. This situation causes harmful health, environmental, and development hazards with a substantial annual economic cost of USD58.2 billion. READ MORE

  5. 9. Improving sustainability performance with management information models

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan

    Author : Max Dronkert; Terry Damink; [2017]
    Keywords : Sustainability; greenwashing; management information models; context sustainability; knowledge;

    Abstract : PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to discover how management information models provide organizations that have the will to perform sustainable, with a tool that gives them knowledge and practical guidance to reach sustainability and avoid the practice of greenwashing as a result. Therefore, the research question is: How can management information models serve as a tool to improve the sustainability performance and reduce the practice of greenwashing of an organization? Methods The authors approached this research from a balanced and pragmatic view. READ MORE

  6. 10. Study cases of energy, microclimate and aeraulic simulations at district scale:  engineering and management frameworks for smarter urban development

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Thomas Pinol; [2017]
    Keywords : sustainable urban development; simulation tool; district design; energy; comfort; microclimate; aeraulic; engineering and management framework; return of experience; hållbar stadsutveckling; simuleringsverktyg; distriktsdesign; energi; komfort; mikroklimat; aeraulisk; teknik- och ledningsramar; erfarenhet av erfarenhet.;

    Abstract : With population growth and climate change issues, cities will face social, economic and environmental challenges. They are accountable for most of the energy consumption and GHG emissions, and the building sector represents roughly 40% of the final energy consumption worldwide. READ MORE