Essays about: "Forest value chain"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the words Forest value chain.

  1. 1. Leveraging green hydrogen to decarbonise the aviation industry : A case study on electrofuels in Sweden

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

    Author : Jakob Bergene; Jonathan Bruchhausen; [2023]
    Keywords : Electrofuel; e-fuel; electrokerosene; e-kerosene; SAF; sustainable aviation fuel; sustainable aviation; complementarity formation mechanisms; technology value chains; TVC; Techno-economic analysis; TEA; Elektrobränsle; e-bränsle; elektrofotogen; e-fotogen; SAF; sustainable aviation fuel; sustainable aviation; komplementära formationsmekanismer; technology value chains; TVC; Techno-economic analysis; TEA;

    Abstract : For the EU to reach its 2050 climate targets the aviation industry that is highly dependent on fossil fuels needs to drastically reduce its emissions. In the decarbonisation of the aviation industry drop-in sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) have been identified as a promising solution to abate the industry’s emissions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hållbarhetscertifiering : effekter på värdekedjan av byggmaterial

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Sofia Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : effekter på värdekedjan; fallstudie; frivilliga hållbarhetscertifieringar för byggnader i Sverige; hållbar utveckling; ; standarder;

    Abstract : En av vår tids stora utmaningar handlar om att möta klimatkrisen och ökade krav på levnadsstandard hos en växande global befolkning. Allt fler flyttar från rurala till urbana områden, vilket pressar bostadsmarknader världen över. READ MORE

  4. 3. “It was a free and healthy job” : timber floating on the river Ångermanälven in the 20th century

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Olivia Forssén; [2023]
    Keywords : timber floating; forest history; women in timber floating; interviews; historical records;

    Abstract : The exploitation of northern Sweden's forests began in about the 1830s and continued expanding northwards over the following decades. A key factor that enabling the exploitation of these forests was the natural infrastructure, such as the network of rivers, creeks and flooding during the summer, which made it possible to float timber from the forests to the sawmills on the coast. READ MORE

  5. 4. Climate Change Adaptation in The Swedish Forestry Sector : A Technological Innovation System Analysis

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

    Author : Nils Wikland; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate Change Adaptation; Technological Innovation System; Sustainable Forest Management; Ecosystem Management; Disaster Risk Reduction; Swedish Forestry Sector.; Klimatanpassning; Teknologiskt innovationssystem; Hållbart skogsbruk; Ekosystemförvaltning; Socioekologiska system; Katastrofminskning; svensk skogssektor.;

    Abstract : This study applies the fundamentals of the Technological innovation systems framework to analyze the systemic conditions of the Swedish forestry’s capabilities to facilitate and generate innovation for climate change adaptation. Documentation, together with primary data from two surveys sent to a variety of actors operating inside the system, was assessed and analyzed to get an understanding of the organizational and institutional challenges this industry meets in the new era of the Anthropocene. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fårull som viltbetesskydd

    University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

    Author : Victor Hägg; Carl Lundsgård; [2022]
    Keywords : fårull; betesskador; vilt;

    Abstract : Det svenska skogsbruket har under en tid haft problem med viltbete i ungskogen. Problemet är att när en plantas toppskott betas kan en krök bildas på plantan vilket ger en typ av nedklassning kvalitet längre fram i värdekedjan. Detta leder till en sämre ekonomi för skogsägaren. READ MORE