Essays about: "Instruments for energy efficiency"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 37 essays containing the words Instruments for energy efficiency.

1. 16. Energy-efficiency in Industrial Buildings by Lighting Solutions; A Case of Smart Lighting

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign

   Author : Efpraxia Mavromati; [2016]
   Keywords : Passive strategies; daylight; electrical lighting; simulation; smart lighting technology; LEDs; energy efficiency; profitability.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : ”Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, οf forms assembled in the light.” Le Corbusier. Nowadays, lighting covers a great portion of the total energy use of a building, almost 21%, while in most of the places, the quality of the existing lighting conditions is usually notably poor. READ MORE

3. 17. Potential Sustainability Improvements by Using Real-Time Measuring Temperature Sensors in Offices : A Case Study at Vasakronan’s Head Office Evaluating Sensor Solutions and Their Applicability.

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

   Author : Linda Franzén; Jessica Fredheim; [2016]
   Keywords : Smart offices; real-time measurements; sensors; indoor climate; sustainability; Smarta kontor; realtidsmätningar; sensorer; inomhusklimat; hållbarhet;

   Abstract : This thesis is written on the subject of smart cities, where real-time temperature measuringsensors were tested at Vasakronan’s head office. The purpose of doing so was to evaluate theavailable sensor solutions for real-time measurements as well as analyze the sustainabilitybenefits of doing so. READ MORE

4. 18. Think Glocally, Discriminate Internally? State Discretion, Renewable Electricity Schemes, and the Internal Market in the Context of Articles 34-36 TFEU and state Aid Rules

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Hunar Aljaderi; [2015-05-19]
   Keywords : EU-rätt; Internationell rätt;

   Abstract : The overarching question addressed in this essay is whether the seemingly wide scope of state discretion in respect of principal renewable electricity support schemes – feed-in tariffs (FIT), feed-in premiums (FIP), tradable green certificates (TGC), and FIT initiated by tendering (TENFIT) – is curtailed or upheld under the internal market regimes governing, firstly, the free movement of goods in the context of non-fiscal measures targeting imports i.e. READ MORE

5. 19. Wind Power Project Development : Financial Viability of Repowering with RETScreen as a Decision Aid Tool

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Torsten Weiss; [2015]
   Keywords : wind power; repowering; onshore; case-study; Germany; financial viability; economic efficiency; RETScreen; barriers; benefits;

   Abstract : There is a need for an efficient adjustment of the energy supply system towards renewable energy resources in the near future. This raises the question whether it is financially efficient to repower an onshore wind turbine or wind farm in operation with respect to specific surrounding conditions? To this purpose, the objective of this Thesis is a quantitative analysis of a wind power project repowering addressing certain legislative parameters, varying economic factors and WT models respectively. READ MORE

6. 20. Are Smart Meters Really Smart?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Mats Tedenvall; [2015]
   Keywords : Behavioural change; effectiveness; electricity saving; household sector; Smart Meters; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Increased energy efficiency is a fundamental pillar to foster sustainable energy systems and a resource efficient economy. To that end, policies and measures to promote energy conservation and energy efficiency technologies are greatly needed in order to reduce or correct market and behavioural failures that prevent efficiency improvements, and resulting economic and environmental gains. READ MORE