Essays about: "Offshore"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 415 essays containing the word Offshore.

1. 11. Assessing Offshore Wind Power Potential in Fiji : A GIS-based Site Suitability and Feasibility Analysis

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

   Author : Felix Askenberger; Victor Renefalk; [2023]
   Keywords : Fiji; Offshore Wind Power; Graphical Information System; Multi-Criteria Site Suitability Analysis; Fiji; Havsbaserad Vindkraft; Grafiska Information System; Multikriterie platslämplighetsanalys;

   Abstract : Renewable energy, including offshore wind power, is expected to play a significant role in mitigating climate change and meeting a growing demand on electricity. Fiji, a Small Island Developing Nation in the South Pacific, needs large quantities of additional renewable energy to achieve its NDC goals and has good natural resources for offshore wind power. READ MORE

3. 12. Bringing human rights due diligence into law: Addressing modern slavery or business as usual? : A postcolonial assessment of the UK Modern Slavery Act’s compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Isabelle Kämpe; [2023]
   Keywords : UK Modern Slavery Act; MSA; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; UNGP; modern slavery; human rights due diligence; HRDD; supply chain; transparency; postcolonialism; neo-colonialism; dependency theory;

   Abstract : Operating through complex supply chains and multiple jurisdictions, today’s business enterprises can outsource manufacturing to different parts of the world where they can take advantage of low labour- and production costs. In the global quest for businesses to maximise their profits, deteriorating working conditions for offshore labour workers are increasing the risks of human rights abuses. READ MORE

4. 13. Optimization of loads and power production for wind turbines in Swedish conditions

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

   Author : Manikanta Viswanadha Prabhu Kankatala; [2023]
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   Abstract : The project aims at quantifying differences in power production and fatigue loads for wind turbines placed in the Baltic sea and in forested, topographically-complex areas compared to turbines placed offshore and in flat terrain. Based on these results, suggestions will be provided on how to optimally site and operate turbines in these conditions. READ MORE

5. 14. The Offshore Asylum Policy : A Comparative Case Study of Denmark and the UK

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM)

   Author : Mikahel Broms; [2023]
   Keywords : Asylum; Asylum Policy; Offshore Policy; Refugees; Asylum Seekers;

   Abstract : The goal of this thesis is to provide a deeper understanding of the controversial issues surrounding the offshore asylum policy by concentrating on the political debates and arguments that are for and against the policies' activation. This will be done by  following the structure of a Political Discourse but applying an Argumentation Analysis to the study. READ MORE

6. 15. The Impact of an Offshore Wind Farm on a Power Grid

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Arvid Söderberg; Tim Possekel; [2023]
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   Abstract : Due to increasing power demands and growing importance of sustainability, more and morewind power is being built and connected to existing power systems. While wind power isboth renewable and cost-effective, it is important to note that due to its variable nature, itcan negatively impact the stability of a power system. READ MORE