Essays about: "Opportunity costs"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 246 essays containing the words Opportunity costs.

  1. 11. Developing a Cost Model For Combined Offshore Farms : The Advantages of Co-Located Wind and Wave Energy

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

    Author : Eva Blech; [2023]
    Keywords : Wave Energy; Floating Offshore Wind; Co-located Wind-Wave Farm; Levelized Cost of Energy; Multi-Source Offshore Farm; Vågenergi; flytande havsbaserad vindkraft; samlokaliserad vind- och vågpark; nivellerad energikostnad; havsbaserad park med flera källor;

    Abstract : Previous research has displayed that multi-source farms provide an opportunity to reduce the cost of energy and improve the energy output quality. This thesis assesses the cost competitiveness of co-located wind-wave farms, specifically floating offshore wind (FLOW) turbines and CorPower’s wave energy converters (WEC). READ MORE

  3. 12. A Study on Building Energy Modelling and Energy Efficiency Strategies for Educational Buildings

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

    Author : Robertson Manuel André Gil Castro; Raúl Vera Martínez; [2023]
    Keywords : Energy Saving Measures; Building Energy Efficiency; Energy Modeling of Educational Buildings; IDA ICE; Academic Buildings; Campus Energy Utilization; Energibesparande åtgärder; Byggnaders Energieffektivitet; Energimodellering av Undervisningsbyggnader; IDA ICE; Akademsiska Byggnader; Campus energiavnändning;

    Abstract : The building sector is one of the sectors with the highest energy utilization and is one of the largest sources of CO2 emissions worldwide. At the same time, energy prices in Europe have significantly increased in recent years. READ MORE

  4. 13. Beetle Diversity – Land Sparing or Land Sharing? : the effects of timber extraction and restoration method on saproxylic beetle assemblages in mature managed pine forests

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

    Author : Ella Amnéus; Sebastian Hjelström; [2023]
    Keywords : Saproxylic Beetles; Ecological Restoration; Deadwood; Biodiversity; Boreal Forest; Fire Ecology; Land-sparing; Land-sharing; Conservation Management;

    Abstract : The impoverishment of saproxylic beetle communities is a growing concern for management of boreal forest biodiversity. Past research has found active restoration methods, such as creating deadwood and conducting prescribed burnings, to have a short-term positive effect on the species richness and compositional diversity of saproxylic beetle assemblages. READ MORE

  5. 14. A top-down investigation of the possible extension of oxygen concentrator use within Swedish healthcare, with regards to national and global benefits

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Alice Lachmann; [2023]
    Keywords : oxygen concentrators; LOX; liquid oxygen; oxygen therapy; medical oxygen; oxygen cylinder; PSA; VPSA; oxygen supply; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Oxygen concentrators are relatively small medical devices that concentrates oxygen from the ambient air next to the patient. They are widely used in low resource settings and in the home health care. READ MORE

  6. 15. Managing Financial Uncertainty: Swedish Grocers : A qualitative study of the impact of uncertainty on manager's financial decision-making process within Swedish grocery stores. 

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Matilda Wohlin; Maja Jacobson; [2023]
    Keywords : Financial Management; Uncertainties; Grocery Stores; Decision-making;

    Abstract : Background: Grocery stores in the retail industry, which are forms of Small and medium-sized enterprises, are particularly vulnerable to changes in the economic environment. This thesis examines how grocery store managers handle their financial management decision-making process in response to uncertainty. READ MORE