Essays about: "Peak oil"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 essays containing the words Peak oil.

  1. 1. Turning Oil Into Water : Water security in the Middle East and North Africa

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Frida Salberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Water security; peak oil; desalination;

    Abstract : This study examines the relationship between oil supply and water security in the Middle East and North Africa. The aim is to see if countries without oil have a harder time mitigating water scarcity, as well as if countries with oil can be expected to become more vulnerable when oil becomes scarcer. READ MORE

  3. 2. Support for autonomously driven systems in harsh environments. : Degree project for Master of Science in mechanical engineering with focus on innovation and sustainable product development

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för maskinteknik

    Author : Mohammed Aljafari; [2023]
    Keywords : Sensor; Temperature measurement; Maintenance free; Autonomous system; Sensor; Temperatmätning; Underhållsfri; Autonomt system; Design thinking;

    Abstract : Symptoms of harsh environments create pressure on autonomous machines to work wellwith the use of measurement devices. Sensors used within construction equipment vehiclessuffer from being covered with fogs of dirt, oil, water, and dust. READ MORE

  4. 3. Historical ecology of the Greater Burgan oilfield : economy, technology, politics, and workers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Saleh Youssef; [2022]
    Keywords : Oil extraction; The Greater Burgan Oilfield; Petrocultures; Assemblage thinking; Kuwait econ-omy; Oil peak; Migrant labour; Environmental History;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the current state of crude oil extraction and production in the Greater Burgan oilfield, Kuwait's largest and oldest oilfield. This thesis is based on interviews with oilfield workers, analyses of official documents from the Kuwaiti government and the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), and my own experience as an oilfield worker in Kuwait. READ MORE

  5. 4. Energy supply system for a high-rise building in Germany : Optimization of a heating and cooling supply system made with plant simulations

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

    Author : Ida Almén; Elin Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : energy supply system; absorption chiller; compression chiller; Germany;

    Abstract : The building sector has great potential for energy savings since it is responsible for nearly a third of the global energy use. As oil, coal and natural gas continues to hold a big share of the energy mix it is important to work towards introducing more renewable energy alternatives. READ MORE

  6. 5. Development and validation of sample clean-up using solid phase extraction prior oil spill fingerprinting

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Cheryl Loorents; [2022]
    Keywords : Oil spill; chemical fingerprint; solid phase extraction SPE ; development; validation.;

    Abstract : In a forensic investigation involving oil, a comparative analysis named oil spill fingerprinting between a source and an oil spill is normally performed. It is based on detecting a certain selection of biomarkers with gas chromatography (GC) coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) which are later divided into diagnostic ratios (DRs). READ MORE