Essays about: "Small gains and small losses"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the words Small gains and small losses.

1. 6. CPV-connected ES for Multiple Services

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Industriell elektroteknik och automation

   Author : Andreas Möser; Simon Siöstedt; [2016]
   Keywords : Battery energy storage system; Concentrator photovoltaic; Solar power production; Grid-connected storage; Energy storage services; Ramping support; Peak shaving; Arbitrage; Technology and size selection; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : In this master thesis, the topic of energy storage connected to concentrator photovoltaic power production is assessed. The end goal is to propose the optimal energy storage technology and its sizing, regarding power and energy capacity, for an existing concentrator photovoltaic power plant. READ MORE

3. 7. The right tree in the right place : using GIS to maximize the net benefits from urban forests

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Sean Grant; [2016]
   Keywords : ecosystem service; urban forest; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; GIS; grönytefaktor; green area factor; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Ecosystem services have been widely discussed as of late, and more so than ever, has the topic of resilience and sustainable city planning taken an important role in the debate over how we can meet the present challenges concerning livable cities. The costs and the benefits of urban trees is an important factor in sustainable city planning and their consideration early in the planning stages cannot be understated. READ MORE

4. 8. Do tax evaders manage earnings more? : A quantitative study on the relationship between tax evasion and earnings management

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Johan Pettersson; Edmund Wu; [2015]
   Keywords : Tax evasion; Earnings management; Tax authority; Small gains and small losses; NASDAQ;

   Abstract : The relationship between earnings management and tax manipulation has been discussed in academia recently. We contribute to this discussion by using a list of tax evader companies, to test the relationship. The list was supplied by the Swedish Tax Agency and consists of public companies from the Swedish stock exchanges. READ MORE

5. 9. Are Risk Assessments Important at Political Leaders´ Foreign Policy Decisions? : Prospect Theory´s Applicability Tested on Prime Minister Göran Persson´s and Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt´s Foreign Policy Decisions on the Peace-Generating Operations in Afghanistan and Libya

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

   Author : Elisabet Delang; [2015]
   Keywords : Afghanistan; foreign policy decisions; Fredrik Reinfeldt; Göran Persson; Libya; Muammar Ghadhafi; peace-generating operations; prospect theory; risk assessments;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to try to explain if risk assessments are important at political leaders´ foreign policy decisions. Different qualitative methods are used, and texts and documents are analysed. READ MORE

6. 10. WindSim Study of Hybrid Wind Farm in Complex Terrain

   University essay from Institutionen för kultur, energi och miljö

   Author : Paul Hines; [2012]
   Keywords : WindSim; wind power; energy production estimation;

   Abstract : A annual nergy production analysis was undertaken to compare wind resources and annual energy production as estimated by WAsP and Windsim. Nordex Sverige AB has designed a wind farm with the help of WAsP and this study will involve the examination of this site with Windsim. READ MORE