Essays about: "Technological Transitions"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 51 essays containing the words Technological Transitions.

1. 21. Analysis of trends in policies and pathways for climate neutrality within the steel industry : A case study of powder metal company Höganäs AB

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Anna Westerberg; Emma Mörlin; [2021]
   Keywords : powder metal; climate neutral; decarbonising; steel industry; IPCC;

   Abstract : To be in line with the Paris Agreement and mitigate average temperature rise to 1.5°C, and to a maximum of 2°C, greenhouse gas emissions will have to be reduced close to zero before mid-century. If these targets are to be reached, rapid and complete decarbonisation of every sector within the global economy is required. READ MORE

3. 22. The Impact of Digitalization on Internationalization of High-Tech Firms : A Case Study of Space Company

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

   Author : Elizabeth Wangeci Muriu; [2021]
   Keywords : Digitalization; Internationalization; Born Global Firms; Emerging Markets; Foreign market entry strategies;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT This master thesis examined the impact of digitalization on the speed of internationalization and explores the various foreign market entry options for a company that would like to expand from a developed market to an emerging market as part of its internationalization.  The case study analyzed in this paper is Arctic Space Technologies, a unique satellite operator company offering an all-in-one solution for sustainable satellite data handling and processing. READ MORE

4. 23. The role of innovation-driven SMEs in upscaling niche innovations within a regional context: An investigation of SMEs developing new mobility solutions in Västra Götaland County

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : HANI ELZOUMOR; SPIROS STRACHINIS; [2020-01-03]
   Keywords : SMEs; Niche Innovations; Multiple-Level Perspective; Transition Pathway; Strategic Niche Management; Electrification; Autonomous Vehicles; Connectivity; Shared Mobility; Västra Götalandsregionen; Västra Götaland County; Sustainability;

   Abstract : The issue of sustainability transitions of socio-technical systems (STS), despite being thoroughly discussed in literature, still has a lot of work to be further investigated, specifically from multi-level actor-based perspective. This study has a general aim to empirically investigate sustainability transition of mobility system of Västra Götaland County, by adopting theory of system innovations, put by Frank W. READ MORE

5. 24. System and Actor Level Analysis of Potentially Disruptive Wastewater Heat Recovery Technologies in Buildings : A Stockholm Case Study

   University essay from KTH/Uthålliga byggnadssystem

   Author : Walter Deltin; [2020]
   Keywords : wastewater heat recovery; green buildings; sustainable urban development; interface misalignment; critical interface; system analysis; niche; regime; värmeåtervinning av spillvatten; byggnader; energieffektivisering; hållbar stadsutveckling; systemanalys;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a system and actor level analysis of wastewater heat recovery in buildings, using two case studies in Stockholm, Sweden. The choice of these case studies was to cover the installation of WWHR in both commercial and residential buildings. READ MORE

6. 25. Normed Sustainability : A socio-technological journey in hygiene practices

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

   Author : HANNA GUSTAFSSON; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainability; norm-critic; energy practices; hygiene; Hållbar utveckling; normkritik; energipraktiker; hygien;

   Abstract : This report will guide you through a journey of a socio-technological research where questions evolved from the intertwining of technology and social structures will be answered. During spring 2019, this research project has taken part as a pilot study of a research project called Gendered sustainability: Norm-Critical explorations of energy practices for everyday transitions. READ MORE