Essays about: "WTA"
Found 5 essays containing the word WTA.
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1. Development of Sensor Concept to Regulate Fuel Supply During Priming of Water to Air Heater in Production
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : The Water To Air heater (WTA) is a component that heats the interior and the engine of the truck by heating coolant through a combustion of diesel fuel. It is vital that the Water To Air heater is primed with fuel prior to using it in order for it to start when desired. READ MORE
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2. The role of information and behavioral biases in consumer choice for climate friendly proteins
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : The transition from animal towards alternative proteins can help reduce the negative impact of the food systems on the environment and human health. To promote healthier and more sustainable food systems, consumers around the world are encouraged to explore alternative diets and switch towards more environment-friendly protein sources. READ MORE
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3. Costs and benefits of a mining project in Rönnbäck : a CBA on the social and environmental impacts of mining
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : This study aims to give an overview of the costs and benefits from establishing a nickel mine in Rönnbäck, in the municipality of Storuman, Sweden. The mining industry is known to have both positive and negative effects on the society. READ MORE
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4. Auxiliary Heater for Natural Gas Trucks
University essay from Linköpings universitet/MaskinkonstruktionAbstract : As alternative fuels are becoming more common, technologies need to adjust to them. Natural gas is one of the alternative fuels that has grown during the latest years in the transport sector. Natural gas consists of around 97 % methane and is the cleanest fossil fuel. READ MORE
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5. Reliability of Payment for water Resources as an Environmental Service towards the sustainable management of watershed forests in Zanzibar, Tanzania : A Case study of Kiwengwa - Pongwe Forest Reserve
University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälleAbstract : Currently, there is a great rampage among conservationists looking for useful approaches that can be used to bring efficiency towards conservation of global natural ecosystems. But which approach can be really effective to halt destruction of a particular natural ecosystem where the local people depend on the same ecosystem resources for their livelihoods? Do the local communities accept to refrain themselves from using natural ecosystem resources (loss of free access), which they believe is under their local territory since they are born, without having alternatives that will replace and improve economic gain of their livelihoods? Are the consumers who benefited from the ecosystem services always willing to compensate local communities around natural ecosystem as a means of replacing what they lose? This study looks at the reliability of Payment for Water Environmental Services (PWES) approach at Kiwengwa-Pongwe Forest Reserve (KPFR) as a device aimed at promoting the sustainable management of KPFR watershed resources without undermining livelihoods of the Kiwengwa-Pongwe local communities. READ MORE
