Essays about: "challenges in distribution of services"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 essays containing the words challenges in distribution of services.
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1. Evaluating Greenery in Urban Typologies - A Study with a Mixed Method Approach in Gothenburg , Sweden
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : A growing number of cities are experiencing challenges with adapting to stresses originatingfrom a changing climate, such as an increase in air temperature and extreme weather events,where urban greenery has shown mitigating qualities. Apart from offering a strategy for climatemitigation and adaptation, added greenery in cities can also contribute to a large variety ofecosystem services, where qualities for human wellbeing are enhanced. READ MORE
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2. The intraspecific drought tolerance of Betula pendula Roth. : ecotypic aptitude as tree selection criteria for the urban landscape
University essay from SLU/Department of Plant Breeding (from 130101)Abstract : The ecosystem services provided by urban trees are substantial contributors to the quality of urban living, and their environmentally regulating capabilities are increasingly regarded as integral in order to efficiently secure urban resilience, by ameliorating the human and material impacts of extreme weather events. However, current trends of urban development presents challenges of how to preserve urban greenery ecosystem functioning, particularly in light of the ongoing climate change; which also has brought forth the importance of taxonomically diverse urban forests, to mitigate risks of catastrophic tree loss associated with these conditions. READ MORE
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3. Battery Storage for Grid Application : A case study of implementing a Lithium-ion storage system for power peak shaving and energy arbitrage
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknikAbstract : Large scale Lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS) for stationary power grid application is a developing field among energy storage technologies. Predictions indicate an increased use of the technology which offers a solution to the challenges that the increasing share of intermittent energy sources causes on the power grid. READ MORE
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4. Decentralization and centralization in the context of a global crisis
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Decentralization versus centralization is a discussed subject within the field of management, and it is about where control is allocated in the organization. This thesis aimed to contributewith understanding of these two contrasting structures by a multiple-case study consisting of Swedens’ decentralized, and Norway’s centralized national health care service in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE
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5. Integration of renewable energy storage into wind power plants in France
University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologiAbstract : One of the main challenges with increasing renewable energy share in electricity distribution networks is the regulation of power quality and reliability due to the intermittent nature of certain renewable energy resources. In particular, in the cases of increased share of wind and solar power generation systems in electricity networks. READ MORE
