Essays about: "cleantech"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 45 essays containing the word cleantech.

1. 26. Diffusion of innovation at the bottom of the pyramid: the impact of a payment system on the adoption of electricity in rural Uganda

   University essay from KTH/Entreprenörskap och Innovation

   Author : Jonas Eder; Christopher Mutsaerts; [2013]
   Keywords : Diffusion of innovation; crossing the chasm; bottom of the pyramid; renewable electricity; payment system; Uganda;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses how a payment system affects the diffusion of renewable electricity in rural Uganda. A case study is used provided by a start-up company named Pamoja Cleantech. This company is about to sell electricity, which is generated by biomass-based gasification, to a low-income community. READ MORE

3. 27. Analyzing the gap between Swedish governmental export support programs and cleantech firm’s expectations

   University essay from Industriell miljöteknik; Tekniska högskolan

   Author : Ahmed Fazle Rabbi; Rubayet Hossain; [2013]
   Keywords : Cleantech; internationalization; export; market failure; SME;

   Abstract : Given the present situation of environmental problems, clean technologies or cleantech is considered a way of reaching global sustainability and at the same time also seen as an engine of economic growth and fulfilling commitments to social and environmental welfare. Under this background, Swedish cleantech sector have not achieved that much commercial success yet that they are supposed to be while maintaining a reputation of top technological innovative country. READ MORE

4. 28. Investments in the Swedish Cleantech Sector : A Case Study of Swedish Public and Private Venture Capital Investments in Cleantech

   University essay from Företagsekonomi

   Author : Ying Yang; Irina Sollén; [2013]
   Keywords : Venture Capital; private; public; Cleantech; investment strategy; evaluation; Sweden;

   Abstract : The ever-growing awareness of sustainable living brings us to Cleantech - a technology that aims to reduce pollution and enhance efficiency by developing environmentally friendly products and services. Investors nowadays claim they are moving towards investments incorporating CSR and ESG issues, which is closely connected to Cleantech investments. READ MORE

5. 29. Voluntary Environmental Disclosure: A study of the Carbon Disclosure Project

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Leonie Sterk; [2013]
   Keywords : Voluntary environmental disclosure; green clubs; Carbon Disclosure Project; voluntary environmental programme; sustainability report; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Events, such as increased risks of drought and flooding, that scientist have associated with climate change can have serious impacts on the physical environment, society, and the economy. In the past companies, despite their significant contribution to greenhouse gas emissions were largely excluded in the search for solutions. READ MORE

6. 30. Understanding public venture capital in the cleantech sector

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Tomas Ramse Andersen; [2013]
   Keywords : Cleantech; Public venture capital; Policy instrument design; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The world is currently facing a number of large environmental challenges, and cleantech is pointed at to be one of the best potential answers. However, in the winds of a financial crisis, shifting capital markets and rapidly growing information technology sector, the cleantech segment currently finds itself in a disadvantaged situation where the direly needed early-stage capital is not finding its way to the cleantech start-up companies. READ MORE