Essays about: "demand side perspective"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 51 essays containing the words demand side perspective.
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1. Solar Photovoltaic Thermal Collectors and Ground Source Heat Pumps for Commercial Buildings : Case study in Sweden
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : In order to reduce emissions from the building sector, which stands for than a fifth of the global energy consumption today, efficient and fossil free heating and cooling systems are of importance. This study investigates the combination of solar photovoltaic thermal collectors and ground source heat pump systems in order to regenerate energy to the ground in combination with free cooling. READ MORE
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2. A Consumer Perspective on Reshoring Production: Insights from Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Background: Reshoring refers to the process of bringing back manufacturing activities from foreign countries to the home country. The phenomenon is receiving increasing attention from companies and academics for factors such as increasing labor costs in offshore locations, supply chain disruptions, and a growing preference for locally made products. READ MORE
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3. Eco-Innovation in the Scandinavian and Finnish Furniture Industry: Investigating Drivers, Barriers and The Role of Company Age and Size
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Thesis Purpose: This study explores the major drivers and barriers to eco-innovation in Scandinavian and Finnish furniture companies, examining the influence of company size and age. The findings benefit stakeholders including businesses, policymakers, professionals, investors, and consumers. READ MORE
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4. Shifting paradigms in practice? Investigating the compatibility of Germany's energy cooperatives with sustainable degrowth
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : The concept of sustainable degrowth presents itself as a normative response to some of the most pressing socio-ecological challenges of our time. The energy sector plays a prominent role in the degrowth debate, however, there is limited conceptual and empirical understanding of how energy production and consumption might look like from a degrowth perspective and which actors might be compatible with the degrowth ideals. READ MORE
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5. Flexibility capital within Swedish multifamily households A study on energy policy from a bottom-up approach
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between energy vulnerability and the growing need for demand flexibility from the Swedish residential sector. Controlling for income, this supposed relationship was approached from the perspective of multifamily households. READ MORE