Essays about: "energy security and energy economics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words energy security and energy economics.

  1. 1. From AEC to NRC: A Paradigm Shift in U.S. Nuclear Energy Regulation and its Consequences for the Industry

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Benjamin Leopardo; [2023]
    Keywords : regulation; nuclear energy; energy economics; industrial organization; synthetic control;

    Abstract : Concerns over energy security and climate change are pushing countries to reconsider their stances on nuclear energy and plan new buildouts. The success of nuclear energy has historically varied greatly, depending to a great extent on the legal and regulatory environment. READ MORE

  3. 2. How Has the Current Electricity Crisis in South Africa Affected the Development of Renewable Energy within the Independent Power Producer Procurement Programmes?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Sophie Jahns; [2023]
    Keywords : South Africa; Electricity Crisis; Energy Insecurity; Renewables; IPP; Eskom; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the effects of South Africa’s electricity crisis on the government-driven development of renewable energy from 2007 to 2023 by testing the applicability of the energy security framework. The electricity crisis presents itself through regular electricity cuts, extreme power tariff rises and a lack of long-term sustainability due to the high reliance on coal and Eskom, the monopolistic electricity utility. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Environmental Aspect of Cryptocurrency Adoption

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Steinar Haraldsson; Selima Jouini; [2022]
    Keywords : cryptocurrency; technology; sustainability; energy consumption; regulations; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Cryptocurrencies are attracting the interest of investors and the public since they are perceived as an alternative to overcome the limitations of the current financial system. Cryptocurrencies are energy-hungry; therefore, the environmental cost represents a limitation to their adoption. READ MORE

  5. 4. Enemies with benefits? : A case study of Germany and Nord Stream 2

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Adrian Ericson; [2021]
    Keywords : Nord Stream 2; Germany; energy politics; geo-economics; international relations;

    Abstract : The fossil gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 between Russia and Germany has caused massive criticism in the West. At first sight, it appears paradoxical that Germany, an influential member of NATO and the EU, approves more dependence on an increasingly assertive Russia. This, recently after launching an extensive green transformation of its energy system. READ MORE

  6. 5. Moving from shareholder to stakeholder value : an investigation into blockchain and its ability to govern common pool resources and incentivize collaborative behavior

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : James Michael Stavinoha; [2020]
    Keywords : Ethereum; Blockchain; stakeholder; governance; sustainable development goal; oracle; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The transgression of Earth’s nine planetary boundaries is a phenomena that will have consequences shared by us all. Contemporary political and economic paradigms vow for the substitution of Earth’s limited natural capital with growing human capital for our self-aggrandizing interests. READ MORE