Essays about: "energy sufficiency"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 75 essays containing the words energy sufficiency.
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1. Techno-economic analysis of Energy Storage as a Service business models for prosumers in France
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : One of the current challenges for developed countries is the transformation of the entire electricity system. Ambitious objectives of renewable energy penetration in the electricity mixare established to reduce the energy sector’s greenhouse gas emissions rate and reach sustainability goals. READ MORE
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2. Concrete Limits: A sociometabolic analysis of the feasibility of the Circular Economy approach for the concrete sector
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : The concrete sector is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions; consumes substantial amounts of natural resources and serves as a significant source of global waste. The Circular Economy approach has been put forward as the solution to these environmental issues, but the overall effectiveness of the approach has been called into question by existing research. READ MORE
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3. Decentralizing electricity generation in Cuba : Implementation of a microgrid in the sugar mil lCarlos Baliño
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Cuba has a long history of different dependencies and is a country facing many energy challenges, and therefore seeks to diversify its energy sources and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. The purpose of this degree project is therefore to conceptualize a microgrid based on renewable energy sources for local energy sustainability at the lowest cost possible. READ MORE
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4. Applying sufficiency strategies in the housing sector in the Parisian Region
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : In France, the Parisian Region gathers more than 12 million residents, unevenly distributed. The Parisian urban area is the more densely populated territory of the country. Projects of residential and tertiary constructions around Paris remain numerous, especially in the context of the Grand Paris Project. READ MORE
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5. 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
