Essays about: "energy taxes"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 48 essays containing the words energy taxes.

  1. 21. Building a circular economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Eray Eryilmaz; Simon Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : Circular economy; Reuse; DfD; LCA; LCC.; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The construction sector is one of the biggest contributors to global CO2 emissions and buildings account for a significant part of the energy use in Sweden. Population growth in combination with economic development is putting more pressure on the environment, resulting in escalating consumption trends and larger quantities of raw material extraction. READ MORE

  3. 22. A case study on the combined system of a rooftop photovoltaic system and an electric vehicle in Sri Lanka

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Ellen Ejnarsson; Olivia Zetterberg; [2018]
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    Abstract : Kampen för en bättre miljö pågår världen över. Många länder har satt upp egna klimatmål varav ett stort antal nationer stiftade sina bidrag under klimatkonferensen i Paris 2015 och däribland Sri Lanka. READ MORE

  4. 23. Decarbonizing Public Bus Transport – a case study on Curitiba, Brazil

    University essay from KTH/Energi och klimatstudier, ECS

    Author : Joana Lena Düllmann Vasques Pereira; [2018]
    Keywords : Battery electric bus; Brazil; Charging station; Curitiba; Greenhouse gas emissions; Opportunity charging; Optimisation; Public transport network; Brasil; Carregamento de oportunidade; Curitiba; Estação de recarga; Gases com efeito de estufa; Ônibus eléctricos a baterias; Otimisação; Sistema de Transporte Público; Batteribuss; Brasilien; Laddstation; Curitiba; Växthusgas utsläpp; Opportunity Charging; optimering; kollektivtrafik;

    Abstract : Air pollution is becoming a major issue in cities across the world, its common cause being the use of fossil fuel combustion engines in both private and collective transport modes. However, alternative technologies, such as biofuels, hybrid and battery electric vehicles, are on the rise. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Electricity Market A broken system or an exciting opportunity?

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Vincent Gustafsson; Matilda Olin; [2017]
    Keywords : Marginal cost pricing; inertia; renewable energy; electricity market; framework; nuclear power; wind power; actor analysis; 2030; subsidies; certificates; flexibility; supply reliability; Marginalprissättning; svängmassa; förnyar energi; elmarknad; ramverk; kärnkraft; vindkraft; aktörsanalys; 2030; subventioner; elcertifikat; flexibilitet; leveranssäkerhet;

    Abstract : The electricity market is facing major changes in the coming years, with major production facilities that must be replaced and climate targets that are required to be met. The approach to the targets in the electricity market has been to invest in renewable energy, mostly in the form of wind power. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Chinese Consumers' Attitudes towards Their "Willingess to Pay" for Renewable Electricity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Anneke Bösche; [2016]
    Keywords : China; green electricity; economic and environmental factors; purchase-decisions; Chinese General Social Survey; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : China’s economic development has not only led to enormous growth figures, but also to a severe degradation of the environment. Mass-consumption of fossil fuels like oil and coal in China contributed to reaching the level of the largest greenhouse gas emitter worldwide. READ MORE