Essays about: "footprint"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 678 essays containing the word footprint.
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11. Development and Application of an End-of-Life Framework
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : As the global climate crisis becomes more urgent, organizations are forced to find ways of reducing their environmental footprint to meet changing climate policies and consumer demands. As the automotive industry is adapting to the shift from internal combustion engines to electrification, as well as the shift from traditional linear business models to circular ones, there is a chance for new actors entering the market to adopt circular business models from their inception, giving them an edge over incumbent firms who have slower adaption times. READ MORE
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12. Techno-economic analysis and simulation of low temperature district heating networks
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : The continuous increase in global energy consumption has led to a greater focus on the energy required for heating buildings. This thesis presents a techno-economic model for analysing low-temperature district heating networks coupled with a geothermal heat source. READ MORE
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13. Analog mixed signal front-end for Torque signal processing : A theoretical noise analysis and signal-chain evaluation
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : High precision tightening of nuts and bolts together with traceability are important in many industrial assembly lines. To achieve this the nutrunner needs to accurately measure the torque which is applied to the nut, process the signal and provide the information to the controller that controls the tightening process. READ MORE
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14. Green and Sustainable JavaScript : a study into the impact of framework usage
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för programvaruteknikAbstract : Background. Using JavaScript frameworks has become a popular approach for developing web applications. However, the large bundle sizes associated with framework usage may not always be necessary from a sustainability standpoint. Utilizing a framework or not could potentially impact a web application’s performance and carbon emissions. READ MORE
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15. A European Material Kuznets Curve
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This bachelor thesis investigates the correlation between 28 European countries’material footprints (MF), as proxied by their Raw Material Consumption (RMC)per capita, and the environmental impact indicated by their carbon dioxide (CO2)emissions per capita, respectively, with their economic development, measured bytheir purchase power parity adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) per capita,during the period of 2008 to 2019. Specifically, through the theoretical frameworkof the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) and by utilizing Fixed EffectsOrdinary Least Squares regression models as well as Pooled Mean Groupestimation, the thesis asks whether or not evidence can be found for the possibleexistence of an EKC, an inverted-U shaped relationship between environmentaldegradation and economic development, within this European context. READ MORE
