Essays about: "global operation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 242 essays containing the words global operation.
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1. Peak Load Shaving Strategies of an Office Building : A Case Study at AirSon
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhetAbstract : Introduction: The global demand for renewable energy is expected to grow annually due to rising electricity consumption and economic and regulatory incentives. Efficient consumption and management of electricity consumption can support this trend (shifting from fossil resources to renewable resources) and benefit companies economically by reducing peak loads, reducing subscription costs, and protecting companies' power systems and networks. READ MORE
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2. Stitching Sustainability: Exploring the Dynamics of Slow Fashion: A qualitative content analysis of how two Swedish fashion companies operate in practice in relation to a slow fashion framework
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Collective research indicates that the global fashion industry faces extensive challenges within the objective of a just and sustainable development and clarifies the need for slow production and consumption. Slow fashion is both a movement and a theoretical concept aiming to do this, where slow is not time- but quality-based. READ MORE
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3. Strengthening Sovereignty or Creating Dependence : A study on the United Nations and the Dodd-Frank Act’s effect on the autonomy of the Democratic Republic of Congo in mineral conflicts
University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studierAbstract : As the global demand for natural resources grows, conflicts and instability surrounding minerals and resources continue to mark the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operation MONUSCO has been deployed in the DRC since 2010, and that same year, the United States (US) established the Dodd-Frank Act with its Section 1502 concerning conflict minerals originating from the DRC. READ MORE
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4. 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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5. Collective Digital Identity of Russian Nationalist Organisations in the Invasion of Ukraine
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikationAbstract : This project investigates Russian nationalist organisations during the invasion of Ukraine, to study their collective identity and practises. It features an ethnography of 26 organisations, their websites and social media. Their content is coded via a semiotic framework, categorising their symbols, images, content posted and other identity tropes. READ MORE