Essays about: "hot water supply"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 70 essays containing the words hot water supply.

1. 11. Delivering sustainable energy transition : A techno-economic analysis on households, businesses and communities of the Keweenaw Peninsula

   University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

   Author : Francesca Longobardi; Filippo Padovani; [2020]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Energy security understood as the practice by which risks associated with interruptions to the energy supply are low, represents one of the main objectives of energy policies in many countries. In this context, Keweenaw County or Michigan's northernmost County is placed as locked in an unreliable, unsustainable and particularly wasteful energy system. READ MORE

3. 12. Hardware-In-the-Loop simulation of a small scale prototype of a Wave Energy Converter

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för maskinteknik

   Author : Anton Magnusson; [2020]
   Keywords : Hydrodynamics; Hardware-In-the-Loop; WEC-Sim; Wave Energy Converter; NEMOH; Hydrodynamik; Hardware-In-the-Loop; WEC-Sim; vågenergikonverterare; NEMOH;

   Abstract : Renewable energy sources are a hot topic, both when it comes to climate change and the constant increase in demand of electricity due to population growth and a more electrified society. One such energy source is wave energy - an energy source with great potential but still relatively new with the need for further development. READ MORE

4. 13. Techno-economic analysis of demand flexibility from heat pumps for multi-family buildings in Sweden based on two case studies

   University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

   Author : Hsin-Ting Ko; [2020]
   Keywords : Demand flexibility; Heat pump; IDA ICE; Smart grid; Thermal comfort; Thermal inertia; Bottom-up simuleringsmodell; efterfrågeflexibilitet; Demand response; energiteknologi; slutanvändarbeteende; grön byggnad; VVS-systemkontroll; värmepump; IDA ICE; smart nät; termisk komfort; termisk tröghet;

   Abstract : Sweden is undergoing energy transition to become a zero-carbon economy with electricity production aims at 100% from renewable resources by 2040. Sweden also has a national goal to have fossil-free vehicle fleet by 2030. The increasing share of intermittent renewable resources creates growth in mismatches between electricity supply and demand. READ MORE

5. 14. Day Zero: Communicating the water crisis in Cape Town, 2015-2018 : A qualitative study about the communication during the water crisis and how the public responded to the messages

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper (from 2013)

   Author : Fredrik Karlsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Water; water crisis; communication; South Africa; Day Zero; water use; Vatten; vattenkris; kommunikation; Sydafrika; Day Zero; vattenanvändning;

   Abstract : Stigande urbanisering och större befolkningar har ökat trycket på städer och deras förmågor att förse alla med de vardagstjänster som städerna vanligtvis har kapacitet att erbjuda. Att förse alla med dricksvatten är något som har blivit en utmaning då vattenanvändningen har stigit samtidigt som vattentillgången varierar beroende på nederbörd, och potentiellt minskat på grund av klimatförändringarna. READ MORE

6. 15. Observed hydro-climatic trends and local perceptions of water availability: a mixed-methods study in Marsyandi river basin, Nepal

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Hanna Ekström; [2020]
   Keywords : Physical Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; ETCCDI; climate indices; RHESSys; Himalaya; socio-hydrology; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : In the central Himalayas, water dynamics are expected to change due to multiple factors like climate change, hydro power development and shifting land use practices. This thesis looks at possible changes in water dynamics in Marsyandi river basin, Nepal, as well as causes to those changes and how they are perceived locally. READ MORE