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  1. 21. Open Waters - Digital Twins With use of Open Data and Shared Design for Swedish Water Treatment Plants

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Michael Nyirenda; [2020]
    Keywords : Water treatment; Digital twin; open data; Industry 4.0; decision support system; Vattenrening; digitala tvillingar; öppen data; industri 4.0; beslutsunderlagssystem;

    Abstract : Digital twins (DTs) are digital copies of a physical system that incorporates the system environment, interactions, etc. to mirror the system accurately in real time. As effective decision support systems (DSS) in complex multivariate situations, DTs could be the next step in the digitalization of water management. READ MORE

  3. 22. 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]
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    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

  4. 23. In Pursuit of Sustainability : Decentralized Renewable Energy Services in India

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Max Rosvall; [2020]
    Keywords : Decentralized Renewable Energy; Technological Innovation Systems; Sustainable Transformations; Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : Based on the grand challenges of transforming the energy sector towards sustainability and harvesting the potential from decentralized solar PV, a holistic and systemic perspective is required. This study presents the case of decentralized renewable solutions in Karnataka India. READ MORE

  5. 24. The diffusion of biogas technologies in the Brazilian context : A comparative case study in two Brazilian states

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

    Author : Hanna Guimarães Zanatta; [2020]
    Keywords : biogas technologies; diffusion; socio-technical systems; technological innovation systems; societal embedding; diffusion of innovation;

    Abstract : Brazil is one of the largest biomass producers in the world, thus it has a huge potential for biogas production across all its territory. Nowadays, biogas production remains largely unexplored, representing just a small fraction of its potential. READ MORE

  6. 25. Skills and competencies for sustainable food systems : case study of young market gardeners in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)

    Author : Lotten Lundgren; [2020]
    Keywords : market gardening; sustainability; food system; skills; competencies; lock-in; transition;

    Abstract : Global food systems are locked into a sociotechnical regime where actors are dependent on high external inputs and economies of scale, and systemic innovation is necessary to meet sustainability targets. Recent research into the development of education for fostering sustainability leaders, such as the Horizon 2020-project NextFood, have largely focused on mainstream agriculture, despite the importance of niches in driving systems change. READ MORE