Essays about: "oil energy economy"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 54 essays containing the words oil energy economy.

  1. 11. The State of the North Sea : Thatcherism and the Fossil Economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : George Edwards; [2020]
    Keywords : North Sea oil; Thatcherism; fossil economy; accumulation; environmental history; economic history; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is a historical study concerned with the impact of North Sea oil on British politics during the 1970's and 80's. Vast quantities of oil sedimented beneath the waves within the UK continental shelf – hundreds of miles of the north-east coast of Scotland – attracted oil barons and transnational majors to the hostile waters of the North Sea in the early 1970's. READ MORE

  3. 12. Microwave Heat Treatment of Black Liquor for the Degradation of Hemicellulose

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Maja Rydgård; [2020]
    Keywords : lignin; biofuel; black liquor; heat treatment; microwave heating; chemical engineering; kemiteknik; Technology and Engineering; Chemistry;

    Abstract : The largest use of fossil petroleum is the production of fuels. Hence, finding sustainable alter-natives is an important step to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases. One such alternative is to produce fuel from biomass, such as waste products from agriculture and the forest indus-try. READ MORE

  4. 13. The impact of oil price shocks on household consumption : The case of Norway

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Viktor Boman; [2019]
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    Abstract : Since the end of World War II, oil price shocks and its impact on the economy have been a hot topic among economic researchers and agents. The price of oil has experienced several fluctuations during the late 20th century and the initial empirical findings suggest that these unexpected changes have several negative effects within countries’ economies. READ MORE

  5. 14. Determining an Optimal Level of Power System Investments Under Large Scale Penetration of Solar Power in Saudi Arabia

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Hatem Alatawi; [2019]
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    Abstract : The Saudi Arabia government set ambitious plans to adopt renewable energy sources in the energy mix as part of its strategy to diversify its economy away from oil. Ac- cording to the renewable energy project development office (REPDO), the total RES capacity installed would amount to 27.3 GW by 2023 and 58.7 GW by 2030. READ MORE

  6. 15. Retrospective simulations of heating consumption in French dwellings

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

    Author : David Glotin; [2018]
    Keywords : Energy efficiency; energy insecurity; renovation; fuel switch; backtesting; retrospective simulations; sensitivity analysis.;

    Abstract : Res-IRF is an energy-economy model of heating consumption in French dwellings developed at CIRED and calibrated against 2012. It is meant to project the evolution of the building stock and the heating demand by 2050 in response to socio-economic parameters, such as energy price and population, and public policies, such as thermal regulations or incentives for renovation. READ MORE