Essays about: "power drives"

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  1. 6. How Has the Current Electricity Crisis in South Africa Affected the Development of Renewable Energy within the Independent Power Producer Procurement Programmes?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Sophie Jahns; [2023]
    Keywords : South Africa; Electricity Crisis; Energy Insecurity; Renewables; IPP; Eskom; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the effects of South Africa’s electricity crisis on the government-driven development of renewable energy from 2007 to 2023 by testing the applicability of the energy security framework. The electricity crisis presents itself through regular electricity cuts, extreme power tariff rises and a lack of long-term sustainability due to the high reliance on coal and Eskom, the monopolistic electricity utility. READ MORE

  3. 7. Driving Sustainable Packaging Solutions: The Influence of Stakeholder Pressure and Regulatory Changes

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Britta Farnschläder; Jennifer Klemens; [2023]
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    Abstract : This master thesis examines the impact of stakeholder pressure due to new regulations on the process of developing sustainable packaging solutions in the packaging industry. To investigate this question, the IMP Actors-Resources-Activities (ARA) model is used to explore the activities of actors, the resources available to them and the external factors that influence their behavior. READ MORE

  4. 8. Struggle for Survival : A Case Study of the Reindeer Industry in Sweden

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Jury Flickenschild; Carlotta Schäfer; Matilda Östlund; [2023]
    Keywords : Reindeer Herding; Sami; Challenges; Indigenous Business; Industry Survival;

    Abstract : Background: Within capitalistic economies the notion persists that only the most efficient and profit-maximizing companies and industries, that withstand the market mechanisms, should sustain. However, market mechanisms currently do not sufficiently consider non-monetary value creation such as social and environmental contributions. READ MORE

  5. 9. He who desires peace? : A comparative case study analysis of why national nuclear weapon doctrines and evolving strategies change, application in relation to offensive and defensive neorealist theory

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Alexander Brännlund; [2023]
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    Abstract : This essay bases itself on a qualitative method and a case study analysis of seven objects of analysis, partly the nations who are identified as superpowers among nuclear weapons states, long term possessors of nuclear weapons, and new players. It also examines the historical and contemporary nature of national nuclear doctrine with the aim of conceptualising change and why they occur in doctrines, as well as testing these changes against theories of offensive and defensive neorealist assumptions on what drives states to act within the sphere of nuclear force. READ MORE

  6. 10. Energy Sustainable Reinforcement Learning-based Adaptive Duty-Cycling in Wireless Sensor Networks-based Internet of Things Networks

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Nadia Charef; [2023]
    Keywords : Reinforcement Learning; Q-learning; Dynamic Energy Management; Energy Sustainabiltiy; IEEE802.15.4 MAC Protocol; Adaptive Duty Cycling; Wireless Sensors Networks; Internet of Things;

    Abstract : The Internet of Things (IoT) is widely adopted across various fields due to its flexibility and low cost. Energy-harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are becoming a building block of many IoT applications and provide a perpetual source of energy to power energy-constrained IoT devices. READ MORE