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  1. 1. Assessing Offshore Wind Power Potential in Fiji : A GIS-based Site Suitability and Feasibility Analysis

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

    Author : Felix Askenberger; Victor Renefalk; [2023]
    Keywords : Fiji; Offshore Wind Power; Graphical Information System; Multi-Criteria Site Suitability Analysis; Fiji; Havsbaserad Vindkraft; Grafiska Information System; Multikriterie platslämplighetsanalys;

    Abstract : Renewable energy, including offshore wind power, is expected to play a significant role in mitigating climate change and meeting a growing demand on electricity. Fiji, a Small Island Developing Nation in the South Pacific, needs large quantities of additional renewable energy to achieve its NDC goals and has good natural resources for offshore wind power. READ MORE

  3. 2. Quantifying the Swiss Custom Strategy and Its Impact on Economic Development from 1870 to 1913

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Noa Gino Reggiani; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The late 19th century witnessed a remarkable surge in globalization, resulting in a substantial flow of goods, labour, and capital across national and continental borders. Switzerland, despite its limited domestic market and resource constraints, capitalized on this era of globalization and transformed itself from a relatively impoverished agrarian state to one of the world's wealthiest nations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Charging Towards Savings : How Utility Tariffs and Consumtion Profiles Impact the Profitability of BTM Battery Storage Systems

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

    Author : Daniel Aston; Gustav Lindström; [2023]
    Keywords : Battery Energy Storage System BESS ; Behind The Meter BTM ; Demand Side Management; Energy Arbitrage; Peak Shaving; Load Profile; Utility Tariff; Batterilagring; Bakom Mätaren; Efterfrågestyrning; Energiarbitrage; Peak Shaving; Konsumtionsprofil; Tariff;

    Abstract : Battery Storage Systems (BESS) installed Behind the Meter (BTM) can provide demand management services, reducing electricity costs and enhancing overall electricity system stability. BTM BESS can also imporve self-consumption obtained with distributed generation assets like solar photovoltaics. READ MORE

  5. 4. Carbon Protectionism?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Sam Säflund; Malcolm Thunberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Event study; Cumulative Abnormal Return; EU CBAM; ETS; Sustainable finance;

    Abstract : This study examines the market reactions and valuation implications of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) adopted by the European Union (EU). The CBAM is the world's first carbon border import tax aimed at addressing carbon leakage and promoting a transition to a low-carbon economy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Pumped-Storage Hydroelectricity for a Sustainable Electricity Transition

    University essay from KTH/Numerisk analys, NA

    Author : Teodor Elmfeldt; [2023]
    Keywords : Pumped-storage hydroelectricity; Electric grid; Computational Mathematics; Juktan Power Station; Applied mathematics; Power system; Sustainability; Pumpkraft; Elnät; Beräkningsmatematik; Juktan Kraftverk; Tillämpad mate- matik; Elkraftteknik; Hållbarhet;

    Abstract : This master thesis explores the application of Pumped-Storage Hydroelectricity (PSH) within an electricity market characterised by a substantial share of renewable and intermittent electricity production. The purpose of PSH is to enhance the alignment of supply with demand by storing energy at electricity surplus and releasing it during shortage. READ MORE