Essays about: "tower"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 213 essays containing the word tower.

  1. 11. The Effects of Clear-Cutting a Hemiboreal Forest on Local CO2 Fluxes in Norunda, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Mads Carlsen; [2023]
    Keywords : CO2 flux; Clear-cutting; Coniferous forest; Flux footprint; Sustainable forestry; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : As CO2 builds up in the atmosphere causing global climate change (IPCC, 2022) trees have become an international symbol of combatting this, and for good reason. Trees take up CO2 which as a result combats these changes, and when these trees are cut down fewer individuals remain to take up the CO2 that we humans emit (Chapin et al., 2011). READ MORE

  3. 12. SUSTAINABILITY OF MULTI-STORY WOOD BUILDINGS : Can the Swedish forestry keep up with the demand?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Celine Kozak; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability; green washing; multi-storey wood buildings; clay; climate change; forest; sweden; case study; life cycle; architecture; Hållbarhet; Green washing; trähus; lera; klimat; skog; sverige; flervåningshus; fallstudie; livscykel; arkitektur;

    Abstract :   Wood has been traditionally used as a construction material in Nordic countries such as Sweden dating back to the 12th century. Using wood as a building material for the construction of buildings with more than two stories became the norm around the 1850s and has only increased with the pressing need for more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives to materials such as concrete. READ MORE

  4. 13. Modelling and Techno-economic Analysis of a Hybrid CSP/PV System using Solid Oxide Electrolyser for Hydrogen Production

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

    Author : Chuanyin Tang; [2023]
    Keywords : Power to Hydrogen; Solid Oxide Electrolyser; CSP; PV; LCOE; LCOH.;

    Abstract : This project proposes a solar-driven hybrid system for electricity generation and hydrogen production, which includes concentrated solar power (CSP), photovoltaic (PV), solid oxide electrolyser (SOEC). Electricity from the CSP and PV provides a continuous 24/7 supply to meet demand-side power consumption. READ MORE

  5. 14. Interactive wide-angle viewcamera for a virtual watch tower : A part of the Ngulia Project

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Reglerteknik

    Author : Victoria Stråberg; Afra Farkhooy; [2023]
    Keywords : virtual watch tower; wide angle camera; 360 images; equirectangular projection; single board computer; user experience; surveillance system; animal preservation;

    Abstract : The declining population of black rhinoceroses in Tsavo West national park, Kenya, has served as the driving force behind Project Ngulia, with Ngulia serving as an enclosed area within the park. As of now, the area is equipped with multiple cameras connected to a system that automatically classify animals and humans. READ MORE

  6. 15. Analysis and Design of a Microgravity Drop Tower

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Rymdteknik

    Author : Tristan Edwards; [2023]
    Keywords : drop tower; microgravity;

    Abstract : A drop tower is a device that produces a microgravity environment by allowing an experiment to free fall for a short period of time, usually less than 10 seconds. Certain types of drop towers are also capable of reproducing the gravitational conditions of other celestial bodies, such as Lunar and Martian gravity. READ MORE