Essays about: "water access"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 475 essays containing the words water access.

  1. 16. Flexible Sector Coupling (FSC) of Electrical and Thermal Sectors via Thermal Energy Storage (TES) : A Case Study on Oskarshamn Energi

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

    Author : Raúl Calvo García; Jose María Marín Arcos; [2023]
    Keywords : Flexible sector coupling FSC ; district heating DH ; thermal energy storage TES ; heat pump HP ; capacity optimization; dispatch optimization; open-access tools; Flexibel sektorkoppling; fjärrvärme; termisk energilagring; värmepump; kapacitetsoptimering; leveransoptimering; verktyg med öppen tillgång;

    Abstract : The integration of distributed energy sources and systems is of high relevance for the transition towards a more sustainable energy system. Taking into consideration the  amount of emissions produced by the heating sector, which account for at least half of the energy demand in buildings, district heating systems have the potential to play a key role in the transition, by enabling the integration of various energy sources and provide flexible energy services to the grid. READ MORE

  3. 17. Traditional Knowledge and Practices for Resilience to Climate Change in Nepal’s Mid-Hills: Perspectives from Darma and Madi Rural Municipalities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Dina-Josepha Rodehorst; Tabitha Black-Lock; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change; traditional knowledge; Indigenous knowledge; Nepal; resilience; agriculture; Magar; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : With climate change impacting countries around the world, rural communities in Nepal are among those most affected. As acknowledged by global climate discourses, traditional knowledge plays a vital role in understanding and adapting to climate change. READ MORE

  4. 18. Green Room : A climate controlling grow-box for growing mushrooms and greens.

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

    Author : Bill Skullman; Gabriella Herlin; [2023]
    Keywords : Mechatronics; Aeroponic farming; Mushroom farming; Photosynthesizing plants - Greens; Ultrasonic atomizer; Mekatronik; Aeroponisk odling; Svampodling; Fotosyntetiserande växter; Ultraljudsluftfuktare;

    Abstract : This report covers a project on a partially automated aeroponic and fungi growing system. The purpose is to evaluate if an enclosed space system can be automated to produce healthy crops of greens and fungi, and investigate how well the system can switch between these two growth modes. READ MORE

  5. 19. A new era for water governance? An analysis on water and climate discourse after the 2018 drought in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Mollie Sager; [2023]
    Keywords : water governance; drought; Sweden; political ecology; sustainability science; discourse; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Access to water is taken for granted in water abundant countries like Sweden, but safe water supply is increasingly threatened by droughts. This thesis analyses how the Swedish water sector responded to the unprecedented drought in 2018, by analysing water security discourse through the framework “What’s the problem represented to be?”. READ MORE

  6. 20. Satellite Imagery Big Data for the Sustainable Development of Energy Access

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Patrick O'Mahony; [2023]
    Keywords : satellite imagery; big data; sustainable development; energy access;

    Abstract : One of the many challenges humanity faces is developing energy access in a sustainable manner, that does not further contribute to the burning of fossil fuels, increasing greenhouse gas emissions, and global warming. In 2020, 2. READ MORE