Essays about: "what is wind"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 265 essays containing the words what is wind.

  1. 1. Drivers of sea level variability using neural networks

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Linn Carlstedt; [2023-05-10]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Understanding the forcing of regional sea level variability is crucial as many people all over the world live along the coasts and are endangered by extreme sea levels and the global sea level rise. The adding of fresh water into the oceans due to melting of the Earth’s land ice together with thermosteric changes has led to a rise of the global mean sea level with an accelerating rate during the twentieth century. READ MORE

  3. 2. Tänka kan man göra på fritiden : närbyråkratens handlingsutrymme i miljöbedömningar för vindkraft

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Amanda Viberg; [2023]
    Keywords : närbyråkrat; tillståndsbedömningar; avvägningar; policy;

    Abstract : Denna studie har undersökt hur tjänstemän på länsstyrelsen tolkar och arbetar med tillstånd för vindkraft utifrån policy. Studien fokuserar på hur avvägningar görs mellan rennäringen och vindkraftens intressen inom en ansöknings- och prövningsprocess. READ MORE

  4. 3. Facilitating locations of green energy on land. What can make it successful? - A case study of the Energy Park Veddum Kær

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Karl Felix Flyvbjerg Poulsen; [2023]
    Keywords : green energy transformation; Wind turbines; solar panels; case study; path-dependance; successful location; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper investigates what can promote green energy projects on land which consist of solar and wind power. The research is done with an economic geographic framework of path-development. A paradigmatic case study is conducted with scientific semi-structured interviews and short “pop-up interviews” which validated the in-depth interviews. READ MORE

  5. 4. Swedish Offshore Wind : Modelling development pathways to commercial viability

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

    Author : Siddharth Iyer; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Offshore wind will play an important role in Sweden’s fossil-free energy future. Although Sweden has many offshore wind farms in the planning and approval stages, few projects have been built, and little public research on which offshore wind areas and individual farms are most economically viable. READ MORE

  6. 5. Empowering Wind Power Development Through Tiering : Investigating the Role of Regional Governance in Värmland

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Patrick Lundmarck; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Wind power planning; Collaboration; Participation; Tiering; Regional governance; Sweden; Hållbar utveckling; Vindkraftsplanering; Samverkan; Delaktighet; Tiering; Regional styrning; Sverige;

    Abstract : In the light of the on-going climate emergency and energy crisis, wind power has been described as a rapid pathway towards increasing the share of renewable energy as well as electricity production. However, time consuming and complex permitting processes has been a central obstacle for the transition to take place. READ MORE