Search for dissertations about: "Efficiency benchmarking"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words Efficiency benchmarking.
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1. Enabling industrial energy benchmarking : Process-level energy end-use, key performance indicators, and efficiency potential
Abstract : One of the greatest challenges of our time is global climate change. A key strategy for mitigating the emission of greenhouse gases is the improvement of energy efficiency. Manufacturing industry stands for a large share of global energy end-use but has yet to achieve its full energy efficiency potential. READ MORE
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2. Performance Assessment of Wastewater Treatment Plants : Multi-Objective Analysis Using Plant-Wide Models
Abstract : As the knowledge about anthropogenic impacts of climate change has grown, the awareness of the contributions from treatment of wastewater has widened the scope for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Not only shall ever stricter effluent constraints be met, but also energy efficiency be increased, greenhouse gases mitigated and resources recovered. READ MORE
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3. Electricity across borders : regional cost sharing of grid investments, international benchmarking and the electricity demand of an ageing population
Abstract : This thesis deals with issues related to investments and regulation of high-voltage electricity grids, and to the households’ demand for electricity. The thesis consists of four self-contained papers. Papers I and II address the challenge of reaching agreements on the expansions of electricity grid infrastructure across national borders. READ MORE
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4. A Policy Analytical Approach of Assessing Energy Efficiency Standards and Labeling for Appliances
Abstract : China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of household appliances, lighting and commercial equipment. China first adopted Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) in 1989. READ MORE
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5. Responsible resource management in hotels : attitudes, indicators, tools and strategies
Abstract : Hotels constitute one of the main, and still expanding, pillars of the tourism sector and are highly unique among other commercial buildings. Resource intensive and frequently inefficient systems and operational routines applied in the sector, result in considerable environmental impact and indicate an urgent need for more environmentally sound practices and products in the hotel industry. READ MORE