Search for dissertations about: "Barriers"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 1192 swedish dissertations containing the word Barriers.

2. 11. Residential solar photovoltaics deployment: barriers and drivers in space

   Author : Alvar Palm; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
   Keywords : Solar photovoltaics PV ; renewable energy; sustainability transitions; technology deployment; diffusion of innovations; barriers; drivers; space; technological innovation system TIS ; technology adoption; business model; peer effects;

   Abstract : In order to support a sustainability transition in the energy sector, actors need knowledge about barriers and drivers to the deployment of clean energy technologies. Solar photovoltaics (PV) is a renewable energy technology that is technically mature and on the verge of becoming economically competitive in numerous regions around the world. READ MORE

4. 12. Full-adoption of digital payment methods? : Barriers and barrier-breakers from a Swedish bank customer perspective

   Author : Irina Dimitrova; Peter Öhman; Darush Yazdanfar; Niklas Arvidsson; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cashless society; Digital payment methods; Full-adoption; Barriers; Barrier-breakers; Bank customers; Adopters-accepters; Adopters-resisters; Sweden;

   Abstract : Digitalisation and the Covid-19 pandemic have accelerated the decrease in demand for cash worldwide. This also concerns Sweden, which might be on its way to being the first cashless country in the world. The idea of a cashless society is motivated by various assumed benefits, although it also entails certain inherent challenges. READ MORE

5. 13. Energy efficiency and ventilation in Swedish industries barriers, simulation and control strategy

   Author : Patrik Rohdin; Bahram Moshfegh; Hazim Awbi; Magnus Karlsson; Alfred Moser; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Industrial energy efficiency; Industrial ventilation; Barriers; Driving forces. CFD; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The energy issue is presently in focus worldwide. This is not only due to increasing environmental concern regarding energy related emissions, but also due to the trend of increasing energy prices. Energy usage in the industrial sector in Sweden today represents about one third of the national energy use. READ MORE

6. 14. Toward an understanding of the barriers to and facilitators of dietary change

   Author : Petra Rydén; Linda Hagfors; Ylva Mattsson Sydner; Lars Lindholm; Christina Bergh; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; Dietary change; Healthy eating; Barriers; Facilitators; Dietary indexes; Diet cost; Food prices; Social relationships; Qualitative interviews; Mediterranean diet; Celiac disease; Children; Domestic science and nutrition; Hushålls- och kostvetenskap; Kostvetenskap; Food and Nutrition;

   Abstract : Healthy dietary changes would be beneficial for society, as the economic burden of diet-related diseases is massive, and for the individual, who would reduce their risk of ill health. However, it is not easy to change dietary habits. READ MORE

7. 15. Energy efficiency in Swedish SMEs : Exploring barriers, knowledge creation and the role of municipal energy efficiency programs

   Author : Fredrik Backman; Jenny Palm; Patrik Thollander; Max Åhman; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Policy programs; energy efficiency networks; Community of Practice COPs ; barriers; knowledge creation; Policyprogram; energieffektiviseringsnätverk; Community of Practice COP ; barriärer; skapande av kunskap;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to analyze how municipalities support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their work to improve their energy efficiency. The purpose of this study is to increase the current understanding of how the methods and tools used by municipalities to assist SMEs in improving their energy efficiency influence the end results in terms of achieved energy efficiency, and how knowledge related to energy efficiency is created within SMEs. READ MORE