Search for dissertations about: "Chalmers tekniska högskola."
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1. On Sustainability of Biomass for Energy and the Governance Thereof
Abstract : Due to concerns about climate change, energy security, and resource scarcity, non- renewable resources are increasingly being displaced by biomass. As with most human activities, the production of biobased products can be associated with negative impacts. Primarily, this relates to the biomass supply systems, i.e. READ MORE
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2. Environmental Assessment and Strategic Technology Choice : The Case of Renewable Transport Fuels
Abstract : The scale of the required changes is huge, and time is limited if we are to avoid the most severe effects of climate change. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions from road transport, several fuels and electricity originating from renewable energy sources have been proposed, all of them in different stages of development and with various and shifting environmental impacts. READ MORE
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3. A Virtual Design Studio for Low-Frequency Sound from Walking in Lightweight Buildings
Abstract : In recent years there has been a growing interest for building lightweight multistorey woodenresidential buildings in countries like Sweden with large and renewable forests. While positive aspectsof these buildings, such as sustainability, ease of construction and lightness, motivate building more inwood, poor acoustic performance is a risk which concerns the wooden-building industry. READ MORE
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4. Towards Sustainable Bioenergy - Governance, Resource potentials and Trade-offs
Abstract : The global energy system needs to be transformed from fossil dependent to renewable, to cope with the challenges of resource scarcity and climate change. Bioenergy can play an important role in this transformation, but land is scarce, and uncontrolled bioenergy expansion could have unacceptable consequences. READ MORE
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5. Conductive Fabrics for Textile Electronic Interconnections and Capacitive Sensing - A Smart Textiles Perspective
Abstract : Smart textiles offer ways to integrate sensing and actuating abilities into textile structures found in garments, furniture and other applications such as filters, reinforcements, disposable products and others. A large part of the research being done on smart textiles concerns the possibilities for monitoring human health and wellbeing. READ MORE