Search for dissertations about: "Environmental and Energy Systems"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 700 swedish dissertations containing the words Environmental and Energy Systems.
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1. District-Heating Systems and Local Energy Strategies
University dissertation from Department of Energy and Environmental Systems Studies, Lund universityAbstract : .... READ MORE
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2. Energy Use, Efficiency Gains and Emission Abatement in Transitional Industrialised Economies: Poland and the Baltic States
University dissertation from Department of Environmental and Energy Systems Studies, Lund universityAbstract : This thesis is a study of how energy use and air pollution in Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been affected by the economic transition after 1989. It consists of six articles, which examine three different aspects of these changes. READ MORE
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3. On Sustainability of Biomass for Energy and the Governance Thereof
University dissertation from Department of Environmental and Energy Systems Studies, Lund universityAbstract : 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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4. Energy Policy Instruments Perspectives on their Choice, Combination and Evaluation
University dissertation from Lund Institute of TechnologyAbstract : Abstract The thesis aims at providing a better understanding of public policy instruments used in policy-making within the energy sector, particularly regarding their role in the change towards an increased use of renewable energy sources for generation of electricity. The research was guided by an underlying assumption that a markedly higher proportion of the energy generated from renewable sources can be considerably enhanced by use of policy instruments that support the development and the market creation of new, renewable energy technologies. READ MORE
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5. Natural resources and sustainable energy Growth rates and resource flows for low-carbon systems
University dissertation from Uppsala : Acta Universitatis UpsaliensisAbstract : Large-scale deployment of low-carbon energy technologies is important for counteracting anthropogenic climate change and achieving universal energy access. This thesis explores potential growth rates of technologies necessary to reach a more sustainable global energy system, the material and energy flows required to commission these technologies, and potential future availability of the required resources. READ MORE
