Search for dissertations about: "energy politics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words energy politics.

  2. 1. Local Politics of Renewable Energy: Project Planning, Siting Conflicts and Citizen Participation

    Author : Jamil Khan; Miljö- och energisystem; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; lokal politik; kommuner; Energy research; Energiforskning; projektplanering; lokaliseringskonflikt; medborgardeltagande; implementering; vindkraft; förnybar energi; municipalities; local politics; project planning; siting conflict; citizen participation; implementation; biogas; renewable energy; wind power;

    Abstract : Renewable energy will play an important role in the transition to a sustainable energy system. With an increased maturity of renewable energy technologies, issues concerning implementation are becoming more important. READ MORE

  4. 2. Experimenting for change? : The politics of accomplishing environmental governance through smart energy pilot projects

    Author : Fredrik Envall; Harald Rohracher; Dick Magnusson; Josefin Wangel; Matthew Cashmore; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; environmental governance; political rationality; experiment; smart energy; socio-technical perspective; knowledge politics; power relations; infrastructure.; miljöstyrning; politisk rationalitet; experiment; smarta nät; socio-tekniskt perspektiv; kunskapspolitik; maktrelationer; infrastruktur.;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates how smart energy experimentation arranges environmental governance in Sweden, focusing on the politics of such processes, against the background of an escalating environmental and climate crisis that necessitates urgent energy transformation. Empirically the thesis includes case studies of pilot projects in Stockholm, Malmö, Västerås, and on Gotland, and analysis of the policy landscape, mainly through text analysis and interviews. READ MORE

  5. 3. The role of deep hydrocarbons in the global hydrocarbon budget

    Author : Daniil Kudryavtsev; Vladimir Kutcherov; Kostya Trachenko; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Hydrocarbons; non-methane volatile hydrocarbons; carbon dioxide; methane; ethane; propane; butane; global warming; diamond-anvil cells; Raman spectroscopy; high pressure; high temperature; phase transition; Energy Technology; Energiteknik;

    Abstract : Nowadays, the issue of global warming and related environmental problems got widespread awareness among scientific society, politics, the industry as well as it has affected our everyday life. The reason for such a negative impact on the atmosphere is attributed mainly to human activities. READ MORE

  6. 4. Energy Efficiency in buildings in the Baltic states and the Nordic countries

    Author : Xiaoying Li; Jonas Björnerstedt; Mats Bergman; Xiang Lin; Robert Lundmark; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; energy efficiency; building regulation; multi-apartment buildings; retrofit; energy performance gap; housing management; energy price inflation; inflation expectations; energieffektivitet; byggreglering; flerbostadshus; renovering; energiprestandagap; bostadsförvaltning; energiprisinflation; inflationsförväntningar; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : Improving energy efficiency in buildings is widely viewed as a cost-effective way of achieving climate and energy goals. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) aims to enhance the energy performance of new buildings and increase the renovation rate of energy-inefficient older buildings in the European Union. READ MORE

  7. 5. Steel Beyond Coal : Socio-Technical Change and the Emergent Politics of Steel Decarbonisation

    Author : Valentin Vogl; Miljö- och energisystem; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Steel; coal; climate change; decarbonisation; socio-technical transitions; sustainability;

    Abstract : The steel industry is responsible for 8% of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and is the second largest user of coal after the power sector. The main emission source in steel production is the blast furnace, which converts iron ore and metallurgical coal into pig iron that is then further refined into steel. READ MORE