Search for dissertations about: "energy use"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 2329 swedish dissertations containing the words energy use.
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1. 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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2. Low-energy buildings energy use, indoor climate and market diffusion
University dissertation from Stockholm : KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyAbstract : Low-energy buildings have, in recent years, gained attention and moved towards a large-scale introduction in the residential sector. During this process, national and international criteria for energy use in buildings have become stricter and the European Union has through the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive imposed on member states to adapt their building regulations for ‘Nearly Zero Energy Buildings’, which by 2021 should be standard for new buildings. READ MORE
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3. Energy Analysis of the Closed Greenhouse Concept Towards a Sustainable Energy Pathway
University dissertation from Stockholm : KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyAbstract : The closed greenhouse is an innovative concept in sustainable energy management. The closed greenhouse can be considered as a large commercial solar building. In principle, it is designed to maximize the utilization of solar energy through seasonal storage. In a fully closed greenhouse, there are not any ventilation windows. 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. National Energy System Modelling for Supporting Energy and Climate Policy Decision-making The Case of Sweden
University dissertation from Göteborg : Chalmers University of TechnologyAbstract : Energy system models can contribute in evaluating impacts of energy and climate policies. The process of working with energy system models assists the understanding of the quantita¬tive relationships between different parts of the energy system and between different time periods, under various assumptions. READ MORE
