Browsing NHH Brage by Subject "energy, natural resources and the environment"
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Landstrøm i Bergen havn: Bør lavspent landstrømforsyning fase ut tradisjonell generatordrift ved offshoreskips havneanløp?
(Master thesis, 2015)Denne masterutredningen studerer om landstrømteknologi bør fase ut tradisjonell generatordrift av offshoreskip ved kailigge. Studien undersøker også om landstrømløsningen er lønnsom for aktørene som er tilknyttet Bergen ... -
Large scale transition from conventional to electric vehicles and the consequences for the security of electricity supply : a demand side analysis of electricity consumption
(Master thesis, 2014)This study investigates how demand-side changes, as a result of a large-scale transition to electric vehicles (EVs), is likely to affect the security of electricity supply in Norway. The study is based on a survey that ... -
Launch of sustainability labels : Effects of linking sustainability to major drivers for choice
(Master thesis, 2022)Many food producers improve the sustainability of their products and look for ways of communicating the improvement. One approach is to launch a new sustainability label. However, little is known about how to launch new ... -
LNG-fueled vessels in the Norwegian short-sea market : a cost-effective response to environmental regulation
(Master thesis, 2010)The objective of this thesis is to assess the environmental and economic advantages of using LNG as fuel for ships. Air emissions from ships are an increasing environmental concern. Since the shipping sector can ... -
Making Sense of Human Rights in Business: A Qualitative Case Study on the Practical and Paradoxical Challenges of Implementing Human Rights Due Diligence following the Norwegian Transparency Act
(Master thesis, 2023)Corporations are increasingly assuming a pivotal role in the global governance of human rights. This responsibility is underscored by Norway’s recently implemented Transparency Act (TA), which mandates Human Rights Due ... -
Markedsmakt i det norske kraftmarkedet : en RSI-analyse av konkurransen i det norske kraftmarkedet
(Master thesis, 2010)Det vi har funnet ut om markedsmakten i Norge er at Statkraft som største aktør først om fremst har lokal markedsmakt, det vil si markedsmakt til å øke kraftprisene opp til nivået på prisene i de omkransende prissonene. ... -
Measuring sustainable livelihood restoration in hydropower : commensuration and its effects on voluntary adoptors of the IFC performance standards
(Master thesis, 2017)An increase in stakeholder focus on the environmental and social impacts of large infrastructure projects has led many actors to engage in Corporate Social Responsibility. In no area is this truer than in large scale ... -
Mexico´s Energy Reform : an analysis of the market, new policy and integration of renewable energy for economic and sustainable development
(Master thesis, 2016)In the framework of the approved Energy Reform in 2013, Mexico puts an end to seven decades of centralized control of the energy and electricity markets within the government through the State governed companies CFE ... -
Modeling iron ore spot and futures market
(Master thesis, 2013)We document significant momentum returns in iron ore spot market. We find that the returns of the preceding three days have an explanatory power for the return of the following day, consistent with behavioural theories. ... -
Natural disasters and frequency : effects on political trust : in Central America, Mexico and Colombia
(Master thesis, 2018)In recent decades, natural disaster frequency and magnitude have been steadily increasing, while climate change continues to be a topic mixed with facts and opinions. The vast majority of researchers are in consensus that ... -
Navigating Green Choices : The Role of Cognitive Inferences and Immediate Emotions in Sustainable Product Selection
(Master thesis, 2023)In response to the escalating trend of conscious consumption, there exists a significant market opportunity for sustainable products. To capitalize on this potential, it is essential to advance the field of the psychological ... -
Needles in a haystack: searching for opportunities for foreign investment in China‟s electricity sector
(Master thesis, 2012)Given the high degree of complexity of this immense and opaque market, it is already a difficult task just to attempt to achieve a basic understanding of the market. In order to identify opportunities for FDI, the paper ... -
Negative ESG Screening and Investment Returns : A Study of the Norwegian Oil Fund and Excluded Stocks
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates whether there is a difference in stock returns for the Norwegian Oil Fund and the companies they exclude from their investment universe due to breaches of their ethical guidelines between 2006 ... -
Nordic Power market integration : a market based approach to the price effects of increased Nordic continental power trade in the Nordic market
(Master thesis, 2012)Based on historical market data for 2011 this thesis models estimated effects that increased Nordic-Continental power trade potential would have had on trade and on Nordic prices during this year. The model used differs ... -
The NordLink Effect on Norwegian and German Electricity Price Convergence : A difference-in-difference approach
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis studies NordLink, a subsea interconnector, and its effect on electricity price convergence between Norway and Germany. To measure market convergence, we use the spread, defined as the difference between ... -
NorNed : an analysis of ramping restrictions and the transition from explicit to implicit auction
(Master thesis, 2011)This thesis presents an analysis of the Norwegian and Dutch electricity trade and differences in outcome between the explicit and the implicit market mechanism on NorNed. The price difference between Norway and the Netherlands ... -
Norske nettselskapers tilpasning til den økonomiske reguleringen : kartlegging av den økonomiske reguleringens beslutningsrelevans ved drifts- og investeringsbeslutninger
(Master thesis, 2016)Norske nettselskaper er naturlige monopolister og reguleres i dag gjennom en tillatt inntekt som er sammensatt av en del kostnadsdekning og en del incentivregulering. Incentivreguleringen gjøres ved hjelp av benchmarking ... -
Norway: A War Profiteer or Equitable Market Participant?" How much of Norway’s 2022 natural gas export revenues to the EU can be explained by the influence of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on natural gas prices using Russian supply shortfall of pipeline gas as a proxy . A Structural VAR Approach
(Master thesis, 2023)On the 24th of February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. The following months were characterized by major supply disruptions of Russian pipeline gas, soaring prices, and record revenues for Norwegian natural gas exports. ... -
Nuclear energy: boon or bane? : reassessing nuclear costs and evaluating feasibility of nuclear insurance
(Master thesis, 2012)In the next 20 years, the demand for energy is anticipated to grow by 40 per cent. All available energy sources would need to be leveraged in order to satisfy the growing demand, however, in reality it does not happen. The ... -
Nuclear shutdown to NIMBY-ism : an assessment of public attitudes before and after the nuclear phase-out in Germany
(Master thesis, 2015)The Merkel Government’s decision in 2011 to phase-out nuclear power in Germany by 2022 marked a seminal moment in German energy policy. The decision after the Fukushima Daiichi accident was a combination of a strong ...