Blar i Thesis på emneord "energy"
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Is dry bulk shipping a rational market? : historical analysis from an intrinsic value perspective
(Master thesis, 2015-09-17)Dry bulk shipping is unique due to its near “perfect-competition” market characteristics. To complicate matters further, there is a significant supply side delivery delay in case of unexpected demand changes. Both of these ... -
Kampen mot matsvinn i dagligvarebransjen : en empirisk undersøkelse av innføringen av Too Good To Go i Meny
(Master thesis, 2019)Med bakgrunn i FNs bærekraftsmål om å redusere matsvinn med 50 prosent innen 2030, har myndighetene og matbransjen iverksatt tiltak for å redusere matsvinn gjennom hele matverdikjeden. I den forbindelse har det kommet ... -
Local currencies : the context of their emergence : an explanatory model on the number of local currencies launched in France from 2007 to 2017
(Master thesis, 2018)The aim of this thesis was to identify the contextual factors that influence the creation of local currencies. To pinpoint these factors, two multiple linear regression models were developed in which the choice of the ... -
Mandatory CSR reporting and corporate financial performance : the causal effects of §3-3c in the accounting act on the financial performance of Norwegian companies
(Master thesis, 2019)Regression discontinuity design was employed to estimate the causal effects of mandatory CSR disclosure imposed by §3-3c in the Accounting Act on the corporate financial performance of companies in Norway. The analysis ... -
Market evaluation for the business model of an electric vehicle aggregator : an analysis of the value of flexibility in the German power markets
(Master thesis, 2019)With a rising share of electric vehicles in the German market, adequate adoption of those vehicles through a smart charging approach becomes crucial for the successful integration into the grid. Market integration of ... -
Measuring multidimensional energy poverty : the case of India
(Master thesis, 2016-09-02)According to the capability approach developed by Sen (1993), access to basic energy services enables capabilities such as good health, education and balanced nourishment, that further increases overall well-being. ... -
The Norwegian EV policy : a local-level study on the impact of subsidies
(Master thesis, 2019)Norway is the country in the world having the highest percentage of electric vehicles on the roads, with a stunning 31.2% market share in 2018 (Karagiannopoulos and Solsvik, 2019). Part of the reason behind such high ... -
Operations research as a tool to decrease the environmental impact of freight transport in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)Over the past decades, the volume of freight transported over the world has increased a lot. It has allowed the freight transport sector to develop itself. Transporting commodities has become very efficient thanks to the ... -
Outlook of Power Generation Technology Cost in China : A Master Thesis Written in Collaboration with Statkraft AS
(Master thesis, 2015)This project is part of the broader project (hereinafter “Broad Project”) commissioned by the Technology Analysis unit in Innovation department of Statkraft AS to study the technology development path and Levelised Cost ... -
Price Premiums in the Shipbuilding Market : A study of determinants for bulker, tanker and container segments in the 1990-2014 period
(Master thesis, 2016-09-01)In this thesis we investigate whether a number of variables specific to a vessel, the contracting parties, or market conditions affect the price charged for the ship. Literature in maritime economics seems to suggest ... -
Recent developments and future trends in Germany’s electricity market : an assessment of recent market developments on electricity prices and market stakeholders
(Master thesis, 2016)As Europe’s largest economy and as one of the most industrially and technologically advanced countries in the world, Germany has long been at the forefront of managing and implementing change in the electricity sector. ... -
Risk Assessment Comparison in Developing Offshore Markets : Brazil and Angola : A Risk Assessment Framework for Companies exploring the Pre-salt Business Opportunities
(Master thesis, 2014)This dissertation was written in the context of the pre - salt findings and the consequential business opportunities that these discoveries represented for the of fshore industry. The authors, throughout their Master ... -
Saling through shipping equity : analysis of factors of success and failure
(Master thesis, 2015)The thesis offers a holistic success and failure factor analysis into the largely untapped area of the shipping equity. The sample is comprised of 59 dry bulk and crude oil tanker companies, representing a wide set ... -
Shipping and private equity
(Master thesis, 2016-09-02)In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007-2008 many shipping companies had to find new sources of financing since traditional bank lending, historically shipping’s most important form of financing, had dried o ... -
Strategic responses of petroleum companies to the oil price drop of 2014 : a multiple-case study on how investment and divestment behavior is shaped by internal and external firm factors
(Master thesis, 2017)The drop in oil prices in 2014 induced various strategic responses among international oil and gas companies. This master thesis explores how petroleum companies responded to the oil price slump in terms of investments ... -
Sustainability reporting within the shipping industry - An exploratory study of the ten largest container shipping companies
(Master thesis, 2015)The shipping industry is one of the driving forces of the global economy, and sustainability issues are of key importance to the future of our world. Therefore, this thesis will combine them and look at ... -
The adverse effects of the Norwegian electric vehicle incentive scheme with emphasis on congestion and public funding
(Master thesis, 2017)Norway is one of the countries in the world with the highest market share of electric vehicles per capita. Much of this is due to a comprehensive incentive scheme to facilitate the purchase and use of electric vehicles. ... -
The integration of renewable energy sources in the electricity mix in Europe and virtual power plants
(Master thesis, 2016)New energy trends are emerging in line with the goal of combatting climate change. The way electricity is produced is greatly affected by these changes, mainly as the sources of generation gradually shift from fossil ... -
The relationship of fund outflows and negative performance in socially responsible mutual funds : empirical evidence from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
(Master thesis, 2017)This study compares the sensitivity of money flows toward past performance between Socially Responsible (SR) and conventional mutual funds in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark from 2007 to 2016. The data is analyzed using ... -
Von Thünen on the Bybanen : A Spatial Model of the Commute in Bergen
(Master thesis, 2015)The spatial model presented in this thesis explains the existing structure of Bergen and foresees how the city could evolve with the development of the light rails network (Bybanen). Many researches and policies were aimed ...