Blar i Thesis på emneord "energy"
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A logit model for the lay-up decision in the north sea Offshore rig market
(Master thesis, 2017)The thesis examines the lay-up decision in the North Sea offshore rig market from 2010 through march 2017. Using empirical analysis, we have specified a logistic regression model to investigate how rig characteristics, ... -
An empirical study of electricity price and temperature : hedging against the weather-related risks on the Nordic market
(Master thesis, 2016-09-01)Unfavorable weather raises cost of doing business around the world. According to the CME Group, around 30 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States (US) is affected by the weather. Only in the US total ... -
Barriers for private sector companies operating in waste management and recycling in Sub-Saharan Africa : a qualitative exploration
(Master thesis, 2020)Global waste management is critical for sustainable development, yet it is often overlooked in development theory and global education. The greatest increase in waste generation is expected to take place in Sub-Saharan ... -
Bi-level electricity market models : the impact of irrelevant constraints on pool-based electricity mrket equilibria under strategic bidding
(Master thesis, 2016)Advancements in optimization solvers lead to an increased use of complex bi-level problems (BLP) in operations research (OR). For electricity market modelling, BLPs are applied to simulate physical pool-based markets ... -
Breaking the barriers : operational measures for the decarbonization of shipping : a study on barriers to operational energy efficiency measures
(Master thesis, 2020)Energy efficiency is a key strategy to address the issue of climate change. Operational measures that increase energy efficiency are widely used in shipping, but there is evidence of a gap between the actual implementation ... -
China catching up in EV-related technologies : evidence from patent quality analysis
(Master thesis, 2019)Developing countries technologically catching up with leading countries within sectoral systems exhibit a set of common patterns, besides a series of case-specific behaviours. The attention that China has increasingly ... -
The cost of extreme weather : an analysis of the physical climate risk in Hordaland
(Master thesis, 2019)Climate change is expected to have numerous societal impacts in the years to come through an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. The climate impact is of socio-economic interest, as extreme ... -
Economic decision making in salmon aquaculture : an analysis of the investment behavior for production licenses under the Norwegian traffic light system
(Master thesis, 2019)The analysis of ‘The Economic Impacts of the Product Area Regulation’ by Pettersen Aubell & Haugen Hamarsland (2018) indicated a discrepancy between the calculatory willingnessto- pay for increased production capacity ... -
Effect of environmental food labeling on customers food purchase
(Master thesis, 2016-09-05)The scientific community agrees that emission levels from food production and consumption have to decrease in order for the world to reach climate targets. Environmental food labeling is becoming a policy tool to motivate ... -
Electricity in Senegal: en analysis into potential strategies to increase electrification rates
(Master thesis, 2019)Senegal is a West African country dependent on imported fossil fuels for power generation. The population of Senegal is 15.85 million, with the urban and rural electrification rates at 87.7 and 38.3, respectively. Over ... -
Emissions reduction in the Nordics : detecting sectoral differences over the three Phases of EU ETS
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis investigates the correlation of the emissions and tradable allowances within specific sectors of the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme, in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. ... -
Empirical comparison of load forecasting methods for Skagerak energilab : a perspective of the operational and economic efficiency gain as a result of increased forecasting accuracy in a microgrid environment
(Master thesis, 2020)This master thesis is analyzing short-term load forecasting. Power consumption in kW will be forecasted 24 hours ahead, for each day of a week and finally averaged to derive mean performance. The forecast will be conducted ... -
Er Klimanjaro veien mot toppen? : en kvalitativ studie av Fjordkrafts krav om klimanøytrale leverandører
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne utredningen undersøker Fjordkrafts klimainitiativ, Klimanjaro. Klimanjaro er et initiativ som krever klimanøytralitet, som definert av FN, av selskapets leverandører for at kundeforholdet skal bestå. Oppgaven har en ... -
The global grid : cost-benefit analysis: a wind farm in Greenland linked to Europe and North America
(Master thesis, 2020)For a long time now, energy has been a subject worthy of interest to me. I developed a keen interest along my childhood about energy and how we use it. Later, in my bachelor program, some classes woke up my deepest ... -
How Do the EU’s Climate and Energy Policies Affect Norwegian Electricity Prices and the Outlook for Profitable Wind Power Development in 2030? : A grid parity analysis of onshore wind in Norway under different scenarios for the future power market in Northwestern Europe
(Master thesis, 2017)In this study, I conduct a scenario analysis of the power market in Northwestern Europe in 2030 to assess how different trajectories towards achieving the EU’s energy and climate objective affect the Norwegian electricity ... -
How has the EU ship recycling regulation affected European shipbreaking?
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Integrating Risks, Externalities and System Value of Energy Technologies in the Electricity Mix Planning Process: The Case for Brazil : A Study of the Cost Valuation of Electricity Generation Technologies as part of an Optimally Integrated Power System
(Master thesis, 2016-09-02)This thesis analyses how electricity generation portfolios are affected by different risks, externalities and the system value of each generation technology, factors which are not considered in traditional energy valuation ... -
Investment analysis of rooftop solar photovoltaic panels for energy-efficient residential areas in Norway, under different regulatory scenarios : Zero Village Bergen as a case study
(Master thesis, 2016)In Norway, buildings are responsible for 50% of stationary energy consumption; therefore reducing their carbon-footprint is an important area of research. Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels have seen significant technological ...