Browsing Thesis by Subject "energy, natural resources and the environment"
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A comparative analysis of different vehicle configurations : creating a composite indicator to rank vehicle powertrains along multiple dimensions
(Master thesis, 2018)A comparative assessment of internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), full hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and fuel cell electric vehicles ... -
A literature review of the vulnerabilities to fraud in the EU ETS and the CDM : how does the environmental context affect fraud in the market?
(Master thesis, 2018)The Kyoto Protocol uses financial incentives to reach the environmental goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This environmental context facilitates certain frauds, namely scams, bribery and corruption and fraud ... -
Access to energy : impetuses shaping business decisions, and the strategic implications for cross-sector social partnerships
(Master thesis, 2012)This study aims to identify the underlying factors stimulating and shaping companies’ access to energy activities, and how inter-organizational collaborations can change the rules of the games. A review of relevant ... -
AMS-måleres effekt på strømforbruket i private husstander : en analyse av målerdata fra Demo Steinkjer og fra Odderhei og Søm
(Master thesis, 2015)Innføringen av AMS-målere i alle norske husstander innen 1. januar 2019 er den mest betydelige moderniseringen av strømnettet på over hundre år. Denne masteroppgaven benytter enkel økonometrisk metode for å evaluere om ... -
An approach to salmon farming in Norway : a future for land based salmon farming?
(Master thesis, 2016)The aim of this thesis is to give an overview over the salmon farming industry in Norway. It presents some theory around production- and investment costs associated with land basedand sea based fish farming, as well as ... -
An empirical analysis of drivers for electric vehicle adoption : evidence from Norway 2010-2014
(Master thesis, 2016)We examine how government intervention in the automobile market aected the batteryelectric vehicle adoption in the Norwegian counties in the period between 2010 and 2014, and what regional dierences influenced the ... -
An empirical analysis of toll road exemption as a determinant for electric vehicle adoption : Norway as a case study 2010-2015
(Master thesis, 2017)Rising greenhouse gases (GHG) are posing a series of threat to the physical and economical livelihood of individuals living around the globe. The biggest source of world GHG emission is energy production and consumption ... -
Application of predictive growth curves to global wind capacity : growth drivers and limits
(Master thesis, 2017)Global primary energy demand is likely to increase by half between 2015 and the middle of the 21st century, which will require new energy capacity to cover growth in consumption. Current primary energy supply is dominated ... -
Area fee in the Norwegian salmon farming industry
(Master thesis, 2013)A discussion on a new tax, an area fee, for the Norwegian salmon industry has been on-going for several years. This thesis examines which tax benefits the industry and the host municipalities the most. To investigate this, ... -
Assessing the Impact of Sustainability Reporting on Organizational Processes and Outcomes : An Exploratory Case Study
(Master thesis, 2023)The number of companies that have started disclosing their performance with respect to environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes has been growing rapidly in the last two decades. Sustainability reporting, considered ... -
Assessing the Impact of the Iberian Exception on Day-Ahead Prices in Spain : A Difference in Difference and Quantile Regression Approach
(Master thesis, 2023)The energy crisis of 2021 and 2022 has had severe consequences for Europe. The skyhigh energy prices have reduced economic growth, created inflation, and increased GHG emissions. In an effort to tackle the record high ... -
Behavioral Responses to Tax Salience : Evidence from Tanzania : An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of Tax Salience on Mobile Money Transactions
(Master thesis, 2023)A central assumption in public economics is that individuals optimize fully to tax policies, meaning they respond to tax changes similarly to price changes. However, a growing body of evidence in the field of tax salience ... -
Bidding for the Future: Efficient Auction Design during Financial Headwinds : A Comparative Study of UK and German Offshore Wind Auctions and Lessons for Norwegian Policymakers
(Master thesis, 2023)Offshore wind is increasingly recognized as a viable source of renewable energy and has great potential for international decarbonization. However, current supply-chain bottlenecks, inflation and interest rates have ... -
Blockchain in the electricity market : identification and analysis of business models
(Master thesis, 2017)This paper aims to identify the business models used by blockchain-based initiatives and projects in the electricity market and identify how they affect it. This research examines the market trends within the electricity ... -
Business models and market pricing mechanisms within virtual microgrids for smart energy networks : a European market perspective
(Master thesis, 2016)Over the past decade, a number of countries across the world have taken up steps to increase the share of renewables such as Wind and Solar PV in their generation portfolio. EU has a goal to enable the transmission and ... -
Can demand response help reduce future distribution grid investments? : an economic study of peak shaving in the Norwegian distribution grid: SEMIAH pilot in Engene, Sørlandet (Southern Norway)
(Master thesis, 2017)Steady increases in the number of new electronic devices and electrification of existing technologies, such as electric vehicles, are creating new challenges in the electrical grid. Electrification creates a higher demand ... -
Carbon footprint - a luxury good : implications for a Norwegian tax proposal
(Master thesis, 2016)Consumption-based emissions from international trade are substantial, but are not reported to the UNFCCC. In this master thesis, we have analysed the relationship between individual expenditure and the consumption-based ... -
China’s pilot carbon trading schemes : assessment and lessons from EU
(Master thesis, 2013)This paper assesses the seven Chinese pilot carbon schemes that will be implemented in late 2013, and relates the most critical and relevant lessons from the European Union’s Emission Trading ... -
Climate change mitigation, a carbon tax or an emissions trading scheme? : an analysis of the Norwegian perspective
(Master thesis, 2013)Climate Changes are a latent issue which has to be addressed in a correct way in order to mitigate it; to have a Climate policy is important to work against the effects of climate change which have been caused by mankind. The ... -
Coal-to-gas switching in the power sector in Germany and the UK : assessment of key drivers and projection of future scenarios based on the EU ETS reforms
(Master thesis, 2018)The power sector represents 30% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the European Union (EU). Market concentration and use of available technologies combined with a carbon price could trigger drastic GHG emission ...