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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Domestic energy demand"”.
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Socio-material constructs of domestic energy demand: Household and housing practices in Pakistan
Domestic energy demand in the Global South is predicted to grow to nearly three times that of the developed nations by 2040, under rapid urbanisation, economic development and the emergence of a new, high-consuming middle-class. Current energy policy, with its largely technological template and …
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Urban densification, social capital, and domestic energy demand: Neighbourhood restructuring in Jinan City, China
… The policy also fails to address patterns of energy consumption from the demand-side, i.e. how the domestic energy patterns have been shaped and what influences them. Drawing from a practice theory perspective, this research aims to bridge this gap by capturing the households’ lived experience …
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Diversity, Dynamics and Domestic Energy Demand : A Study of Variation in Cooking, Comfort and Computing
This thesis contributes to an understanding of domestic energy demand and its basis in social practice. To date, energy consumption and everyday life have mostly been characterised and connected, if at all, through general trends. Yet attention to diversity within everyday practices, and to the …
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Challenges and strategies for increasing adoption of renewable energy in the MENA region
Power demand is experiencing strong growth in the MENA region, while local fuel resources are depleting. Traditional sources of power no longer meet the demands of an environmentally sensitive future. Meeting the rapidly growing domestic energy demand, particularly for electricity and desalination, …
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Variable energy pricing in stand alone community hybrid energy systems
Satisfying the demand for a more efficient and sustainable energy supply model has presented a new challenge for the energy industry. It has also created an opportunity for alternative and renewable sources of energy generation, which has led to a significant increase in the deployment of renewable …
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Investigation into the feasibility of the utilisation of renewable energy resources in Libya
Renewable energy in Libya, in particular solar and wind energy, can partly cover current local energy demands. It can also, through connections to the Middle East, Africa and Europe, provide neighbouring countries with electricity. Additionally, with the increase in energy demand around the world, …
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From efficiency to sufficiency: Socio-technical analysis of the role of design, marketing, and users in shaping domestic comfort practices and Air Conditioning use in Jordan
… emergency, and the projected rise in global energy demand, especially in the Global South, there is an urgent need to make housing more sustainable. This is especially warranted considering the cooling demand is expected to triple globally by 2050. However, current energy policies have been …
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Studying the kinetics and mechanism of the formation and degradation of electrocatalysts using in situ characterization techniques
… including coal, oil, and natural gas for its energy. As a non-renewable resource, fossil fuels are the main sources for the production of carbon dioxide and will become more expensive as the supplies diminish. As the demand in energy rises (by 70% by 2040 per an estimate by the International …