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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Energy Investment"”.
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A study of renewable energy investment practice in United Kingdom and Nigeria
… decision-making approach as applied in renewable energy investment across different markets. An alternative viability assessment framework is adapted from the Bossels viability approach, which facilitates indicator prioritization. The goal of the study was to appraise the decision making process …
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Contracting sustainable and responsible energy investment: trends, actors and grass-roots innovations for multi-level governance
… by which the protection of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the energy sector is reconciled with other values of sustainable development through a ‘State-Investor-Population (S-I-P) Triangle’ lens. FDI is a major engine of the world’s economy. Both the UN’s 2015 Addis Ababa Action Agenda …
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An empirical investigation into the uptake, motivations and constraints and the factors affecting farmers’ renewable energy investment intentions
The rate of adoption of renewable energy (RE) production and associated enterprises onfarms in the UK has been lower than expected suggesting that the UK government’s energy, agricultural and climate change objectives may not be achieved. The aim of this research is to investigate why this is the …
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Integrated Energy and Environmental Analysis of Utility-Scale Wind Power Production
… wind at that scale. The Maple Ridge Wind Energy Facility was identified as the target for analysis. Emergy analysis was performed to explore the total environmental and economic impact of the facility in common units; Energy Return on Energy Investment (EROI) was quantified to explore the …
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Application of Energy Storage in Power Systems
… research is to determine the advantages of using energy storage systems. This study presents a model for energy storage in electric power systems. The model involves methods of reducing the operation cost of a power network and the calculation of capital cost of energy storage systems. Two test …
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Clean energy investments in an uncertain future
The energy sector faces a multitude of challenges related to climate change and energy security. These challenges will likely prompt considerable changes in the coming decades, including significant investment and new market design. To help fulfill multiple goals and limit the necessary tradeoffs …
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Comparative analysis of BNP Paribas' approaches to energy sustainability, security, and costs in France and South Africa
… approaches to sustainability, security, and energy costs in France and South Africa, comparing the bank's strategies in response to energy challenges. The research problem focuses on banks' challenges in creating consistent energy sustainability strategies across different regulatory and …
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Selected Personality and Motivation Variables Related to Behavioral Commitment to Certain Health Teachings of Seventh-day Adventists
… dynamics, one having to do with a person's total energy investment with respect to the basic motivating drive toward sensuous self-indulgent satisfactions, the second having to do with a person's total energy investment with respect to the basic motivating drive toward the expression of …
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Growth, photophysiology and photosynthesis of two marine diatoms grown under predictable intra-diel light fluctuations
… to be caused by greater photodamage and energy investment in photoprotection. Higher NPQ in P. tricornutum reduced net photodamage compared with T. pseudonana. However, light harvesting and ETR in P. tricornutum appeared to be adapted to a lower light environment than T. pseudonana. …
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Investigating weak signal of risk impacts on diversification to renewable energy: the case of British petroleum
… weak signals of risk impacts on renewable energy diversification is critical in British petroleum projects and the renewable energy transition process. This research relates to the anticipated threats and risks in the ongoing British petroleum transition. With the recent shift in global …
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Flamingo predation impacts on benthic communities: effects of spatial gradients
… to be an expensive strategy to employ, but the energy investment may be reduced through the use of sophisticated sensory organs to detect accessible prey deep within the sediment. Overall, the study has shown that the impact of flamingo predation on a spatial gradient is small and site specific. …
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The Effects of Uncertainty in the Technological Transitions of the Power Sector. Endogenous Emissions Scenarios up to 2050.
… factors, such as policy efficiency, renewable energy investment and availability of energy resources. The knowledge about how these uncertain factors interact, and the impacts on the technological evolution of the energy sector, are the key to creating successful policies for driving the …
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Análise morfométrica do camarão de água doce Macrobrachium rosenbergii e do camarão marinho Litopenaeus vannamei
… life strategy of a species, such as studying the energy used for its growth and maintenance. M. rosenbergii has been studied in order to obtain knowledge about biology and its ontogenetic development. Research has become important in order to contribute to the increase of the production of this …
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Small town rural revitalization through smart energy systems: case study of Elim, Limpopo Province
… investigates the relationship between smart energy systems (SES) and rural revitalization in the context of a persistent energy crisis and deep socio-spatial inequality in Elim Town, Limpopo Province. The study addresses the central problem of Residential Energy Inequity, which is driven by …
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A Choice Experiment Study of Household Investor Preferences for Renewable Energy Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Ghana
… require additional sources of finance as current investment volumes are inadequate. Increasingly, the integral role that household investors can play is being realised and understanding the preferences of such household investors is crucial to raising the necessary investments to bridge the …
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The ontogeny of feeding behavior of Nicaraguan mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata)
… and enables them to rapidly shift their energy investment to future offspring.
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Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of HDPE using an activated carbon bed
… of plastics themselves, represents an enormous energy investment into a product that is all too often simply “thrown away” into a landfill after a single use. Microwave-assisted pyrolysis is a recycling technique that allows the recovery of chemical value from plastic waste by breaking down …
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Investigating Environmentally Sustainable Pathways for Passenger Vehicle Fleet in the UK
… are being made towards decarbonisation of energy sources, among which UK has placed itself at the forefront to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Transport is responsible for 26% of total GHG emissions, of which light duty vehicles represent >50%. Battery electric vehicles …
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Environmental and economic tradeoffs of feedstock usage for liquid fuels and power production
… is divided into two parts - 1) assessing the energy return on investment for alternative jet fuels, and 2) quantifying the tradeoffs associated with the aviation and non-aviation use of agricultural residues. We quantify energy return on energy investment (EROI) as one metric for the …
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Linking biophysical models and life cycle assessment to evaluate environmental tradeoffs of urban water infrastructure design
… Clean, plentiful water drives our food and energy production, provides transport, and keeps humans and the environment healthy. Integrated urban water modelling and improved geospatial databases are allowing water management researchers to analyze the effects of process decisions in the …