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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Household Energy"”.
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Three Essays Examining Household Energy Demand and Behavior
… dissertation consists of three essays examining household energy decisions and behavior. The first essay examines the adoption of energy efficient Energy Star home appliances by U.S. households. Program effectiveness requires that consumers be aware of the labeling scheme and also change their …
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Operationalizing integrated household energy planning : the case of Malawi
… of farmers and the poorer segments of urban households, and on the environment, has led to extensive investments in energy research and household energy projects. Poor performance and failures of woodfuel projects and other policy interventions have led to a radical reconsideration and …
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Participation in a household energy audit and retrofit subsidy program
The growing demand for residential energy has led to the implementation of numerous programs aimed at increasing energy efficiency in existing homes. These programs are designed to lower the demand strain placed on utility systems, save households money on their monthly bills, and reduce related …
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An Evaluation of Household Energy Systems in the Himalayan Region
… from biomass burning results in high levels of household air pollution, which cause respiratory and pulmonary diseases. While many improved stoves have been developed to increase cooking efficiency and reduce household air pollution levels, the Himalayan region presents unique implementation …
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The demand, selection, and health impacts of household energy in Pakistan
… with the selection of solid and cleaner fuels by households. Using data from the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement (PSLM) Survey 2013-14, the study identified that agricultural occupation, large family size, and having cattle, were associated with solid fuel consumption. In …
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Household energy information management system for Africa : a Ugandan case study
… this study. A foundation for periodic up-date of household energy is necessary and requires a proper institutional or structural set up that gives priority to household energy issues. This study explores the fundamental need to shift away from the current ad hoc surveys to a more reliable, …
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The impact of household energy access on socio-economic outcomes in Zambia
This thesis focuses on evaluating the impact of household energy access on the socio-economic wellbeing of households in Zambia. The thesis consists of four studies that are interrelated to answer the broader objective. All estimations and descriptive statistics in this thesis use the World …
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Investigating household energy poverty in South Africa by using unidimensional and multidimensional measures
… to access affordable, reliable and modern energy services presents a pathway to social and economic development. Yet, the lack of access to modern energy services is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and developing Asia. Following the declaration to achieve universal access to energy by 2030 …
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Visualisation for household energy analysis: techniques for exploring multiple variables across scale and geography
… users to gain insights quickly and efficiently. Household energy consumer characteristics are explored in this thesis using innovative interactive visualisation techniques. Initial research with energy analysts, from a major UK utility company, investigates visual possibilities and opportunities …
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Evaluation of clustering techniques for generating household energy consumption patterns in a developing country
… profiles that are characteristic of residential energy consumers in South Africa. The input data captures two decades of metered household consumption, covering 14 945 household years and 3 295 848 daily load patterns of a population with high variability across temporal, geographic, social and …
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Real-time household energy prediction : approaches and applications for a blockchain-backed smart grid
… current era of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, household solar panels, and increasingly aordable local energy storage, energy grid systems are facing a new set of challenges that they were not originally designed to support. Energy systems of the near future must be capable of supporting these …
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A proposed methodology for the gathering and dissemination of household energy information in South Africa
… cost-effectively supply reliable and up-to-date household energy information that can be utilised by energy policy-making and planning. One of the most serious constraints faced by energy planners and policy makers in developing countries is the absence of a systematic, comprehensive and …
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Assessment of household energy access: the Progress out of Energy Poverty Index (PEPI) toolkit for the microfinance sector
Sustainable energy for all is one of the explicit goals of the United Nation’s post-2015 development agenda, aiming to overcome the unaffordability, unavailability and unsustainability of energy supply. It refers to the one third of the world’s population that still relies on intermittent or …
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Analysis of Household Energy Poverty on Human Development Outcomes in South Africa, Using the National Income Dynamics Survey (NIDS)
… in the country's rural areas, widespread energy poverty persists at the household level. To understand the dynamics of energy poverty at the micro-level, this dissertation examines how two different measures of energy poverty – namely, the Multidimensional Energy Poverty Index (MEPI) and …
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An exploration of household energy use patterns among grid electrified households in low-income rural and peri-urban communities in South Africa
This study therefore explores the energy use patterns of low-income grid electrified households in rural and peri-urban areas of South Africa – rural and peri-urban areas being the two areas where majority of the poor reside - as a means to inform insights on the energy use of the poor within these …
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Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainability in Urban Planning and the Energy Impact of Sprawl
… of sustainability in urban planning and household energy consumption. First, we address the need for a better method to translate the concept and tools of sustainability from theory to practice by developing a collaborative framework for academic analysts and planners to jointly implement …
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Familial variation in personal PM2.5 exposure within a rural Rwandan community pre and post clean energy intervention
… PM2.5 exposures and exposure reductions among household members (adult men, adult women, and children) in rural sub-Saharan Africa, where biomass fuel was the primary household energy source, before and during a whole-household energy intervention. LPG stoves were used to replace traditional …
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Bridging the urban energy divide: equity-focused transition pathways for sub-Saharan African cities
This thesis examines how alternative urban energy transition pathways in Sub-Saharan Africa could simultaneously address the imperatives of equitable energy access and use across different income groups, while meeting other development and sustainability goals. Through detailed analysis of six …
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