Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 145 for “"energy technology"”.
-
Climate impact metrics for energy technology evaluation
The climate change mitigation potential of energy technologies depends on how their lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions compare to global climate stabilization goals. Current methods for comparing technologies, which assess impacts over an arbitrary, fixed time horizon, do not acknowledge the …
-
Research and development in novel alternative renewable energy technology.
Fossil fuels have become the main energy source for human after the Industrial Revolution. However, with ever-increasing energy consumption, they are not sustainable in terms of their finite reserves, pollutions to the environment and contributions to climate change. Driven by these problems, the …
-
Planning ahread [sic] : the emergence of clean energy technology
… facilitate the solar industry and emerging clean energy technologies, this thesis project proposes an incubator for start-up companies involved with silicon-based technologies, thin-film technologies, or organic PVs to occupy and invest in. The premise of the program is to provide a series of …
-
Rural electrification in Ghana: issues of photovoltaic energy technology utilisation
Energy plays a pivotal role in human development. Not only is it sine qua non for national economic development, but it also provides services that enhance social development including, health and sanitation, education, potable water, cooking. In spite of this, at present, there are about two …
-
Quantifying the impact of energy technology innovation on cost reductions
… global consensus on the decarbonisation of the energy systems to achieve a low carbon future. In this context, it is necessary to invest in the deployment of emergent renewable energy technologies to accelerate the decarbonisation path of the national energy systems. The recent achievements in …
-
Implementing Climate Policy and Renewable Energy Technology – The Role of Lobbying
… how to effectively implement renewable energy technology and climate policy will be vital for moving climate legislation forwards in coming years. This thesis analyzes the role that fossil fuel companies play in lobbying on climate legislation, and uses theoretical models of lobbying to …
-
The transfer of energy technology : a case study of hydropower in Lesotho
… work investigates strategies for the transfer of energy technologies so as to develop the necessary capability for adapting and adopting such technologies in the recipient country using the transfer of hydropower technology to Lesotho as a case study. The work reviewed the literature on this …
-
Incorporating the Delphi Technique to investigate renewable energy technology transfer in Saudi Arabia
1 PDF file (vi, 128 pages)
-
Cost-effective allocation of public funding to promote the commercialization of renewable energy technology
The need for new Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) is growing with the challenge of providing affordable electricity under increasing environmental and public health constraints while promoting energy security and improved energy access. Governments have chosen to intervene in the …
-
An Analysis of Nuclear Power's Potential Viability as a Transition Energy Technology in South Carolina
… increasingly aware of the negative effects of energy production from burning fossil fuels. These range from the environmental impacts to the economic impacts caused by a strong reliance of energy production by burning these fuels. Burning fossil fuels releases large emissions of carbon dioxide …
-
Change management models induced by disruptive energy technology development = Energetikai diszruptív technológiafejlesztés által indukált változásvezetési modellek
Az innovációval összefüggő változásvezetés során a felsővezetőknek számos kihívással, főként stratégiai, strukturális, képesség-alapú és vezetői dilemmákkal kell megküzdeniük, de a diszruptív technológiák és az energiaszektor sajátos jellemzői (pl. külső intézményi és belső szervezeti …
-
Essays in Energy Economics: A global empirical examination of decarbonization policies and of trade in energy technology materials
Deep reductions in CO2 emissions are needed in energy production and use, which constitute two-thirds of the emissions responsible for climate change. Achieving such reductions requires concerted government policy in all countries, with attention to interrelated challenges like inclusive and …
-
A machine learning approach to evaluating renewable energy technology : an alternative LACE study on solar photo-voltaic (PV)
… the economical value of the renewable generating technology. One approach to this would be to measure the Levelized Avoided Cost of Electricity (LACE), which considers what it will cost the grid to generate electricity using renewable technology, amortized over its lifetime. However, estimating …
-
The application of real options to renewable energy investments in South Africa: the case of solar energy technology for small businesses and individual homeowners
There is a growing interest in renewable energy generation projects due to environmental and sustainability concerns. However, initial costs and uncertainties caused by a number of factors can render renewable energy projects unattractive when subject to conventional financial assessment. The …
-
New venture commercialization of clean energy technologies
Clean energy technologies lower harmful emissions associated with the generation and use of power (e.g. CO2) and many of these technologies have been shown to be cost effective and to provide significant benefits to adopters. Examples of clean energy technologies include renewable and/or efficient …
-
Cross-border transfer of climate change mitigation technologies : the case of wind energy from Denmark and Germany to India
… international development and diffusion of wind energy technology by examining private sector cross-border technology transfer from Denmark and Germany to India between 1990 and 2005. The motivation stemmed from the lack of active private sector participation in transfer of climate change …
-
Technology assessment of green hydrogen in South Africa
… Economic indicators were ranked third, with energy efficiency, local procurement, energy supply security, and economic development as the primary considerations. The study also revealed differences in priorities between public and private sector stakeholders, with the former placing more …
-
Structural analysis and design of floating wind turbine systems
… global detrimental effects of carbon emitting energy technology are becoming more comprehensively understood, the world is searching for environmentally benign energy technology which can be reliably and economically harvested. Deep water offshore wind is a vast, reliable and potentially …
-
Electrical impedance of methane flat flame
… This work was supported in part by the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).
Page 1 of 8