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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"technical potential"”.
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Industry and Policy Implementation of Material Efficiency
… strategy. Previous studies show unrealised technical potential to improve the efficiency of steel use, a large contributor of industry emissions, in the UK. This thesis explores why these opportunities may be unrealised along the steel supply chain.
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Framework for implementing hybrid floating solar-hydropower systems in Nigeria for Sub-Saharan Africa’s energy transition
… access, despite significant solar and hydropower potential. Traditional renewable energy implementation approaches often face challenges including land-use constraints, grid integration issues, and intermittent generation. This research developed a conceptual and theoretical framework to …
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Análise do potencial de geração distribuída de energia solar fotovoltaica nos setores bancário, de educação básica e postos de gasolina
… rooftops spread across Brazil, estimated the potential of distributed generation in the commercial and services sector in the country. The availability of data drove the choice of the sectors that were studied (basic education, bank agencies and gas stations). Aside from the sampling analysis, …
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Integrated analysis procedure of aerospace composite structure
… less effectively because of the mismatch in the technical potential (what can be done) vs. design tools and processes (what was done before). Tools and processes need to be current to take advantage of latest technology, and this thesis will describe one possible approach in primary composite …
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Electricity production from sugar industries in Africa : a case of South Africa
… of the continent. This work looked at the potential of using bagasse, a waste from sugar production, to produce electricity beyond the sugar factory to the national grid. It shows that bagasse generated electricity can contribute to increasing this access in Africa as a whole by as much as …
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The economic feasibility of producing yellow-poplar oriented strandboard in the Appalachian region
… tulipifera Michx.), has the economic and technical potential to be manufactured and marketed as oriented strandboard (OSB) in Elkins, West Virginia and Frederick, Maryland. The estimated annual excess growth of yellow-poplar near Elkins could provide more than enough timber to supply a 120 …
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Modeling technology pathways and retrofit adoption to achieve city-wide building emissions reduction goals
… their building emissions reduction goals. These “technical potential” roadmaps can help policymakers quantify the exact requirements in terms of retrofits, workforce, and material to attain their end goals. The application of these tools in 24 cities around the world are discussed. A sound roadmap …
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Optimization of the production of bioethanol from duckweed (Lemna minor)
… ethanol production process indicates the technical potential for industrial ethanol production from duckweed. Operating costs have also been estimated and are discussed in relation to the potential exploitation of protein as a co-product.
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The management of aircraft passenger survival in fire.
… to identifying a best alternative strategy. The technical and management findings associated with a research programme which was conducted into passenger smoke hood protection are then described. The survival/evacuation/pathology aspects associated with 10 selected accidents to public transport …
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Multicriteria Decision Method for Renewable Energy Production: Siting Solar, Wind and SHP Plants in Zimbabwe
… study demonstrates that Zimbabwe has enormous potential for wind, solar, and SHP resources, all of which have the potential to alleviate the country's severe energy shortages. Hwange Rural, which has a land area of 26 974 km2, is the best place for solar power plants. The Beitbridge Rural …
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Strategies for reducing energy demand in the materials sector
… by industry, and thus are of primary focus. Both technical and demand-side strategies are evaluated to conclude that halving energy demand by 2050 is unlikely given the limitations governed by thermodynamics, scrap availability, and producer/consumer preferences, however some of the strategies …
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Desulphurisation of fine coal waste tailings using algal lipids
… One prevention technique which has shown good technical potential is the two-stage flotation method developed for desulphurisation of hard rock tailings and coal fines, developed at the University of Cape Town. On desulphurising coal, the first stage produces an upgraded coal product that may …
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Introducing loop-closure for phosphates into a provincial development strategy: An analysis of overlaps of primary and secondary phosphate processing technologies
… pressure on existing treatment systems and potentially, on water ecosystems in which these phosphates end up. Therefore, it is because of the myriad difficulties associated with linear phosphate resource flows that there has been ongoing research on the recovery of phosphate nutrients from …
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EVALUATION OF LAND, SOIL, WATER, AND VEGETATION-RELATED ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND TRADEOFFS AT UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES
… experiments and modeling studies have shown potential for microclimatic alterations by the solar photovoltaics (PV) and the soil-vegetation components of a co-located system to benefit each other. One predicted co-benefit is cooling of PV modules caused by diversion of sensible heat to latent …