In the following decades there will be a fundamental structural change in the European power supply system. This structural change is forced by several factors, e.g. the European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme, the strategic goal for the European Union of a more sustainable...

A flexible and computationally effi cient analysis technique for designing and evaluating grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems is introduced, which establishes a direct relationship between the inputs to the system, temperatureand irradiance, and system performance criteria. For a given...

Professional paper for the fulfillment of the Master of Science in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy degree.

The manufacture of photovoltaic (PV) system components has a role to play in the industrialisation and poverty reduction strategies of developing countries. It has also been suggested that small scale local manufacture of balance of systems components has the potential to improve the...

The objective of this work is to analyze the Arte Rio Cooperative’s decision making process to assess how far it comprehends itsmembers’ cooperative production system, i.e. if there is a logic governing the process that is different from utilitarian economics. Itwas inferred that the logic...

Much of the discussion in economics is concerned with growth. Economic growth can be discussed and measured in terms of a national state. It can be also discussed and measured in terms of a corporation, (often using the term value rather than growth). Development Economics is concerned with...

Рассмотрены природно-ресурсные предпосылки формирования стратегий развития российскихрегионов сырьевой специализации. Представлены три вида моделей...

This article focuses on the prospects of the financial systems approach to development finance to ensure sustainable access to financial services for microentrepreneurs. It discusses three prerequisites for the success of this approach: the continued application of financial liberalisation...

The objective of this research is to implement the development strategy for embroidery SMEs in Medan, Indonesia. The data used were primary data from embroidery SMEs in Medan, using in-depth interview. The sampling methods is non-probability sampling. The data analysis technique used was SWOT...