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energy efficiency and climatic adaptations almost to the point of drastic environmental determinism. The discussion in this … within the idea of the Urban Energy Transect is presented here as a new quantitative and qualitative modeling approach and … integrated system of zoning in a complex community urban setting can contribute to clearer planning and energy efficiency of …
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countries, compatible with the sustainability of the processes concerning the Earth system. Mainly by focusing on the energy … development, characterized by the role of fossil fuels and by the progressive dominance of those with a higher energy and density …
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Nowadays, it is commonplace to claim that the economy overuses our limited material and energy resources and that this …
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"The oil and gas sector is returning to the Mackenzie Delta–Beaufort Sea region of Canada’s western Arctic after a decade-long absence. If brought into production, the hydrocarbon resources in this region could generate significant long-term economic and social benefits for Canadians in...
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Space-based solar power (SBSP) promises to provide flexible renewable baseload power. However, no full-system prototype exists due to a perceived lack of economic viability. The goal of this thesis is therefore to determine how different technology approaches can improve key technical metrics of...
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This study investigates the nature of the energy policy making process and policy priorities within the OECD in order … to identify opportunities for improvement in these processes and to improve sustainability outcomes. The Qualitative … Content Analysis methodology is used, investigating governance and energy policy making alongside energy policy goals and …
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, estimated, by Gesto (2011), at 258 MW and 315 MW respectively, in 2017 82.2% of the electric energy was generated using fossil … fuels. In this work, we propose to explore the fundamentals of energy offer and the relationship with climate change, taking … Cape Verde as a case study, analyzing the determinant aspects for the diversification of the energy offer, taking into …
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efficiency concerns, this separation process suffers from high operating cost due to a number of factors such as the energy … needed for heating the water, the energy consumed by the cyclofeeder and the energy consumed by hydrotransport. The other …
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