Browsing Institutt for maskinteknikk og produksjon by Subject "Environmental Systems Analysis"
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Energy and recycling implications of transitions towards light-weight passenger cars
(Master thesis, 2012)The overall approach to this thesis would be to start off by making a simple system (with the system boundaries) for steel and aluminium in an average car. The purpose of this would be to find out how one material can be ... -
Environmental analysis from Implementation of In Situ Combustion based Technology on Athabasca Bitumen Reservoirs
(Master thesis, 2012)The in situ recover method is becoming more and more attractive for oil companies. One of the technologies that are currently experiencing the most growth is Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD). An emerging technology ... -
'Less is more' : Pathways for Lower Steel Stocks in Developing Countries: An assessment of leapfrogging potentials in transportation D1-2012-38
(Master thesis, 2012)Effective climate change mitigation requires global carbon emissions to be reduced at least by 50% over the 2000-2050 period, as recommended by the IPCC. Producing steel accounts for approximately 9% of all energy-related ... -
Material Flow Analysis of Extruded Aluminium in French Buildings: Opportunities and Challenges for the Implementation of a Window-to-Window System in France
(Master thesis, 2012)As environmental considerations start playing a major role in consumers choices, aluminium recycling becomes an increasingly important topic: indeed, remelting aluminium requires about 5 to 10 % of the energy used for ... -
Modelling environmental benefits of household waste prevention
(Master thesis, 2012)Waste prevention can be seen as a form of waste treatment, and it is then considered as the most desirable option to mitigate the environmental impacts of waste generation. However, some have already pointed out the fact ... -
Nantes' and Oslo's urban water systems: Assessing benefits from water-energy nexus interventions.: Report number D1-2012-36
(Master thesis, 2012)In this thesis is investigated the water-energy nexus, the intricate relation that exists between water use in energy, and energy use in water. Indeed, literature review shows the importance of this relation and the necessity ... -
Phosphorus management in the Baltic Sea historic evidence and future options
(Master thesis, 2012)Phosphorus being one of the essential elements for all forms of life is also a finite resource. The extensive use of Phosphorus in anthropogenic activities has lead to high nutrient load in surface waters causing eutrophication. ... -
Prepare Russia to meet IPCC 2050, based on dynamic MFA approach for greenhouse gas emissions
(Master thesis, 2012)An integrated MFA (Material Flow Analyse) model was developed for Russia, based on the year 2009. Integration was done between MFA, energy and greenhouse gas (GHG).Technologies in all production related processes of aluminium ... -
Residential building stocks and flows as dynamic systems: Chilean dwelling stock and energy modeling, including earthquakes.
(Master thesis, 2012)The building sector comprises a very important part of each country s economy, playing an important role in the consumption of resources and energy. In practice there is little knowledge on how the building stock develops. ... -
Spatial aspects of greenhouse gas emissions from transport demands by households in Trondheim
(Master thesis, 2012)The aim of this study was to explore the spatial variation in household greenhouse emissions from local transportation in Trondheim, the reasons for this variation, and explore scenarios of what bearing these variations ...