Digital society
Course material - 33 pages - Sociology
ICT is a major technological change whose effects have only begun to be measured for about ten years. Beyond the appearance of new activities related to ICT, such as start-ups, online shops for example, digital technologies have considerably facilitated the production and exchange of information....
Biodiesel: A cleaner source of energy
Thesis - 7 pages - Physics
A majority of the countries in the world are importers of petroleum and its products. The fossil fuels are being consumed at a rate, which is a million times faster than their rate of formation. The prices of petroleum products are mounting at an alarming pace due to the unmatched contribution to...
The decision-making process of purchase of a solar panel at IDS Energy
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
We use hydrocarbon products in all areas of our everyday life, such as in the fields of transportation, production, clothing, and high technology. For the purpose of our study, we also include habitat and comfort. In recent years, the issue of sustainable development has been emphasized in order...
How can hydropower meet tomorrow's electricity needs?
Presentation - 28 pages - Ecology & environment
The gravity dam, in concrete or stone, is the simplest and heaviest dam. It is vertical in relation to the reservoir and inclined in relation to the valley. It relies only on the ground. Thus, it opposes all its mass to the pressure of water.
Comparative study of wind, solar and nuclear powers
Course material - 3 pages - Ecology & environment
With 58 reactors spread over 19 sites, France has the largest nuclear fleet in the world in proportion to its population. But the management of nuclear waste poses a major problem because of its potential to pollute the soil for hundreds or even millions of years, which leads to various...
The development and application of hydrogen energy in the United States
Essay - 3 pages - Physics
In his State of the Union Address, President Bush made the observation that the United States had become addicted to foreign oil. The recent surge in gas prices is clearly reflective of this addiction. Americans have become so reticent in their oil usage that they are now willing to pay in excess...
The strategy behind energy-related aspects of European neighborhood policy
Essay - 3 pages - European union
The paper notes that the EU will increasingly rely on energy supplies from neighboring countries. Needless to say that among the principles and motives of the ENP, energy has a major role since it is obvious neighboring countries have resources (oil and gas) the EU needs to secure....
Utilization of solar energy: An alternative of conventional energy sources
Essay - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
The earth continuously gets the shower of radiation of the sun, which is the mother of all forms of energy-conventional or non conventional. The amount of solar radiation reaching the earth is called “insolation” -the short form for “incident solar radiation”. Solar...
Is sustainable development a contradiction in terms?
Essay - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
Define in 1987 by the Brundtland's rapport, the Sustainable Development is the capacity to respond to the present needs without compromising future generations' needs. The Sustainable Development notion was really established since 1992 with the Rio Earth Summit involving a hundred...
EU and the 21st century challenges: Energy and environment
Thesis - 6 pages - European union
Stavros Dimas, Commissioner for Environment opined that though in recent times, Europe has made considerable progress in cleaning the air that we breathe; air pollution remains a serious problem and continues to damage our health and the environment. The results of a poll published in March,...
Strategic study of the Total Group
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
The energy market is one of the largest in the world. Indeed, energy in all its forms is essential for humans and their survival. Thanks to energy, men can eat, heat and bathe themselves, thus meeting so-called essential needs. On a daily basis, humans use many forms of...
Fostering sustainable global growth through green finance
Dissertation - 5 pages - Finance
The ideas and goals of the United Nations (UN) in the areas of environment and development are at the origin of environmentally friendly finance, or green finance. In 1992, 178 countries met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to discuss environmental and development issues for the 21st century....
SWOT Analysis - General Electric
Case study - 5 pages - International marketing
Sometimes confused with the English company General Electric Company (GEC) or with the French company General Elektriks, General Electric (GE) is an American company born from the merger of Thomson Houston Electric Company and Edison General Electric Company in 1892. Its activities span several...
Strategic Analysis - Tesla Inc.
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
The strategic analysis of an organisation is significantly important for the success in its endeavors. The success of organisation is greatly dependent on the management that plays a vital role in the decision-making and their decisions facilitate the achievement of organisational goals and...
Biodiesel-novel energy source with minimum CO2 emission
Thesis - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
Rapid growth in population coupled with industrial and technological developments is leading towards the depletion of limited fossil fuel resources of the world. Imperative concerns related to energy and climate change due to CO2 emission requires the large scale substitution of petroleum...
The situation of the French energy market within the European Union: Case study
Thesis - 6 pages - Services marketing
Since its conception, the EU has been aware of the importance of energy issues. The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), formally established in 1951 by the Treaty of Paris, served as the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) as the foundation for the modern-day European...
Energy policy
Essay - 5 pages - Social sciences
While Malthus was already painting a negative picture of the worldwide situation in 1798, he was also drawing up his famous prediction that population would outrun food supply, leading to a decrease in food per person. Indeed, there is a mathematic distortion between human reproduction rate and...
Environmental Law - Sustainable Development in South Africa
Essay - 4 pages - Environment law
The expression "sustainable development" has been used for years now. It is all about the promotion of people's well-being, the improvement of their life quality, especially in the long run. This means that what the current generation is doing has consequences on future generations. Therefore,...
Business report: H** M** France - press agency, advertising
Internship report - 15 pages - Medias&communication marketing
The H** company in which I am doing my internship is a very complex company that deserves a lot of explanation in order to understand all the workings of the company. Indeed, the organization is international, the group is quoted on the "Stock Exchange" and has a very heavy weight in the...
Coal: energy of the future or energy of the past?
Essay - 4 pages - Ecology & environment
In 2006, Doctor Heinz Scholtholt, member of a German firm of the energy industry (STEAG), pretended that Germany could become the worldwide leader of the coal industry by developing new clean coal technologies. Less than a year later, the German coalition's government has decided to stop...
Technical and Architectural Study - The Market Hall in Rotterdam, a Hybrid Market - The Mixing of Functions at a Building Scale
Case study - 6 pages - Architecture
After five years of work, the city of Rotterdam inaugurated in October 2014, the first covered market of the Netherlands which cost 175 million euros. Located in the city centre and close to Blaak Railway Station, the Market Hall is part of the renovation project of this historic district. Our...
The French energy market
Thesis - 8 pages - Economy general
On July 2007 started the last step of the opening up of the energy market in France, i.e., of the electricity and gas markets. This process started in 1996 when the European Union decided to open up its market and liberalize it, in order to create one single market without monopoly. It was...
Financial Market and Sustainable / Green Finance
Dissertation - 18 pages - Finance
In April 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report focusing on the mitigation of climate change. The experts underline the emergency of a new way of life in order to limit global warming to 1,5°C. To respect the agreement taken during the COP 21, the IPCC proposes...
Strategic Business Analysis: First Solar Inc.
Case study - 34 pages - Business strategy
The U.S solar industry has grown of age as part of the global industry estimated at $77 billions, following increasing solar installation demand every year. The new trend arises from government incentive programs, declining installation prices and stiff competition in the market. As the world...
Integrated solution for more efficient wind power production
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
This paper is an Essay Proposal that intended to outline different approaches applied by specialized experts in the field of renewable energy sources, of which wind energy is one area of the theme. In order to argue for the factors that influence efficiency of producing power...
Role of an engineer in solving global issues
Thesis - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
This report emphasizes the role of an engineer in solving three major global issues, which are excessive demand for global energy production, limited natural resources of the planet and exponentially growing environmental pollution. An engineer's role in solving the global issues addressed...
Five forces of the model to support AREVA (2010)
Thesis - 6 pages - Management
In order to deal with the consequences of globalization and the internationalization of trade, countries have come up with growing energy needs. Emerging countries are investing heavily in infrastructure and need electricity to power them.The United States alone account for 25% of global...
How expensive are green jobs?
Thesis - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
There's a lot of talk in the press these days about the cost of green jobs. The new president of the United States, Barack Obama, is pushing for bold investment in renewable energies and technologies that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He is praising the incentives that have been...
Case study: Vestas vs. Gamesa
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Interpretation: In order to benchmark Vestas and Gamesa the report starts with a brief description of the companies' business model and value proposition. In addition, the 2 companies are compared form a financial point of view by analysing strategies, productivity, profit, risk, but also based...
Sensor protocols for information via negotiation: A data centric routing protocol for wireless sensor networks
Case study - 6 pages - Computer science
The emergence of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) as one of the dominant technology trends in the coming decades has posed numerous challenges for researchers. These networks are likely to be comprised of hundreds, and potentially thousands of tiny sensor nodes, functioning autonomously, and in...
