Browsing Master's theses in Renewable Energy by Title
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Battery systems for commercial buildings with solar power : Control and operation strategies
(Master thesis, 2019)In order to reach the climate targets, a sustainable energy system based on renewable energy generationis required. Battery storage systems are considered part of the solution, aselectricity generationfrom ... -
Biochar-pellets as substitute for fossil coal in metallurgical processes
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis serves as a base for later research on substituting fossil coal and coke with biochar in the Norwegian metallurgical industry. Because Norwegian electricity production is almost entirely based on carbon dioxide ... -
Building integrated PV system sizing based on techno-economics evaluation: Design study for a Southern Norwegian house
(Master thesis, 2021)Renewable energy sources are promising to take a significant share in the energy sector as a viable option for integrating with conventional fossil fuel power plants. This thesis contributes to the ongoing studies about ... -
CFD-simuleringer med plasserte hindringer i utløpet til Brokke kraftstasjon for reduksjon av gassovermetning i Otra
(Master thesis, 2019)If air is drawn into the intake system of a power plant, super saturated gas may develop.Super saturated gas can occur if air is dissolved in water under a pressure higher than theatmospheric pressure. Downstream Brokke ... -
Characterization of coating on graphite anode material for lithium-ion batteries
(Master thesis, 2021)To improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries, the graphite anode can be treated with special coating. Thus the charge transfer resistance through the material can be lowered and thereby enable e.g. faster ... -
Chemical Vapour Deposition of Pure Titanium Using a Heated Wire Reactor and TiI4
(Master thesis, 2017)An experimental reactor system has been optimized throughout a series of experiments for making titanium tubes from an electrically heated titanium coil filament by a chemical vapour deposition method, based on the ... -
Climate Change Impact on the Hydropower Potential in Agder County
(Master thesis, 2023)Climate change poses significant uncertainties for the future of hydropower, both in terms of challenges and opportunities. This study uses an educational version of the HBV model to investigate climate change impact on ... -
Comparison of Fault-Detection Methods in Photovoltaic Modules
(Master thesis, 2022)This Master's thesis is written to fulfil the graduation requirements of the Master's Programme in Renewable Energy Engineering during the spring of 2022, and is based on previous work at the University of Agder (UiA). The ... -
Comparison of ideal solar cell concepts using infield data
(Master thesis, 2018)The work done in this thesis has been focused on the comparison of the power production in the ideal single junction cell, intermediate band solar cell, the unconstrained tandem cell, and the area de-coupled 2-terminal ... -
Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Two Savonius-Type Ocean Current Turbines with Augmentation Techniques
(Master thesis, 2022)Ocean current turbines are one of many environmentally friendly, prospective energy sources out there, however, it is still at an embryonic stage in development. This thesis aims to build on the existing knowledge in the ... -
Cost optimization of an offshore wind farm integrated to an oil & gas platform
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Demand side management of electric water heater with a photovoltaic system
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis presents the development of a load controller, which can be used to store self- produced electricity as hot water in a regular electrical water tank. The electricity market today facing challenges towards ... -
Design and Fabrication of Solar Water Distillation System for Developing Countries
(Master thesis, 2017)The local population in Somalia is experiencing a shortage of fresh drinking water due to high salt content in the ground water. The humanitarian organization Yme is a big contributor for providing clean and safe drinking ... -
Design and installation of a grid-connected PV system
(Master thesis, 2014)As the worlds electrical demand is being more covered by photovoltaic (PV) systems, Germanyinstalled 3.3 GW of the worlds PV systems in 2013 compared to 0.6 MW being installed inNorway. Irradiation measurements done for ... -
Design and verification of a solar powered automatic rooftop hydroponic system with real time individual measuring of potassium and calcium
(Master thesis, 2019)This report covers development and implementation of two hydroponic systems. One at a lab inside theUniversity of Agder, and one at the roof on the J-Building at the University. This report tries to answer thefollowing ... -
Design of an Air Management System for a Dry Room and Utilization of Waste Heat
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis presents the design of an air management system used in a dry room fora lithium-ion battery factory using a Matlab/Simulink environment. The sizing of the system is based on the 32 GWh battery factory, currently ... -
Design of an Alkaline Electrolysis Stack
(Master thesis, 2017)Renewable energy promises a green energy future for the world. Hence, the electrol- ysis process has been identi ed as the most important method to produce hydrogen using renewable energy source. Moreover, during the ... -
Design of Photovoltaic System for Rural Electrification in Rwanda
(Master thesis, 2017)In this century of accelerated development in various domains, some African countries are still facing a challenge of lack of power due to its scarce in some places, where by the main source of power (generation of ... -
DESIGN, MODELING, AND FABRICATION OF THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FOR WASTE HEAT RECOVERY IN LOCAL PROCESS INDUSTRY
(Master thesis, 2017)The waste heat from energy company consumption sectors, when rejected into atmosphere, are useless and it contributes to global warming. Nowadays industrial activities and energy sectors (power stations, oil refineries, ...