Civilization - publié le 01/10/2024
Course material - 47 pages - Culture, religion & civilization
No empire other than Great Britain brought to its colonies the technological tools (railroads, modern medicine) and the political ideals (capitalism, the rule of law) that made possible the development of stable and egalitarian societies. This explains why 54 nations, most of them former British...
The United States and the World - Transnational problems today as seen from Washington
Course material - 12 pages - Political science
In the document issued in September 2002, "The National Security Strategy of the USA", two essential goals of US national policy were stressed: the defeat of "Global terrorism" and "to prevent our enemies from threatening us, our allies, and our friends with weapons of mass destruction". Those...
STELLAR RADIATION AND TEMPERATURE
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Physics
Understanding the origin of stellar energy and the relationship between star temperature and radiation.
Reliable distributed generation: Key issues, challenges and roles in the Indian energy sector
Thesis - 4 pages - Journalism
In this paper the traditional approach in electric power generation is to have centralized plants distributing electricity through an extensive transmission & distribution network. Distributed generation (DG) provides electric power at a site closer to the customer, eliminating the unnecessary...
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,...
Working as a Management Controller - Enedis
Presentation - 2 pages - Management
In my presentation, I'm gonna expose and present the company I'm working in first, and then give you a brief introduction about my role within the organization. Enedis, an electricity distribution and network management company, was established on January 1, 2008, in response to the...
Long Term Effects of Chernobyl
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
The Chernobyl is a calamitous disaster that happened in April 1986 at the Ukrainian Chernobyl nuclear power plant. It is recorded as one of the most horrible nuclear power plant accidents in the human history. It is classified as a level 7 which is the maximum classification. A...
The European Union and its neighbors to the East and South-East of the Continent and to the Middle East
Course material - 11 pages - Political science
The European Union has still very limited means in terms of foreign and security and defense policy, and its members still follow quite different foreign policy agendas. But the EU confronts several and often growing problems and crisis in her immediate vicinity.
Negative externalities - publié le 20/04/2015
Case study - 3 pages - Management
With that we are essentially engaged in a race between technology and the exponentially increasing demands of raw materials. The technology can: enable us to recycle waste, more usable resources of a quantity of raw materials, create new methods of production, and provide new sources of...
Renewable energies: Is the European economy turning green?
Case study - 9 pages - Ecology & environment
In 2008, Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger declared that "The energy challenge is one of the greatest tests for us all. Putting our energy system onto a new, more sustainable and secure path may take time but ambitious decisions need to be taken now. To have an efficient,...
China's relations with North Korea
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
« Over the past 60 years, the great China-DPRK friendship, created by the older generations in the fights of blood and fire, has withstood various tests of international vicissitudes. » As stated by Mr Liu Xiaoming, ambassador of China in North Korea, the PRC is and has been for more than half a...
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...
Privatization
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Privatization involves the transfer of ownership and the management of state owned enterprises to private firms. Governments should be less corrupted so as to increase the efficiency of state owned corporations and the public sector, promoting national security. Recently, pressure from the IMF...
Analysis of the funds and cash flow in the electronics industry in India
Thesis - 26 pages - Finance
Electronics with its wide and varied applications have attained the status of an all pervasive industry today. The world electronics scene has undergone profound and breathe taking changes, it has penetrated every field in consumer and capital goods. From fan regulators to airplane instrument,...
Le secteur des éoliennes résidentielles en Espagne
Market study - 16 pages - Ecology & environment
Renewable energies are playing an essential role regarding to crucial issues raised by the fossil fuels (scheduled exhaustion, pollution, global warming, energy dependence …) Various countries are working on this problem and switch more and more to sustainable development investments....
Environmental pollution: A growing problem
Thesis - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
Environmental Studies (ES) is an inter-disciplinary area of study incorporating the social and scientific aspects of nature and natural resources. The major aim of Environmental Studies is to project the inter-relationships between living beings-especially human beings- with the surrounding...
Efforts to reduce its carbon footprints on society - Case Air France-KLM
Thesis - 3 pages - Ecology & environment
In order to meet the current needs of the consumer society, companies need to be very productive. This ever-increasing productivity is the cause of multiple discharges of pollutants. The discharge could change accosting to the sector: transport discharges 27% of waste as gas, industry 21% and...
Strategic management of EDF - Electricité de France (in 2010) - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 35 pages - Management
From production to distribution, Electricite de France (EDF) is one of the world's largest producers of electricity. Its story has naturally propelled the company as a leader on the French market through a monopoly related to nationalization. Indeed, the law of April 8, 1946 regarding the...
Strategic management of EDF - Electricité de France (in 2010)
Case study - 35 pages - Management
From production to distribution, Electricite de France (EDF) is one of the world's largest producers of electricity. Its story has naturally propelled the company as a leader on the French market through a monopoly related to nationalization. Indeed, the law of April 8, 1946 regarding the...
Oil depletion and use of vehicles: what are the alternative energies?
Essay - 14 pages - Ecology & environment
In our modern society, oil is omnipresent in our habits and plays a significant role. It has several stakes in economical, political and strategic fields. Indeed oil is considered as the best energy source because it is easily extracted, stocked and transformed. Moreover, its energy...
Sustainable development in the electricity sector - the examples of France and Great Britain
Market study - 24 pages - Ecology & environment
It has been put in evidence that 85 percent of the energy consumed by humans comes from fossil fuels. This statement pointed out one of the most important problems currently faced by humans. The generation of energy depends on the use of fossil fuels. The problem which appears is...
Chernobyl disaster - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 17 pages - Modern history
In what is now a cold barren wasteland, lays the abandoned city of Pripyat and the lifeless Red Forest. Its silence is a deafening reminder of the tragic events of April 26, 1986. Lives were shattered and perceptions were changed forever. What was scheduled as a safety test ended up spiralling...
Chernobyl disaster
Essay - 17 pages - Modern history
In what is now a cold barren wasteland, lays the abandoned city of Pripyat and the lifeless Red Forest. Its silence is a deafening reminder of the tragic events of April 26, 1986. Lives were shattered and perceptions were changed forever. What was scheduled as a safety test ended up spiralling...
Sustainable development in the electricity sector - the examples of France and Great Britain - publié le 29/09/2010
Market study - 24 pages - Ecology & environment
It has been put in evidence that 85 percent of the energy consumed by humans comes from fossil fuels. This statement pointed out one of the most important problems currently faced by humans. The generation of energy depends on the use of fossil fuels. The problem which appears is...
Oil depletion and use of vehicles: what are the alternative energies? - published: 15/01/2009
Essay - 13 pages - Journalism
In our modern society, oil is omnipresent in our habits and plays a significant role. It has several stakes in economical, political and strategic fields. Indeed oil is considered as the best energy source because it is easily extracted, stocked and transformed. Moreover, its energy...
A look at Electricite de France (EDF) - published: 17/05/2009
Thesis - 12 pages - Business strategy
There have been great modifications made in the organization of the electric sector in Europe. It is agreed that the sector management must change and must adapt to the requirements of the European Unique Market, and that the invisible power of the private market must replace the all too visible...
Gaz de France and Suez- mergers and acquisition
Case study - 15 pages - Business strategy
Created in the aftermath of World War II in 1946, in order to nationalize the electricity and gas on the French territory, Gaz de France initially takes the status of a public industrial and commercial (EPIC), a status that keep it until August 9, 2004, when the law 2004-803 into Limited Company....
CFSP (Common Foreign and Security Policy) and Non Proliferation
Essay - 12 pages - European union
Since the end of the Cold War, the nature and origins of threats on Europe have changed. This evolution of repartition of powers in the world led some countries to develop their defence and military capabilities, whether it concerns missiles, biological or chemical weapons, or the ultimate...
Greenpeace - publié le 19/03/2009
Case study - 8 pages - Ecology & environment
Greenpeace, an environmental organization, was founded in Canada in 1971 in order to protest American nuclear testing in Alaska. This is a non-violent and a non-profit organization. Its action takes the form of direct confrontation with the government to contest a policy for its estimated...
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...
