Browsing Taught Masters Theses, ATU Galway-Mayo by Title
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To determine if the ‘NIMBY’ phenomenon explains the slow progress of wind farm development or do institutional factors need to be taken in to consideration?
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2010)The threats posed by climate change are placing governments under increasing pressure to meet electricity demand from low carbon sources. Wind energy has been has been identified as one of the main technologies to help in ... -
A towed ground effect vehicle for sea floor mapping and fish survey
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2004)Ireland's coastal and marine environments hold significant sand and gravel resources. A 1989 Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) Report noted that sand and gravel is a valuable but depleting resource. The extraction of sands ... -
U-Kite development
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2000)The Following thesis describes the work which was undertaken in the conception, development, and the construction of an open sea towed vehicle used to deploy a wide range of oceanographic monitoring equipment. This streamlined ... -
What are the environmental and economic impacts of a wind power system on a small rural community in East Galway?
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2010)As the world is getting increasingly more concerned about the environment and the fear that the end of fossil fuels is coming soon; people are researching into different ways of meeting our energy needs in the future. One ...