A multi-level approach to analyze the effects of renewable energy in the wine sector

The objective of this paper is to design a map of the positive effects caused by the implementation, in a winery, of a series of prototypes for substituting non-renewable energies for clean energies. For this aim, we propose the use of a multi-level approach including three analyses: a multi-stakeholder analysis to determine all the interest groups affected by this intervention; a multi-dimensional analysis in order to identify the effects from the triple bottom line of sustainability; and a multi-term analysis to classify the effects depending on when they take place: immediate, intermediate and long-term

Perceptions of local population on the impacts of substitution of fossil energies by renewables: A case study applied to a Spanish rural area

Using the perceptions of a sample of 231 people from a Spanish region as a case study, this paper aims to respond to the increasing demand for measurement of economic, social and environmental performance of renewables implementation. First, from this information, the paper analyzes the willingness to pay of the rural community for the complete replacement of fossil fuels with clean ones throughout the region. Second, it explores this rural community''s perceptions in order to determine the most outstanding outputs, outcomes and impacts for the whole renewable energy penetration

Attitude survey of wine sector toward renewables for reducing GHG

The objective of this paper is to discover through a survey, the Spanish wine sector’s attitude towards incorporating renewables. To that end, the multivariate statistical technique of factor analysis is applied to the information provided by a sample of 87 wineries stratified by Spanish regions. This resulted in a set of four indicators describing the determinant factors (Cost, Conviction, Motivation and Investment) influencing a winery’s decision to implement renewable energies. Furthermore, a cluster analysis resulted in three groups of completely different wineries. The first contains a 25.3% of the wineries, which are not concerned about environmental issues. The second comprises a 26.7% of the wineries, which are dissuaded from adopting renewables as they perceive a high investment is necessary. The third group involves a 48% of wineries, which are committed to renewables because they are absolutely convinced of their benefits

¿Se alejan las expectativas de los alumnos de las competencias que adquieren? Una aplicación al caso de la Responsabilidad Social

El trabajo compara las competencias específicas, iniciales, esperadas y finales, que manifiestan los alumnos para el caso de estudio de una asignatura universitaria sobre RSE. También se analizan las competencias genéricas y su grado de desarrollo respecto a las competencias específicas al final del proceso de aprendizaje. El análisis se completa con la influencia que las variables socio-demográficas y metodológicas tienen sobre dichas competencias. Los resultados indican que el nivel de competencias adquirido se equipara a las expectativas de los estudiantes, siendo mayor el logro de competencias específicas que genéricas. Finalmente, los estudiantes con experiencia laboral presentan mayores expectativas respecto al logro de habilidades en RSE. This paper compares specific, initial, expected and final competencies showed by students in the case study of a university course on CSR. Likewise generic competencies and their level of development are contrasted with the specific competences at the end of the learning process. The analysis is completed with the influence of socio-demographic and methodological variables on aforementioned competencies. The results indicate that the level of competencies acquired is similar to students’ expectations, thus being higher the level of specific competencies than the generic ones. Finally, students with work experience show higher expectations in relation to the skills in CSR. Esta publicación está incluida en los siguientes catálogos y bases de datos: IN-RECS, ISOC-CSIC, Consejo superior de Investigaciones científicas, Catálogo LATINDEX, IRESIE, DIALNET, THE PHILOSOPHER'S INDEX "PHI", DICE, COMPLUDOC y WorldCa

The Internationalisation of the Spanish food industry: The home market effect and European market integration

The objective of this study was to analyse, from a long-term perspective, the factors determining the process of the internationalisation of the Spanish agrifood industry. The paper concentrates on the empirical verification of the existence of a home market effect in the food and drink industries in Spain and on the effects on trade flows of integration into the European Union. With this aim in mind, we took into account the latest contributions to the estimation of the gravity equation for a sample of export flows from 13 agrifood subsectors between 1970 and 2012, with a destination of 175 markets. From the results of the study the existence of the “home market effect” stands out as the determining factor of the increasing process of internationalisation in the majority of the subsectors of the food industry. On this point, the presence of this effect is remarkable in the most dynamic industries, where the process of restructuring caused by the development of the internal market was more intense. Furthermore, the influence of the process of European integration has been shown by the literature to be a very important factor. Our results qualify in part the results of previous studies, since the positive effect appeared later than expected. The positive effects did not appear until the completion of the process of transition by the dismantling of the barriers established in the treaty of accession to the European Union

Characterization of the n-TOF EAR-2 neutron beam

The experimental area 2 (EAR-2) at CERNs neutron time-of-flight facility (n-TOF), which is operational since 2014, is designed and built as a short-distance complement to the experimental area 1 (EAR-1). The Parallel Plate Avalanche Counter (PPAC) monitor experiment was performed to characterize the beam prole and the shape of the neutron 'ux at EAR-2. The prompt γ-flash which is used for calibrating the time-of-flight at EAR-1 is not seen by PPAC at EAR-2, shedding light on the physical origin of this γ-flash

Comprehensive investigation of fission yields by using spallation- and (p,2p)-induced fission reactions in inverse kinematics

In the last decades, measurements of spallation, fragmentation and Coulex induced fission reactions in inverse kinematics have provided valuable data to accurately investigate the fission dynamics and nuclear structure at large deformations of a large variety of stable and non-stable heavy nuclei. To go a step further, we propose now to induce fission by the use of quasi-free (p,2p) scattering reactions in inverse kinematics, which allows us to reconstruct the excitation energy of the compound fissioning system by using the four-momenta of the two outgoing protons. Therefore, this new approach might permit to correlate the excitation energy with the charge and mass distributions of the fission fragments and with the fission probabilities, given for the first time direct access to the simultaneous measurement of the fission yield dependence on temperature and fission barrier heights of exotic heavy nuclei, respectively. The first experiment based on this methodology was realized recently at the GSI/FAIR facility and a detailed description of the experimental setup is given here.Comment: 4 pages, 15th International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology (ND2022

Integrating education for sustainable development into a higher education institution: beginning the journey

Much of the current literature on integrating sustainability into HEIs is focussed on why HEIs should embrace sustainable development (SD) and what is still missing or hindering work and the integration of efforts. There is much less exploration of how SD has been interpreted at the individual HEI level and action taken as a result. This case study reflects on important elements of the journey Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in the UK has taken to integrate sustainability, focussing on key decisions and activity in 2009/10. In highlighting this, the authors seek to empower those looking to support and/or lead the embedding of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), separately or as part of an integrated effort, in their own institution. Today in 2019, NTU is a global leader in integrating ESD as part of a wider SD agenda. The work which this paper presents, to understand and establish a baseline of key elements of NTU’s existing ESD activity and systems, was an important turning point. Activities undertaken to review and assess ‘where are we now?’, primarily through an institution-wide survey in 2009/10, led to important insights and supported dialogue, as well as the connection and underpinning of core administrative elements of the NTU SD framework and systems. Further recommendations are given in the final section of this paper on other drivers that can help to embed ESD within an HEI