… generation, have made significant contributions to renewable energy deployment. A truly clean electricity grid, however, will need to rely on zero-carbon energy throughout the day … used. RPSs have been unable to achieve these goals due to inherent limitations of a market for RECs. In states with the most aggressive cleanenergy policies, the shortcomings of RPSs … energy integration — call for a dramatic change to cleanenergy policy development. Our research team proposes a new policy framework called the value-based renewable portfolio …
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… and financing a Green Resilience Hub (GRH). GRHs are physical facilities equipped with cleanenergy technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local communities before, during, and after emergencies such as natural disasters. The primary goal of this …
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… at more than 1000 geographic locations within the Eastern Interconnect of the United States for the years 2004-2006. This data was compiled by a joint-degree master’s student to help … stage of the project is ongoing. Project Outcomes To date, the investigator and a research assistant have completed simulations for the years 2004–2006. The write up of the … are discussed in the context of government policies designed to promote renewable energy. CleanEnergy The Impact of Government Policies on the Mix of Intermittent & Dispatchable …
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