… The objective of this project was to develop a new economic formula for maximizing present value of net benefits of wind farm investment. This research … (CBM); iii) on-line/continuous CBM; and iv) run-to-failure corrective maintenance strategy. The investigators also developed an Excel-based program to estimate wind turbine … a methodology for performing a wind turbine life cycle impact analysis and to quantify the environmental impacts (e.g., carbon footprint, global warning potential, ozone depletion …
… to climate change, the science is unequivocal: global temperatures will continue to rise for decades, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities. This will have … , devastating hurricanes , and deadly heatwaves — among a litany of other environmental, social, and economic disasters — have changed this. Following the US’ … provide a publicly available data source and collection of insights for academics, nonprofits, think tanks, corporations, and others to study, and empower concerned global …
… Ash award in policy innovation, the "Nobel of policy," upon the Connecticut Green Bankfor its role in "sparking the green bank movement." The Green Bank used financial … consider how different funding structures would impact their mission to accelerate private investment in clean energy, create Connecticut jobs, promote energy security, and address … Should the Connecticut Green Bank rethink how they approached interest-setting? If profitable parts of the organization could support those that would never make sense on a …
… the stakeholder groups are similar and stable; the overall desire to create a market –forenvironmental, political, and/or economic reasons—is considerable; and yet, there is … issues of market functioning and market creation, business-government relations, non-market strategy, and renewable energy. The grant provided the researchers leverage to raise an …
… Council on Climate Change (GC3), a group charged with creating a comprehensive climate strategyfor the State of Connecticut. As of September 2016, Garcia remained undecided about a key … chose the 15 members of the GC3 from state agencies, quasi-state agencies, business, and nonprofits. The GC3 recommendations would have to take into account Connecticut’s changing …
… Harish Hande and the company he founded, SELCO, provide solar electricity for lighting and power to India's poor. For the work of his company, Hande has received … on Hande to lay off employees and contract the organization. With the help of the World Bank’s commercial finance arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Hande was able to restructure the company in 2008. SELCO remained a for-profit business, but Hande was able to seek new investors more aligned with its mission. In …
… investmentbanking firm receives an urgent call from James D. Marston, Regional Director of Environmental Defense's Texas Office and head of the Texas Climate Initiative. You meet with him and learn that he needs help preparing for an unusual negotiation. Marston will be flying to San Francisco for a negotiating … value of EDF's blessing to the private equity firms? What should be Marston's negotiation strategy (i.e., assess the probability that KKR and TPG would agree to various concessions …
… used. RPSs have been unable to achieve these goals due to inherent limitations of a market for RECs. In states with the most aggressive clean energy policies, the shortcomings of RPSs … that a VRPS will: Incentivize renewable energy where and when it is most valuable. Increase profitability of storage investments by valuing the time-dependent characteristics of … markets, such as geographic limitations and time-of-use multipliers, to deliver meaningful environmental outcomes. These proposals tend to fragment markets, resulting in poor economic …
… Like many countries, Australia has a large existing building stock that is responsible for a substantial percentage of its greenhouse-gas emissions. Given that it will take … degree. Misalignment of incentives and perceived project risk are responsible for this underinvestment. Building owners and tenants do not always share reduced energy costs in a way … make in the event of a default is junior to the property mortgage holder. This is why the Environmental Upgrade Agreement (EUA) plays an important role. The EUA is a deal structure …
… NY Green Bank (NYGB), New York State’s $1-billion clean-energy fund, and a young new efficiency … named Sealed signed a $5-million loan-financing agreement as a way to broaden the market for home energy-efficiency upgrades. In New York State, those upgrades face two key barriers … widespread adoption. The first barrier is that a whole-home upgrade is a high out-of-pocket investmentfor a homeowner. Homeowners who make upgrades often have to pay cash outright or …