… Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), using RenewableEnergy Credits (RECs) to track and … 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 … which integrates the time- and location-dependent value of electricity into clean energysubsidies. Overall, we found that a VRPS will: Incentivize renewableenergy where and when …
… 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 model … model, strategies were proposed based on component reliability and its contribution to the energy generation loss in kilowatt-hours given the component failure. These four maintenance …
… and create the institutions required to sustain a new market. What is interesting about renewableenergy in general and offshore wind in particular is that, across settings, the issues that … the stakeholder groups are similar and stable; the overall desire to create a market –for environmental, political, and/or economic reasons—is considerable; and yet, there is …
… Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. Combining these practices into one space … benefits farmers, solar developers, rural communities, and the earth itself. This emerging form of renewableenergy blends complementary land uses and eliminates the false “food or energy” …
… 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 catastrophic effects on human health, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, fisheries, sea levels, natural ecosystems, and more. For many, the … Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the RenewableEnergy 100 (RE100), the Business Roundtable, B Corps, and benefit …
… 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 … of the project was to simulate the impacts that different policy scenarios (e.g., direct subsidies, taxes, renewable portfolio standards) will have on the cost scenarios developed in stage two. This …
… financing a Green Resilience Hub (GRH). GRHs are physical facilities equipped with clean energy 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 … States. Published October 2023 Read and Download the Report Download the report Watch the webinar The report authors, Sarah Geldhill, Maggie Thompson and Max Wasser are hosted a …
… Solar Industry? 2796 6778 2798 2745 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Mobilizing Finance for Land Conservation at the Energy-Land-Agriculture Nexus … Mobilizing Finance for Land … solar has a sizable land footprint — one that is only expected to grow as solar and renewables meet a larger share of U.S. energy needs. Given the climate imperative to …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment is partnering with the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, United Illuminating and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to develop optimal policies and strategies that will advance renewable thermal technologies in Connecticut. The purpose of the research project, …