… A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pollinator-Friendly Solar in Minnesota 6778 2745 2798 2796 2752 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions … Executive Summary As utility-scale solar development expands throughout the United States, with an expected land footprint of 3 million acres by 2030,1 there is growing interest … turfgrass. However, we hypothesize that information and behavioral failures are currently preventing developers from adopting the practice. Thus, there may be a role for policy to spur …
… Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. … to choose between fuel or farming, climate or conservation, energy or rural economies. But with thoughtful planning, communities can simultaneously expand and strengthen solar … to choose between fuel or farming, climate or conservation, energy or rural economies. But with thoughtful planning, communities can simultaneously expand and strengthen solar …
… Renewable Thermal Technologies (RTT), especially heat pumps paired withsolar, have the potential to dramatically decrease energy consumption and by extension … our report shows that the benefits are worth it. This report was authored by Erick C. Jones Jr., Dana Harmon, and Tam Kemabonta and submitted to the Yale Center for Business and …
… SolarizeCT, which began in 2009, is designed to increase the installation of residential … have been stunning. In a threeyear Connecticut campaign (2012–2015), the number of homes withsolar grew from about 800 to over 12,500. Research findings based on the campaign—the … have been stunning. In a threeyear Connecticut campaign (2012–2015), the number of homes withsolar grew from about 800 to over 12,500. Research findings based on the campaign—the …
… 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 and year, and … 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 are becoming more acute. In areas of high solar penetration, for example, solar power generates electricity during the day, but fails …
… Services Valuation Bring Additional Value Streams to Minnesota’s Pollinator-Friendly Solar Industry? 2796 6778 2798 2745 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean … by land use tensions and trade-offs. At seven acres of land per megawatt of generating capacity, solar has a sizable land footprint — one that is only expected to grow as solar and … unmonetized by the traditional market forces that drive solar project development. Without guidance on how to fully account for the value of ecosystem service generation, …
… of two energy generation datasets: the hourly wind output profiles and the hourly electricity load data at more than 1000 geographic locations within the Eastern Interconnect of the United States for the years 2004-2006. This data was … student to help create a set of scenarios of future capital and variable costs associated with different electricity generating technologies. To create these scenarios, a review was …
… span cognitive boundaries. The investigators have completed the qualitative data collection with Patagonia and are scheduled to conduct interviews with our second study participant, Stone Brewery. The quantitative assessment is scheduled … the qualitative analysis. Project Outcomes The exploration of self-determination theory within the theoretical development of this research led to the identification of several …
… of network effects in settings where the services provided are based on a platform, with a focus on electricity. We discuss several classic examples of network effects that are especially useful for … Initiatives Financing and Deploying Clean Energy Certificate Program Related Programs Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion …
… methods of information diffusion. In the first phase, a baseline survey was conducted with 3800 farming households. The survey focused on the socioeconomic characteristics of the … and the type of farmer (lead, peer, or none) that the extension agent was supposed to work with. A midline survey was conducted with all participants and focused on farmer receptiveness and retention of information …