… The objective of this project was to use both the travel cost method and the contingent valuation method to estimate Southern NewEngland residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for local forest products, clean drinking … providers of ecosystems services in a trial “Payments for Ecosystem Services” scheme. Future Activities In June 2012, the investigators were awarded a U.S. Forest Service State …
… Waters initiative, a conservation collaborative and water fund serving the Greater Portland, Maine region in an effort to secure permanently the forests that naturally filter the drinkingwater for 1/6th of Maine residents. Working with conservation NGOs, land trusts, …
… Are you an energy efficiency program manager seeking new partners to retrofit homes? Are you a utility looking for ways to increase customer … in efficiency and conservation programs? Do you want a better understanding of how water and energy systems are connected? We all know that saving water saves energy. And that … solutions. Motivated by the severe drought in the West and the observation that wateruse accounts for 20% of energy consumption in California, utilities and private companies …
… [Attendance to this event is by invitation only] The potential role that Renewable Thermal Technologies (RTTs) can play in achieving states’ climate ambition is gaining focus across the US. Thermal end uses accounted for respectively 70% and 44% of energy delivered to residential and … 11:00 am Minus 80 by 50 – The role of renewable thermal technologies. NewYork Cathy Passion, City of NewYork Janet Joseph, NYSERDA - NYSERDA – RTT & Innovations …
… The Renewable Thermal Alliance (RTA) was initiated by Yale University, NYSERDA (NewYork State Energy Research and Development Authority), and Connecticut Green Bank to …
… Arrival and mingle over breakfast 9:00 - 9:05 am Welcome to the Urban Future Lab by Joe Silver 9:05 – 9:30 am Alliance and Organizational Issues. Helle Gronli, … adoption of residential solar. Stuart DeCew, CBEY Recent “Thermalize” initiatives in Massachusetts. Meg Howard, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center A residential GSHP business model and … 1:30 – 1:45 pm Break 1:45 – 2:35 New Initiatives in Renewable Heating and Cooling Rhode Island update on renewable heating and cooling activities. Danny Musher, Rhode Island Office …
… We all know that saving water saves energy. And that saving energy saves water. But how do we bring these synergies … of “embedded energy” to include the physical, chemical and thermal properties inherent in drinkingwater and wastewater, we uncover the potential for this energy to become an asset … with the process. In addition we will highlight some emerging technologies that can be used harness the energy embedded in water, including case studies of net-zero energy …
… system in the Northeastern US. Thermal energy demand is a substantial contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and renewable heating and cooling is gaining traction as a key opportunity to achieve ambitious … 2704 2705 2706 Clean Energy Market Strategies for Renewable Thermal Technologies in NewEngland … Market Strategies for Renewable Thermal Technologies in NewEngland Thursday, April …
… Bay Company is a certified B-corp that invests in commercial real estate, agricultural land, and water assets with a mission to produce economic, social, and environmental returns. Mike … resource comes primarily from population growth and greater consumption by plants that use more water as temperatures rise. Complicating this problem is the fact that western …
… Low productivity in agriculture is a significant development challenge, yet many processes used to increase land productivity have deleterious effects that actually reduce the long-run usability of … evidence on how best to leverage social network relationships to improve dissemination of new technologies. Here, the investigator marketed two different agricultural technologies: …