… Solar photovoltaic panels are an increasingly competitive player in the energy market as the technology improves and the prices drop. The challenge of widespread … Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO). Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) … Solar photovoltaic panels are an increasingly competitive player in the … (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO). … Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) …
… Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), using Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to track and commoditize renewable energy generation, have made … energy where and when it is most valuable. Increase profitability of storage investments by valuing the time-dependent characteristics of electricity. Encourage renewable energy siting … outcomes. These proposals tend to fragment markets, resulting in poor economic efficiency. Meanwhile, proposals to make renewable energy subsidy markets more robust result …
… (RTT), especially heat pumps paired with solar, have the potential to dramatically decrease energy consumption and by extension energy emissions. Using information from the Residential … Climate Action Plan, and our own report on Pathways for Reducing Energy Burdens in Harris County, the Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute (TEPRI) analyzed the residential energy … increasing the adoption of these technologies by increasing awareness and expanding energyefficiencyprograms. We believe that existing efficiencyprograms can be an effective …
… contributions: a policy framework of key decisions lessons learned from an examination of casestudies on Yale University, Microsoft, Société Générale, Delta, and QANTAS Airlines in the … cost-effective for internalizing the two market failures associated with climate change: accounting for both the carbon emissions and the cleantech revenues. Further work and thought, …
… critical ecosystem services related to water quality, drought resilience, erosion prevention, crop yields, and carbon sequestration. These benefits - and the practices used to … in which environmentalists, regulators, and farmers can all find common ground. Across the country, community groups are calling for the creation of soil health programs in their … the reader is encouraged to utilize the recommendations that fit their own circumstances. Case examples through the guidebook highlight the best practices identified by soil health …
… Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. Combining these practices into one space … solar developers, rural communities, and the earth itself. This emerging form of renewable energy blends complementary land uses and eliminates the false “food or energy” dichotomy … Clean Energy Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Equity and Justice Related Programs Clean Energy Finance Forum Related Reports Maximizing Land Use Benefits From …
… for the foreseeable future, we have chosen to publish this report because we also know that eventual recovery will require us to work together on solutions to build a healthier … environment and a stronger, more equitable economy. It is our sincere hope that as a country we will choose to look forward and invest in solutions such as responsible renewable … the most important steps we can take to grow benefits to our economy and environment. By making this information available now we hope to equip decisionmakers with tools for making …
… the institutions required to sustain a new market. What is interesting about renewable energy in general and offshore wind in particular is that, across settings, the issues that prevent market emergence are relatively simple and well understood; the stakeholder groups are … and c) provide enough background information to allow for the careful selection of cases to explore in full depth. A second stage entails the selection of two to four …
… Five Yale students designed an off-grid renewable energy system for a meat processing plant in Montana. The plant’s nonprofit owner sought to … file Areas of Focus Clean Energy Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Related Programs Clean Energy Finance Forum Certificate Program in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy Planetary Solutions in Clean Energy … Five Yale …
… This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the feasibility of designing and 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 … model, published with this report, is built using the Connecticut Green Bank campus as a case study. It is designed to be easily adapted to analyze other projects. The model uses …