… Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), using Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to track and commoditize renewable energy generation, 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 … 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 … there, we investigated how much air-source heat pumps and ground-source heat pumps could lower both electricity and natural gas consumption and carbon emissions. Then, we … increasing the adoption of these technologies by increasing awareness and expanding energyefficiency programs. We believe that existing efficiency programs can be an effective …
… present value of net benefits of wind farm investment. This research model offers the following advantages: a) the ability to evaluate the benefit of expenditure on maintenance … 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 quantifying the adverse environmental impacts. Photo from Tobias von der Haar/flickr CleanEnergy Making Wind Power Competitive Using Risk-Informed and Performance-Based …
… This project involved the collection of two energy generation datasets: the hourly wind output profiles and the hourly electricity load … master’s student to help create a set of scenarios of future capital and variable costs associated with different electricity generating technologies. To create these … are discussed in the context of government policies designed to promote renewable energy. CleanEnergy The Impact of Government Policies on the Mix of Intermittent & Dispatchable …
… Five Yale students designed an off-grid renewable energy system for a meat processing plant in Montana. The plant’s nonprofit owner sought to … recommended a hybrid solar-wind-storage system, plus a backup gas generator, to optimize cost and reliability. Key Points Large commercial and small industrial operations can utilize 100% renewable hybrid configurations to self-generate clean power while maintaining reliability. Businesses can benefit from consultants with …
… This project explores the mechanisms that allow actors in different settings to coordinate and create 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 … Enterprise and renewable energy. Photo from Tobias von der Haar/flickr Equity and Justice CleanEnergy Environmental Innovation Institutional Entrepreneurship and Renewable Energy in …
… 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 … and policymakers can effectively promote, support, and regulate agrivoltaic systems. CleanEnergy Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Equity and Justice …
… 2263 7453 Key Economic Benefits of Renewable Energy on Public Lands … Key Economic Benefits of Renewable Energy on Public Lands Nikki … fuel framework of the past. Along with their harmful impacts on our health, climate, and clean air and water, fossil fuels subject dependent communities to unpredictable boom and … use of public lands by focusing development in areas with high energy potential and lower environmental impacts and other conflicts, helping protect our extraordinary deserts, …
… and financing a Green Resilience Hub (GRH). GRHs are physical facilities equipped with cleanenergy technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local communities … for both communities and developers. The provisions in the IRA boost tax credits for low-income areas, tribal land, brownfield redevelopment sites, and communities located near …
… to assess the financial implications of their carbon emissions and encourage increased energyefficiency. To date, around 1,400 companies have reported implementing or planning carbon … failures associated with climate change: accounting for both the carbon emissions and the cleantech revenues. Further work and thought, however, is necessary to properly frame this …