… 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, … 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 are becoming …
… Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. Combining these practices into one space … or conservation, energy or rural economies. But with thoughtful planning, communities can simultaneously expand and strengthen solar infrastructure while conserving farmland, … various agricultural, environmental, ecological, and economic benefits that these systems can generate. This report, which is written for a broad audience, also examines how …
… (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 … how much would be required under the proposed heat pump paradigm. We found that heat pumps can reduce total residential energy usage by up to 54%, reduce residential emissions by up … and expanding energy efficiency programs. We believe that existing efficiency programs can be an effective vehicle for implementing these technologies. Furthermore, increasing …
… sequestration. These benefits - and the practices used to achieve them - vary by region, so state programs are uniquely positioned to support the local soil health work of farmers and … is an inherently cooperative goal, in which environmentalists, regulators, and farmers can all find common ground. Across the country, community groups are calling for the … Agriculture Lab Conservation Finance Network Related Reports Agrivoltaics: Producing Solar Energy While Protecting Farmland Solarize Your Community: An Evidence-Based Guide for …
… Five Yale students designed an off-grid renewable energy system for a meat processing plant in Montana. The plant’s nonprofit owner sought 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 specific insights in renewable energy to design and …
… lands, the importance of pursuing responsible development, and the most important steps we can take to grow benefits to our economy and environment. By making this information … jobs. Once online, the projects provide steady revenue to the U.S. Treasury as well as state and local governments. They also provide other important local economic benefits, including for some …
… 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 … to developers and investors interested in constructing resilient infrastructure that can provide essential community services–even during disruptions to the electrical grid. As … We included incentives provided by both the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) and the state of Connecticut. Our case study results demonstrate that GRHs become highly bankable in …
… 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 … environmental, political, and/or economic reasons—is considerable; and yet, there is significant variance in the strategies followed to create a market and the success of these … over thirty in-depth, ethnographic interviews were conducted (some on-site in different states of New England) with representatives of each of the relevant stakeholder groups …
… by human activities. This will have catastrophic effects on human health, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, fisheries, sea levels, natural ecosystems, and more. For many, the … first climate-induced war in Syria, PG&E’s climate-fueled bankruptcy , devastating hurricanes , and deadly heatwaves — among a litany of other environmental, social, and economic … The report is structured around nine data visualizations that communicate the current state of GHG emissions among the US S&P 100 and their stated goals for reducing them. Each …
… This project involved the collection 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 compiled by a joint-degree master’s student to … to develop a computer simulation model of electricity investment, for which the methodology can be found on Dr. Campbell’s web site. The final objective of the project was to simulate …