… Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), using Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to track and commoditize renewable energy generation, have made … 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 … of poor renewable energy integration — call for a dramatic change to clean energy policy development. Our research team proposes a new policy framework called the value-based …
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… Renewable Thermal Technologies (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 … and natural gas consumption and carbon emissions. Then, we investigated how much solar will be needed to completely decarbonize electricity under the current paradigm versus …
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… 2263 7453 Key Economic Benefits of Renewable Energy on Public Lands … Key Economic Benefits of Renewable Energy on Public Lands Nikki … we will choose to look forward and invest in solutions such as responsible renewable energydevelopment, rather than doubling down on the fossil fuel framework of the past. Along with … help communities currently dependent on fossil fuel production diversify their economies. Solar, wind, and geothermal energy also reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, which …
… SolarizeCT, which began in 2009, is designed to increase the installation of residential solar systems through local campaigns. The results have been stunning. In a threeyear … the process for any town, or individual, interested in solarizing their community. Clean Energy Equity and Justice Solarize Your Community: An Evidence-Based Guide for Accelerating …
… Five Yale students designed an off-grid renewable energy system for a meat processing plant in Montana. The plant’s nonprofit owner sought to achieve independence from the local energy grid. The Yale team recommended a hybrid solar-wind-storage system, plus a backup gas generator, to optimize cost and reliability. … to achieve independence from the local energy grid. The Yale team recommended a hybrid solar-wind-storage system, plus a backup gas generator, to optimize cost and reliability. …
… 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 … of federal tax incentives. Finally, we present the key inputs and takeaways from the energy and financial model we developed using Microsoft Excel. Our energy and financial … The provisions in the IRA boost tax credits for low-income areas, tribal land, brownfield redevelopment sites, and communities located near energy-extractive industries. These bonuses …
… 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 … and market creation, business-government relations, non-market strategy, and renewable energy. The grant provided the researchers leverage to raise an additional $5,000 from a group of Yale donors interested in Social Enterprise and renewable energy. Photo from Tobias von der Haar/flickr Equity and Justice Clean Energy Environmental …