… to support the rising demand for residential and commercial solar systems. This casestudy focuses on the residential side of the solar-lease program. The program combined public funds and private capital to finance residential solar projects and solar water heaters. CT Solar Lease 2 stemmed from a response to a gap in the …
… costs of energy storage, their advantages and disadvantages. The importance of the ‘use case’ or ‘application case’ will be explained. One measure (Levelized Cost of Storage) will then be used to … one full charge/discharge cycle every two days The sources of ‘value’ for an energy storage project will be discussed, to illustrate important differences from assessment of generation …
… will advance renewable thermal technologies in Connecticut. The purpose of the research project, “Feasibility of renewable thermal technologies in Connecticut,” is to assess a … effective policies and strategies to advance RTTs in Connecticut. In addition to this field study on barriers and drivers, the project includes an assessment of market potential. 2485 … effective policies and strategies to advance RTTs in Connecticut. In addition to this field study on barriers and drivers, the project includes an assessment of market potential. …
… The objective of this project was to develop a new economic formula for maximizing present value of net benefits … of other characteristics such as wind turbine features and location. As part of this project, the investigators developed two models: 1) the wind turbine (WT) … data. This database may be valuable for conducting WT risk and reliability analyses. Project Outcomes The overall formula of the project’s model can be applied to specific …
… interest across various stakeholder groups in adopting land use best practices for new projects. Pollinator-friendly solar, which incorporates native grasses and wildflowers … solar installation, is one approach to cultivating additional land use benefits from solar projects. The practice is increasingly common, especially in Minnesota, the first state to … could be even greater if the adjacent crop were highly pollinator-dependent, as is the case for most specialty crops. The added social benefits that pollinator-friendly solar …
… Value Streams to Minnesota’s Pollinator-Friendly Solar Industry? Overview Siting solar projects is often complicated by land use tensions and trade-offs. At seven acres of land … to a zero-carbon energy mix, accommodating the land use requirements of large-scale solar projects is a critical component of renewable energy policy development. From a land use … solar development has taken root as one such co-location opportunity for solar projects. By planting deep-rooted perennial vegetation in and around solar panels, …
… The YSE Energy SIG is hosting a simulation of a clean energy project developer pitch. Femi Adeyemo, Founder & CEO of Arnergy (bio below), will pitch a clean energy project and Dan Gross will lead student in a mock investor/developer Q&A session. Femi will also discuss his experience developing clean energy project in Nigeria. Lunch will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there! Career …
… and positive environmental impacts. Paul will further expand on one of SLM’s current projects – a $100m investment strategy focused on sustainable sheep production in degraded land in Chilean Patagonia – as a casestudy part of Initiative 20x20 (country-led effort to restore 20 million hectares of land in …
… model, published with this report, is built using the Connecticut Green Bank campus as a casestudy. It is designed to be easily adapted to analyze other projects. The model uses hourly energy demand and generation data as well as battery …
… manage their buildings better, and the reports of savings are impressive. NRDC decided to study it – are reports of 10% to 20% savings from meter-based analytics realistic? Their casestudy of three specific buildings says the answer is "Yes". The report documents the … implementation. Learn from Philip exactly what the building owner did to implement the project, how the buildings engineers used the findings to make changes, what tools they …