… also use that product? For many products, the answer is yes. This simple idea that there are additional benefits to you if everyone else is using the same product is often called a network effect because as more people are ‘connected’ to the network, the benefits increase. … several classic examples of network effects that are especially useful for clarifying how and when network effects benefit customers. These examples are used to discuss the …
… in general and offshore wind in particular is that, across settings, the issues that preventmarket emergence are relatively simple and well understood; the stakeholder groups are similar and stable; … selection of cases to explore in full depth. A second stage entails the selection of two to four well-matched cases (for information on matched comparisons see George and …
… goals, every company and organization should take responsibility for its emissions. But how do we translate an ambitious global goal—net-zero emissions by 2050—to the level of an … the commitment proportional to the organization’s global contribution to climate change? Are offsetting investments tied to the Paris Agreement’s global carbon budget? And does the …
… This report examines how coastal cities in the region are engaging with offshore wind companies to promote local economic development and jobs in … And, ultimately, where might these communities be in 20 years, as offshore wind development opens new economic doors and its ripple effects expand? This report addresses these …
… significant contributions to renewable energy deployment. A truly clean electricity grid, however, will need to rely on zero-carbon energy throughout the day and year, and everywhere … is used. RPSs have 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 more acute. In areas of high solar penetration, for example, solar power …
… At the end of 2010, Jifan Gao, Trina Solar’s founder and chairman, wondered how his company could expand its presence in the United States market. In the previous five … to the United States? These strategic questions had to be answered in an environment with two major sources of uncertainty. First, there were considerable political risks. The … The implications of grid parity to the solar industry were, as yet, not well understood. Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Access the …
… project received a significant boost. While the proposed wind farm was located in an area with abundant wind resources, absent a creditworthy off-taker the project would not have been able to line up financing. With Walmart de … the transmission rates for renewable energy and had constructed a few projects of its own. However, there were no special feed-in-tariffs for renewable energy and only a few tax …
… mitigants like loan loss reserve funds, interest rate buy-downs, subordinated debt, or warehousing facilities, the Green Bank lowered the cost of capital for consumers and … swept $16.3 million annually from the Connecticut Green Bank’s budget over the following two years. In 2017, nearly 90% of the Connecticut Green Bank's operating funds came from public sources. How then could the Green Bank, whose mission rested on building trust, both insulate itself …
… as wind turbine features and location. As part of this project, the investigators developed two models: 1) the wind turbine (WT) reliability prediction model and 2) the “Four-Quadrant … WT reliability prediction model was developed using ReliaSoft BlockSim-7 simulation software package. The reliability model contains the major WT components including the … given the component failure. These four maintenance strategies include: i) time-based preventative maintenance using visual inspection; ii) scheduled condition-based maintenance …
… to bring much-needed clean-energy finance into the state market. This case study describes how this bank set up the Efficient Buildings Fund (EBF) and is iteratively improving it. … Finance Agency (CWFA). Three other programs—Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE), Residential Property-Assessed Clean Energy (R-PACE), and the Brownfield Revolving … It accomplished this by publicizing a widely-distributed RFP. All of these projects are net cash flow-positive, meaning they generate more savings than the total cost of the …