… This report examines how coastal cities in the region are engaging with offshorewind companies to promote local economic development and jobs in their community. … Rhode Island; and New London, Connecticut. Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG The OnshoreBenefits of OffshoreWind … The OnshoreBenefits of OffshoreWind This report examines how …
… of this project was to develop a new economic formula for maximizing present value of net benefits of wind farm investment. This research model offers the following advantages: a) the ability to … formula of the project’s model can be applied to specific examples to quantify the net benefits and to benchmark the predictions versus published data. The results of the …
… Suzlon, an India-based wind energy company, had made quite a splash in its first three-and-a-half years on the … (the company’s market capitalization had doubled since its IPO in 2005). Global demand for wind energy remained strong and Suzlon had added significant capacity. Indian textile … electric power grid to power his family’s textile operations. After commissioning two wind turbines, Tanti discovered that wind energy was an even better business than textiles. …
… When considering the benefits a product provides to you, does it matter to you whether many others 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. More precisely, anytime there is a way that people are connected—whether …
… decided to buy the power generated by the Electrica del Valle de México’s (EVM) wind farm, EVM’s struggling 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 …
… and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Maximizing Land Use Benefits From Utility-Scale Solar … Maximizing Land Use Benefits From Utility-Scale Solar Katie Siegner (Master of Environmental Management '19) … throughout a solar installation, is one approach to cultivating additional land use benefits from solar projects. The practice is increasingly common, especially in Minnesota, …
… these practices into one space creates an efficient and sustainable land-use system that benefits farmers, solar developers, rural communities, and the earth itself. This emerging … expand and strengthen solar infrastructure while conserving farmland, generating ecological benefits, and supporting rural places. Relying on combined solar and agricultural knowledge … and highlights the various agricultural, environmental, ecological, and economic benefits that these systems can generate. This report, which is written for a broad …
… required to sustain a new market. What is interesting about renewable energy in general and offshorewind in particular is that, across settings, the issues that prevent market emergence are … required to sustain a new market. What is interesting about renewable energy in general and offshorewind in particular is that, across settings, the issues that prevent market …
… 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 … 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 …
… to other forms of development, and importantly, they can be designed to provide net benefits to surrounding ecosystems and communities. A growing body of research is exploring co-location opportunities on solar sites — from planting pollinator habitat to growing crops among the panels. … Finally, we present financial structures to advance land use best practices on solar sites. Our hypothesis is that efficiently integrating the value of ecosystem services with …