… 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, will need to rely on zero-carbon energy throughout the day … unable to achieve these goals due to inherent limitations of a market for RECs. In states with the most aggressive cleanenergy policies, the shortcomings of RPSs are becoming more …
… Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. Combining these practices into one space … to choose between fuel or farming, climate or conservation, energy or rural economies. But with thoughtful planning, communities can simultaneously expand and strengthen solar … and policymakers can effectively promote, support, and regulate agrivoltaic systems. CleanEnergy Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Equity and Justice …
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… designing and financing a Green Resilience Hub (GRH). GRHs are physical facilities equipped withcleanenergy technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local communities …
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… 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 … are discussed in the context of government policies designed to promote renewable energy. CleanEnergy The Impact of Government Policies on the Mix of Intermittent & Dispatchable …
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… in Minnesota 6778 2745 2798 2796 2752 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions CleanEnergy Sustainable Finance and ESG Maximizing Land Use Benefits From Utility-Scale … Executive Summary As utility-scale solar development expands throughout the United States, with an expected land footprint of 3 million acres by 2030,1 there is growing interest … turfgrass. However, we hypothesize that information and behavioral failures are currently preventing developers from adopting the practice. Thus, there may be a role for policy to spur …
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