… When it comes to climate change, the science is unequivocal: global temperatures will continue to rise … gases produced by human activities. This will have catastrophic effects on human health, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, fisheries, sea levels, natural ecosystems, and more. For many, the consequences have felt distant and theoretical — until now. …
… This project explores the mechanisms that allow actors in different settings to coordinate … in general and offshore wind in particular is that, acrosssettings, the issues that prevent market emergence are relatively simple and well understood; the stakeholder groups are … goal of these matched comparisons is to flesh out the specific mechanisms that allow for moresuccessful coordination between actors, independent of broader structural …
… When considering the benefits a product provides to you, does it matter to you whether many others … you if everyone else is using the same product is often called a network effect because asmore people are ‘connected’ to the network, the benefits increase. More precisely, anytime there is a way that people are connected—whether it is a physical …
… Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), using Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to track and commoditize renewable … 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 generates … in poor economic efficiency. Meanwhile, proposals to make renewable energy subsidy marketsmore robust result in REC markets that overlook critical characteristics of electricity …
… The objective of this project was to develop a new economic formula for maximizing present value of net benefits … given the component failure. These four maintenance strategies include: i) time-based preventative maintenance using visual inspection; ii) scheduled condition-based maintenance … Professor Khalil used the content of this research in three courses at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies: Air Pollution Control, Environmental Risk Assessment, and …
… Pollinator-Friendly Solar in Minnesota 6778 2745 2798 2796 2752 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Maximizing Land Use Benefits … 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 … emissions that solar energy production avoids. Pollinator-friendly solar also results in more groundwater recharge and a greater reduction in soil erosion than either conventional …
… This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the feasibility of designing and financing a … sizing a battery, choosing a technology mix, and creating operational strategies. Furthermore, we offer potential operating and business models for GRHs. We then examine financing … disaster resilience for the project. We included incentives provided by both the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) and the state of Connecticut. Our case study results demonstrate that …
… Should policymakers incentivize electric vehicle (EV) purchases first or invest in charging … there are important roles that governments can play in facilitating the development of a more robust EV charging infrastructure. This report also explores policy options for … there are important roles that governments can play in facilitating the development of a more robust EV charging infrastructure. This report also explores policy options for …
… 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 … 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 …