… made 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 … clean energy policies, the shortcomings of RPSs are becoming more acute. In areas of high solar penetration, for example, solar power generates electricity during the day, but … valuable. Increase profitability of storage investments by valuing the time-dependent characteristics of electricity. Encourage renewable energy siting near high-priced markets. …
… resources. This holistic framework allows companies to evaluate the environmental impact of their products from natural resource extraction to end-of-life product disposal. … resource use and minimizing waste. This framework is particularly salient for industries with limited product life cycles. Images of plastic in the ocean, particularly wrapped … looks at how the industry is shifting away from the traditional linear consumption model by highlighting innovative strategies and products being adopted by leading players in the …
… following advantages: a) the ability to evaluate the benefit of expenditure on maintenance activities not only in a given year, but also into the future; b) allowance for maintenance … a flexible design that allows maintenance costs to be estimated as a function of other characteristics such as wind turbine features and location. As part of this project, the … investigators to propose a methodology for performing a wind turbine life cycle impact analysis and to quantify the environmental impacts (e.g., carbon footprint, global …
… Five Yale students designed an off-grid renewable energy system for a meat processing plant in Montana. The plant’s nonprofit … clean power while maintaining reliability. Businesses can benefit from consultants with specific insights in renewable energy to design and implement personalized renewable … presented here is replicable worldwide. Industry professionals can replicate these best practices in system modeling, power cost modeling, supply research, legal diligence, and grant …
… 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 … found on Dr. Campbell’s web site. The final objective of the project was to simulate the impacts that different policy scenarios (e.g., direct subsidies, taxes, renewable portfolio … context of government policies designed to promote renewable energy. Clean Energy The Impact of Government Policies on the Mix of Intermittent & Dispatchable Sources of Electricity …
… 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 across various stakeholder groups in adopting land use best practices for new projects. Pollinator-friendly solar, which incorporates native grasses and … that justify its adoption without policy intervention. These benefits largely flow from higher energy output, from panel efficiency gains attributed to the cooler microclimate …
… This report examines how coastal cities in the region are engaging with offshore wind companies to promote local economic development and jobs in their community. What kinds of planning and policy levers can city leaders pull to attract offshore wind industry players? How are developers and manufacturers responding? What other actors are involved in this process, and what community …
… than doubling down on the fossil fuel framework of the past. Along with their harmful impacts on our health, climate, and clean air and water, fossil fuels subject dependent … permitting and responsible use of public lands by focusing development in areas withhigh energy potential and lower environmental impacts and other conflicts, helping protect … Nikki Springer Post-Doctoral Associate at MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium MBA 2018 PhD in Environmental Management 2018 Alumni Alex Daue Alex Daue, Assistant Director for …
… upon a “zero-sum” heuristic, whereby they assume that companies have a fixed amount of manufacturing resources. Thus, resources devoted to “making the product green” come at the … in his core Master of Business Administration class, among colleagues, and in conjunction with a case on green products. Future Activities Additional data will be collected for the resubmission of the publication, and …
… that can provide essential community services–even during disruptions to the electrical grid. As a group of master’s students at the Yale School of the Environment, we have … 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 GRHs become highly bankable in communities that qualify for the IRA "bonus" credits and thus offer an …