Browsing by Subject "solar"
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A Case Study of Community Solar’s Impact on the Energy Affordability of Minnesota’s Low to Moderate Income households
(2020-04-24)Community solar gardens have been adopted by many states in the United States of America. They are an innovative way for utility ratepayers to have a direct role in the energy transition and support deployment of solar power ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF THE FEASIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF INCORPORATING CLEAN ENERGY INTO AN ISLANDED MICROGRID IN SIERRA LEONE
(2014-04-24)Clarity Project is a fine jewelry company and social enterprise that recently began mining diamonds in Sierra Leone as part of its mission to improve the quality of life of artisanal miners in West African communities. This ... -
Domestic Content Requirements and India’s Solar Mission
(2013-04-26)Domestic content requirements are widely-used policies that require a specified proportion of a good to be produced within a certain jurisdiction. Applied to solar cells and modules procured through India's national solar ... -
Emerging Solar Lending Opportunities for Community Development Financial Institutions
(2015-04-24)Financing and investment structures in solar development are maturing. Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and other mission-focused lenders have opportunities to fund solar photovoltaic (PV) projects with ... -
Investigation of 2D Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Thin Films Deposited by RIR-MAPLE for Heterostructure Integration
(2023)The power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells has increased significantly in the past 10 years from around 13% to over 25%. However, the most common perovskite absorber materials, three-dimensional (3D) perovskites, ... -
NatureWatt LLC.: A Guide to Environmentally and Socially Responsible Utility-Scale Solar Development in the Southeastern United States
(2020-04-24)Utility-scale solar photovoltaic electricity generation is growing rapidly across America, and as a result, concerning impacts on the natural environment are starting to add up. Recognizing that North Carolina has the second ... -
Off-Grid Solar E-Waste: Impacts and Solutions in East Africa
(2019-04-25)Electrification is growing rapidly in East Africa, with off-grid photovoltaic capacity projected to reach a 1,000 MW by 2022. This growth is accompanied by an inevitable increase in solar e-waste, potentially reaching 5,000 ... -
Solar PV Financing: Legal Challenges to the Third-Party Ownership Model
(2008-12-03)The third-party ownership PPA as a financing mechanism for solar PV has been increasing rapidly over the last few years. Its ability to dramatically lower or remove upfront costs has made it a popular way to obtain a solar ...