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Financing Renewable Energy in Cuba
(2018-04-27)
Cuba’s 2014 commitment to generate 24% of the country’s electricity from renewable
sources by 2030 presents a unique opportunity to explore how an island nation can
decarbonize its power system. To successfully increase ...
A Roadmap to the New Rural Electric Cooperative Business Model
(2017-04-27)
In North Carolina today, rural electric cooperatives provide electricity to 26% of
the state’s population. Conducted for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), this project
aims to assess the services that these cooperatives ...
EVALUATING THE ECONOMICS OF SMALL WIND POWER IN NORTH CAROLINA
(2010-04-30)
“Small wind” is defined as wind-powered electric generators with rated capacities
of 100 kilowatts (kW) or less. Compared with utility-scale wind systems, small wind
enjoys many economic and social advantages including reducing ...
Energy Storage in Deregulated Market Structures
(2009-12-04)
Wind energy is able to provide electricity with a minimal environmental footprint
and is therefore anticipated to play a much larger role in future electricity generation.
Although wind is able to provide electricity with ...
Strategic Analysis of the Downstream Component of the US Photovoltaic (PV) Value Chain
(2008-04-25)
With the commercial and financial success of wind energy, investors are asking: What
will be the next successful low carbon energy technology? Despite the current diminutive
size of the market, a vast majority of this speculation ...
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 ...
Tailoring renewable portfolio standards to achieve disparate economic and environmental goals
(2008-12-05)
Within the United States, Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) programs have become
a popular public policy initiative for states to enact in order to encourage the use
of renewable resources for meeting state energy demand. ...
Ecology of the desert kit fox (Vulpes macrotis arsipus) in Chuckwalla Valley, California
(2014-04-25)
The desert kit fox (Vulpes macrotis arsipus) is an uncommon to rare inhabitant of
the Mojave and Colorado deserts in California. This previously low-key subspecies
is now being threatened by a suite of direct and indirect ...
AN ANALYSIS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND CARBON OFFSETS AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
(2015-04-24)
Many universities globally are embarking on voluntary efforts to become climate neutral
to combat global warming. In 2007, Duke University adopted a goal to be climate neutral
by 2024. The Office of the Executive Vice President ...
The Impact of Electricity Storage on Energy Sector Emissions
(2011-04-29)
The composition of the U.S. electrical power system reflects competing objectives,
as investments are driven by ratepayers who demand access to electricity that is both
low cost and reliable. Maintaining generation ready ...