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Financing Renewable Energy in Cuba 

Masters, Harry; Swofford, Paige (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 ...
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A Roadmap to the New Rural Electric Cooperative Business Model 

Chen, Patrick; Metz, Kerri; Nanavati, Shaina; Way, Jesse; Yang, Jingqi (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 ...
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EVALUATING THE ECONOMICS OF SMALL WIND POWER IN NORTH CAROLINA 

Zhuang, Wenjie Jr (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 ...
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Energy Storage in Deregulated Market Structures 

Morris, Gary (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 ...
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Strategic Analysis of the Downstream Component of the US Photovoltaic (PV) Value Chain 

Maslin, Thomas (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 ...
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Solar PV Financing: Legal Challenges to the Third-Party Ownership Model 

Kollins, Katharine (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 ...
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Tailoring renewable portfolio standards to achieve disparate economic and environmental goals 

Martin, Garrett (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. ...
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Ecology of the desert kit fox (Vulpes macrotis arsipus) in Chuckwalla Valley, California 

Kadaba, Dipika (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 ...
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AN ANALYSIS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND CARBON OFFSETS AT DUKE UNIVERSITY 

Kazarov, Elena; Baehr, Ellis; Tan, Jing; Zhang, Yee; Brasovan, Ashley (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 ...
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The Impact of Electricity Storage on Energy Sector Emissions 

Keaveny, Brian (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 ...
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AuthorBaehr, Ellis (1)Brasovan, Ashley (1)Chen, Patrick (1)Dunchus, Andrea (1)Kadaba, Dipika (1)Kaynor, Camille (1)Kazarov, Elena (1)Keaveny, Brian (1)Kollins, Katharine (1)Martin, Garrett (1)... View MoreDate Issued2020 - 2022 (3)2010 - 2019 (7)2008 - 2009 (5)TypeMaster's project (15)Subject
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