scholarly journals Net-Zero Emissions With Renewable Energy Certificates: A Public Policy for a Massachusetts Municipal Light Plant

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 180
Author(s):  
Joseph Yaw Abodakpi ◽  
Patrick Collins ◽  
Aidan Giasson
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Supply Policy ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Renewable Energy Generation

The promotion, desire and need for renewable energy generation and transmission to electric grids to provide clean, non-carbon-based power has increased in recent years with more focus on climate change mitigation in both the public and private sectors. Renewable Energy Certificates, also known as “RECs” are the established public policy mechanism for incentivizing, verifying, tracking and supporting renewable energy. REC markets are created and managed by state governments to allow selling, purchasing and trading of these “green commodities'' to substantiate environmental attribute claims. A new legislation in Massachusetts requires all stakeholders, businesses and sectors to reduce emissions, which means electric utilities, both public and private, must participate in REC markets to green their power supply portfolios that they provide to consumers. This paper explores and analyzes the role of REC markets, monetary policy, trends, stakeholders, participants, and the current public policy debates in this area. A specific public policy making case is explored for this research, the Municipal Light Plant in Shrewsbury, MA, utilizing RECs to achieve a 100% non-carbon power supply or “net-zero” emissions. A financial analysis based on REC market research and debate is conducted to inform a rules-based and judgement-based fiscal Power Supply Policy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standard for SELCO (Shrewsbury Electric and Cable Operations), a public electricity utility.

scholarly journals Estudio Sobre el Abastecimiento Constante de Energía Eólica

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan Guillot ◽  
Adolfo Viloria
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Autonomous Systems ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Renewable Energy Production ◽  
Lifting System ◽  
Renewable Energy Generation

Los generadores eólicos son sistemas de producción de energía renovable, que adquieren su energía de la circulación del aire que pasa a través de sus aspas. Estos sistemas son muy usados a nivel mundial para la generación de energía, convirtiéndose en los más usados. Pero ellos como todos los sistemas de generación de energía renovable, poseen inconvenientes, como es la producción de energía cuando no hay flujo de viento, o como evitar el daño en las baterías por la carga y descarga en los sistemas autónomos. La figura de investigación teórica de laboratorio arrojo que todas estas interrogantes tienen una solución bastante sencilla que es la utilización de un sistema hibrido, el diseño de un sistema de elevación con poca energía para el transporte de la energía suministrada por aerogenerador y la creación de un controlador de carga hibrido especial con un control robusto al momento del suministro de energía. AbstractWind generators are systems of renewable energy production, which get their energy from the flow of air that passes through its blades. These systems are used worldwide to power generation, becoming the most used. But they and all systems of renewable energy generation, have drawbacks, such as energy production when there is no wind flow, or prevent damage to batteries by charging and discharging in autonomous systems. Figure theoretical research laboratory throw all these questions have a rather simple solution is to use a hybrid system, the design of a lifting system with low energy to transport the energy supplied by the wind turbine and the creation of a special hybrid charge controller with a robust control at the time of power supply. 

Net Zero Energy Analysis Approach for Military Installations

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Anderson ◽  
Samuel Booth ◽  
Kari Burman ◽  
Michael Callahan
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Energy Generation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Net Zero Energy ◽  
Military Installation ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
Renewable Energy Generation

Net zero energy is a concept of energy self-sufficiency based on minimized demand and use of local renewable energy resources. A net zero energy military installation is defined as: “A military installation that produces as much energy on-site from renewable energy generation or through the on-site use of renewable fuels, as it consumes in its buildings, facilities, and fleet vehicles.” [1] The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind strategy for evaluating a military installation’s potential to achieve net zero energy status, including an assessment of baseline energy use, energy use reduction opportunities from efficiency or behavior changes, renewable energy generation opportunities, electrical systems analysis of renewable interconnection, microgrid potential, and transportation energy savings. This paper describes NREL’s net zero energy assessment strategy and provides a planning guide for other organizations interested in evaluating net zero potential. We also present case studies and describe lessons learned from NREL’s net zero energy assessments at seven installations, including the importance of enforcing and funding mandates, providing leadership support, collecting accurate data, and selecting appropriate technologies. Finally, we evaluate whether the net zero concept is a useful framework for analyzing an energy strategy and a reasonable goal.

Integrating existing water and wastewater assets to reduce domestic heating emissions

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
F. Liu ◽  
A. Schellart ◽  
J. Boxall ◽  
M. Mayfield ◽  
S. Tait
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Domestic Heating ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
Available Energy ◽  
Heat Demand ◽  
Recovery Mechanisms ◽  
Water And Wastewater ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Renewable Energy Generation

A study was undertaken to explore opportunities for achieving reducing greenhouse gas emissions from UK domestic heating by using existing drinking water and wastewater assets as energy storage and recovery mechanisms, coupled with modest local renewable energy generation. The sensitivity of the solutions to future projections for domestic heating demands and climate change effects was explored. Simulations optimised the available energy supply, potential for storage, heat recovery and heat demand to minimise emissions at a scale that could be adopted in most UK towns. The approach may be able to deliver significant emissions reductions with more limited capital investment than more centralised renewable energy approaches. Results from two UK locations showed that integrated water–energy systems could theoretically reduce emissions by about 50%. Furthermore, the system could satisfy demand for about 70% of the time periods each year. Future scenarios were tested and it was found that the projected annual emissions reduction was similar across all scenarios, suggesting this would be a robust approach.

A Hybrid Decentralized Power Supply System Based on Different Kinds of Renewable Energy Sources

2018 ◽  
pp. 8-13
Author(s):  
Boris M. ANTONOV ◽  
◽  
Nikolai N. BARANOV ◽  
Konstantin V. KRYUKOV ◽  
Yuri K. ROZANOV ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Power Supply System ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Supply System ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Decentralized Power Supply

Renewable energy: a contextualization of the biomass as power supply

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 23-36
Author(s):  
Ane Caroline Pereira Borges ◽  
Marcelo Santana Silva ◽  
Carine Tondo Alves ◽  
Ednildo Andrade Torres
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Supply
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