Essays about: "Renewable Portfolio Standards"

Found 4 essays containing the words Renewable Portfolio Standards.

1. 1. Opportunities and challenges for a floating offshore wind market in California

   University essay from KTH/Industriell Marknadsföring och Entreprenörskap

   Author : Pieter-Jan Vandenbrande; [2017]
   Keywords : Floating wind turbines; California; PESTEL analysis; market challenges and opportunities;

   Abstract : The offshore wind energy industry is a rapidly growing industry as solutions are becoming cost-competitive and there is an increasing need to limit greenhouse gas emissions. New floating offshore wind turbine designs now enable the access to previously inaccessible offshore wind resources. READ MORE

3. 2. Environmental Free Riding in Renewable Portfolio Standards

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Kajsa Schrewelius; Weronika Brzuchalska; [2015]
   Keywords : Renewable Portfolio Standards; free riding; health costs; fine particulate matter; COBRA Screening Model;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to empirically assess the hypothesis on free riding in the implementation of environmental policies. The screening model COBRA is used in order to translate changes in concentrations of particulate matter into health impacts. READ MORE

4. 3. Deployment of Smart Energy to Undeveloped Electrical Networks

   University essay from KTH/Industriella informations- och styrsystem

   Author : Yaojing Tang; [2011]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis presents an approach to design and implementation of a Renewable Power Complex (RPC) containing several intermittent sources. The purpose of RPC is to improve the poor rural distribution network voltage portfolio which can be traced back to the typical long distance radial lines. READ MORE

5. 4. Renewable Portfolio Standards for the Promotion of Renewable Energy - The Dilemma of Developmental Inequity in the United States

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Kristin Seyboth; [2006]
   Keywords : Renewable Portfolio Standard; Tradable Renewable Energy Credit; Distributional Equity; Developmental Inequity; United States; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Implementation of the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), a political tool intended to increase investment in renewable energy, has become increasingly common in the early 21st century. RPS policies require that a certain amount, or percentage, of electricity in a providers electricity supply mix is generated from renewable energy sources. READ MORE