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  • A Comparison of Wind Power Industry Development Strategies in Spain, India and China
  • Author: Joanna I. Lewis
  • Published: July 19th, 2007| Report | 25 Pages
  • Reviews the respective policy environments for wind energy in India, China, and Spain and how these policies have influenced the rise of a major domestic wind turbine manufacturer in each national context. Examines and compares the manner in which Suzlon, Goldwind and Gamesa became domestic leaders in their respective countries’ wind industries, with a focus …

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  • Promoting Renewable Energy Sources in Portugal: Possible Implications for China
  • Author: Katrin-Dorothee Heer, Ole Langniss
  • Published: June 1st, 2007| Report | 25 Pages
  • High-level overview of the implementation costs for four renewable energy policy tools: feed-in law, public benefits fund, renewable portfolio standard, and competitive tendering process. Provides an idea of the range of administrative costs that can be expected to implement each of these policies.

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  • Review of the Role of Renewable Energy in Global Energy Scenarios
  • Author: Jan Hamrin, Holmes Hummel, Rachael Canapa
  • Published: June 1st, 2007| Report | 91 Pages
  • 2007 report to the IEA, aiming to (1) explain why certain global energy scenarios contain larger shares of renewable energy than others; (2) identify key assumptions; and (3) recommend appropriate settings for assumptions critical to the role of renewable energy that might be used in future global energy scenarios.

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  • Renewable Energy as a Hedge Against Fuel Price Fluctuation: How to Capture the Benefits
  • Author: Dan Lieberman, Siobhan Doherty
  • Published: June 1st, 2007| Report | 47 Pages
  • This paper demonstrates the benefits of renewable energy as a hedge against electricity market fuel price fluctuation. It considers how regulators and electricity customers may address this opportunity either as a socialized cost/benefit scenario (by including renewable energy in the rate base), on an individual customer basis (through green pricing options that convey price stability …

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  • The Potential for Energy Savings Certificates (ESC) as a Major Tool in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs
  • Author: Dr. Jan Hamrin, Dr. Edward Vine, Amber Sharick
  • Published: May 24th, 2007| Report | 109 Pages
  • James Hansen, Director of the Goddard Institute on Space Studies and one of the foremost experts on climate change, has said that man has just 10 years to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions before global warming reaches what he calls a tipping point and becomes unstoppable.3 Energy efficiency is a critical means to meeting a …

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  • Fostering Renewable Electricity Markets in North America (Executive Summary)
  • Author: Meredith Wingate, Jan Hamrin, Lars Kvale
  • Published: April 1st, 2007| Report | 20 Pages
  • The paper provides an overview of the key market demand and supply-side drivers for renewable electricity in each of the three North American countries. It then identifies regulatory mandates, voluntary purchases, self-supply and financial incentives as the most important drivers of a renewable electricity market in North America today. The paper also explores the opportunities …

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  • The German 250-MW-Wind-Program
  • Author: Ole Langniss
  • Published: September 6th, 2006| Report | 5 Pages
  • Historical overview of the German 250 MW Wind Program, perhaps the most significant effort of any country to support the piloting and demonstration of new wind turbines and wind turbine designs. The paper also details the criteria used in the grant application process and in the quota system meant to benefit domestic manufacturers. Emphasis is …

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  • Best Practices for Transferring Certificates Across Tracking System Boundaries
  • Author: CRS Staff
  • Published: August 24th, 2006| Document | 23 Pages
  • This document contains recommendations to enable, when and where desired, seamless certificate transfers between certificate tracking systems in North America. These recommendations were developed by the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS), in consultation with North American Association of Issuing Bodies (NAAIB) Working Group.

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