New Simulation Represents 100% Renewable Energy System
Researchers at the Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland have developed the first ever model depicting a 100% global renewable energy system.
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MIT Researchers Build Citywide Building Energy Model Of Boston
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have built the most complex building energy model of the City of Boston for use in city planning and climate goals. Christoph Reinhart, associate professor of architecture, and Carlos Cerezo, a PhD student in the Building Technology Program, together with colleagues from the MIT Sustainable … [continued]
Envisioning An Innovative Local Electric Utility
Laboring to keep more of its energy dollars at home, community members in Boulder, CO, decided that they needed some numbers behind their vision of a cleaner energy utility. Listen in to hear Ken Regelson describe how the remarkable results of Boulder’s citizen-driven energy model have given them power to … [continued]
NREL Releases Cost of Renewable Energy Spreadsheet Tool
The following was first published on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory website The Cost of Renewable Energy Spreadsheet Tool (CREST) is an economic cash flow model designed to allow policymakers, regulators, and the renewable energy community to assess project economics, design cost-based incentives (e.g., feed-in tariffs), and evaluate the impact … [continued]
The Whole Town’s Gone Solar – Potential Model Communities in Fukuyama and Onomichi, Japan
In Hiroshima Prefecture, both the city of Fukuyama and the private sector are pushing forward with a futuristic “Eco Town.” In the midst of interest in natural sources of energy, following the nuclear incident in TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, an attempt is being made to acquire and market local “know-how” as quickly as possible to other prefectures in order to stimulate regional revitalization.
