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Apr. 15—BATESVILLE — Team EARTH has announced Kids Discovery Factory as its chosen renewable energy demonstration site. Team EARTH (Energy Awareness Rural Towns and Homes) is one of 67 ...
In February 2003, a renewable energy referendum passed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, bringing around $200,000 for renewable energy projects every year beginning 2004-2005 pending approval by the UNC Board of Trustees and the UNC system Board of Governors. The university now has a $4 per semester green fee to help them buy ...
The study compared plug load assumptions made by 92 energy modeling practitioners against ASHRAE and Title 24 requirements, and the evaluation of the plug load calculation methodology used by 660 LEED-CI [126] and 429 LEED-NC [127] certified projects. They found that energy modelers only considered the energy consumption of predictable plug ...
Community renewable energy projects prioritize the participation of the end-user communities, challenging the traditional power structures of renewable energy projects. Community renewable energy projects, and the slew of positive social impacts often associated with them, are only successful with institutional support. [137]
Renewable energy in developing countries is an increasingly used alternative to fossil fuel energy, as these countries scale up their energy supplies and address energy poverty. Renewable energy technology was once seen as unaffordable for developing countries. [ 200 ]
The USDA Rural Development office that administers REAP categorizes projects into three tiers: Tier one for projects $80,000 and below, tier two for projects $81,000-$200,000, and tier three for ...
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), also known as Green tags, Renewable Energy Credits, Renewable Electricity Certificates, or Tradable Renewable Certificates (TRCs), are tradable, non-tangible energy certificates in the United States that represent proof that 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource (renewable electricity) and was fed ...
Verra was developed in 2005. It is a widely used voluntary carbon standard, which also offers specific methodologies for REDD+ projects. [12] As of 2020, there had been over 1,500 certified VCS projects covering energy, transport, waste, forestry, and other sectors. [12] In 2021, Verra issued 300 MtCO 2 e worth of offset credits for 110 projects.