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(A summary version of this paper is also available.) An increasing number of national, state and local government leaders recognize that rapidly decarbonizing the electricity grid is necessary to slow the disruptive effects of a changing climate. At the… View Summary +
(A technical version of this paper, with four detailed appendices, is also available.) An increasing number of national, state and local government leaders recognize that rapidly decarbonizing the electricity grid is necessary to slow the disruptive effects of a… View Summary +
Brazil has excellent experience with policy regarding electricity accessibility. The Luz para Todos program, enacted in 2003, had connected 17.2 million rural Brazilians with electricity by 2023. But in some areas, particularly the Legal Amazon, challenges to electricity access persist. View Summary +
Access to consumption data from utilities enables building owners to cut utility costs, save money, increase asset value, and reduce carbon emissions. Too often, owners cannot access accurate data, especially when utilities bill tenants directly. Stakeholders in many jurisdictions requested… View Summary +
Europe is heavily reliant on fossil fuels in the heating sector. The EU has set itself a goal of deploying 30 million additional heat pumps by 2030. To advance the transition away from fossil fuels in the heating sector,… View Summary +
The Renewable Energy Directive (RED), designed to help meet the EU’s ambitious 2030 and 2050 climate targets, sets targets for growing renewables usage for heating and cooling in the building sector. As currently written, however, the RED encourages inefficient uses… View Summary +
As the UK energy system moves towards net zero compliance, heat pumps will likely play a key role in this transition. In fact, the government is currently proposing a target of 600,000 heat pumps to be installed annually by 2028. View Summary +
Sowohl das Thema Elektromobilität als auch das Thema Ladeinfrastruktur haben im vergangenen Jahr unglaublich an Fahrt aufgenommen. Der Absatz von Elektrofahrzeugen hat in Deutschland Ende 2020 erstmals zweistellige Prozentanteile erreicht, die Marke von einer Million E-Autos kommt in Sichtweite. Dadurch… View Summary +
Der Gebäudesektor ist der größte einzelne Energieverbraucher in Deutschland. Er ist für 30 Prozent der Treibhausgasemissionen verantwortlich. Eine tiefgreifende Renovierung des Gebäudebestands ist entscheidend dafür, dass Deutschland seine ehrgeizigen Klimaziele erreichen kann. Dafür werden neue, effektive und vor allem ergänzende Maßnahmen… View Summary +
Announced as part of the European Green Deal, the EU strategy for energy system integration aims to better link the different energy sectors in the EU — electricity, gas, buildings, transport, industry — to help them reduce carbon emissions. In… View Summary +
Proactive state legislative action and planning are needed to realize the full benefits of electric transportation for citizens, the economy and the environment. Some states may be starting from scratch while others have existing legislation. The legislative options found here… View Summary +
The energy transition in Germany poses challenges, but two main issues are emerging with regard to power distribution. First, peaks occur on the system on days when high levels of wind and solar generation are injected. Second, increases in the… View Summary +
Die deutschen Stromnetze können in den nächsten Jahrzehnten mit vergleichsweise geringem Aufwand fit für die massenhafte Einführung von Elektroautos gemacht werden. Eine intelligente Regulierung vorausgesetzt, wird es bis 2050 jährlich 1,5 Milliarden Euro kosten, Kabel und Trafos so zu… View Summary +
Stromerzeugung auf dem eigenen Dach ist die dezentralste Form der Energiewende, der eine breite Unterstützung gilt. Trotz der stark gesunkenen Kosten für Photovoltaikanlagen ist der Zubau jedoch begrenzt. Ein Grund könnte in der Ausrichtung der Förderung liegen, denn in Deutschland… View Summary +
Most discussions about solar microgrids focus on sustainable energy and development goals and the technical aspects of electricity generation, storage, transmission, and distribution. Very few explicitly examine the ways in which their introduction upsets and reshapes entrenched practices of electoral… View Summary +