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Retraining Programs for Coal Workers in Transition: Lessons from Appalachia
(2018-04)The use of coal for energy in the United States is being pushed to historic lows for a number of reasons, including the ascent of natural gas as the fuel of choice, technological advancements, environmental regulations, ... -
The Relationship Between Renewable Energy Manufacturers and Host Communities
(2018-04)As public opinion increasingly favors renewable energy, we must consider the communities that manufacture and dispose of materials related to renewable energy. The future will always be dependent on people receiving accurate ... -
Analysis of Solar Power as Single Source of Electricity for Middle East and North Africa Countries
(2018-04)The power sector is living a revolution. The cost of clean technologies is declining faster than expected and deployment targets are being achieved with relative easiness. However, as of today, to think of an entire renewable ... -
Carbon Neutral Food Menu for Restaurants
(2018-04)An individual’s carbon footprint consists of all the greenhouse gases from the meals produced as they wind their way through the food system. Shrinking this individual carbon footprint can help improve environmental and ... -
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas: Coal Plants vs. Marked Conditions
(2018-04)Coal-fired power plant retirements are important to understand as energy systems and energy markets evolve. Three base-load coal-fired power plants that were operational within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ... -
The Utility's Transformation to a Smart City Platform Provider
(2018-05)The concept of Smart Cities is pervasive when contemplating emerging energy trends and opportunities. And increasingly, large cities and municipalities are moving forward with sustainability objectives which are decidedly ... -
Utility-Scale Fixed-Tilt PV vs. Single-Axis Tracker PV: Nems Projections to 2050
(2018-04)The main purpose of this National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) project was to investigate the cost and performance tradeoffs of utility-scale solar PV through modeling variations in fixed-tilt and single-axis tracker ... -
Evaluation of State Plug-In Electric Vehicle Purchase Incentive Programs: What Drives Vehicle Uptake?
(2018-04)This objective of this paper was to identify common program components of state-level financial purchase incentives for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) that are most closely linked with “success,” which is determined by ... -
10 Years of Cap and Trade: A Comprehensive Review of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
(2018-04)The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative was the first greenhouse gas-focused cap-and-trade program in the United States. Encompassing nine states in the northeast region of the country, the program covers carbon dioxide ... -
Do Millennials See Climate Change as More Than Just a Meme?
(2018-04)This paper compares the climate change public opinion of Millennials—born between the years 1981 and 2000—to those of other generations (Generation X, Baby Boomers, the Silent Generation). Recent social and political ... -
Electricity Transmission and the State Utility Commission Approcal Process- What's Taking So Long?
(2018-04)Electricity transmission lines connecting widely dispersed renewable energy resources and other electricity generators to load centers are a vital piece of the electric grid of the future. Building transmission infrastructure ... -
Can Climate Change Increase the Likelihood of State Fragility?
(2018-04)It was concluded that climate change can influence the fragility of a country. The existing academic literature has found that it can be as nuanced as the displacement of people due to drought, flooding, storms, forest ... -
"What Gets Measured Gets Done": A Solar Energy Project Analysis for Reforming the Public Land Project Approval Process
(2018-04)The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) mandates federal agencies to consider any “significant” impact on the environment a major energy or infrastructure project will have on public lands before proceeding with ... -
Examining Uncertainty in Reserves Estimation for Oil and Natural Gas Wells Completed with Hydraulic Fracturing
(2018-04)The recent innovations in horizontal drilling technology, paired with hydraulic fracturing (HF), have opened up vast reserves of petroleum across the world, particularly the United States. This recent surge in oil and gas ... -
Using Market-Based Tools to Achieve Meaningful Carbon Emissions Reductions in the United States
(2017-05)Carbon emissions are directly and unequivocally linked to anthropogenic climate change. Reducing carbon emissions will mitigate the effects of anthropogenic climate change, which include immediate and sustained harm to ... -
Characteristics of Oil and Gas Pipeline Accidents Caused by Climate Change Intensified Hurricanes
(2017-12)Scientist now believe with more confidence that human activities contribute substantially to the observed upward trend in hurricane activity. An occasional casualty of hurricanes is energy infrastructure like hazardous ... -
Developing Policy for Beneficial Use of Waste Heat Energy for Low-Carbon Impact Thermal Desalination
(2017-12)This study proposes that policy—supported by innovative technologies in desalination and cogeneration—can be used as a mechanism to facilitate thermal desalination for the relief of water stress without the burden of ... -
Using 2012 State Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Annual Payroll Data to Understand United States Sector Emissions
(2017-12)The completion of this paper is an excellent summation of my time in the EPC program. I came into the program hoping to compliment my work at the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, which revolves around the implementation of a federal ... -
Quantifying Changes in Retail Electricity Rates Resulting from a Microgrid Deployment
(2017-12)Understanding how a proposed microgrid would affect customers is critical to deciding whether to deploy such a system and this paper seeks to assess how a microgrid deployment would affect retail electricity rates for ... -
China's Renewable and Nuclear Energy Agenda: A Geopolitical Strategy?
(2017-12)This study is a culmination of research performed during the Master of Science in Energy Policy and Climate Program at Johns Hopkins University. Through questioning, research accumulation, aggregation, analytical review, ...
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