Evaluating Benefits of Offshore Wind Energy Projects in NEPA

October 10, 2016

Pursuant to Title 30 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 585, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has regulatory authority over offshore energy development including conventional oil and gas exploration and production, and renewable energy production from wind, waves, and currents. BOEM must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) prior to approving a lessee’s construction and operation plan for a wind or other renewable energy production project on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). NEPA analyses (Environmental Assessments [EAs] or Environmental Impact Statements [EISs]) typically focus on adverse impacts to the environment. However, NEPA analyses also need to include environmental and socioeconomic benefits analyses.

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Energy Transition in PJM:Resource Retirements, Replacements & Risks

whitePaper | February 24, 2023

Driven by industry trends and their associated challenges, PJM developed the following strategic pillars to ensure an efficient and reliable energy transition: facilitating decarbonization policies reliably and cost-effectively; planning/operating the grid of the future; and fostering innovation.

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FRED ENERGY

whitePaper | June 8, 2022

Due to supply and demand, this will contribute trillions of dollars to the energy corporates but will lead to above inflation price increases for consumers. The overall effects will be felt by all of us but those most vulnerable such as low-income earners and the elderly will be unable to meet the growing energy costs causing them to fall into what is termed “fuel poverty”. Energy suppliers are forecast to move towards greener alternative energy sources and this is great news for the environment, but it will have little effect on the consumer at cost level

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Decentralized Energy White Paper: Adaptive Local EnergyCommunities

whitePaper | October 7, 2022

The decarbonization targets and the development of renewable and low carbon technologies are changing the electricity systems in UK and worldwide. The sustainable implementation of this changes in the energy markets can be achieved only if the consumers/ prosumers are rightly incentivised. Furthermore, the integration of the system, transmission and distribution network operators in the overall local energy portfolio is crucial for the successful and practical operation of the smart local energy systems (SLES).

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A comparison of the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of European heavy-duty vehicles and fuels

whitePaper | February 5, 2023

Transport is the largest producer of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the European Union (EU), contributing almost 30% to the total. Heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), primarily commercial trucks and buses, are responsible for 26% of these emissions. Adoption of electric vehicles is expanding in the light-duty sector in Europe, but the heavy-duty sector relies almost entirely on internal combustion (diesel) powertrains; in 2021, zero emission HDVs represented only 1% of new HDV registrations in the EU.

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The future is energy efficient, energy yields and revenue

whitePaper | November 25, 2022

Wind power production has now become a truly viable business, without the need for government support. The next challenge is to further improve the levelized cost of wind energy to further increase its comp

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Is your organization’s journey to net zero headed down thewrong path? Here’s the sustainability safety net to get you back on track.

whitePaper | December 11, 2022

Most companies run into significant challenges on the path to net zero. Many cannot get a handle on their current sustainability performance because it’s hard to aggregate data from a myriad of sources. Others are so overwhelmed with the financials, they freeze on their path to net zero or, worse yet, they never start. Even large businesses may struggle to make upgrades to bolster their buildings’ energy efficiency or afford expensive new equipment and smart building technology. Instead, immediate budgetary needs, like paying employee salaries and product development, take precedent.

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