SUSTAINABILITY

Five Ds

October 19, 2022

Five Ds
Fundamental developments in science, technology and society are transforming the generation, distribution and use of energy. At the heart of these changes is a shift away from traditional carbon-heavysources toward renewables. Together, with technologies such as battery storage, microgrids, and electric vehicles, net-zero energy is in sight.

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Distributed Sun LLC

Distributed Sun, LLC (D-SUN) is a renewable energy services provider founded in 2009 that develops, constructs, finances, and operates commercial solar, community solar, and distributed generation. D-SUN provides tax equity syndication to its own projects and as a service. D-SUN manages operating assets in nine states. D-SUN’s affiliate company, beEdison, LLC provides a risk assessment and project development platform in parallel with additional diligence services and credit scoring for unrated entities.

OTHER WHITEPAPERS
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Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2022 Edition

whitePaper | May 11, 2022

The Energy Transition Index (ETI) has benchmarked the progress of countries’ energy transition for a decade on the three dimensions of the energy triangle – economic development and growth, energy security and access, and environmental sustainability – and on the enabling environment for transition. In view of the current volatile macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, however, a trend analysis from historical energy data can currently provide only limited insights. Hence, instead of the annual country energy transition benchmarking report, this special 2022 edition builds on the ETI trends observed in recent years to provide a perspective on the current challenges affecting the transition, and highlights priorities to supercharge it.

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Airborne wind energy:Wind made AWEsome

whitePaper | December 30, 2022

This brief explains the advantages of the Airborne wind energy (AWE) technology and outlines the investment requirements for scaling and bringing this novel solution to market. The brief is based on the White Paper “Getting airborne – the need to realise the benefits of airborne wind energy for net zero” by BVG Associates on behalf of Airborne Wind Europe.

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Bridging the Gap Between Renewables and the Grid

whitePaper | August 11, 2021

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, renewable energy generation has been steadily increasing as energy produced by fossil fuels decreases. While this is great news for facility owners looking to invest in renewable energy, the current U.S. electrical grid cannot support this growth rate without significant updates to technology and energy storage. Our white paper tracks the current state of the U.S power grid and addresses the challenges facility owners face when investing in renewable energy.

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Why we need the European wind industry – and how to safeguard it

whitePaper | September 26, 2022

We’re in the midst of an unprecedented energy crisis, with soaring energy prices and faltering supply chains around the world. In Europe, we have failed to realize and mitigate our strong energy dependencies – and now, people and industries are suffering the consequences. We urgently need more wind capacity to protect our economies and our climate alike.

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THE COMING INTEGRATION OF SOLAR, STORAGE AND EV CHARGING

whitePaper | August 24, 2022

Solar, energy storage and electric vehicles are all essential tools for achieving ambitious federal, state and corporate decarbonization goals. The growth curves for each technology reflect their important role in the energy transition.

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Greenhouse gas mitigation scenarios for major emitting countries

whitePaper | October 9, 2022

Our findings suggest that emissions are on the way to reach pre-pandemic levels. Of the 25 countries analysed, emissions under current policies have increased from 36.3-36.8 GtCO2e in 2020 to 37.2- 38.1 GtCO2e in 2021; this translates to a rebound of 2.5-3.5% since the COVID-19-induced emissions dip observed in 2020. Recent estimates of global CO2 emissions suggest a rebound of between 4.2% and 6.5% in 2021 (Davis et al., 2022; Jackson et al., 2022)

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Spotlight

Distributed Sun LLC

Distributed Sun, LLC (D-SUN) is a renewable energy services provider founded in 2009 that develops, constructs, finances, and operates commercial solar, community solar, and distributed generation. D-SUN provides tax equity syndication to its own projects and as a service. D-SUN manages operating assets in nine states. D-SUN’s affiliate company, beEdison, LLC provides a risk assessment and project development platform in parallel with additional diligence services and credit scoring for unrated entities.

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