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U.S. Aims for Zero-Energy: Support for PV on New Homes
Barbose, Galen; Wiser, Ryan; Bolinger, Mark - 2009
realize an immediate net positive cash flow from the investment. PV system performance can be optimized by taking roof … orientation, shading, and other structural factors into account in the design of new homes. Building-integrated photovoltaics … in system design and installation. Finally, the ability to install PV as a standard feature in new developments - like …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437184
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Designing PV Incentive Programs to Promote System Performance: AReview of Current Practice
Barbose, Galen; Wiser, Ryan; Bolinger, Mark - 2008
design efforts going forward, we examine the approaches to encouraging PV system performance - including, but not limited to …Some stakeholders continue to voice concerns about the performance of customer-sited photovoltaic (PV) systems … much remains to be understood about the extent and specific causes of poor PV system performance, several studies of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436041
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Designing PV Incentive Programs to Promote Performance: A Reviewof Current Practice in the U.S.
Barbose, Galen; Wiser, Ryan; Bolinger, Mark - 2009
performance. To provide a point of reference for assessing the current state of the art, and to inform program design efforts … factors that affect performance, and describe key implementation details. Based on this review, we then offer recommendations …-funded incentive programs has heightened concerns about the long-term performance of these systems. Given the barriers that customers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437117
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Implementing Lean Six Sigma in financial services : the effect of motivations, selected methods and challenges on LSS program- and organizational performance
Vashishth, Abhishek; Lameijer, Bart Alex; Chakraborty, Ayon - In: International journal of quality & reliability management 41 (2024) 2, pp. 509-531
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014470923
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Who Owns Renewable Energy Certificates?
Holt, Edward; Wiser, Ryan; Bolinger, Mark - 2008
Renewable energy certificates (RECs) are tradable instruments that convey the attributes of a renewable energy generator and the right to make certain claims about energy purchases. RECs first appeared in US markets in the late 1990s and are particularly important in states that accept or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436059
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New Berkeley Lab Report Tracks a Decade of PV Installed Cost Trends
Barbose, Galen; Peterman, Carla; Wiser, Ryan - 2009
Installations of PV systems have been expanding at a rapid pace in recent years. In the United States, the market for PV is driven by national, state, and local government incentives, including upfront cash rebates, production-based incentives, requirements that electricity suppliers purchase a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436091
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Tracking the Sun III; The Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the United States from 1998-2009
Barbose, Galen; Darghouth, Naim; Wiser, Ryan - 2011
Installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have been growing at a rapid pace in recent years. In 2009, approximately 7,500 megawatts (MW) of PV were installed globally, up from approximately 6,000 MW in 2008, consisting primarily of grid-connected applications. With 335 MW of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436285
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Tracking the Sun II: The Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the U.S. from 1998-2008
Barbose, Galen L; Wiser, Ryan; Peterman, Carla; … - 2010
Installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have been growing at a rapid pace in recent years. In 2008, 5,948 MW of PV was installed globally, up from 2,826 MW in 2007, and was dominated by grid-connected applications. The United States was the world's third largest PV market in terms of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436480
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Supporting Photovoltaics in Market-Rate Residential NewConstruction: A Summary of Programmatic Experience to Date and LessonsLearned
Barbose, Galen; Wiser, Ryan; Bolinger, Mark - 2008
-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), which are less susceptible to aesthetic concerns than traditional, rack-mounted systems. The performance of PV … volume purchases of modules and inverters and from scale economies in system design and installation. Finally, the ability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436828
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Who Owns Renewable Energy Certificates? An Exploration of PolicyOptions and Practice
Holt, Edward A.; Wiser, Ryan; Bolinger, Mark - 2008
Renewable energy certificates (RECs) represent the bundle of information that describes the characteristics of renewable electricity generation, and may be (and increasingly are) sold separately from the underlying electricity itself. RECs are a relatively new phenomenon, emerging as a tradable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437252