Renewable
Energy Policy
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A
Review of the Role of Renewable Energy in Global Energy Scenarios (June
2007): This report was sponsored
by the IEA Implementing Agreement on Renewable Energy Technology
Deployment. The purpose of this report, was to: (1) explain
why certain global energy scenarios contain larger shares
of renewable energy than others; (2) identify key assumptions;
and (3) recommend appropriate settings for assumptions critical
to the role of renewable energy that might be used in future
global energy scenarios. The report analyses eleven global
scenario reports incorporating 35 individual scenarios. It
discusses the types of scenarios and their uses, the types
of models used, and how various technologies are characterized
in the different scenario sets.
Executive
Summary of "A
Review of the Role of Renewable Energy in Global Energy Scenarios"
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Lessons Learned for Integrating Renewables into Greenhouse Gas Trading Programs (April
7, 2006): Since mid-2004, CRS has been working to ensure that renewable energy is integrated into state and regional greenhouse gas reduction programs. CRS convened and lead a Renewable Working Group in the Northeast to develop a proposal to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) for the inclusion of renewables in the development of a GHG carbon cap and trade program. Previously, renewable energy has been excluded from cap and trade emission reduction programs. The proposal incorporated the benefits of renewable energy in a manner that avoids double counting of benefits while being fully compatible with renewable energy incentive programs and emission reduction strategies in the Northeast . The CRS-lead Working Group submitted draft language that was incorporated in the final RGGI Model Rule, helping to ensure a place for voluntary and mandated renewable purchases in the GHG emissions reduction regime in the Northeast. CRS is also involved in the Western State's Global Warming Initiatives in a similar capacity. |
Achieving a 33% Renewable Energy Target (November
1, 2005): This report was requested by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and funded by the Energy Foundation. It was developed to assist the CPUC in its responsibilities as part of the California Climate Action Team (CAT), and as an input to the CAT January 2006 report to the Governor on implementation of the state greenhouse gas reduction target. The purpose of the report is to assess how to accelerate and expand the current CPUC Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and related programs to achieve the Governor's goal of meeting 33 percent of statewide electric power supply with renewable energy by 2020. This report identifies what the CPUC can do within the scope of its current jurisdiction and what changes in law are needed to expand renewables to meet the Governor's goal. This report also focuses specifically on necessary implementation steps, barriers that must be overcome and a step-by-step schedule for implementation and adoption of policy changes needed to accelerate California's RPS program to the 33 percent level. Wherever possible this project relies on existing research, analysis and modeling results. The period of interest for this investigation is 2010 to 2020. |
International
Tax Incentives for Renewable Energy: Lessons for Public Policy (June
17, 2005): Throughout the world,
tax incentives have supported public policies designed to stimulate
the development of renewable energy markets and industries.
Tax incentives are powerful and highly flexible policy tools
that can be targeted to encourage specific renewable energy
technologies and to impact selected renewable energy market
participants, especially when used in combination with other
policy tools. This paper identifies the types of tax incentives
currently in use worldwide ir order to learn from the experiences
of the 29 countries and 35 states specifically examined here. |
A
Review of International Experience with Policies to Promote
Wind Power Industry Development (March
2005): This report explores
the motivations behind establishing a local wind power industry,
and the paths that different countries have taken to develop
indigenous large wind turbine manufacturing industries within
their borders. |
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Renewable
Energy Policy Options for China: A Comparison of Renewable
Portfolio Standards, Feed-in Tariffs, and Tendering Policies (June
2002): This paper provides
a comparative analysis of feed-in laws, renewable portfolio
standards, and tendering policies as three policy tools
that can help the development of new renewable capacity.
It compares the relative merits and disadvantages of each
approach both in general and for application in China.
It also identifies several policy objectives that can be
achieved through these three approaches and identifies
which approach has been most successful in meeting each
of the various policy goals. |
Project
Development and Public Polocies: Feed-in Tariffs, Green
Pricing, PBF, RPS (June
2002): This
report identifies the most common elements of renewable
energy project development, how they have been applied
with various types of policy approaches and the critical
factors affecting their use. (This paper only deals with
larger than 1 MW, grid-connected facilities.) Renewable
energy policy approaches and the typical project development
practices used with each are discussed. The paper discusses
such issues as financing, ownership of facilities, power
sales, power purchase agreements and mandatory market strategies. |
Capacity
And Energy Based RPS Policies (5/19/2001): A
discussion of the comparative advantages and disadvantages
of a capacity-based renewable energy purchase obligation
and an energy-based renewable energy purchase obligation.
The memo uses Texas to illustrate the capacity-based approach. |
Interaction
Between RPS and SBC Policies (5/19/2001): This
memo explores the different methods for integrating SBC and
RPS policies, using examples from the US. The memo compares
the effectiveness of these combinations in reaching various
goals and makes recommendations for their use in China. |
United
States RPS Case Studies (May
2000): This document summarizes
three states' RPS policies: Maine, Wisconsin, and Texas.
Each state case study contains information on the historical
background, legislative process, regulatory implementation,
and the effectiveness of the policy and provides a copy
of the actual regulation. In addition, this document contains
a summary of RPS design lessons and comparative analysis
of different approaches. |
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