ISE Research: Utility of the Future
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/39109
The electric power industries of the world are shifting from centralized, fossil-based production to more distributed and entirely carbon-free networks. Along with colleagues in the Questrom School of Business, the College of Engineering, and the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, the Institute plays a global leadership role in this area.
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The value of diversifying uncertain renewable generation through the transmission system
(Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, 2020-09)A study published by the ISE estimates transmission-related benefits attributable to the geographic diversification of variable renewable generation and loads. The analysis indicates that the benefits of transmission ... -
Still charging: energy storage commercialization in Massachusetts
(Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, 2020-05)With the mutually reinforcing trends of climate change mitigation and transport electrification, the opportunity for energy storage innovation has never been more apparent. Massachusetts supports a robust community of ... -
Bringing power and progress to Africa in a financially and environmentally sustainable manner
(Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, 2020-04)EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The future of electricity supply and delivery on the continent of Africa represents one of the thorniest challenges facing professionals in the global energy, economics, finance, environmental, ... -
Multi-user microgrids: obstacles to development and recommendations for advancement
(Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, 2018-11)EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Multi-user microgrids (MUMs) are an emerging approach to electricity service that allows neighboring customers to obtain greater resilience in electricity service, from a set of locally installed ... -
Assessment of Haiti’s electricity sector
(Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, 2018-03)INTRODUCTION: This report summarizes the current state of the electricity sector in Haiti, to form a knowledge base from which to subsequently evaluate options for how best to increase electricity access in Haiti. Accordingly, ... -
Assessing the potential for U.S. utility green bonds
(Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, 2019-05)EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Bonds are the largest single class of financial instrument across the world’s financial markets. Recently, a subclass of these bonds, called green bonds, has emerged in the market place. Green bonds ...