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Performance Metrics of US Renewable Energy Initiatives
Description
This study was conducted to better understand the making and measuring of renewable energy goals by the federal government. Three different energy types are studied: wind, solar, and biofuel, for two different federal departments: the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. A statistical analysis and a meta-analysis of current literature will be the main pieces of information. These departments and energy types were chosen as they represent the highest potential for renewable energy production. It is important to understand any trends in goal setting by the federal government, as well as to understand what these trends represent in terms of predicting renewable energy production. The conclusion for this paper is that the federal government appears to set high goals for renewable energy initiatives. While the goals appear to be high, they are designed based on required characteristics described by the federal government. These characteristics are most often technological advancements, tax incentives, or increased production, with tax incentives having the highest priority. However, more often than not these characteristics are optimistic or simply not met. This leads to the resetting of goals before any goal can be evaluated, making it difficult to determine the goal-setting ability of the federal government.
Date Created
2015-05
Contributors
- Stapleton, Andrew (Co-author)
- Charnell, Matthew (Co-author)
- Printezis, Antonios (Thesis director)
- Kull, Thomas (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- Chemical Engineering Program (Contributor)
- Department of Supply Chain Management (Contributor)
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81 pages
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In Copyright
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Academic Year 2014-2015
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.28798
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minimal
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- 2021-08-11 04:09:57
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