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Delaware’s Environmental Justice Challenges as it Pursues a Low-Carbon Energy Future

Taminiau, J., Byrne, J., Cristinzio, D., Grover, D., and Carretero, D.S. 2022. Foundation for Renewable Energy and Environment (FREE) and the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP), University of Delaware.

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Low-Carbon Planning for Delaware’s Solar Energy Future

Job Taminiau, John Byrne, Daniel Cristinzio, Dharni Grover, Daniel Sanchez Carretero. 2022. Research report by the Foundation for Renewable Energy and Environment (FREE) and the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP), University of Delaware.

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American policy conflict in the hothouse: Exploring the politics of climate inaction and polycentric rebellion

John Byrne, Job Taminiau, Joseph Nyangon. 2022. Energy Research & Social Science, 89:102551. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102551

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Inferential- and measurement-based methods to estimate rooftop “solar city” potential in megacity Seoul, South Korea

2022. Job Taminiau, John Byrne, Jongkyu Kim, Min-Hwi Kim, Jeongseok Seo. Inferential- and measurement-based methods to estimate rooftop “solar city” potential in megacity Seoul, South Korea. WIREs Energy and Environment, 2022;e438. https://doi.org/10.1002/wene.438

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Community Solar Governance: Institutional Design and Collective Choice Options: Implications for U.S. Markets

2021. John Byrne, Job Taminiau, Joseph Nyangon, Thomas Benson, Daniel Cristinzio, and Robert Ddamulira. Community Solar Governance: Institutional Design and Collective Choice Options: Implications for U.S. Markets. Research report by the Foundation for Renewable Energy and Environment and the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3914111

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Sustainable Energy Investment and the Transition to Renewable Energy-Powered Futures

2021. Joseph Nyangon and John Byrne. Sustainable Energy Investment and the Transition to Renewable Energy-Powered Futures. In Joseph Nyangon and John Byrne (eds.), Sustainable Energy Investment: Technical, Market and Policy Innovations to Address Risk.
(Chapter 1, pp. 1-7). London, UK: IntechOpen.

 

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Risk Mitigation in Energy Efficiency Retrofit Projects using Automated Performance Control

2021. Job Taminiau, John Byrne, Daniel Sanchez Carretero, Soojin Shin, and Jing Xu. Risk Mitigation in Energy Efficiency Retrofit Projects using Automated Performance Control. In: Nyangon, J. Byrne, J. (eds.), Sustainable Energy Investment: Technical, Market and Policy Innovations to Address Risk. London, UK: IntechOpen.

 

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Spatial Energy Efficiency Patterns in New York and Implications for Energy Demand and the Rebound Effect

2021. Joseph Nyangon and John Byrne. Spatial Energy Efficiency Patterns in New York and Implications for Energy Demand and the
Rebound Effect. Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, https://doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2020.1868619

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Infrastructure-scale sustainable energy planning in the cityscape: Transforming urban energy metabolism in East Asia

2021. Job Taminiau, John Byrne, Jongkyu Kim, Min-Whi Kim, and Jeongseok Seo. Infrastructure-scale sustainable energy planning in the cityscape: Transforming urban energy metabolism in East Asia. WIRE Energy and Environment, https://doi.org/10.1002/wene.397

 

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Operationalising Capability Thinking in the Assessment of Energy Poverty Relief Policies: Moving from Compensation-based to Empowerment-focused Policy Strategies

2021. Joohee Lee, Hana Kim, and John Byrne. Operationalising Capability Thinking in the Assessment of Energy Poverty Relief Policies: Moving from Compensation-based to Empowerment-focused Policy Strategies. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/19452829.2021.1887108

 

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Navigating the Changing Landscape of Community Solar in Delaware: Policy Designs and Governance Frameworks to Support Community-Owned Sustainable Energy

2020. John Byrne, Joseph Nyangon, Steven Hegedus, Job Taminiau, Pengyu Li, Oscar de Paz, and Karice Redhead. Navigating the Changing Landscape of Community Solar in Delaware: Policy Designs and Governance Frameworks to Support Community-Owned Sustainable Energy. SSRN Electronic Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.33958.55369

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Assessing the impact of R&D policy on PV market development: The case of South Korea

2020. Yoonhee Ha, John Byrne, et al. Assessing the impact of R&D policy on PV market development: The case of South Korea. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment. DOI: 10.1002/wene.366

 

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City-scale urban sustainability: Spatiotemporal mapping of distributed solar power for New York City

2020. Job Taminiau and John Byrne. City-scale urban sustainability: Spatiotemporal mapping of distributed solar power for New York
City. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment. DOI: 10.1002/wene.374

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Explaining the Evolution of China’s Government–Environmental NGO Relations since the 1990s: A Conceptual Framework and Case Study

2020. Jing Xu and John Byrne. Explaining the Evolution of China’s Government–Environmental NGO Relations since the 1990s: A Conceptual Framework and Case Study. Asian Studies Review, DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2020.1828824

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Little time left to reverse emissions—Growing hope despite disappointing CO2 trend

2020. Peter Lund and John Byrne. Little time left to reverse emissions—Growing hope despite disappointing CO2 trend. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment 9(1) DOI:10.1002/wene.369

 

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Expanding the Conceptual and Analytical Basis of Energy Justice: Beyond the Three-Tenet Framework

2019. Joohee Lee and John Byrne. Expanding the Conceptual and Analytical Basis of Energy Justice: Beyond the Three-Tenet
Framework. Frontiers in Energy Research. 7:99. doi:10.3389/fenrg.2019.00099

 

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Advancing transformative sustainability: A comparative analysis of electricity service and supply innovators in the United States

2019. Job Taminiau, John P. Banks, Deborah Bleviss, and John Byrne. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Energy and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/wene.337

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The rise and fall of green growth: Korea’s energy sector experiment and its lessons for sustainable energy policy

2019. Yoon-Hee Ha and John Byrne. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Energy and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/wene.335

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Sustaining our common future: Transformative, timely, commons-based change is needed

2019. John Byrne and Peter D. Lund. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Energy and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/wene.334.

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Feasibility study of city-scale solar power plants using public buildings: Case studies of Newark and Wilmington Delaware with early investigations of bifacial solar modules and dual orientation racking as tools for city-scale solar development

2019. John Byrne, Joseph Nyangon, Steven Hegedus, Michael Chajes, Job Taminiau, Nuha Ahmed, Nick Dinardo, Pengyu Li, Jing Xu. Technical Report Prepared for the Delaware General Assembly. Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware.

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Risk mitigation in energy efficiency retrofit projects using automated monitoring and verification techniques

2019. John Byrne, Job Taminiau, Daniel Sanchez Carretero, Soojin Shin, Jing Xu. Technical Report Prepared for the Delaware General Assembly. Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware.

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Multivariate analysis of solar city economics: impact of energy prices, policy, finance, and cost on urban photovoltaic power plant implementation

2019. John Byrne, Job Taminiau, Kyung N. Kim, Joohee Lee and Jeongseok Seo. In Advances in Energy Systems: The Large-scale Renewable Energy Integration Challenge, First Edition. Edited by Peter D. Lund, John Byrne, Reinhard Haas and Damian Flynn.

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Utilizing the urban fabric as the solar power plant of the future

2018. John Byrne and Job Taminiau. In P. Droege (Ed.), Urban energy transition (2nd ed.) (pp. 31-49). New York City: Elsevier. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102074-6.00016-4.

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Diversifying electric utility customer choice: REVing up the New York energy vision for polycentric innovation

2018. Joseph Nyangon and John Byrne. In Pavel V. Tsvetkov (Ed.), Energy Systems and Environment, IntechOpen, London, UK. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.76023.

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Reflections on the state of climate change policy from COP21 to cities

2018. Manfred Fischedick, John Byrne, Lukas Hermwille, Job Taminiau, Hans-Jochen Luhmann, Franziska Stelzer, and Daniel Vallentin. In Rethinking Environmentalism: Linking Justice, Sustainability, and Diversity by Sharachchandra Lele, Eduardo S. Brondizio, John Byrne, Georgina M. Mace, and Joan Martinez-Alier (eds.) Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ISBN 9780262038966.

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Energy and climate change

2018. Sun-Jin Yun, John Byrne, Lucy Baker, Patrick Bond, Götz Kaufmann, Hans-Jochen Luhmann, Peter D. Lund, Joan Martinez-Alier, and Fuqiang Yang. In Rethinking Environmentalism: Linking Justice, Sustainability, and Diversity Sharachchandra Lele, Eduardo S. Brondizio, John Byrne, Georgina M. Mace, and Joan Martinez-Alier (eds.), Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ISBN 9780262038966.

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Urban solar rooftop potential: Technical and economic analysis of rooftop solar generation in Wilmington and Newark Delaware

2018. John Byrne, Job Taminiau, Steven Hegedus, Michael Chajes, Soojin Shin, Nuha Ahmed, Nick Dinardo, Jing Xu. Technical Report Prepared for the Delaware General Assembly. Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware.

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Investor risk mitigation in energy efficiency retrofit projects using automated monitoring and verification techniques

2018. John Byrne, Job Taminiau, Mayank Saraswat, and Apratim Mishra. Technical Report Prepared for the Delaware General Assembly. Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware.

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Framing the environment

2018. Sharachchandra Lele, Eduardo S. Brondizio, John Byrne, Georgina M. Mace, and Joan Martinez-Alier. In Rethinking Environmentalism: Linking Justice, Sustainability, and Diversity by Sharachchandra Lele, Eduardo S. Brondizio, John Byrne, Georgina M. Mace, and Joan Martinez-Alier (eds). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ISBN 9780262038966.

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Shifting to clean energy—An editorial essay

2018. Peter D. Lund and John Byrne. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Energy and Environment. DOI: 10.1002/wene.283.

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Enhancing climate finance readiness: A review of selected investment frameworks as tools of multilevel governance

2018. Lawrence Agbemabiese, Joseph Nyangon, Jae-Seung Lee and John Byrne. SSRN Electronic Journal.

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An assessment of price convergence between natural gas and solar photovoltaic in the U.S. electricity market

2017. Joseph Nyangon, John Byrne and Job Taminiau. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment. Vol. 6, Issue 3. Doi: 10.1002/wene.238.

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Achieving a democratic and sustainable energy future: Energy justice and community renewable energy tools at work in the OLNPP strategy

2017. John Byrne and Yun Sun-Jin. In One Less Nuclear Power Plant (OLNPP) Reframing Urban Energy Policy: Challenges and Opportunities in the City Seoul. Published by Mayor of Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul, South Korea: Seoul Metropolitan Government.

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Seoul’s sustainable energy action planning: Lesson for cities

2017. John Byrne and Yun Sun-Jin. In One Less Nuclear Power Plant (OLNPP) Reframing Urban Energy Policy: Challenges and Opportunities in the City Seoul. Published by Mayor of Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul, South Korea: Seoul Metropolitan Government.

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Are solar cities feasible? A review of current research.

2017. John Byrne, Job Taminiau, Jeongseok Seo, Joohee Lee and Soojin Shin. International Journal of Urban Sciences: 1-18. Doi.org/10.1080/12265934.2017.1331750.

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Automated monitoring and verification to unlock energy efficiency finance: Enhancing investor confidence and customer trust

2017. Job Taminiau, John Byrne, Dustyn Roberts, Mehul Garg, Joseph Nyangon, Yiyang Lin and Jeongseok Seo. Technical Report Prepared for the Delaware General Assembly. Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware.

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Measuring urban sustainability through common indicators and peer city benchmarking: Assessing sustainability assets for performance improvement and economic and environmental progress in Delaware

2017. John Byrne, Joseph Nyangon, Hannah Deblauwe, Chris Oster, Soojin Shin, Jing Xu, Job Taminiau and Michael Chajes. Technical Report Prepared for the Delaware General Assembly. Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware. SSRN Electronic Journal.

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Multivariate analysis of solar city economics: impact of energy prices, policy, finance, and cost on urban photovoltaic power plant implementation.

2017. John Byrne, Job Taminiau, Kyung Nam Kim, Jeongseok Seo. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment e241 doi: 10.1002/wene.241

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Clean energy transition: Our urgent challenge

2017. John Byrne and Peter D. Lund. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment e243 doi: 10.1002/wene.243

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Sustainable business model innovation: Using polycentric and creative climate change governance

2017. J. Taminiau, J. Nyangon, A.S. Lewis and J. Byrne. In Collective Creativity for Responsible and Sustainable Business Practice, Ziska Fields ed. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Pp. 140-159 doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1823-5.ch008

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Advances in Bioenergy: The Sustainability Challenge

2016. P. D. Lund, J. Byrne, G. Berndes and I.A. Vasalos. Chichester, UK: John A. Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 9781118957875.

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A solar city strategy applied to six municipalities: integrating market, finance, and policy factors for infrastructure-scale photovoltaic development in Amsterdam, London, Munich, New York, Seoul, and Tokyo

2016. John Byrne, Job Taminiau, Kyung Nam Kim, Jeongseok Seo and Joohee Lee. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, v5: 68–88. doi: 10.1002/wene.182.

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Reconsidering growth in the greenhouse: the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) as a practical strategy for the twenty-first century.

2016. Job Taminiau and John Byrne. In Green Growth, Dale, Mathaiu and Puppim de Oliveira (eds). London: Zed Books: pp. 233-252 and 306-309.

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Realizing infrastructure-scale finance in the green bond market: Scoping trends

2016. Job Taminiau, Joseph Nyangon, Benjamin Attia, Soojin Shin, and John Byrne. Policy Brief Prepared for Foundation for Renewable Energy and Environment, New York, NY.

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Urban energy transformation through solar city strategies

2016. Job Taminiau, Joseph Nyangon, Jeongseok Seo, Joohee Lee, and John Byrne. Policy Brief Prepared for Foundation for Renewable Energy and Environment, New York, NY.

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Utility 2.0: A multi-dimensional review of New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) and Great Britain’s RIIO utility business models

2016. Annette Brocks, Joseph Nyangon, and Job Taminiau. A report of the Energy & Environmental Policy Analysis (EEPA) Services Program. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.

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Methods to Assess the Technical, Economic, and Financial Feasibility of ‘Solar Cities’

2016. Jeongseok Seo, Joohee Lee, Melissa Bollman, John Byrne and Job Taminiau. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.

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A Polycentric Response to the Climate Change Challenge Relying on Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership

2015. Job Taminiau and John Byrne. Position paper prepared for the Twenty-first Session of the Conference of Parties (COP-21), held in Paris, France to negotiate an agreed outcome under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to ramp-up climate mitigation and adaptation worldwide. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.

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A review of sustainable energy utility and energy service utility concepts and applications: Realizing ecological and social sustainability with a community utility.

2016. John Byrne and Job Taminiau. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, doi: 10.1002/wene.171.

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Review of dynamic pricing programs in the U.S. and Europe: Status quo and policy recommendations

2015. Z. Hu, J-H Kim, J. Wang and J. Byrne. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. Vol. 42: 743–751.

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A Review of the Solar City Concept and Methods to Assess Rooftop Solar Electric Potential, with an Illustrative Application to the City of Seoul

2015. John Byrne, Job Taminiau, Lado Kurdgelashvili and Kyung Nam Kim. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 41, 830–844.

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The Promise of a Green Energy Economy

2014. John Byrne, Y-D. Wang, Job Taminiau and Leon Mach. In Byrne and Wang, eds. Green Energy Economics. London & New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers. Pp. 1-17.

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Nuclear Power: Is it Worth the Risks?

2014. Kathleen M. Saul and John H. Perkins. In Byrne and Wang, eds. Green Energy Economics. London & New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers. Pp. 276-295.

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Drivers for Change

2014. 2014. Job Taminiau, Y-D. Wang and John Byrne. In Byrne and Wang, eds. Green Energy Economics. London & New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers. Pp. 349-360.

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Energy and Environment is Defined by Its Cross-disciplinary Basis

2014. P. Lund and J. Byrne. WIREs Energy and Environment Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 1-2.

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International Energy Policy in the Aftermath of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster an Analysis of Energy Policies of the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Japan, China and Korea

2013. Y-D. Wang, J. Byrne, L. Kurdgelashvili, C. Brehm, K. M. Saul, G. Kramer, I. Argyriou, S. Gopal, H. Kim, L. Lamptey, M. Utturkar, H-Y. Bae, S. Cho, Y-H. Ha, J. Kim, J. Taminiau and Y. Wei. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy

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Livelihoods and the Ecosystems at Risk: Observations and Findings of the 2013 Study Team

2013. J. Byrne, A. Ruotolo, B. Booker, K. Saul, S. M. Gopal, K. Schumacher, L. Mach, Y-C Tsai, E-J. Lee, H-L. Kim, and J-Y. Kim. Study Visit organized by the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.

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Review of Wind Power Tariff Policies in China

2013. Z.Hua,J. Wang, J. Byrne and L. Kurdgelashvili. Energy Policy, Vol. 53, (February): 41-50.

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Social Change to Avert Further Climate Change: Defining the Scale of Change and Principles to Guide a New Strategy

2012. J. Byrne, L. Kurdgelashvili and J. B. Taminiau. WIREs Energy and Environment Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 17-40.

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Energy Strategies to Confront Climate Change.

2012. P. Lund and J. Byrne. WIREs Energy and Environment Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1-2.

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High Efficiency Photovoltaics: On the Way to Becoming a Major Electricity Source

2012. X. Wang, J. Byrne, L. Kurdgelashvili and A. Barnett. WIREs Energy and Environment Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 132-151.

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A Reformulation of ‘Success’ in the Climate Change Negotiations

2012. J. B. Taminiau and J. Byrne. Joint Implementation Quarterly (JIQ) Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 11-14. Full magazine can found at: jiqweb.org

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The Value of Module Efficiency in Lowering the Levelized Cost of Energy of Photovoltaic Systems

2011. X. Wang, L. Kurdgelashvili, J. Byrne and A. Barnett. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 15, 4248–4254.

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The Role of Policy in PV Industry Growth: Past, Present and Future

2011. J. Byrne and L. Kurdgelashvili. In Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering. A Luque and S. Hegedus, eds. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley and Sons. Chapter 2.

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Shifting from the Economics of Obesity to Sustainable Energy

2010. John Byrne, Francis Hodsoll and Kristen Hughes. Renewable Energy World. February 22.

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Solar Policies to Promote Energy Justice.

2010. Kristen Hughes, Lado, Kurdgelashvili, John Byrne et al.

Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.

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World Solar Energy Review: Technology, Markets and Policies

2010. John Byrne, Lado, Kurdgelashvili, Manu V. Mathai, et al. Report prepared for the World Bank. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.

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Energy-microfinance Intervention for Below Poverty Line Households in India

2009. P. Rao, J. Miller, Y-D. Wang and J. Byrne. Energy Policy. Vol. 37: 1694-1712.

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Sustainable Energy Utilities: New Energy Strategy for the New Climate

Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol. 29, No. 2: 79-163. Special issue edited by J. Byrne.

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Relocating Energy in the Social Commons: Ideas for a Sustainable Energy Utility

2009. John Byrne, Cecilia Martinez and Colin Ruggero. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol. 29, No. 2: 81-94.

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The Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) Model for Energy Service Delivery

2009. Jason Houck and Wilson Rickerson. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol. 29, No. 2: 95-107.

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Sustainable Activism, The Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, and Experimental Learning

2009. Durbin, Paul. Problem of Sustainable Development vol. 4, no. 1: 15-32.

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Delaware’s Sustainable Energy Utility

2009. John Byrne and Cecilia Martinez. Delaware Lawyer, summer issue: 26-31

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Sustainable Energy Utility Design: Options for the District of Columbia.

2008. John Byrne, Lado Kurdgelashvili, Eric Partyka, and Wilson Rickerson. Prepared for the District
Department of the Environment, District of Columbia. Newark, DE: Center for Energy
and Environmental Policy.

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Sustainable Energy Utility Design: Options for the City of Seoul

2008. John Byrne,
Young-Doo Wang, Jung Min Yu, Ashok Kumar, Lado Kurdgelashvili, and Wilson
Rickerson. Prepared for the Seoul Development Institute. Newark, DE: Center for Energy
and Environmental Policy.

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Vehicle Transport Futures: U.S. and China Scenarios based on CarCarbon© – An Alternative Vehicle & Fuel Choice Model with Energy & Emissions Analysis Outputs.

2008. John Byrne, Alex Waegel, Jun Tian, Patrick Meyer, and VB Veerabhadrappa. Prepared for the BP Foundation. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.

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Undoing Atmospheric Harm: Civil Action to Shrink the Carbon Footprint.

2008. John
Byrne, Lado Kurdgelashvili, and Kristen Hughes. In Peter Droege eds. Urban Energy
Transition: From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy. Oxford, UK: Elsevier. Pp. 27-53.
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A Sustainable Energy Future for Delaware.

2007. John Byrne, et al. A Briefing Paper to the Delaware State Legislature by the Sustainable Energy Utility Task Force

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The Sustainable Energy Utility: a Delaware First

2007. John Byrne, et al. A Report to the Delaware State Legislature by the Sustainable Energy Utility Task Force.

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American policy conflict in the greenhouse: Divergent trends in federal, regional, state, and local green energy and climate change policy.

2007. John Byrne, Kristen Hughes, Wilson Rickerson, and Lado Kurdgelashvili. Energy Policy, Vol. 35, No. 9 (September): 4555-4573. Chinese

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Evaluating the potential of small-scale renewable energy options to meet rural livelihoods needs: A GIS- and lifecycle cost-based assessment of Western China’s options.

2007. John Byrne, Aiming Zhou, Bo Shen, Kristen Hughes. Energy Policy, Vol.
35, No. 8 (August): 4391-4401.

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CarCarbon©: A CEEP-developed Scenario Analysis Program to Estimate Vehicle Fleet Composition and Emission Effects of Alternative Vehicle Technologies and Fuels

2007.Prepared for the BP Foundation. John Byrne, Alex Waegel, Patrick Meyer, and Jun Tian.
Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.

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Enhancing Sustainability in River Basin Management through Conflict Resolution: Comparative Analysis from the US and South Korea.

2007. Young-Doo Wang, William James Smith, Jr., John Byrne, Michael Scozzafava and Joon-Hee Lee. In Velma I. Grover, ed., Water: A Source of Conflict or Cooperation? Enfield, NH: Science Publishers.

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Transforming Power: Energy, Environment, and Society in Conflict.

2006. John Byrne, Noah Toly, and Leigh Glover, eds. Volume 9 in the Energy and Environmental Policy
Series. New Brunswick, NJ and London: Transaction Publishers.

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Introduction: Modern Energy and Modern Society.

2006. John Byrne, Noah Toly, and
Young-Doo Wang. In John Byrne, Noah Toly, and Leigh Glover, eds. Transforming Power:
Energy, Environment, and Society in Conflict. New Brunswick, NJ and London:
Transaction Publishers. Pp. vii-xii.

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Energy as a Social Project: Recovering a Discourse.

2006. John Byrne and Noah Toly. In John Byrne, Noah Toly, and Leigh Glover, eds. Transforming Power: Energy,
Environment, and Society in Conflict. New Brunswick, NJ and London: Transaction
Publishers. Pp. 1-32.

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From Love-Ins to Logos: Charting the Demise of Renewable Energy as a Social Movement.

2006. Leigh Glover. In John Byrne, Noah Toly, and Leigh Glover, eds. Transforming Power: Energy, Environment, and Society in Conflict. New Brunswick, NJ and London: Transaction Publishers. Pp. 249-270.

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Hydrogen Highways: Lessons on the Energy Technology-Policy Interface.

2006. A. Waegel, J. Byrne, D. Tobin and B. Haney. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society,
Vol. 26, No. 4. Pp. 288-298.

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The Daegu Declaration

2006. International Solar Cities Initiative. Bulletin of Science,Technology and Society, Vol. 26, No. 2. Pp. 76-77.

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Can Cities Sustain Life in the Greenhouse?

2006. J. Byrne, K. Hughes, N. Toly and Y-D. Wang. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol. 26, No. 2. Pp. 84-95.

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Tagged With: SEU, Governance & Polycentricism, Environmental Justice

The Solar City Daegu 2050 Project: Visions for a Sustainable City.

2006. J-D. Kim, D-H.Han and J-G. Na. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol. 26, No. 2. Pp. 96-104.

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Global trends in agriculture and food systems.

2006. Marie Trydeman Knudsen, N.Halberg, J.E. Olesen, J. Byrne, V. Iyer, and N. Toly. In Niels Halberg et al (eds.), Global Development of Organic Agriculture: Challenges and Prospects. Oxfordshire , UK : CABI Publishing. Pp. 1-48.

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Globalization and sustainable development: a political ecology strategy to realize ecological justice.

2006. John Byrne, Leigh Glover and Hugo F. Alroe. In Niels Halberg et al (eds.), Global Development of Organic Agriculture: Challenges and Prospects. Oxfordshire , UK : CABI Publishing. Pp. 49-74.

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Organic agriculture and ecological justice: ethics and practice.

2006. Hugo Alroe, John Byrne and Leigh Glover. In Niels Halberg et al (eds.), Global Development of Organic Agriculture: Challenges and Prospects. Oxfordshire , UK : CABI Publishing. Pp. 75-112.

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Break-even Price Estimates for Residential PV Applications in OCED Countries with an Analysis of Prospective Cost Reductions.

2006. Daniele Poponi, John Byrne and Steven Hegedus. Energy Studies Review, Vol. 14, No. 1. Pp. 104-117

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Freshwater Management in Industrialized Urban Areas: The Role of Water Conservation.

2006. Y-D. Wang, W. Smith, Jr., J. Byrne, M. Scozzafava, et al. In V.Grover, ed., Water: Global Common and Global Problems. Enfield, NH: Science Publishers.

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Ellul and the Weather

2005. John Byrne and Leigh Glover.Bulletin of Science,Technology and Society, Vol. 25, No. 1. Pp 4-16. Water Conservation-Oriented Rates.2005. Young-Doo Wang, William J. Smith, Jr. and John Byrne. Denver, CO; American
Water Works Association.

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Tagged With: Climate Change, Environmental Justice

Island Bellwether: Climate Change and Energy Policy Strategy for Small Island Developing States.

2005. John Byrne, Leigh Glover, Vernese Inniss and Gerard Alleng.Prepared for Mauritius 2005 International Meeting for the Ten-year Review of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island
Developing States.

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Tagged With: Climate Change, Energy Policy

A Tale of Two Regimes: Instrumentality and Commons Access

2005. Noah J. Toly. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol. 25, No. 1. Pp 26-36.

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Commodification of Ghana’s Volta River: An Example of Ellul’s Autonomy of Technique.

2005. Lawrence Agbemabiese and John Byrne. Bulletin of Science,Technology and Society, Vol. 25, No. 1. Pp 17-25.

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ORCID iD iconJohn Byrne is Director and Distinguished Professor of Energy and Climate Policy, University of Delaware. He is also President of the Foundation for Renewable Energy & Environment (FREE). The Foundation was created in 2011 with a mission of promoting a better future based on energy, water and materials conservation, renewable energy use, environmental resilience, and sustainable livelihoods.

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