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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"solar development"”.
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Encircling the sun: A political ecology of solar development in India
Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 112311 Lift date: 2021-08-23T20:48:32Z Reason: Author requested closed access (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system
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Using public/private partnerships to develop renewable energy : an economic development analysis for the Cleantech Cluster in San Francisco
… state and federal financial incentives have made solar energy more cost effective in California, there still are real or perceived barriers to developing large scale, wide spread solar deployment. The City of San Francisco is looking to overcome these barriers in order to attract and support the …
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Following the Herd: Modeling Mule Deer Resource Selection in an Era of Solar Expansion
… at unprecedented rates due toanthropogenic development, and is a major cause of biodiversity loss. Quantifying human impacts on natural environments and loss of biodiversity is difficult to quantify. The loss of biodiversity coupled with the urgency to transition to cleaner energy as a way …
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Utility Scale Solar Projects in California: An Initial Survey
… concentrating and photovoltaic utility-scale solar power projects, those with a generation capacity of greater than 50 MW, hinders the ability of researchers and policy makers to examine the state of solar development in the state of California. This research project seeks to fill this gap in …
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The changing landscape of energy generation in Virginia: How construction of utility-scale solar sites impacts soil physical and hydraulic properties
Utility-scale solar development is crucial for meeting renewable energy demand in many states in the United States, including Virginia. However, construction and operation of these large-scale facilities can substantially alter the ground surface, which subsequently has potential to impact soil …
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The impact of South Africa's largest photovoltaic solar energy facility on birds in the Northern Cape, South Africa
… fossil fuel-based dependencies, but its development can require a complex set of environmental trade-offs for bird communities in the area, ranging from effective and physical habitat loss to direct collision-related mortality. The wide variation in the nature and significance of …
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EVALUATION OF LAND, SOIL, WATER, AND VEGETATION-RELATED ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND TRADEOFFS AT UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES
Solar photovoltaics are a low-emission electricity source, but utility-scale development of ground-mounted PV may displace natural or agricultural land and compromise the land’s ability to provide ecosystem services. Co-locating solar photovoltaics with vegetation (sometimes referred to as …