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Build Back Better: Reimagining and Strengthening the Power Grid of Puerto Rico
Hurricane Irma struck Puerto Rico's northern coastline on September 6 and 7, 2017 as a Category 5 storm, knocking out power to more than one million residents ...
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Solar Photovoltaic Systems in Hurricanes and Other Severe Weather
Field examinations of hurricane damaged photovoltaic systems have revealed important design, construction, and operational factors that greatly influence a ...
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Microgrid-Ready Solar PV - Planning for Resiliency
This fact sheet provides background information on microgrids with suggested language for several up-front considerations that can be added to a solar project ...
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Distributed Solar PV for Electricity System Resiliency: Policy and Regulatory Considerations
This paper specifies the goals of power resiliency and explains the reasons that most distributed PV systems as installed today are technically incapable of ...
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Making the energy sector more resilient to climate change
The energy sector faces multiple threats from climate change, in particular from extreme weather events and increasing stress on water resources. Greater ...
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Getting Wind and Solar onto the Grid
This recently released report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) provides a comprehensive review and clarification of the challenges and solutions for ...
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Energy Security on a Barrier Island, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
In 2008, Hurricane Ike left Galveston flooded, leading to an evacuation, damaged infrastructure, and leaving the hospital inoperable for 90 days. To avoid this ...
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Case Studies in Power Sector Resilience
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Bridging Climate Change Resilience and Mitigation in the Electricity Sector Through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) technical solutions described in this paper can bridge action across climate change mitigation and resilience ...
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Distributed Generation to Support Development-Focused Climate Action
This paper explores the role of DG, with a high renewable energy contribution, in supporting low emission climate resilient development. The paper presents ...
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