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An Overview of Oregon Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency

An Overview of Oregon Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency. Yao Yin. Background. Sustainability is a buzz word.

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An Overview of Oregon Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency

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  1. An Overview of Oregon Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency Yao Yin

  2. Background • Sustainability is a buzz word. • the Brundtland Commission (United Nations, 1987). This commission established the notion of sustainable development as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

  3. (Governance for Sustainable Development, 2004)

  4. The institutional dimension is the key tool for the governance of sustainable development.

  5. To approach sustainability, renewable energy is a way. • Since the fuel crisis in the 1970’s, the Pacific Northwest region has been investigating the use of renewable resources to produce energy.

  6. Figure 2: U.S. Energy Sources Pie (USDA, 2005)

  7. Primary Question • What is the institutional framework for the most popular renewables in Oregon? • We attempt to characterize the renewables and efficiency incentives available for Oregon.

  8. Technologies (DSIRE)

  9. Types

  10. Eligible Sectors

  11. Implementing Sectors

  12. Conclusion 4 ‘Big’s about Oregon Renewable Incentives

  13. Reference • United Nations General Assembly, 96th Plenary Assembly. (1987). Report of the World Comission on Environment and Development. Publication A/RES/42/187. • Governance for Sustainable Development. (2004) The Pignans Set of Indicators. Retrieved 7/3/07 from http://www.gosd.net/Pignans.pdf • US Department of Agriculture. (2005). Biomass as Feedstocks for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply. DOE/GO-102005-2135, ORNL/TM-2005/66. Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. • DSIRE. (2008). "Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency." from http://www.dsireusa.org/.

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