Selected Publications by FREE Members

2012

• “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.
• “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.
• “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
• “Supporting Urban Green Infrastructure” 2012. K. Hughes, J. Byrne, J. Caldwell, C. Cruz-Ortiz, C. Dsouza, T. Johnson, M. Schorse, M. Schramm and X. Zhang. Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Project. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
• “Policies to Support Community Solar Initiatives: Best Practices to Enhance Net Metering” 2012.K. Hughes, J. Byrne, C. Brunette, B. Dodge, T. Han, P. Kerrane, O. Ohkrimenko, Z. Schafer, A. Smargon, M. Stern and O. Yost. A report of the Renewable Energy Applications for Delaware Yearly (READY) project. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.

2011

• “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.
• “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. (In press)
• “Delaware’s Energy Efficiency Potential and Program Scenarios to Meet Its Energy Efficiency Resource Standard” 2011. John Byrne, Lado Kurdgelashvili, Jeremiah Couey and Zachary Schafer. Prepared for the Office of the Secretary Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control State of Delaware. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
• “PV PLANNER: A Design and Analysis Tool for Building Integrated Solar Electric Systems. Updated User Manual” 2011. John Byrne, Lado Kurdgelashvili, and Jeremiah Couey. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
• “Policies to Support Distributed Renewable Energy: Best Practices Among U.S. States.” 2011. Kristen Hughes, John Byrne, Peter Olmsted, Matthew Stern, Jinmi Kim and Hui Li. A report of the Renewable Energy Applications for Delaware Yearly (READY) project. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy. February 22.

2010

• “Shifting from the Economics of Obesity to Sustainable Energy.” 2010. John Byrne, Francis Hodsoll and Kristen Hughes. Renewable Energy World. February 22.
• “Solar Policies to Promote Energy Justice.” 2010. Kristen Hughes, Lado, Kurdgelashvili, John Byrne et al. A report of the Renewable Energy Applications for Delaware Yearly (READY) project. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
• “Sustainable Energy Management for the Four Campuses of the Delaware Technical and Community College.” 2010. John Byrne, Lado, Kurdgelashvili, Jeremiah Couey, et al. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
• “World Solar Energy Review:Technology, Markets and Policies.” 2010. John Byrne, Lado, Kurdgelashvili, Manu V. Mathai, et al. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.

2009

• “Sustainable Energy Utilities: New Energy Strategy for the New Climate.” Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol. 29, No. 2: 79-163. Special issue
• “The Corporate Greenhouse: Climate Change Policy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in a Globalizing World.” 2009. Yda Schreuder. Zed Books.
• “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.
• “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.
• “An Applied Local Sustainable Energy Model: The Case of Austin, Texas.” 2009. Kristen Hughes. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol. 29, No. 2: 108-123.
• “The Restoration of a Local Energy Regime Amid Trends of Power Liberalization in East Asia: The Seoul Sustainable Energy Utility.” 2009. Jung-Min Yu. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol. 29, No. 2: 124-138.
• “Elements of an Alternative to Nuclear Power as a Response to the Energy-Environment Crisis in India: Development as Freedom and a Sustainable Energy Utility.” 2009. Manu V. Mathai. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol. 29, No. 2: 139-150.
• “A Framework for Sustainable Energy Development Beyond the Grid: Meeting the Needs of Rural and Remote Populations.” 2009. Lawrence Agbemabiese. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol. 29, No. 2: 151-158.
• “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.
• “Creating a Solar City: Determining the Potential of Solar Rooftop Systems in the City of Newark.” 2009. Xilin Zhang, Rebecca Walker, Michael Salisbury, Rebecca Hromiko, Jackson Schreiber, John Byrne, Lado Kurdgelashvili, Steven Hegedus. Our thanks to Gerard Alleng and Aiming Zhou for their early work on this report. A Renewable Energy Applications for Delaware Yearly (READY) Project. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
• “Integrated Policy and Planning for Water and Energy.” 2009. Young-Doo Wang. Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education, Vol. 142 (June): 1-6.