There is general agreement that, below a certain size, the transaction costs of a renewable energy project become prohibitive relative to the scale of the benefits. Typical transaction costs include the time and cost involved in: The many legal documents and agreements – land leases, power purchase agreements, financing, agreements among partners and owners, construction [...]
A previous post made a case for the potentially transformative role of the Nissan Leaf in the electrification of transportation, but most of the major automakers have plans that involve electric vehicles. The October Clean Cities Massachusetts Electric Vehicle workshop was far from a definitive or complete statement on where the auto industry is on [...]
At a recent Massachusetts Clean Cities Coalition Electric Vehicle Workshop, speakers capably covered a broad range of topics relevant to the electrification of transportation, but the most powerful statement may have been made by an inanimate object – the Nissan Leaf parked in front of the conference center. That’s because the Leaf has the potential [...]
