Uncategorized – Clean Energy and Sustainability Analytics Center

PhD Student Takes Second Place in Paper Competition at MSAAG Annual Meeting

wiesea — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:57:38 +0000

Environmental Science and Management PhD student Taylor Wieczerak won 2nd place in the , at the , hosted virtually by Hofstra University on the weekend of October 16-17. Wieczerak’s paper presentation was entitled, Public Perception and Willingness to Pay for Green Infrastructure and Improvements in Northern New Jersey Using Discrete Choice Experiment. The competition was judged by the executive committee of the MSAAG. The work, a component of his dissertation research, entails the investigation of “combined sewer overflows” (CSOs) as storm water management in our urban areas, suggested alternatives that are both cost effective and environmentally safer, and public willingness and attitudes toward this infrastructure renovation.

Creating Connected Communities and a Clean Energy Future

wiesea — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:16:36 +0000

State of New Jersey Unveils Draft 2019 Energy Master Plan

wiesea — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:11:36 +0000

Today, the State of New Jersey released the Draft 2019 Energy Master Plan (EMP), which provides an initial blueprint for the total conversion of New Jersey’s energy profile to 100 percent clean energy by 2050, as directed by Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 28.

New Jersey Is Now The United States’ Hottest Clean Energy Economy

wiesea — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:10:38 +0000

When Governor Murphy recently signed a landmark clean energy bill into law, New Jersey reclaimed the national policy leadership it abdicated during years of stagnation under the Christie Administration, and jump-started the state’s clean energy economy.

Orsted Wins New Jersey’s First Offshore Wind Solicitation

wiesea — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:09:17 +0000

The Danish developer will build a 1.1-gigawatt offshore wind farm for the Garden State, as it consolidates its leading position in the U.S. market.

Ørsted OK’d to Bring Offshore Wind Power Ashore at Oyster Creek

wiesea — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:08:12 +0000

Ocean Wind LLC, the developer of the state’s first offshore wind farm, has secured the rights to bring power ashore at the former Oyster Creek nuclear station, a move advocates say could reduce the project’s costs to connect to the region’s transmission system.

As Decision on Nuclear Subsidies Nears, Where is Consultant’s Report?

wiesea — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 17:35:08 +0000

Consumer, environmental, and industry groups want to know why an independent report commissioned by the BPU has yet to be seen by the public.

Start of New Era as Decommissioning Process Begins at Oyster Creek

wiesea — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 17:47:02 +0000

With nuke plant now offline, a sale of the site to Holtec, a Camden-based company, is under federal review

PSE&G Wants to Spend Almost $900M on Resiliency of Natural-Gas Network

wiesea — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:47:49 +0000

Critics argue most of the backup pipelines will never be needed, question utility’s decision to invest in infrastructure based on problems not likely ever to occur

The Big Challenge for NJ’s Clean Energy: Juggling all the Moving Parts

wiesea — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 17:49:13 +0000

NJ Spotlight roundtable is told climate change will be the big driver of changes in how energy is applied, delivered and used in the state and elsewhere