Energy Sustainability

2013

“Review of Wind Power Tariff Policies in China” 2013. Z.Hua,J. Wang, J. Byrne and L. Kurdgelashvili. Energy Policy, Vol. 53, (February): 41-50.

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
“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, Vol. 15, 4248–4254.
“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
“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.
“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.
“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.
“Delaware’s Sustainable Energy Utility.” 2009. John Byrne and Cecilia Martinez. Delaware Lawyer, summer issue: 26-31.

2008

“Undoing Atmospheric Harm: Civil Action to Shrink the Carbon Footprint.” 2008. John Byrne, Lado Kurdgelashvili, and Kristen Hughes. In Peter Droege eds. Urban Energy Transition: From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy. Oxford, UK: Elsevier. Pp. 27-53. chinese
“Sustainable Energy Utility Design: Options for the City of Seoul” 2008. John Byrne, Young-Doo WAng, Jung Min Yu, Ashok Kumar, Lado Kurdgelashvili, and Wilson Rickerson. Prepared for the Seoul Development Institute. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
“Sustainable Energy Utility Design: Options for the District of Columbia.” 2008. John Byrne, Lado Kurdgelashvili, Eric Partyka, and Wilson Rickerson.Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
“Vehicle Transport Futures: U.S. and China Scenarios based on CarCarbon© – An Alternative Vehicle & Fuel Choice Model with Energy & Emissions Analysis Outputs.” 2008. John Byrne, Alex Waegel, Jun Tian, Patrick Meyer, and VB Veerabhadrappa. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
“Green Buildings in Delaware: Challenges and Opportunities.” 2008. B. Van Boekhold, M. Salisbury, J. Byrne, C. Martinez, G. Alleng. 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.” 2008. A. Belden, P. Cole, H. Conte, J. deMooy, S. Jose, J. Karki, D. Kasper, S. Rao, A. Sood, Y-D. Wang, and G. Alleng. A Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Project. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.

2007

“American policy conflict in the greenhouse: Divergent trends in federal, regional, state, and local green energy and climate change policy.” 2007. John Byrne, Kristen Hughes, Wilson Rickerson, and Lado Kurdgelashvili. Energy Policy, Vol. 35, No. 9 (September): 4555-4573. Chinese
“CarCarbon©: A CEEP-developed Scenario Analysis Program to Estimate Vehicle Fleet Composition and Emission Effects of Alternative Vehicle Technologies and Fuels” 2007. John Byrne, Alex Waegel, Patrick Meyer, and Jun Tian. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
“Investigating the Cost, Liability and Reliability of Anti-idling Equipment for Trucks.” 2007. Young-doo Wang, John Byrne, Wilson Rickerson, Vincent O’Grady, Jun Tian, Wang Jin Seo, Jae Hyun Shim. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
“Carbon Dioxide Emission Reduction Technologies for Energy Intensive Industries in the United States.” 2007. Young-doo Wang, Yda Schreuder, John Byrne, Jung-min Yu, Alissa Bierma. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.

2006

“Transforming Power: Energy, Environment, and Society in Conflict.” 2006 John Byrne, Noah Toly, and Leigh Glover, eds. Volume 9 in the Energy and Environmental Policy Series. New Brunswick, NJ and London: Transaction Publishers.
“Introduction: Modern Energy and Modern Society.” 2006. John Byrne, Noah Toly, and Young-Doo Wang. In John Byrne, Noah Toly, and Leigh Glover, eds. Transforming Power: Energy, Enviornment, and Society in Conflict. New Brunswick, NJ and London: Transaction Publishers. Pp. vii-xii.
“Energy as a Social Project: Recovering a Discourse.” 2006. John Byrne and Noah Toly. In John Byrne, Noah Toly, and Leigh Glover, eds. Transforming Power: Energy, Enviornment, and Society in Conflict. New Brunswick, NJ and London: Transaction Publishers. Pp. 1-32.
“From Love-Ins to Logos: Charting the Demise of Renewable Energy as a Social Movement.” 2006. Leigh Glover. In John Byrne, Noah Toly, and Leigh Glover, eds. Transforming Power: Energy, Enviornment, and Society in Conflict. New Brunswick, NJ and London: Transaction Publishers. Pp. 249-270.
“Hydrogen Highways: Lessons on the Energy Technology-Policy Interface.” 2006. A. Waegel, J. Byrne, D. Tobin and B. Haney. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol. 26, No. 4. Pp. 288-298.
“The Daegu Declaration.” 2006. International Solar Cities Initiative. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol. 26, No. 2. Pp. 76-77. Chinese
“Can Cities Sustain Life in the Greenhouse?” 2006. J. Byrne, K. Hughes, N. Toly and Y-D. Wang. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol. 26, No. 2. Pp. 84-95.
“The Solar City Daegu 2050 Project: Visions for a Sustainable City.”2006. J-D. Kim, D-H. Han and J-G. Na. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol. 26, No. 2. Pp. 96-104.
“Break-even Price Estimates for Residential PV Applications in OCED Countries with an Analysis of Prospective Cost Reductions.”2006. Daniele Poponi, John Byrne and Steven Hegedus. Energy Studies Review, Vol. 14, No. 1. Pp. 104-117
“PV PLANNER: A Design and Analysis Tool for Building Integrated Solar Electric Systems.” 2006. J. Byrne, G. Alleng, A. Zhou, S. Hegedus, R. Nigro, L. Kurdgelashvili, J. Schreiber, A. Sanoh, X. Zhang. A Renewable Energy Applications for Delaware Yearly (READY) Project. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
“Pathways to a U.S. Hydrogen Economy: Vehicle Fleet Diffusion Scenarios.” 2006. John Byrne, Alex Waegel, Bryan Haney, Daniel Tobin, Gerard Alleng, others. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
“Integrating Photovoltaic Systems into Public Sector Performance Contracts in Delaware.” 2006. John Byrne, Wilson Rickerson, Jun Tian, Alison Borchers. A Renewable Energy Applications for Delaware Yearly (READY) Project. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
“Energy, Economic, and Environmental Impacts of the Delaware Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program.” 2006. Y-D. Wang, J. Byrne, J. Kulkarni, A. Banerjee, et al. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
“U.S. Best Practice Exemplars for Sustainable Vehicle Transport and Energy Efficient Manufacturing: The CAFE and IOF Programs.” 2006. J. Byrne, A. Zhou, J. Tian, X. Zhang and J. Wei. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.

2005

“Island Bellwether: Climate Change and Energy Policy Strategy for Small Island Developing States.” 2005. John Byrne, Leigh Glover, Vernese Inniss and Gerard Alleng. Prepared for Mauritius 2005 International Meeting for the Ten-year Review of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States.
“Beyond Oil: A Comparison of Projections of PV Generation and European and U.S. Domestic Oil Production.” 2005. J. Byrne, L. Kurdgelashvili, A. Barnett, K. Hughes, and A. Thurlow. In Advances in Solar Energy: An Annual Review of Research and Development. London: Earthscan.
“Assateague Barrier Island Education Center Renewable Energy Project.” 2005. Y-D. Wang, J. Byrne, G. D’Alessio, N. Okubo, et al. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
“Bracing for an Uncertain Energy Future: Renewable Energy and the US Electricity Industry.” 2005. W. Rickerson, H. Wong, J. Byrne, Y-D. Wang and S. Sasser, Vol. 3, No. 1. Pp. 46-61.
“Lessons from a Comparative Analysis of California and PJM Electricity Restructuring Models.”2005. John Byrne, Young-Doo Wang, Jung-Min Yu. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
“Policy Options to Support Distributed Resource Options.” 2005. J. Byrne, L. Glover, K. Takahashi, S. Baker and L. Kurdgelashvili. A report to Conectiv Power Delivery. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
“The Potential Economic Impacts of a Renewable Portfolio Standard in Delaware.” 2005. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
“The Potential of Solar Electric Applications for Delaware’s Poultry Farms.” 2005. J. Byrne, L. Glover, S. Hegedus, G. VanWicklen, M. Weitz, and H. Hiruma. A Renewable Energy Applications for Delaware Yearly (READY) Project. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
“China’s Renewable Energy Polices and Potentials.” 2005. J. Byrne, Y-D. Wang, A. Zhou, J. Tian, X. Zhang and J. Wei. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
“U.S. Policy Experience in Promoting Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.” 2005. J. Byrne, A. Zhou, J. Tian, and J. Wei. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.

2004

“Energy Revolution: 21st Century Energy and Environmental Strategy.” 2004. John Byrne, Young-Doo Wang, et al. Seoul, South Korea: Maeil Kyung Jae (available for free in English and Korean).

“Electricity Reform at a Crossroads: Problems in South Korea’s Power Liberalization Study.” 2004. J. Byrne, L. Glover, H. Lee, Y-D. Wang and J. Yu. Pacific Affairs: Volume 77, No.3, Fall 2004. Pp 493-516. Korean
“Health, Ecological, Energy and Economic Impacts of Integrated Agricultural Bioenergy Systems in China and Institutional Strategies for Their Successful Diffusion.” 2004. John Byrne, Aiming Zhou, et al. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware. Chinese
“Integrating photovoltaics into performance contracts: Barriers &
opportunities.”
 2004. Wilson Rickerson. Proceedings of the EuroSun2004
Conference, Freiburg, Germany, June 20-23.

2003

“Whose Sustainable Development? An Analysis of Japanese Foreign Aid Policy and Funding for Energy Sector Projects.” Hideka Yamaguchi. 2003. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society. Vol. 23, No. 4: 302-310.
“Rethinking Reform in the Electricity Sector: Power Liberalization or Energy Transformation.” 2003. John Byrne and Yu Mi Mun. In Njeri Wamunkonya (ed.) Electricity Reform: Social and Environmental Challenges. Roskilde, Denmark: UNEP-RISØ Centre. Pp. 49-76.

2002
“Energy Controversy – Part II: Reversing Course.” 2002. Special Issue of the Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Guest Editors John Byrne and Steve Hoffman, 2002, Vol. 22, No. 2.

“Renewable Energy for Rural Sustainability: Lessons from China.” 2002. Aiming Zhou and John Byrne. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society. Vol. 22, No. 2: 123-131. Korean
“Less Energy, a Better Economy, and a Sustainable South Korea: An Energy Efficiency Scenario Analysis.” 2002. Young-Doo Wang, John Byrne et al. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society. Vol. 22, No. 2: 110-122.

“Designing Climate-Sensitive Transport Policy: Lessons from the Delaware Climate Change Action Plan.” 2002. John Byrne and Leigh Glover. In D. Kulash (ed.) Global Change and Transportation: Coming to Terms. Washington, DC: ENO Transportation Foundation.

2001

“Off-Grid Renewable Energy Options for Rural Electrification in Western China.” 2001. John Byrne, Young-Doo Wang, Bo Shen, et al. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware. Chinese
“IPCC Climate Change 2001: Decision-making Frameworks.” 2001. F.L. Toth and M. Mwandosya (coordinating lead authors; J. Byrne is a contributing author). Working Group III of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Third Assessment Report (TAR). New York: Cambridge University Press. Pp. 601-688.

“Short- and Mid-Term Prospects for World Energy Prices Using a Modified Delphi Method.” 2001. Young-Doo Wang, John Byrne, et al. In Jungku Kim (ed.), Factors Influencing World Prices: Alternative Methods of Prediction. Seoul, South Korea: Korea Energy Economics Institute. Pp. 156-206.

“Economics of Building Integrated PV in China.” 2001. John Byrne, Aiming Zhou, and Gerard Alleng. Proceedings of the Green Buildings Workshop. Shanghai, China, July 2001. Environmental Market Solutions and Pacific Energy Research Center, Tongji University.

“Energy Controversy – Part I: Change and Resistance.” 2001. Special Issue of the Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Guest Editors John Byrne and Steve Hoffman, 2001, Vol. 21, No. 6.

2000

“Beyond Pollution and Risk: Energy and Environmental Policy in the Greenhouse.” John Byrne and Tze Luen Lin. 2000. Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Strategies. Taipei, Taiwan (September): 1-23.
“An International Comparison of the Economics of Building Integrated PV in different Resource, Pricing and Policy Environments: The Cases of the U.S., Japan and South Korea.” 2000. John Byrne, Lawrence Agbemabiese, et al. Proceedings of the American Solar Energy Society: Solar 2000 Conference. Madison, Wisconsin. Pp. 81-85.
Environmental Policies for a Restructured Electricity Market: A Survey of State Initiatives. 2000. Darren Bouton, et al. Prepared for the Delaware General Assembly. Newark, DE: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware.
Delaware Climate Change Action Plan. 2000. John Byrne, et al. Newark, DE: CEEP.

1999
“Mitigating CO2 Emissions of the Republic of Korea: The Role of Energy Efficiency Measures.” 1999. John Byrne, Young-Doo Wang, et al. Proceedings of the 20th North American Conference of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics. Orlando, FL, August 1999. Pp. 319-328.

1998

“The Economics of Sustainable Energy for Rural Development: A Study of Renewable Energy in Rural China.” 1998. John Byrne, Bo Shen, and William Wallace. Energy Policy, Vol. 26, No. 1 (January): 45-54. Korean
“Commercializing Photovoltaics: The Importance of Capturing Distributed Benefits.” 1998. S. Letendre, C. Weinberg, J. Byrne and Y-D. Wang. Proceedings of the American Solar Energy Society Solar 98 Conference. Albuquerque, NM (June 15-17):231-237.
“Photovoltaics as an Energy Services Technology: A Case Study of PV sited at the Union of Concerned Scientists Headquarters” 1998. John Byrne, Steven Letendre, and Don Aitken. Proceedings of the American Solar Energy Society Solar 98 Conference. Albuquerque, NM (June 15-17):131-136.

1997


“Commercial Building Integrated Photovoltaics: Market and Policy Implications.”
 1997. John Byrne, Steven Letendre, et al. Proceedings of the 26th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. Anaheim, CA. Pp. 1301-1304.

“Building Load Analysis of Dispatchable Peak-Shaving Photovoltaic Systems: A Regional Analysis of Technical and Economic Potential.” 1997. J. Byrne, S. Letendre, Y-D. Wang, R. Nigro and W. Ferguson. Proceedings of the American Solar Energy Society Solar 97 Conference. Washington, D.C. (April 25-30): 147-152.

1996


“Evaluating the economics of photovoltaics in a demand-side management role.”
 1996. J. Byrne, S. Letendre, C. Govindarajalu and YD. Wang. Energy Policy, Vol. 24, No. 2: 177-185.

“Power Sector Reform: Elements of a Regulatory Framework.” 1996. John Byrne and C. Govindarajalu. Economic and Political Weekly (India). Vol. 32, No. 31 (August): 1946-1947.

“The Challenge of Sustainability: Balancing China’s Energy, Economic and Environmental Goals.” 1996. John Byrne, Bo Shen, and Xiuguo Li. Energy Policy, Vol. 24, No. 5 (May): 455-462.

Governing the Atom: The Politics of Risk. 1996. John Byrne and Steven M. Hoffman, eds. Volume 7 of the Energy and Environmental Policy Series. New Brunswick, NJ and London: Transaction Publishers.

“The Distributed Utility Concept: Toward a Sustainable Electric Utility Sector.” 1996. John Byrne, Steven Letendre and Young-Doo Wang. Proceedings of the ACEEE 1996 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Vol. 7: 7.1-7.8.

1995


“Photovoltaic Technology as a Dispatchable, Peak-Shaving Option.”
 1995. John Byrne, Ralph Nigro and Young-Doo Wang. Public Utilities Fortnightly (Sept. 1).

1994


“Photovoltaics as a Demand-Side Management Technology: An Analysis of Peak-Shaving and Direct Load Control Options.” 
1994. John Byrne, Young-Doo Wang and Steven Hegedus. Progress in Photovoltaics, Vol. 2: 235-48.

“Photovoltaics for Demand-Side Management.” 1994. John Byrne and Constantine Hadjilambrinos. Progress in Solar Energy Technologies and Applications: An Authoritative Review. Boulder CO: American Solar Energy Society. Pp. 22-23.

1993
“Valuing Photovoltaic Technology as a Utility Demand-Side Management Application: Regulatory Issues.” 1993. J. Byrne, Y-D. Wang, R. Nigro and C. Hadjilambrinos. Proceedings of the NARUC-DOE Conference on Renewable Energy. Pp. 258-269.

1992

Energy and Environment: The Policy Challenge. 1992. John Byrne and Daniel Rich, eds. Volume 6 of the Energy and Environmental Policy Series. New Brunswick, NJ and London: Transaction Publishers.

1986

In Search of the Abundant Energy Machine. 1986. John Byrne and Daniel Rich, eds. Volume 3 of the Energy Policy Studies Series. New Brunswick, NJ and London: Transaction Publishers.

 

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