By Nuyi (Flora) Tao '03 and Ed Chao '06 The Yunnan Whitewaters Hydropower Development Project has been registered under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism. This carbon emission reduction endeavor is a 78 megawatt, three cascade stage, run-of-river...
Results for research on: Alumni
Carbon emission reduction project involving two Erb alumni is registered under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism.
Yunnan Whitewaters Hydropower Development Project in China, (Nuyi Tao '03 and Ed Chao '06)
Michigan at a Climate Crossroads: Strategies for guiding the state in a carbon-constrained world
By Michael Edison'08, Rachel Permut '08, Kathleen Elliott '08 ( with Sarah Popp, Bernie Fischlowitz-Roberts, and Andrew Winkelman) The Michigan at a Climate Crossroads: Strategies for Guiding the State in a Carbon- Constrained World Project (MCCP) team developed...
Strategic Transformation of Ford Motor Company
By John Gearen '08, Sarah Hines '07, David Hobstetter, Sathyanarayanan Jayagopi, Nikolaos Meissner '07, Josh Nothwang '08, Karen Putterman '07, Mitsuyo Yamamoto '07. Executive Summary: New Mobility is a relatively new term used to represent an exciting and imminent...
Andy Hoffman publishes Pew Center on Global Climate Change report
"Getting Ahead of the Curve: Corporate Strategies that Address Climate Change" was published with contributions from 5 dual degree Masters students. Podcast: Hoffman Discusses Report http://issuu.com/erbinstitute/docs/finalpew?e=3090542/44420013
Life-Cycle Optimization of Residential Clothes Washer Replacement
By Richard Bole '06 Abstract: The energy efficiency of the average clothes washer in the United States improved by 88.4% from 1981 to 2003 (AHAM 2005). Replacement of old vertical-axis washers with new horizontal-axis washers results in decreased operating costs, both...
Policy Impacts on the Relationships between Environment, Public Health, and Regional Economic Development in Poyang Lake, China
By Howard Lin '05 Abstract: The Returning Reclaimed Farmland to Lake and Resettling to New Town policies were implemented in the Poyang Lake Region in Jiangxi, China after the massive 1998 flooding. The main motivation of these policies was to increase the storage...
Offshore Wind Energy Development in the Great Lakes: A Preliminary Briefing Paper for the Michigan Renewable Energy Program
By Scott Pryor '07, Matt Stout '07 The State of Michigan possesses significant wind resources, especially within its boundaries over the Great Lakes. These resources, combined with recent offshore wind energy successes in Europe, have encouraged this preliminary...
Aveda’s Product Distribution System: A Strategic Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Consumption
By Edward Ekkers '05, Tony Baptista '05, Heather Kirshman '05, Jonathan Forrester '05, Nathan Arbitman '06 Abstract: Aveda Corporation’s product delivery system (PDS) is evaluated in terms of energy consumption and global warming potential (GWP). Two components of the...