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The Changing Landscape of Renewables and Energy Efficiency
APEC Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Capacity Building Workshop
Dan Bilello
December 14, 2015
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Investment at Scale
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Cost Trends
Source: IRENA Renewable Cost Database
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Role of Market and Policy Drivers
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Capacity at Scale
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Optimizing Domestic Resources for Energy Access
Clean Energy Resources
Enabling Infrastructure
People and Demand
Geohazards
Developable Land
Natural Resources
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Data Access and Usability
Increasing…
Flexibility Interactivity Capability Interoperability
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Informing Decision Making and Planning
Inputs: user defines renewable energy resource and constraints
Outputs: land area, nameplate capacity, and generation
potential; visualization of results
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