Sunday, February 14, 2010

Ho Fong's Literature Review

http://solar.coolerplanet.com/News/11050902-santa-fe-greenlighted-for-solar-power-purchase-agreements.aspx
Lew, N. (2009, November 05). Santa Fe Greenlighted for Solar Power Purchase Agreements. Retrieved February 11, 2010, from coolerplanet: http://solar.coolerplanet.com/News/11050902-santa-fe-greenlighted-for-solar-power-purchase-agreements.aspx

This article deals with Santa Fe's attempt to power municipal buildings with solar power, and PNM's qualm with such a proposal. There is information about the renewable energy portfolio that PNM must meet.



The Bond Market Association. The Fundamentals of Municipal Bonds. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 2001.

The first chapter of this book covers the basics of how government bonds work. This should provide sufficient background for this project.


http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V4S-4X4G2KT-2/2/44526a06b999614121f0ba5db418bf6b
Singh, Parm Pal and Sukhmeet Singh. "Realistic Generation Cost of Solar Photovoltaic Electricity." Renewable Energy (2010): 563-569.

This article is relevant to our project because it proposes a non-linear repayment method for the loans required to start a solar electricity farm. The initial investment is huge, so a repayment that is in line with the Linkrevenue generation make more sense, and it should relieve some of the problem with starting a solar farm.


http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V2W-4XP8TBH-2/2/6e2ca2787c7fa7f01b7c90dfa53d7bb1

Wei, Max, Shana Patadia and Daniel M. Kammen. "Putting renewables and energy efficiency to work: How many jobs can the clean energy industry generate in the US?" Energy Policy (2010): 919-931.

One of the main concerns with starting a Solar Farm with tax dollars is the need for incentives for the tax payers. This article details how renewable energy can create jobs. We hope to apply the findings in this article to our project on Sante Fe.

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