Renewable Energy Analysis

Downstream Strategies analyzes energy markets and the impacts of energy development on economies and the environment. We support strategic approaches to energy and climate change by developing plans, policies, and projects that are grounded in economic and policy analyses. We also assist communities and individuals in developing localized energy and economic transition strategies.

Policy

Policies may enable and impede opportunities for energy project development. Our researchers offer a holistic understanding of these intricacies and work for policies that strike a balance between the economy and the environment.

Alternative energy futures and scenario development
Analyses of energy-related permits
Energy development and market trends analyses

Impact

Energy development is an important part of our shared economic future; however, we must chart our course thoughtfully and responsibly. Downstream Strategies’ understanding of energy development allows clients to account for benefits, costs, and impacts on the economy and the environment.

Fuel consumption and resource assessments
Ecosystem services valuation
Emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants
Water quality and land impacts of energy development

Planning

Global climate change is a defining challenge of the 21st Century that requires leadership from the world’s largest economies and high levels of cooperation throughout the local and international community. Downstream Strategies assists communities and businesses that have made commitments to reducing their impact on our changing climate.

Distributed energy development and feasibility studies
Energy technology analyses
Energy opportunities assessments

Renewable Energy Analysis Contact

Evan Hansen

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Projects

POWER for Transition: Investment in Coal Communities through the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative

This report examines implementation of the POWER Initiative, which assists communities hurt by declines in coal mining and coal-fired electricity generation. The lessons learned through this retrospective analysis can be used to guide current and future federal policymaking to revitalize the economies of coal communities.

National to Neighborhoods: Catalyzing Opportunities for Coal-Impacted Communities

This report outlines innovative projects that would transform abandoned coal mine lands in West Virginia and nearby states into sites of sustainable community and economic development. As the technical advisor to the Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition, Downstream Strategies helped author this report.

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