… Years ago at an intellectual property law conference in Washington, D.C., then-Senator Orrin Hatch … I’d learn at least as much from other members of the cohort as I would from the formal course materials. Atthe first of the live sessions in the Clean Energy Policy course (which … government, automotive, public utilities, NGOs, or the dozens of other backgroundsthat I don’t have space to mention. To paraphrase Harry Truman, optimists are the only ones who get …
… A little over a year ago I was introduced to a few co-workers outside my department who I never … that piqued my interest. I knew that I had substantial knowledge gaps in the mechanics of our business, and they were a hurdle that I couldn’t research or network my way over. Withsome solid support at work and from home I decided to apply. After being accepted into this year’s cohort I was of course ecstatic but asthe days crept closer to the first class …
… I’m a current (2021-2022) FDCE cohortstudent, and I wantto be completely honestwith you aboutthe … I was purely interested in the second half of the program: the 16 weeks of applicable coursework on energy project financing. And I just wanted to know: isthe financing half of … like a big deal. And in the industry, it is. But if that were the course conclusion, I don’tthink an Excel document would make me even conversant on project finance, let alone …
… In our first week of orientation of the Financing and Deploying Clean Energy program, Yale lecturer Peter Boyd posed the seemingly simple question “Why are you here?” This got me to thinking, what had gotten me to this program, to this place? As a lifelong … lead my own beekeeping classes for high schoolers. When my Dad passed away, I sought refuge withthe bees and beekeepersthere. Nature and my community were there for me when I needed …
… Last year was dubbed the year of the special-purpose acquisition company (“ SPAC ”) and the … The students researched and presented potential investment opportunities across four industries – namely battery storage, sustainable agriculture, carbon capture, and … has worked on projectswith corporationssuch as Amazon, Infosys, LinkedIn, and McDonald's, and it has raised US $29 million in funding from investors including Amazon, …
… Have you ever feltthat cool concepts get mired in complex vocabulary? It’s a problem for many students, … those who are branching out from their background to explore interdisciplinary projects. This week, CBEY has joined forceswiththe Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (Tsai … vocabulary often used in sustainable innovation. Each page includes a set of explanatory resources, carefully curated by Yale-connected experts. The site is launching withthe …
… Are you considering applying to the Yale program in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy (FDCE) and wondering about whatsets it apart? Maybe you’re contemplating this opportunity for yourteam. Or maybe you’re a Yale alum wondering: what isthis program about? I can help you … would be a good time to summarize a few takeaways. “This is one of the coolestthings I've done in my decade since undergrad. It's justspectacularly puttogether in every regard. I …
… Five studentteams were recently awarded Climate Change Innovation Grants by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). CBEY awarded $15,000 this year to help further innovative ideasto address climate change and its environmental and social impacts. The Center has awarded these grants for the past four years in an effortto support projects and ideasthat can have wide-ranging impacts and …
… Now in its 10 th year, the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures has awarded $10,000 grantsto … and Ecopackables. Administered by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY), this grant helps eco-ventures further develop their businesses. Since 2011, David … their time at Yale.” Moving to virtual events has allowed for a unique reallocation of resources, so CBEY chose to award two $5000 CBEY Innovation Prizesto acknowledge and support …
… The SEEDS II team examined the correlation between grid congestion and household income. We analyzed the data atthe census block group level for 7 Avangrid feeders and 8 Eversource feeders. Census block groups are small geographical unitstypically including a few … We then matched these block groupswiththe 2018 Block-Group Level Planning Database . 1 This database is produced by the U.S. Census Bureau and includes a range of housing, …