… Renewable Thermal Alliance (RTA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 RTA Seed Innovation Grant. By providing $15,000 to each of the four winners, the grant will support … huge and largely untapped market,” said Stuart DeCew, Executive Director at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, which manages the grant. “We need to refine the … that everyone, regardless of socioeconomic level, can invest and participate in the clean energy economy.” Though heating and cooling in the U.S. accounted respectively for 65 …
… Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy. With a cohort of 75 online learners from 10 countries, the year-long program is designed for working professionals committed to clean energy who want to advance their careers as …
… -by Stephanie Hsiung (F&ES '19) Smarter and more affordable technologies are leading more and more utilities to rethink the traditional … to the participants – both old and new – of a modern, smart grid. At the Smart Energy Summit in Austin on Feb. 18-19, energy professionals came together to explore the … deployment to wider customer adoption. This tension gave rise to divergent visions of the futurefor utilities and their customers. By the end of the conference, it became clear to …
… and engage strong volunteer leadership (“solar ambassadors”) who are passionate about solar energy. The Yale Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) II team has designed, … types of messaging interact with adoption among these groups. In addition to Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, the … installations in LMI communities. These straightforward findings can be incorporated into future Solarize campaigns to improve their effectiveness in spurring solar adoption. …
… The popularity of solar energy skyrocketed in South Carolina (SC) with the introduction of net metering in 2014 when … and small-commercial utility customers who install photovoltaic arrays to get credit for excess power sent back to the grid. After the introduction of DER, the Palmetto State … immediate signing of contracts. Regardless,130 people signed up to be on the waitlist forfuture community solar projects and seemed willing to wait for the approval of new projects. …
… of heating and cooling is that households tend to wait until their old system breaks before they install a new one. This typically happens on a cold winter day. There is an urgent … heating system; 45% of respondents mentioned this. Next, recognition of the opportunity forenergy savings was mentioned by 24% of respondents as a factor prompting the installation of … mentioned by 47% of surveyed heat pump owners. Installation of solar PV panels (26%) and energy prices (26%) are tied for the second most common trigger for adopting heat pumps. As …
… Thermal Alliance (RTA) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s RTA Seed Innovation Grant. By providing $20,000 to each of the four winners, the grant will support … thermal market innovation,” said Stuart DeCew, Executive Director at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, which manages the grant. “I’m excited to see what next … heating and cooling in the U.S. accounted respectively for 65 percent and 24 percent of energy delivered to residential and commercial customers in 2015, the sector remains …
… three collaborators alongside suppliers of related technologies, like solar panels and energy storage. Flyers, brochures, and booklets were distributed to clarify the role played … CEO at Connecticut Green Bank In addition, on top of any net metering payments provided for supplying energy back to the grid, homeowners can get extra money for producing clean energyfor their own use and thus reducing strain on the grid; for five …
… Each year the Yale Center for Business and the Environment gives teams applying to the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize … file-default","data-delta":"17"}}]] Casey Pickett Director of Innovation, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development … of mentors and coaching a sustainable venture team, please contact Sophie Janaskie . Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Equity …
… the process, encouraging high rates of adoption. (See the Solarize Your Community guidebook for more information.) Solarize South Kingstown group. Image courtesy of SmartPower. Given … of Solarize? With help from SmartPower, a nonprofit marketing firm that specializes in energy efficiency and clean energy, this post outlines both Rhode Island’s recent Solarize … are primarily looking to reduce the cost of their electric bills and hedge against future bumps in energy prices. While solar is often viewed as a niche or luxury product, …