… to support its mission of developing leaders who are uniquely capable of addressing social and environmental challenges. The Gift The gift will help CBEY expand its rapidly … its work on innovation and entrepreneurship, CBEY has established itself as a leading resource on clean energy finance. The new gift will expand this work in two ways. First, CBEY, … the forum will target efforts in states where clean energy is only starting to take root, making the Forum’s actionable insights accessible to professionals in all parts of the …
… arbitrage.” Due to the low marginal cost of renewable energy, electricity from renewable sources is cheaper than from conventional sources, but it is not available all the time. If … to the hardware side. The consulting team worked on the project through a class called Social and Environmental Consultancy (SEC), now known asSustainable Entrepreneurship … started a company!” 2621 Clean Energy Environmental Innovation Equity and Justice Sabin Stories: PowerHouse … Apr 10, 2018 Sabin Stories: PowerHouse Ben Soltoff (MBA '19, Master of …
… Easily accessible and comparable information on featuressuch as costs, performance, environmentalimpacts, and co-benefits of these technologies would present valuable metrics to customers. … available from these programs are generally not consistent acrossstate borders, discouraging information sharing and comparative analysis. Policymakers want metrics that …
… wasstruggling. Could he help? Sohi did what he could—found her housing, connected her to socialservices. One year out, her kids are in school and she’s holding down a job. “But … which goes online at the end of this year, is then used to fill gaps that federal grant-making can’t—to fund projects too expensive for public investment but not profitable enough … you’re trying to replace public with private, people start to feel you’re not fulfilling yoursocial responsibility.” In part, this responsibility includes repairing and maintaining …
… Industry accounts for 10 percent of total energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Connecticut. [1] Demand for heating and cooling industrial buildings and their production processes represents roughly 60 percent of that. Renewable … could be useful for Connecticut’s climate mitigation efforts. Challenges and OpportunitiesOur field study across the Connecticut market found a few general challenges to renewable …
… homes in 2006 to over 920,000 by the end of 2015. [1] This number has continued to rise, making rooftop solar systems available to more and more homeowners who are interested in … customers with low tax bills cannot claim tax incentives for solar projects. And fourth, many lower-income individuals are more likely to rent their homes, creating a split … ‘ Low Income Solar Policy Guide ’ produced by GRID Alternatives, Vote Solar and Center for Social Inclusion 2609 2509 Clean Energy Equity and Justice Barriers and Solutions to Low and …
… In recent weeks, states have renewed their vows to mitigate the impacts of climate change by upholding the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets outlined … the U.S. Climate Alliance are Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, four northeastern states that have set goals of reducing GHG emissions 80 percent below 1990 … can be seen in the appliance efficiency market, where the U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency have established widely publicized product databases for …
… Clean energy technologies often face several barriers to adoption, both from market conditions and consumer … thermal technologies (RTTs) used for heating and cooling, such as air- and ground-source heat pumps (ASHP and GSHP, respectively) and solar hot water (SHW) systems are no … 20, 2017 Renewable Heating and Cooling: the Next Efficiency Frontier Paul Molta (Master of Environmental Management '17) Krisztina Pjeczka (Master of Environmental Management '18) …
… If you’ve ever considered installing solar panels on your roof, you’ve probably asked two basic questions: How much does it cost? And how long … does increased distributed solar make the electric grid more or less reliable? How should environmentalbenefitsbe valued? These questions are not only important to utility … power line congestion can all change the VOS calculation. Higher penetrations of solar can impact each of these variables in different ways. In its current Reforming the Energy Vision …
… operations; and Anirban Ghosh, chief sustainability officer. A Sustainability Journey At an investor meeting in 2008, the issue of triple bottom line was raised, prompting … originating on the shop floor. ”Everyone is looking to reduce costs and wants us to support making that happen,” Kalra said. The carbon pricing proposal, for instance, came from middle … - the first Indian company to adopt an internal carbon price Anja Nikolova (Master of Environmental Management '17) Thuy Phung (Master of Environmental Management '18) …