… Foundation 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 … from new ventures with a triple bottom line Peter Boyd, one of CBEY's Executive Fellows to alternative financial models that support responsible investment. Central to this work have been the recent appointments of three Executive Fellows: Vincent Stanley from Patagonia, Peter Boyd from the Carbon War Room, and Jennifer …
… Katrina Barlow (SOM ’17) came to Yale interested in starting a company. “There’s no better time to start a company than while you’re … about the potential for households to benefit from a sort of “energy arbitrage.” Due to the low marginal cost of renewable energy, electricity from renewable sources is cheaper than …
… Renewable thermal energy is increasingly seen as critical to a low-carbon future in the northeastern US. Residential and commercial buildings are currently … The efficiency arms of utility companies, Green Banks, and State Energy Offices are mandated to promote energy efficiency and clean energy solutions. These program … Picotte, Ellen Abramowitz, and Nathan Grady. [1] See https://www.fsb-tcfd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FINAL-TCFD-Report-062817.pdf 2485 Clean Energy Circularity Renewable Thermal …
… firm believer that locals know best how to spend to achieve their goals,” Sohi said. “We allow them to decide what needs to be built and support that.” But the key to this project is in its outcomes, mandated for all grant-funded projects, which must achieve at least one of three objectives: … of a low-carbon economy; or social outcomes, like supporting low-income and special-needs residents. The Canada Infrastructure Bank, which goes online at the end of this year, is …
… [1] Demand for heating and cooling industrial buildings and their production processes represents roughly 60 percent of that. Renewable thermal technologies (RTTs) such as heat … not included in a recent market potential report . These results are instead summarized below, along with challenges facing industrial customers and potential solutions. Promising … faces a few specific challenges: The sector’s heterogeneity limits the potential of standardization. The sector often competes on a global scale, which makes it dependent on the …
… Residential solar power in the U.S. has grown rapidly in the last decade, from around 23,000 … bills and mitigating their impacts on climate change. However, many constraints prevent low- and moderate-income (LMI) households from installing rooftop solar systems. In a new … for all communities. [1] https://emp.lbl.gov/sites/default/files/tracking_the_sun_ix_report.pdf based on p10 table at an 85% factor [2] This analysis of 2013 Census Bureau data showed …
… Island, four northeastern states that have set goals of reducing GHG emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. (Connecticut has set its baseline at 2001, not 1990.) These states … means of reducing emissions—a noteworthy effort because heating and cooling of buildings represent about one-third of their total energy consumption. At the residential level, heating … RTT objectives: reduce soft costs associated with RTT installations, create policies and mandates that incentivize investment in RTT, and increase awareness about the benefits of …
… 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 exception. A field study conducted at … photovoltaic (PV) systems, which are visible installations and can generate positive cash flows, RTTs are out of sight and typically only generate cash savings. On the brighter side, … public funds that were used for one-time grants. Similar to solar PV deployment, the standardization of customer acquisition, permitting, and installation can also help RTT …
… and payback periods also vary. The NEM Question One of the policies that has helped make residential solar appealing is net energy metering (NEM), which allows customers to simply subtract the energy their panels produce from the energy they have … meters “spin backwards” when their panels produce electricity, enabling them to pay lower-tier rates. Meanwhile, solar advocates contend that the value solar provides for …
… in Mumbai, the Mahindra Group is a $17.8 billion federation of companies with a presence in over 100 countries and operations that span more than 20 industries, including … our business interests,” Goenka said. “Some years down the line it may, when we run out of low-hanging fruits, but we are confident that we will be able to keep innovating.” The … by 25 percent over the next three years. Mahindra’s Approach to Sustainability Mahindra follows a bottom-up approach, with ideas often originating on the shop floor. ”Everyone is …