… [2] But why? Why do people decide to install solar? Over the last four years, Yale’s Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS)* team has interviewed thousands of people … for either group. Seeking an answer to why this is, the SEEDS team recently kicked off a new project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative to develop more effective ways to communicate with low- and …
… by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment to Support Regional Collaboration on Renewable Heating and Cooling Technologies The Renewable Thermal Alliance (RTA), a new project … and cooling technologies across the Northeast. Initiated by Yale University, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Connecticut Green Bank, the RTA … in Connecticut , New York and Rhode Island indicate that more than 40 percent of the energy demand of residential and commercial buildings is used for heating and cooling …
… A student-led startup that is creating newenergy technology the team says will enable households to reduce their carbon footprint … to charge their batteries during the day — when conditions are more suited to renewable energy generation — and then utilize the battery during the evenings with the grid power is …
… Though a mature technology, renewable thermals occupy a small niche in Connecticut—and in the U.S. at large. A new … thermal technologies comprise a range of products—from solar water heaters to district energy systems—all designed to use renewable energy in the cooling of space and the heating of both space and water. Collectively, the …
… least David wishes that there were an easier and less burdensome procedure of licensing for new technologies coming out of Yale labs. Entrepreneurship and the passion for innovation … are more capital intensive. 2531 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Equity and Justice Sabin Stories: RedOx … Feb 22, 2017 … least David wishes that there were an easier and less burdensome procedure of licensing for new technologies coming out of Yale labs. Entrepreneurship and the passion for innovation …
… Prize in 2013. A passionate environmentalist since his early childhood in Mississippi, Max knew he wanted to dedicate his life to building a world where all species thrive. After being … with the timeline of offered responses, Max found his calling as an entrepreneur. Clean energy was the viable, prompt solution he was looking for. Together with Shwerin Wu, YC’ 12 Max co-founded Weave - referral campaign management software for residential energyefficiency and solar companies. The team aspired Max Webster, YC '12 to tackle the three …
… all business units pay for the carbon they emit, and the revenues are invested in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and carbon offset projects. Since its inception in 2012, this carbon fee has …
… and implementing the program proved a complex experiment. “With an annual $65 million energy expenditure, a total of 14,000 square feet of buildings, and different activities by … the group’s average paid those that performed relatively better. “There is a need to find new language to describe revenue-neutrality,” said Polak. Yale’s carbon price was set at the … however need to be customized to each unit, which can be overly burdensome. In the energyefficiency earmark scheme, 20 percent of the carbon charge revenues were returned to the …
… The built environment – essential to a low carbon future Connecticut is one of several New England states that hold lofty ambitions for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by … also share a wholesale electricity market, though the countries have very different energy systems—ranging from Norway’s dependence on electric resistance heating to the widespread use of biomass in Sweden and district heating in Denmark. Energy sources vary, too: Norway produces 99 percent of its electricity from hydro, Sweden …
… Solar photovoltaics and wind are often spotlighted when we talk about renewable energy. Electricity production, though, is only one part of the energy system where … solar thermal hot water and biomass heating. Building codes, retrofit rates and energyefficiency measures all proved key in the transition to a clean energy future. While climate …