… and knowledgeable about solar. Solar Ambassadors and trusted town officials then advocated for the program and the installer through word of mouth, local publications, signs around … managing the study added insight and depth as they connected the anecdotes to potential implicationsfor the research. One of the interesting observations the SmartPower team made … Science of Acceleration: Reflections on Solar Marketing Marissa Galizia (MBA '15, Master of Environmental Management '15) On April 15 th , students, professors from Duke and Yale …
… explores the relationship between charging stations and consumer purchases of EVs. EVs are becoming an increasingly large part of our clean energy economy and are a vital element of sustainable transportation. Because of the many societal and environmental benefits of increased EV ownership, governments have instituted policies to … resulting limited usage of public chargers. Building up higher station usage is necessary for EV infrastructure to become more financially viable and therefore become widespread. …
… years ago planning to transition to a career in corporate sustainability. Understanding the economic benefits that corporate environmental programs had, I was excited to contribute to a company’s bottom line by discovering additional resource efficiency opportunities. Preparing for graduation next month, I am just as excited about a career in corporate sustainability. …
… On a recent Friday I stood in a second floor conference room behind a glass wall, watching seven individuals manage the flow of electricity across New England. A screen big enough for a blockbuster premier loomed in front of them. Neon orange lines connected boxes labeled … Getting to 16 Megawatts … Apr 14, 2015 Getting to 16 Megawatts Emily Grady (Master of Environmental Management '15) On a recent Friday I stood in a second floor conference room …
… students are heading back from spring break adventures while polishing cover letters for the job and internship hunt. The cold certainly hasn’t let up here in New Haven, but before we know it, exams will be wrapping up. With the constant hubbub of the academic calendar, sometimes we forget to take stock of everything that happens here through CBEY. We … Together with YCELP, CBEY hosted a conversation with Statoil Chief Economist, Eirik Waerness about the future of energy …
… significant challenges, a growing number of players in the industry are beginning to recognize this untapped potential. Village Power Finance, based in Palo Alto, Calif., uses a … of solar and energy efficiency projects. Michel Puckett from the Clean Energy Finance Forum recently spoke with Ty Jagerson, founder and CEO of Village Power Finance, to learn … 2015 How to Tap the Medium-Scale Clean Energy Market Michael Puckett (MBA '15, Master of Environmental Management '15) Recent attention and growth in clean energy development has …
… As the energy efficiency finance market grows and matures, are robust secondary markets inevitable, necessary, or even appropriate? This is the question that State … to answer in its new white paper, “ Accessing Secondary Markets as a Capital Source for Energy Efficiency Finance Programs: Program Design Considerations for Policymakers and … a Sustainable Capital Source for Energy Efficiency? Michael Puckett (MBA '15, Master of Environmental Management '15) As the energy efficiency finance market grows and matures, are …
… 17 th . But, the March 25 th application deadline is fast approaching! Mark your calendars. Every year, the Sabin Prize awards $25,000 to the most promising Yale venture at … Other past winners include SilviaTerra , which identifies and quantifies trees in a forest using smartphones and satellite imagery. This year, as Yale entrepreneurship … and the Environment's Entrepreneurship Team . Launched in 2014, the Team's mission is to become the first place entrepreneurs come when they want to launch a mission-based venture at …
… in Health Care. Last year, faculty at the School of Management and the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies set out to add two additional tracks - sustainability and asset … expertise with major sustainability trends and approaches in order to drive broad level economic transformation. Yale already has substantial infrastructure in place to cater to …
… BHP Billiton’s Cerrejόn opencast coal mine in Colombia was criticized in the media for numerous issues including waterway pollution. However, their reporting did not provide … sustainability reporting can be attributed to three key drivers: Corporate communication of environmental and social issues was developed in marketing departments. It is worrying that … on what metrics are expected from strong sustainability reporting. As part of "Sustainable Economy Week" at Yale, a series of industry speakers addressed these issues. In the next …