… of Energy funded research program. Since 2010, 58 Connecticut towns have participated in five rounds of this unique community-based marketing campaign, designed to motivate … publications, signs around the community and social media. SmartPower helped coordinate a series of intimate educational events including solar workshops, live-installations for the … findings, it was interesting to hear the perspectives of the campaign organizers and financers who have had so much experience with this program throughout its three-year …
… business models necessary to ramp up growth in the electric vehicle (EV) market in the United States. It also 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. … would be a significant boon for a market that is not yet sufficiently established to be financeable at low rates. Higher-cost policy options include lowering the fixed costs of …
… 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 … energy showcase residence (available for tours) represents Honda’s vision for “zero carbon living and personal mobility.” The home includes green features such as adaptive … wave, I cannot wait to get paddling. Related Initiatives Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance (YISF) Related Programs Pathways in Business and the Environment Related Events …
… big enough for a blockbuster premier loomed in front of them. Neon orange lines connected boxes labeled with New England towns—Lexington, Salem, Conway, Mystic. Tiny colored … Diffusion Study (SEEDS) during my first week of graduate school, in the fall of 2013. As part of the Department of Energy’s Sunshot Initiative, SEEDS examines how to expand … install solar feasible. They prepare us to exercise our values, whether on the environment, finances, security or resilience, by absorbing the experiences of others before taking the …
… Case competition SOM and FES students collaborated to bring the first annual “Low Carbon” Case Competition to SOM Academics In addition to regularly scheduled courses at the … that they wanted to delve into the world of corporate water risks, and designed a workshop series with CBEY’s help. Blog We continued to post blogs about a variety of subjects. I … her experiences with the realities of trying to innovate recycling systems. Clean Energy Finance Forum The Clean Energy Finance Forum has grown both in size and in reach, publishing …
… players in the industry are beginning to recognize this untapped potential. Village Power Finance, based in Palo Alto, Calif., uses a model that engages community organizations, … to overcome these obstacles. Jagerson has had a long and varied career in energy. He startedone of Ukraine’s first energy service companies (ESCOs); co-founded SolFocus, a … CEFF: Are you finding that it’s equally easy to bring both tax equity and non-tax equity partners to the table? Jagerson: Nothing about the solar finance industry is easy. What …
… As the energy efficiency finance market grows and matures, are robust secondary markets inevitable, necessary, or … Energy Efficiency Action Network’s (SEE Action) Financing Solutions Working Group has attempted to answer in its new white paper, “ Accessing Secondary Markets as a Capital Source for … Policymakers and Administrators .” Clean Energy Finance Forum will host a two-part webinar series on March 10 and March 31 to explore this issue. In secondary markets, investors …
… Bryan Garcia , Rosemary Ripley Andrew Sabin , and Kyle Jensen . By a narrow vote, they selected the team behind FluidScreen , a device that can detect E. coli in water samples in less … include SilviaTerra , which identifies and quantifies trees in a forest using smartphones and satellite imagery. This year, as Yale entrepreneurship offerings expanded, we … was so strong that two additional grants were awarded by CBEY. Sobotka grant winners must participate in the Sabin prize competition, so the four winning groups, Conservation Matrix, …
… staff at the School of Management and the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies crafted the integrated sustainability curriculum based on the notion that a broad shift has … the Yale Center for Business and the Environment was founded back in 2006 in large part to serve as a resource for students pursuing a joint degree between the full time MBA … Yale’s full time MBA program also offers a plethora of courses and clubs in clean energy finance and other sustainability issues. However, until now there has been no formal way for …
… from strong sustainability reporting. As part of "Sustainable Economy Week" at Yale, a series of industry speakers addressed these issues. In the next section, I offer five paths businesses could … sense of how varied commitments are. Tesco uses an organizational target of becoming a zero carbon business by 2050 whereas Unilever uses a product target of halving the GHG impact of …