… Renewable thermal energy is increasingly seen as critical to a low-carbon future in the … fuel the RTT market, entrepreneurs to build new business models, and governments to release efficiency policies. We started by canvassing stakeholders in the renewable thermal space; … Patchwork of Interests Different stakeholders have different interests in renewable thermal energy; the relevant metric depends on these interests. Customers want clear information for …
… Industry accounts for 10 percent of total energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Connecticut. [1] Demand for heating … buildings and their production processes represents roughly 60 percent of that. Renewable thermal technologies (RTTs) such as heat pumps, solar thermal and biomass could be … raise awareness and show opportunities around RTTs. This effort can be modeled on energyefficiency programs such as the Superior Energy Performance and the Better Plants programs . …
… Natural disasters have filled the news in recent months, occurring so frequently that they seem to intimate apocalypse: … result, almost 40 percent of small enterprises in the U.S. shutter in the wake of shock. A new report out of the Yale Center for Business and the Environment explores how the private … continue apace—currently pegged between $250-300 billion per year—this report offers a new approach to relief that draws on latent potential in the private sector. The authors …
… to Climate Change Seed Grants! Five student teams were recently awarded grants as part of a new program providing support for innovative ideas to address critical catalysts and … barrier for solar adoption in the rental market, to enable renters to access cheap, clean energy and landlords to increase revenue from their properties without any upfront … Lara Burmeister, Principal Product Manager at P&G, (SOM/F&ES) Michael Oristaglio, Director, Energy Studies at Yale University, (Yale College) Kathryn Wright, Senior Consultant at …
… The launch of The Yale Center for Business & the Environment ’s new grant program last week, Entrepreneurial Solutions to Climate Change , could not have … University Office of Sustainability and the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies , the new grant program provides support for students or teams of undergraduate, graduate, … a tangible step towards actualizing the Yale Sustainability Plan 2025 , and kicks off a newly established focus within CBEY on Climate Change Entrepreneurship. This new effort is …
… low- and moderate-income (LMI) households from installing rooftop solar systems. In a new research project based at Yale, we are testing solar uptake strategies focused on LMI … channels for companies. Additionally, one report explains that marketing materials use energy terminology that is less familiar to residents, making it harder to explain the … ’ produced by GRID Alternatives, Vote Solar and Center for Social Inclusion 2609 2509 Clean Energy Equity and Justice Barriers and Solutions to Low and Moderate-Income Solar Adoption … …
… In recent weeks, states have renewed their vows to mitigate the impacts of climate change by upholding the greenhouse gas … effort because heating and cooling of buildings represent about one-third of their total energy consumption. At the residential level, heating and cooling can make up over half of a … (GSHPs) and air-source heat pumps (ASHPs) over the last 15 years and $10 million for high-efficiency biomass since 2014. But the state’s latest analysis focused on comparing the …
… Clean energy technologies often face several barriers to adoption, both from market conditions and consumer behavior. Renewable thermal technologies (RTTs) used for heating and cooling, such as air- and … On the brighter side, RTTs can utilize many of the same financing products used for energyefficiency (EE). A 2016 study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory illustrates the …
… it depends. Solar costs are declining rapidly, the industry is booming , and millions of new customers are adopting solar for their homes. Rebates, incentives, and other programs to … 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 to buy from their utility. Currently, …
… said. “In India nearly 75 percent of commercial costs are from utilities such as water and energy. India also has a problem of energy shortages. Energyefficiency and conservation are therefore critical.” Mahindra has several efforts underway … Unilever and Ecofys Wed, February 7th, 2018, 5:00 AM EST — 6:15 AM EST Online Related News Yale Becomes First University to Join Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition … Anja …