… before solutions can be implemented at scale. For many climate technologies, traversing this road is near impossible without government support. The Silicon Valley attitude of … and highly regulated industries like energy, manufacturing, and construction. The goal of this independent study will be to better understand the policy environment that’s necessary … thermal Low-carbon materials (including steel and concrete) New energy technology for buildings (including HVAC) Electric grid modernization Transportation and mobility Food and …
… through the website. “After last year’s success and all the traction we got at COP 25, this time the organization is taking on a different dimension,” points out Martin Wainstein, … atmospheric carbon budget counter, and proposing green bond implementation strategies. This year’s Collabathon is planned to be a year-long event lasting until November and having … accounting. It uses many emerging technologies such as blockchain and IoT to implement this, hoping to facilitate collaboration and accountability between countries and …
… We then matched these block groups with the 2018 Block-Group Level Planning Database . 1 This database is produced by the U.S. Census Bureau and includes a range of housing, … areas, but are pretty close to as-good-as randomly drawn from all areas in Connecticut. This is an interesting finding when thinking about targeting solar adoptions to areas of high grid congestion, and additional research could help to parse it further. 1 This block group level Planning Database includes 2010 Census and 2012–2016 American …
… has been to help expand the sustainability, innovation, and technology culture at Yale. This blog post is a brief compilation of the wisdom I have learned at Yale, along with the … projects, and the innovation community. PRE-IDEA STAGE: Motivation + Inspiration If you don’t yet have an idea, but would like to explore some specific fields or topics, there are … that can help you on your journey. Check out the CBEY , Tsai CITY , CEID , and Eship@Yale calendars. Pro-tip: These events are also a great time to crank out a journal and jot down …
… city achieve goals spanning from arts and culture to health and housing. Yale is piloting this prize among its students with the hope that, if it proves successful, student teams … to foster student innovation in service of the New Haven community.” Teams vying for this $10,000 prize will compete at Startup Yale – a celebration of the entrepreneurial … culminates in several pitch competitions awarding cash prizes to the strongest ventures. This year, due to the impact of COVID-19, the event will be held online. While Startup Yale …
… low-carbon heating and cooling markets and technologies. “The breadth and quality of this year’s applicants are exemplars of the innovations needed to catalyze a huge and … Renewable thermal technologies (RTTs) offer more sustainable alternatives. The winners of this year’s grant, each in their own way, promise to help expand the market for RTTs, which … to demonstrate the value of renewable thermal technologies in affordable residential buildings and ensure the financial and environmental benefits of RTTs to flow to low-income …
… Poda Foods.” -Kenny Cloft, Poda Foods Co-founder (Sabin Winner 2015) In anticipation of this year’s upcoming Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize pitch competition, CBEY's … byproducts from food manufacturing into premium ingredients and products. Renewal Mill is building a new circular economy of food that is better for people and the planet. I was … goes on… I would point to starting Poda as my most important educational experience, and I don’t consider closing the business a failure. We achieved a lot and learned so much, and …
… Seed Stage Venture Grant program. The two startups selected to receive the $10,000 grants this year are Cambium Carbon (formerly Restoration Carbon) and Floe. Both teams also received Climate Change Innovation Seed Grants offered by CBEY this fall. Cambium Carbon is creating a project finance mechanism to help increase natural carbon removal. In this plan, the upfront costs of tree planting and urban mill infrastructure are covered …
… Grants by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). Over $13,000 was awarded this year to help further innovative ideas to address climate change and its environmental … impacts and tackle diverse systemic issues related to the current climate crisis. “Because this is an early-stage grant that’s open to for-profit and non-profits alike, the ideas that … systems that last 400% longer than the competition but cost only 15% more. Mesa Foods : This healthy, plant-based dehydrated foods startup primarily targets backpackers and other …
… to renewable forms of energy, reforming land management, improving agriculture, making buildings more efficient, recycling materials, and slowing population growth. All these solutions involve large-scale shifts from how things were done in the past, which leads to the next key difference. Entire systems need to change. The … people to the planet, and we’ve cranked up global temperatures about 0.5°C warmer. In this changed biosphere, there’s one more key difference, one that may actually make solving …