… students to conduct an independent study (1.5 credits) on mapping climate tech. Over the course of the semester, the students will define sub-categories of the climate tech landscape … highlighting the urgency of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The report outlines four potential pathways for reaching that goal. The pathways are vastly different, but one thing they have in common is a central role for new technologies, all of which fall under the growing category known as climate tech . New …
… and climatologists from around the world to build the Open Climate Platform, an open-source and not-for-profit climate accounting system designed to track accountability to … project is fundamentally technology agnostic and blockchain ecosystem agnostic. In fact it focuses primarily on interoperability and platform integrations. Some of the technology … to commit efforts throughout a year-long campaign, upon which the group is open for new organizers and team reconfigurations. Contact: Martin Wainstein, PhD …
… We analyzed the data at the census block group level for 7 Avangrid feeders and 8 Eversource feeders. Census block groups are small geographical units typically including a few hundred people. These feeders are control and treatment feeders from our value-of-solar (VOS) study. The results indicate that there is a weak statistical correlation between … areas in Connecticut. This is an interesting finding when thinking about targeting solaradoptions to areas of high grid congestion, and additional research could help to parse it …
… at Yale there are a number of centers, programs, and people dedicated to supporting our innovative community, which means there are plenty of resources to help those who are … involved at CBEY as the Sustainability and Technology Programming Coordinator. A lot of my focus at Yale has involved work at the Office of Sustainability, Engineering School, Center … in the loop of the many events on campus that may just help spark an idea for you or hone new skills! These are great moments to learn about successful entrepreneurs and explore …
… NEW HAVEN -- On April 16, students from across Yale will pitch their ideas for civic … and innovation ecosystem continues to develop it’s crucial that we leverage our resources to empower our neighbors,” says Onyeka Obiocha, managing director at the Tsai Center …
… in partnership with the local utility companies -- United Illuminating (UI) and Eversource . Six of the circuits fell under UI’s territory and four under Eversource’s. … that had a Solarize campaign between January and June of 2019, there were on average +3.9 new installations per 1,000 people living in the circuit, which is +1.6 higher than the … Solarize Campaigns, these early experiments indicate that campaigns in communities that focused on grassroots community outreach -- utilizing existing energy task forces and …
… The Renewable Thermal Alliance (RTA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 RTA Seed Innovation Grant. By providing $15,000 to each of the four winners, the grant will support novel approaches to supporting low-carbon heating and … technology installers. Primary applicant: Greenbanc. A design for a high-efficiency, multi-source heat pump system that would provide a lower-cost option for residential heating and …
… & Monika Dharia, Duke ‘19, Sabin 2019), Symbrosia (Alexia Akbay, YSPH ‘19, Sabin 2018), Renewal Mill (Claire Schlemme F&ES ’11, Sabin 2016) and Poda Foods (Yesenia Gallardo F&ES ’15 … scaling up and using lessons learned to pivot into new fields. CBEY: Tell us about your venture. Symbrosia: Symbrosia is a startup located in Kona, Hawaii, scaling the … change by creating a business. Poda: Yessenia: We wanted to create a venture that focused on creating meat alternatives with a lower environmental footprint. It was inspired …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has provided funding and mentorship to new eco-ventures through the Sobotka 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 … cost savings and emits 1% of the emissions. “This funding will be critical in fueling our beta pilot this winter where we are launching dozens of systems across the country with …
… dairy but creates very little GHG emissions and uses a fraction of land and water resources to produce, coupled with a low incidence of allergic reaction compared to nut- and … Floe’s solution offers customers significant cost savings and emits 1% of the emissions. Solar.20 : Long-life battery systems for off-grid solar home power systems in low-income … such innovative ideas coming from the students at Yale who want to combat the impacts of our current climate crisis. To say it was a challenge to select this year’s recipients is …