… -by Stephanie Hsiung (F&ES '19) Smarter and more affordable technologies are leading more and … slow pace of moving from pilot projectto full-scale deploymentto wider customer adoption. Thistension gave rise to divergent visions of the future for utilities and their customers. … and participation when it comesto energy services will require new approachesto building utility-customer relationships. For example, many saw the role of utilities …
… It was a big day for the Symbrosia team. It was early February 2019, and they had spent most … To reach thatsize, they would need to double in size every day for the nextseveral weeks. This was day one. Alexia Akbay (YSPH '19) After checking on the shrimp, Alexia Akbay (YSPH … grabbed a handful of reddish orange seaweed. She described how these two organisms would eventually support one another in a continuous loop. Waste from the shrimp would nourish the …
… New technology can change the course of history. In 1769, Scottish inventor James Watt created … sustainability, rather than continuing to strain the world’s limited resources? We don’t really have a choice. We need to support a growing population with an increasing … quality of life, and currenttechnologies and resources won’tsustain those changes. This past fall, I attended Greenbiz VERGE , a conference in Oakland, California that brought …
… The popularity of solar energy skyrocketed in South Carolina (SC) with the introduction of … long time to purchase solar from a community shared solar installation; and C) nuclear abandonment in SC is of great concern. Many people believe it may lead to higher electricity … the patchwork service territories create particular challenges, as customers at outreach events often gettheir energy from diverse sources despite living in the same town. The …
… The Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) conference hastraditionally emphasized the social side … economy [that can] addressthe world’stoughest challenges.” The upcoming annual flagship event in San Francisco on Oct. 9-15 (SOCAP15) is considered the largest conference for … issue – and vice versa. It is difficultto think aboutsocietal change when we don’tthink strategically and consciously about what we drink, what we walk on, what we eat… …
… Photo credit: Blue Forest Conservation Pay for Performance (PFP) Bonds, also known as Pay for … one of the nation’s first environmentally-focused impact bonds. A panelist described this bond last week atthe Social Capital Markets Conference (SOCAP15). Here’s how PFP deals … normally burn up. USFSspending on fire suppression leadsto less money for wildfire prevention, creating a vicious cycle that Blue Forest Conservation is aiming to disrupt. This …
… Eight million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year. Previous posts in thisseries … in and providing servicesto the waste managementsector. Beyond waste management, waste prevention is also a potential gold mine. The problem of plastics in the ocean represents a … of the waste managementsystems in priority countries like the Philippines and Indonesia where marine litter is a significant problem. I spent my time managing ProjectSEA …
… Eight million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year. The Plastic Problem details how we gotto this point. Here we discuss efforts underway to addressthe problem. Plastic entersthe … Problem Eight million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year. What is being done to clean it up? Satwik Mudgal (Master of Environmental Management '19) Eight million …
… A common story in the world of heating and cooling isthat householdstend to wait until their old … problem needsto be fixed, and fast. Under conditions like this, customers are likely to buy a replacement unitsimilar to the broken one. In Connecticut, where nearly 50 percent of … Figure 2: Triggersto installing primary heating systems. The survey pointsto three key eventsthattrigger a decision to install a new heating and cooling system. Most …
… This year’s winners of the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grants have something in common – a … parent groups, to build a children’ssecondhand marketplace. With only 15% of all clothing donated or reused, Hand Me Up (HMU) hopesto change perceptions and encourage clothing reuse … to product design that underpin current consumption patterns. The future they are building is one our kids and grandkids will be proud of.” According to Sophie Janaskie, …