… The second Open Climate Collabathon kicked off the 2020 year on April 22-24 with an Open Climate Dialoguesseries , an online eventthat included an international panel of speakers as well as a weekend-long … through the website. “After last year’ssuccess and all the traction we got at COP 25, thistime the organization istaking on a different dimension,” points out Martin Wainstein, …
… Wantto create a solution or product? Navigating the entrepreneurial experience can be very … 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 … the intensive, Martin Wainstein continued the project in partnership with MIT, and the team eventually traveled to Puerto Rico with the concept of the P2P Blockchain Microgrid. Other …
… NEW HAVEN -- On April 16, students from across Yale will pitch their ideas for civic innovationsthat address New Haven … city achieve goalsspanning from arts and culture to health and housing. Yale is piloting this prize among itsstudents with the hope that, if it provessuccessful, studentteams … cash prizesto the strongest ventures. This year, due to the impact of COVID-19, the event will be held online. While Startup Yale has been around for half a decade, this isthe …
… The Renewable Thermal Alliance (RTA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 RTA … 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 … the winners of this year’s RTA Seed Innovation Grant. You will also be able to view the event online (advance registration required). Awarded every fall, the RTA Seed Innovation …
… “Starting and running the businesstaught me so many lessonsthat couldn’t have been learned … plastic pollution. Seeing how surprisingly pervasive poncho use is, from hiking to sporting eventsto admissions office tours, Monika recognized thatthere was an opportunity to affect … goes on… I would pointto 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 …
… Above, Jun Chen (MBA '20) and Ben Christensen (MEM ’20) of Cambium Carbon Over the past nine years, the Yale Center for Business … Seed Stage Venture Grant program. The two startupsselected to receive the $10,000 grantsthis year are Cambium Carbon (formerly Restoration Carbon) and Floe. Both teams also … drive replanting efforts. Floe is a smart, safe, and environmentally friendly solution to preventthe extensive water damage caused by ice buildup on roofs and similar infrastructure …
… Six studentteams were recently awarded Climate Change Innovation Grants by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). Over $13,000 was awarded this year to help further innovative ideasto address climate change and its environmental … environmentally-sustainable, energy-efficient, safe, and cost-effective solution to preventthe extensive water damage caused by ice buildup on roofs and similar infrastructure …
… Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong proclaimed that he wastaking “one giant leap for mankind” as … Michael Bloomberg have all used the word to describe what’s needed to preventthe planet from becoming uninhabitable. They should think bigger. “Moonshot” is an … population growth. All these solutions involve large-scale shifts from how things were done in the past, which leadsto the next key difference. Entire systems need to change. The …
… -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 …