… Funding program, students can apply to receive up to $3000 in funding to help move an idea forward. From a community movement to a communications strategy to a for-profit solution, this support is meant to catalyze ideas that can help slow down, and … that will have real impact, and we want to support that as much as we can.” One of the recipients from last year, Symbrosia (formerly known as Concha Aquaponic Solutions) went on to …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) will conduct research into how Small Business … rather than "SBIR mills" (private R&D labs that have benefitted from most of these awards for decades). The total value of NSF's awardee portfolio, based on follow-on equity rounds, … and the outcomes of SBIR programs at other federal agencies, such as the Department of Energy or Department of Defense; Identify, access, and analyze data sets that allow for …
… year and she and a small team were working to get students involved with sustainability efforts around campus. “I found I really enjoyed that type of work,” Janaskie says—the fact … engineering. She had found a new path. Upon graduation in 2015, Janaskie became a Venture for America fellow, and, through that program, she joined Luxtech , a small LED design and manufacturing company. She was the company’s sixth employee. “Going into the for-profit world involved a steep learning curve,” Janaskie, says, “but I do think that my …
… Each year the Yale Center for Business and the Environment gives teams applying to the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize … 4th, will have the chance to pitch their ideas in front of a panel of judges and compete for the prize of $25,000. Visit our event website for more details. … of mentors and coaching a sustainable venture team, please contact Sophie Janaskie . Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Equity …
… services on which people depend. It encompasses a diverse set of subjects including forestry, agriculture, fresh water, open space, oceans and cities. The practice of … world in which a self-governing people taxed themselves to purchase open space for the provision of public and private benefits (Levitt, 2005). Although its boundaries are … always align with the highest conservation priorities at the right time. This can result in piecemeal outcomes as conservationists protect what they can with limited funding. However, …
… the process, encouraging high rates of adoption. (See the Solarize Your Community guidebook for more information.) Solarize South Kingstown group. Image courtesy of SmartPower. Given that, how is … of Solarize? With help from SmartPower, a nonprofit marketing firm that specializes in energy efficiency and clean energy, this post outlines both Rhode Island’s recent Solarize …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is announcing a very generous and transformative donation from the Emmett Foundation to support its mission of developing leaders … focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, develop an online certificate program in clean energy finance, and increase the reach of the Clean Energy Finance Forum, an …
… Depression. The largest 15 percent of farm businesses receive over 85 percent of farm subsidies. To remain competitive with one another and global imports, farms compete on the … aid in this mission by fixing agriculture subsidies. It can do this by refocusing economic forces to grow food that is more affordable, healthy and sustainable. The first goal is to … fungi, microorganisms and weeds flourish at the expense of biodiversity , according to American Society of Agronomy. Already weakened plants are vulnerable food sources that offer …
… communicate the benefits of the technology can impact adoption rates and has implications for solar diffusion among low- and moderate-income communities. Solarize – A Grassroots … campaigns are launched concurrently (in “rounds”). With funding from the Department of Energy, the Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) project used these Solarize … chart below (Figure 2). Figure 2 Cumulative installations per thousand owner-occupied households (Source: ACS 2016 5-yr Estimate, Connecticut Green Bank) The campaigns …
… thing she needed was the right idea, and she found it when she learned about the potential for households to benefit from a sort of “energy arbitrage.” Due to the low marginal cost of renewableenergy, electricity from renewable sources is cheaper than from conventional …