… distributed solar finance. “Our mission is to bring the solar industry up to a level where capital markets will say ‘Yes’,” said SEFA president Mary Rottman. What is SEFA? … SunRun and Clean Power Finance. Rottman came to the solar industry in 2007 from a career in structured finance. She is owner and principal of Rottman-Associates, a financial … for Clean Energy Tue, April 7th, 2015, 9:00 AM EDT — 10:00 AM EDT Online Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit (YESS) Fri, November 6th, 2015, 6:00 AM EST — Sat, November 7th, 2015, …
… Forum Imagine you could design the electricity market in one state from scratch. There are no pre-existing programs to satisfy and no political baggage to consider. Your only … and insights have emerged from the variety of proposals submitted to the competition. Are Electric Utilities Natural Monopolies Anymore? For decades, electric utilities were the … “a massive opportunity for cost savings.” It also provides an array of new business opportunities, such as customer-oriented services for bill optimization and energy …
… strait-jacket rivers. Hardened coastlines. Even when these projects help communities, there are often consequences for natural systems. The dams interrupt fish runs. Seawalls hold back … of course, has not gone unnoticed by the conservation community. But perhaps these thoughts are a bit unfair. We enjoy the benefits of dams and infrastructure projects, after all. And … speak. I have seen the challenges, and can understand each perspective. But I also see huge opportunities if we can bring these disciplines together. Evidence Base for Nature-based …
… Barbara recognized a clean-cut gentleman in the middle of the audience named Joel. “There are a lot of trees here in Avon, and sometimes those trees fall and cut the power. What … that cleaning panels is not as problematic in Connecticut as it is in, say, California, where conditions are much drier and dustier. In Connecticut, rain does most of the needed … to speak with Bernie. They consulted for a few minutes before Joel shifted to the table where Astrum had laid out its materials. He filled out a contact sheet and walked by Barbara …
… infrastructure. For EV supporters, this has long been a “chicken-and-egg” policy question: where should the money go first, cars or infrastructure? By comparing the funding model in … EV adoption, especially when 90 percent of charging happens at home and market participants are building chargers in states where the government hasn’t done so,” said Eitan Hochster, a researcher at the Yale Center …
… installers, they got quotes for different-sized systems with terms that were hard to compare. This created confusion and may have discouraged people from moving forward. The web … that large national solar brands like SolarCity also benefitted from the education and awareness Solarize created—the discussion it generated around solar, and the interest it … As a third year joint-degree student here at Yale, I’m about to graduate and begin my career in clean-tech marketing. I know that the insights I’ve learned through participating …
… also explores the relationship between charging stations and consumer purchases of EVs. EVs are becoming an increasingly large part of our clean energy economy and are a vital element of sustainable transportation. Because of the many societal and … governments have instituted policies to encourage consumers to buy EVs. The prices of EVs are declining. Their ranges are becoming longer. And distributed generation is making it …
… to discuss current and future trends in sustainable, responsible and impact investing. “We are delighted with the tremendous growth in attendance we have experienced over the past … to represent approximately 51 percent of the total value of the global AUM. These figures are based on 2013 numbers. To continue to grow however, the sustainable investing framework … engage two ends of a spectrum: existing multinational companies interested in sustainability issues alongside emerging, transformative companies that are just getting …
… There's the kind of trust that we're aware of. The kind of trust that makes us ask, "do I trust this Craigslist ad?" And then … or that water will flow from a faucet. When Paul Lussier introduced the panel for CBEY's "Sustainability, Transparency, and Metrics in Business" event on April 22nd, he reminded the … Environmental Performance Index Program Manager Jason Schwartz (MEM '13), spoke to the opportunities and challenges that indexes like the EPI offer. In its regular ranking of the …
… (CBEY) Program Director Stuart DeCew, referring to Andrew Sabin. The chase of such a rare sight is high-risk, high-reward. … of Time4Good , delivered the morning keynote, hammering home the vast and latent business opportunities inherent in environmental crises. “Find the biggest problem you can tackle,” … (CBEY) Program Director Stuart DeCew, referring to Andrew Sabin. The chase of such a rare sight is high-risk, high-reward. …