… In anticipation of this year’s upcoming Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize pitch competition, CBEY's Entrepreneurship and Innovation team checked in with past winners of the Sabin Prize … to admissions office tours, Monika recognized that there was an opportunity to affect positive 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 partly by my family’s background—they are from Oaxaca, Mexico where …
… Carbon Over the past nine years, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has provided funding and mentorship to new eco-ventures through the Sobotka Seed Stage … Carbon) and Floe. Both teams also received Climate Change Innovation Seed Grants offered by CBEY this fall. Cambium Carbon is creating a project finance mechanism to help increase … says David Dellal (Ph.D. ’24), co-founder of Floe. Since 2011, David Sobotka (BA ’78), CBEY advisory board member and Principal at Go Yard, has supported entrepreneurs and …
… 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 ideas to address climate change and its environmental and social impacts. CBEY has awarded these grants for the past three years in an effort to support projects and … and to build an understanding of the public health implications from heat stress. CBEY is incredibly thankful to the judges who helped select the recipients. They include …
… Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy. With a cohort of … committed to clean energy who want to advance their careers as well as the transition to a clean economy. Vero Bourg-Meyer, Program Director, Clean Energy and Conservation … Forest Resources Management and Policy and Ron Smith, Damon Wells Professor at Yale University Geology & Geophysics and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, kicked-off …
… integration of several smart technologies . Although the sessions reinforced the value proposition of increasing connectivity for improved customer engagement and grid management, they … manage their connected homes. Multiple speakers pointed out that the customer value proposition of an integrated smart home lies more in the non-energy benefits than in the energy … of smart voice assistants in facilitating utilities’ pursuit of frictionless, easy, and positive customer interactions was mentioned throughout the conference. Collaborations between …
… and two other classmates applied for a Climate Change Innovation Seed Grant through CBEY, under their original name Moo-ve over Methane. They were awarded $3,000 , which … owners to design their technology, while additionally fleshing out their value proposition and theory of change. As the venture matured, the group changed their name to Concha Aquaponics. The team composition also evolved, and Alexia brought on Gracie White (YC 16) as a co-founder, drawing on …
… the SEEDS II team consists of the nationally recognized non-profit SmartPower, Duke University, Tel Aviv University, Connecticut Green Bank, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and … Residential Solar: Does Messaging Matter? Retrieved February 19, 2019, from https://cbey.yale.edu/our-stories/accelerating-residential-solar-does-messaging-matter. HUD Rent and …
… they tie directly to current opportunities for students here at Yale, both organized by CBEY. Yes, this blog post is a bit of a plug, but it’s an important one. Students can get a … critical question: “Why is that good?” An on-demand air travel system might help reduce transit times, but it might also increase inequality, allowing the richest and most powerful … critical question: “Why is that good?” An on-demand air travel system might help reduce transit times, but it might also increase inequality, allowing the richest and most powerful …
… through several paths (see The Plastic Problem ). In early 2015, research led by University of Georgia professor Jenna Jambeck linked worldwide data on solid waste, population density, and economic status to estimate the amount of plastic waste that entered the oceans in … through several paths (see The Plastic Problem ). In early 2015, research led by University of Georgia professor Jenna Jambeck linked worldwide data on solid waste, population …
… where nearly 50 percent of residential space heating relies on fuel oil or propane, the default means more fuel oil boilers rather than a renewable alternative . But this isn’t … residents have installed 16,200 heat pumps supported by utility grants. While the density of heat pump installations is generally low, there has been a slightly higher rate of … residents have installed 16,200 heat pumps supported by utility grants. While the density of heat pump installations is generally low, there has been a slightly higher rate of …