… Six student teams 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 … environmentally-sustainable, energy-efficient, safe, and cost-effective solution to prevent the extensive water damage caused by ice buildup on roofs and similar infrastructure …
… Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong proclaimed that he was taking “one giant leap for mankind” as he became the first human being to walk on the surface of the moon. That … Michael Bloomberg have all used the word to describe what’s needed to prevent the planet from becoming uninhabitable. They should think bigger. “Moonshot” is an … Michael Bloomberg have all used the word to describe what’s needed to prevent the planet from becoming uninhabitable. They should think bigger. “Moonshot” is an …
… Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and … Practice of Forest Resources Management and Policy and Ron Smith, Damon Wells Professor at Yale University Geology & Geophysics and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, …
… -by Stephanie Hsiung (F&ES '19) Smarter and more affordable technologies are leading more and more utilities to rethink the traditional … attended the conference to find out how the energy industry is thinking about and planning for the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in homes, the continued growth of … about new opportunities and solutions enabled by smart homes has been gaining momentum for several years now. Numerous pilots, demonstration projects, and full-scale programs have …
… It was a big day for the Symbrosia team. It was early February 2019, and they had spent most of winter break … 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 … a squad of undergraduate interns, and the team’s first full-time employee, a recent Yale engineering graduate named Jonathan Simonds (YC 18). When I visited Symbrosia in …
… volunteer leadership (“solar ambassadors”) who are passionate about solar energy. The Yale Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) II team has designed, implemented … how different types of messaging interact with adoption among these groups. In addition to Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, the …
… has led to global warming and local air pollution. As a dual degree student at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the Yale School of Management , I spend a lot of time exploring the role of technology in …
… and small-commercial utility customers who install photovoltaic arrays to get credit for excess power sent back to the grid. After the introduction of DER, the Palmetto State … the US Department of Energy, the Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies II (SEEDS II) Yale research project is tasked with understanding strategies and messages that support the … the patchwork service territories create particular challenges, as customers at outreach events often get their energy from diverse sources despite living in the same town. The …
… Photo credit: Blue Forest Conservation Pay for Performance (PFP) Bonds, also known as Pay for Success Bonds or … normally burn up. USFS spending on fire suppression leads to less money for wildfire prevention, creating a vicious cycle that Blue Forest Conservation is aiming to disrupt. This … This article is part of an online publication produced in partnership between the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and the Conservation Finance Network. The new …
… economy [that can] address the world’s toughest challenges.” The upcoming annual flagship event in San Francisco on Oct. 9-15 (SOCAP15) is considered the largest conference for impact investors and social entrepreneurs in the world. The event has drawn over 10,000 … curriculum at SOCAP. It is part of an online publication produced as a partnership between Yale Center for Business and the Environment and Conservation Finance Network. The new …