… The objective of this project wasto develop a new economic formula for maximizing present value of net benefits … developed two models: 1) the wind turbine (WT) reliability prediction model and 2) the “Four-Quadrant Component/Subsystem Maintenance Model.” The WT reliability prediction model was …
… Companies are in a constantstate of disruption and evolution asthey attemptto stay ahead of government regulations, competitors, and new market entrants. In this rapidly evolving world, they face numerous obstacles when it comesto maintaining and … model and promotesthe elimination of waste through the continual use of natural resources. This holistic framework allows companiesto evaluate the environmental impact of …
… Through this research opportunity, strong theoretical contributions have been made … the driving forces of a sustainability characterised by individual and planetary flourishing in contrastto a sustainability characterised by survival. The investigators’ … span cognitive boundaries. The investigators have completed the qualitative data collection withPatagonia and are scheduled to conduct interviewswithoursecond study participant, …
… When it comesto climate change, the science is unequivocal: global temperatures will continue to rise for decades, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities. This will have catastrophic effects on human health, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, … environmental sustainability — exacerbatesthis confusion. To cutthrough the noise, ourteam from the Yale School of Management narrowed in on one, universal metric that isthe …
… This project involved the collection of two energy generation datasets: the hourly wind … output profiles and the hourly electricity load data at more than 1000 geographic locationswithin the Eastern Interconnect of the United States for the years 2004-2006. This data was …
… Low productivity in agriculture is a significant development challenge, yet many processes used to … of technologies hasstressed the importance of social networks in technology adoption.This project is designed to provide experimental evidence on how bestto leverage social … methods of information diffusion. In the first phase, a baseline survey was conducted with 3800 farming households. The survey focused on the socioeconomic characteristics of the …
… 2263 7453 Key Economic Benefits of Renewable Energy on Public Lands … Key Economic Benefits of Renewable Energy on Public … communities and around the world. We stand together withthe global community confronting this crisis. While the attention of political leaders and news reporters will rightly remain … on solutionsto build a healthier environment and a stronger, more equitable economy. It isoursincere hope that as a country we will choose to look forward and invest in solutions …
… Awareness of the environmental and societal challenges facing our world has expanded dramatically in … immediate action. The U.S. signed—and then left, before rejoining—the Paris Agreement. In thissurvey of 2,035 global businessstudents, conducted in partnership withthe Global …
… Palm oil is everywhere. Not only is it in the news, it is also an ingredient in roughly half of the products we buy. … in the global economy. And, as firessetto clear land for palm oil plantations blazed in Indonesia throughoutthe fall of 2015, covering the region in haze, the ubiquitous commodity … was placed under increased scrutiny. In addition to being used as a cooking oil, it is in our cookies, ourshampoos, and is used as a biofuel. As a versatile plantwith efficient, …
… This project exploresthe mechanismsthat allow actors in differentsettingsto coordinate … of casesto explore in full depth. A second stage entailsthe selection of two to four well-matched cases (for information on matched comparisonssee George and Bennett, 2004) … grant provided the researchers leverage to raise an additional $5,000 from a group of Yale donors interested in Social Enterprise and renewable energy. Photo from Tobias von der …