… Weave - referral campaign management software for residential energy efficiency and solar companies. The team aspired Max Webster, YC '12 to tackle the three biggest barriers to adoption of solar and efficiency in the fragmented residential markets: awareness, credibility, and complexity. The platform they built worked with solar installers and energy efficiency product vendors to incentivize existing customers to …
… the region has a few building blocks that can be turned into key factors for the successful deployment of RTTs. In particular, New England can work regionally and can build on existing … such as seawater , ambient ground heat, residual wood waste, industrial waste heat, and solar thermal are exploited, while oil and gas furnaces cover peak demand and serve as … leasing, community campaigns, first-loss loans, and Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. Opportunities to transform a practically non-existent market for renewable …
… and behavioral incentives that most effectively boost adoption rates of residential solar. A new infusion of $1.35 million will extend these findings to target an understanding … During the first three years of the project, between 2012 and 2015, the number of homes in Connecticut with solar panels grew by more than 1,500 percent, largely within the middle and … also quantify benefits to the electricity grid from programs that expedite and increase deployment of solar energy. Pilot projects in three states will then field-test the models …
… Solar photovoltaics and wind are often spotlighted when we talk about renewable energy. … commercial customers is often the prohibitively high investment cost. Without innovative financing mechanisms and measures to bring down costs, renewable thermal installations tend … to have long paybacks. In addition to their cost, RTTs are “stuck in the basement”: unlike rooftopsolar panels for energy generation, most RTTs are not visible and the behavioral …
… In this position, Gronli will lead the Feasibility of Renewable Thermal Technologies in Connecticut project, which studies the potential of renewable thermal technology to help the … said Gronli, which mostly entails the simple things, like getting a bank account and a Connecticut driver’s license. But there are cultural changes too, of course. What New Haven … In this position, Gronli will lead the Feasibility of Renewable Thermal Technologies in Connecticut project, which studies the potential of renewable thermal technology to help the …
… verdict is out on the success of all such political promises, there is no doubt that the solar photovoltaic energy landscape has changed dramatically since 2008. The industry has … the Yale SEEDs (Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion studies) team throughout the Solarize Connecticut campaigns. Our experience with job creation during Solarize Connecticut showed … current staff, which in certain cases was now facing almost ten times as many projects in a calendar year as they had in the year preceding the Solarize campaign in their town. This …
… is developing financial models and strategies to advance renewable thermal technologies in Connecticut, recently formalized partnerships with Eversource and The United Illuminating Company (UI), the state’s largest electric utilities. “Along with the Connecticut Green Bank and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, these are … project. Through comprehensive research and analysis of renewable thermal prospects across Connecticut, FORTT is clarifying the role that thermal technology could play in the state’s …
… entrepreneurial ecosystem, homE was faced firsthand with the “valley of death” – the financing gap for capital-intensive energy technologies. The team also had to solve a myriad … entrepreneurial ecosystem, homE was faced firsthand with the “valley of death” – the financing gap for capital-intensive energy technologies. The team also had to solve a myriad … entrepreneurial ecosystem, homE was faced firsthand with the “valley of death” – the financing gap for capital-intensive energy technologies. The team also had to solve a myriad …
… How do investment funds build social and environmental priorities into agricultural financing? Several investment funds showcased their strategies for investing in smallholder … are examples of where it has already disappeared.” At the forum, funds shared some of the financing strategies they use to invest in sustainable land use. They included landscape … sustainably source raw and value-added products from smallholders. In exchange for upfront financing for a project, they receive commodities and carbon offsets in return. Projects …
… generations. Yale’s reach is both local and international. It partners with New Haven, Connecticut to strengthen the city’s community and economy. And it engages with people and … generations. Yale’s reach is both local and international. It partners with New Haven, Connecticut to strengthen the city’s community and economy. And it engages with people and … generations. Yale’s reach is both local and international. It partners with New Haven, Connecticut to strengthen the city’s community and economy. And it engages with people and …