… Years ago at an intellectual property law conference in Washington, D.C., then-Senator Orrin … this: Patent lawyers, huh? I’ve met a lot of them over the years, and I can tell you this: what they lack in personality they more than make up for in intelligence. Maybe IP attorneys … I’d learn at least as much from other members of the cohort as I would from the formal course materials. At the first of the live sessions in the Clean Energy Policy course (which …
… A little over a year ago I was introduced to a few co-workers outside my department who I never had much of an … that piqued my interest. I knew that I had substantial knowledge gaps in the mechanics of our business, and they were a hurdle that I couldn’t research or network my way over. With … back through lectures and models as they pertain to my new world. I can’t wait to see what else I will learn from the last half of the program as well as from the rest of the …
… I’m a current (2021-2022) FDCE cohort student, and I want to be completely honest with you about the program, because I remember … I was purely interested in the second half of the program: the 16 weeks of applicable coursework on energy project financing. And I just wanted to know: is the financing half of … markets. I have been pleasantly overwhelmed with the depth and breadth of content in what is a fascinating new topic for me! And we haven’t even touched on innovation yet! This …
… In our first week of orientation of the Financing and Deploying Clean Energy program, Yale lecturer … Peter Boyd posed the seemingly simple question “Why are you here?” This got me to thinking, what had gotten me to this program, to this place? As a lifelong city kid, I grew up knowing … whole new world just a few blocks from their home. When I watch them, I think of my own hoursspent laying across the bridge of the wetlands, amazed by the ease with which the water …
… On Day 2, as I continued my foray into searching for innovation, strains of the previousday’s theme of … importance of systems thinking and transformative innovation. In Prof. Anastas’ words, “What we have done very well is investing in products that have revolutionized our lives. What we haven’t done very well is ensure that those products don’t cause harm. We …
… TerraCycle is not a typical recycling company—it’s a marketing company that develops recycling solutions … for circularity, demonstrating a pathway to a new type of consumer economy. TerraCycle’s journey as a trailblazer in circularity originated as a one-man operation making fertilizer … world’s first reusable tote made from plastic bags. TerraCycle was clearly on the rise. Today, TerraCycle operates in 20 countries and is a world leader in the collection and …
… Last year was dubbed the year of the special-purpose acquisition company (“ SPAC ”) and the … This year, 330 SPACs have to date raised in excess of $105 billion in funding . But what exactly are SPACs? In brief, SPACs are shell companies (i.e. not commercially … The students researched and presented potential investment opportunities across four industries – namely battery storage, sustainable agriculture, carbon capture, and …
… Have you ever felt that cool concepts get mired in complex vocabulary? It’s a problem for many students, staff, and faculty at … vocabulary often used in sustainable innovation. Each page includes a set of explanatory resources, carefully curated by Yale-connected experts. The site is launching with the … an overall sense of consistency across the site. The goal of a given page issimilar to what a Yale student might get in the first session of an introductory course or in office …
… Spending time in nature has measurable benefits to people both emotionally and physically. That’s the driving tenet behind the work being done as part of what is currently called the “New Haven Nature & Health Initiative.” This working group … this initiative focuses on creating a knowledge platform, where information, ideas, and resources can be shared with interested parties, such as residents, clinicians, land managers, …
… Are you considering applying to the Yale program in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy (FDCE) and wondering about whatsets it apart? Maybe you’re contemplating this opportunity for your team. Or maybe you’re a Yale alum wondering: what is this program about? I can help you …