… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… Five student teams were recently awarded Climate Change Innovation Grants by the Yale Center for … and its environmental and social impacts. The Center has awarded these grants for the past four years in an effort to support projects and ideas that can have wide-ranging impacts and … analysis, COVID relief, or board games, students are gearing up to tackle the problem with whatever tools they have available, and that’s exactly what’s needed to solve a complex and …
… Now in its 10 th year, the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures has awarded $10,000 grants to … the market and the planet. “We are happy to have been part of the growth of innovation and entrepreneurship at Yale over the past 10 years that is focused on for-profit efforts to … their time at Yale.” Moving to virtual events has allowed for a unique reallocation of resources, so CBEY chose to award two $5000 CBEY Innovation Prizes to acknowledge and support …
… The SEEDS II team examined the correlation between grid congestion and household income. We analyzed the data at the census block group level for 7 Avangrid feeders and 8 Eversource feeders. Census block groups are small geographical units typically including a few hundred people. These feeders are control and treatment feeders from our value-of-solar (VOS) study. The results indicate that there is a weak statistical …
… The Renewable Thermal Alliance (RTA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 RTA Seed Innovation Grant. By providing $15,000 to each of the four winners, the grant will support novel approaches to supporting low-carbon heating and … 65 percent and 24 percent of energy delivered to residential and commercial customers in 2015, the sector remains dominated by the use of fossil fuels. Renewable thermal …