… The process of sowing the seeds of electric vehicle infrastructure – and thereby creating a backbone … stations and consumer purchases of EVs. EVs are becoming an increasingly large part of our clean energy economy and are a vital element of sustainable transportation. Because of … benefits of increased EV ownership, governments have instituted policies to encourage consumers to buy EVs. The prices of EVs are declining. Their ranges are becoming …
… I returned to graduate school almost three years ago planning to transition to a career in corporate … had, I was excited to contribute to a company’s bottom line by discovering additional resource efficiency opportunities. Preparing for graduation next month, I am just as excited … Generally, these corporations have done well by doing less bad. We are now paddling into the third (and most powerful yet) wave of sustainability. According to Suzanne Benn, …
… capacity, mostly from gas, coal and nuclear power plants, as well as wind and hydro resources. Notably absent from the list: solar. Our hosts explained that projects under 5 MW … this was the first time it became affordable. One community organizer was passionate about bringing green jobs and a clean energy economy to the state. A mother of two toddlers wanted to stabilize her household’s electricity costsinto the future. And a farmer wanted to achieve greater energy security and to show his …
… at this fall and winter. From launching the new website to supporting student-initiated courses, hosting webinars, diving into the entrepreneurial experience, and bringing leaders from every corner of the business and environment nexus to campus, it’s … Forum The Clean Energy Finance Forum has grown both in size and in reach, publishing stories that are regularly featured at the helm of GreenBiz and other clean tech blogs. …
… small-to-medium-sized commercial projects get funded. We developed this model for tapping into the communities. So in 2013 I left HelioPower and created Village Power Finance. CEFF: … and we see how much the community can invest or donate. If they don’t have enough resources internally, then we go to external investors and we have them invest as well. … Jagerson: Nothing about the solar finance industry is easy. What we’re finding is that bringing people to the table is not that hard. What we’ve done hassimplified the project …
… As the energy efficiency finance market grows and matures, are robust secondary markets … has attempted to answer in its new white paper, “ Accessing Secondary Markets as a Capital Source for Energy Efficiency Finance Programs: Program Design Considerations for Policymakers … the potential for secondary markets to rapidly expand the amount of capital flowing into energy efficiency financing. The ability of banks or public entities to bundle and …
… CBEY's own version of "Shark Tank," the 2015 Sabin Prize , returns Friday, April 17 th . But, the March 25 th application deadline is fast approaching! Mark your calendars. Every year, the Sabin Prize awards $25,000 to the most promising Yale venture … mentorship, extensive informational resources, and funding. 2271 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Circularity Equity and Justice Entrepreneurship …
… for Business and the Environment was founded back in 2006 in large part to serve as a resource for students pursuing a joint degree between the full time MBA and FES. The School of … his career at Noble Energy, Inc. with experience in Drilling, Production and Reservoir Engineering after earning a B.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering in 2008. He is now the Strategic … a topic that utility and energy companies are far too familiar with, can integrate not only into businesses that provide us basic necessitiessuch as gas, electricity, and water, but …
… At the turn of last century, John Wanamaker, the prolific US department store merchant, was lamenting his … Studies revealed developed reporting could also indicate a firm is releasing more toxinsinto the environment and failing to meet environmental regulation standards. There are … by transparency. A recent study by Heinsz et al (2014) in the Strategic Management Journal showed that stakeholder support for operations on the ground increases the valuation …
… University’sStern School of Business , carried out extensive financial modelling that took into account various regulatory scenarios and valued market pricing of fossil fuel … the portfolio’s risk. “Thanks to Yale hosting such a fantastic event, we were able to share our view that endowments and pension fundsshouldn't try and time the market re-pricing of … The organizers of the event hope to convert their success and momentum into a tradition by bringing issues on the forefront of sustainability out onto the public forum as an annual …