… and knowledgeable about solar. Solar Ambassadors and trusted town officials then advocated for the program and the installer through word of mouth, local publications, signs around … a series of intimate educational events including solar workshops, live-installations for the public and community tours of homes that already had solar. As more people signed … research and comparisons across installers. The discussion at the partners meeting was an informal debrief based on anecdotal observations and quickly drawn conclusions. The more …
… resulting limited usage of public chargers. Building up higher station usage is necessary for EV infrastructure to become more financially viable and therefore become widespread. … EV purchases first or invest in charging stations first? [[{"fid":"1334","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"financing … participants are likely to respond to the presence of EVs by installing electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). Therefore, encouraging consumers to purchase EVs may be a better …
… bottom line by discovering additional resource efficiency opportunities. Preparing for graduation next month, I am just as excited about a career in corporate sustainability. However, it is now generating top line growth that fuels my enthusiasm for working in corporate sustainability. Corporate sustainability is evolving in its … optimize resource consumption and minimize costs, and even captured a growing market demand for environmentally-sensitive products. Generally, these corporations have done well by …
… seven individuals manage the flow of electricity across New England. A screen big enough for a blockbuster premier loomed in front of them. Neon orange lines connected boxes labeled … of people across New England. ISO New England is the regional organization responsible for managing energy generation and transmission across Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, … solar program, Solarize CT, has brought 16 MW of solar capacity to the region in the form of solar arrays distributed atop more than 2,000 homes. This is the story behind how we …
… students are heading back from spring break adventures while polishing cover letters for the job and internship hunt. The cold certainly hasn’t let up here in New Haven, but before we know it, exams will be wrapping up. With the constant hubbub of the academic calendar, sometimes we forget to take stock of everything that happens here through CBEY. We wanted to just take a …
… of solar and energy efficiency projects. Michel Puckett from the Clean Energy Finance Forum recently spoke with Ty Jagerson, founder and CEO of Village Power Finance, to learn … at HelioPower, the residential market was really taking off because of the FICO score basis for investing in residential solar. And the utility-scale projects, the ones that made … was actually growing more acute because the solar industry was growing faster than the supply of tax equity in the market. And yet at the same we found that we had a lot of …
… to answer in its new white paper, “ Accessing Secondary Markets as a Capital Source for Energy Efficiency Finance Programs: Program Design Considerations for Policymakers and Administrators .” Clean Energy Finance Forum will host a two-part webinar series on March 10 and March 31 to explore this issue. …
… Other past winners include SilviaTerra , which identifies and quantifies trees in a forest using smartphones and satellite imagery. This year, as Yale entrepreneurship … Team and doubled down with our prospective finalists to ensure they put their best pitch forward. Through expert mentorship, communications training, and a variety of Sabin-specific … Conservation Matrix, Poda Foods, Tuckerman & Co, and Grovio, have been honing their pitches for the last several months. When we asked them about the process, and the resources they’ve …
… in Health Care. Last year, faculty at the School of Management and the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies set out to add two additional tracks - sustainability and asset management - in order to further advance Yale’s mission to educate leaders for business and society. Faculty and staff at the School of Management and the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies crafted the integrated sustainability curriculum based on …
… BHP Billiton’s Cerrejόn opencast coal mine in Colombia was criticized in the media for numerous issues including waterway pollution. However, their reporting did not provide … styles, requirements and metrics hinders auditors from creating an environment suitable for testing. Variation in metrics weakens the strength of sustainability ratings. Studies … Investment with Blackrock At Blackrock Investing , sustainability acts as a barometer for strong corporate governance. The lack of a cogent sustainability strategy indicates weak …