… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 Sobotka … action: Protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity Food, agriculture and land use Energy use, efficiency and access Materials and waste After a competitive and selective process, we have …
… The 2023 Climate Innovation Grantssaw 19 teams propose innovative solutions to address climate change. The proposed … a range of sectors closely linked to climate, including removing bottlenecks in renewable energy adoption, agriculture, fashion, transportation, materials, among others. After … Rooney (Yale Energy Institute, Department of Chemistry) created Carbon Loop, a company seeking to convert CO2 into sustainable fuels using their novel electrochemical reactor. …
… The fashion industry is one of the most environmentally damaging industries globally, accounting … a single cotton t-shirt can require up to 2,700 litres of water and significant amounts of energy . Additionally, the industry generates a significant amount of waste , with an … impact of production by using resource-efficient processes, such as minimizing water and energy use, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Circular design : Initiatives that aim to …
… Recently, 23 teams presented their application to the Climate Innovation Grant , a program that provides … (Yale School of Engineering and Applied Sciences) created BlueGreen Materials, a company seeking to manufacture carbon-negative building materials from the ocean that are stronger, … natural biomineralizing capabilities using electrochemical cells powered by renewable energy. The Velocity Raptor John Havlik (Yale School of Management), Michael Heyang (Yale …
… When the COVID-19 pandemic struck Southwest Montana, the resulting economic downturn caused thousands of Montanans to … federally inspected, nonprofit facility. However, Pierson had limited options for supplying energy to the new processing facility. The local utility company, NorthWestern Energy, allowed Pierson to interconnect to its natural gassystem but not its electrical …
… TerraCycle is not a typical recycling company—it’s a marketing company that develops recycling solutions … products. Other Sponsored Waste programs came after, with the Yogurt Cup Brigade and the Energy Bar Wrapper Brigade, sponsored by Stonyfield Farm and Clif Bar, respectively, laying … Payne is hesitant to draw an equivalency between TerraCycle’s waste programs and carbon savings, but he does note that TerraCycle provides regular reporting to partners on the …
… Have you ever felt that cool concepts get mired in complex vocabulary? It’s a problem for many students, staff, and faculty at Yale, particularly those who are … Degirmenci (YC 2021) Check out the site at https://www.beyond-buzzwords.com . 2621 Clean Energy Environmental Innovation Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions CBEY and …
… On the day of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize deadline, Monika Dharia (Duke ‘19) and Russell Heller (YC, … to find American companies with the necessary capabilities. Dharia and Heller are actively seeking partners to contract manufacture ponchos in the US, so please reach out if you are … to find American companies with the necessary capabilities. Dharia and Heller are actively seeking partners to contract manufacture ponchos in the US, so please reach out if you are …
… Now in its 10 th year, the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures has awarded $10,000 grants to … AgriCORE . They have received several entrepreneurship grants from Yale including CBEY’s2018 Climate Change Innovation Grant. AgriCORE’s mission is to make soil carbon … Venture Prize that will be held thisspring as part of Startup Yale . 2380 Clean Energy Environmental Innovation Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Upright and …
… Last week, Floe won the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize sponsored by the Yale Center for … environmental benefit over traditional rooftop ice melting techniques comes from the energysavings. Most rooftop ice melting methods are energy-intensive, such as gas-powered …