… students to conduct an independent study (1.5 credits) on mapping climate tech. Over the course of the semester, the students will define sub-categories of the climate tech landscape … complement existing solutions, deployed immediately. But the IPCC pathways make clear that solvingclimatechange depends, to some extent, on technological innovation. What do those … at the problem of climatechange, some have the potential to take out much bigger chunks than others. They also entail vastly different risks, benefits, development timelines, and …
… technologies. Each student (or pair of students) will focus on 1-2 technologies. Over the course of the semester, the students will review existing articles and reports, while also … analysis to determine which policies are most important to the future of the technology and why After November 3, follow up with experts and update findings in light of the 2020 US … for this independent study, please send your resume and a statement of interest no longer than one page to Ben Soltoff ( ben.soltoff@yale.edu ) by September 4 . In the statement, …
… and climatologists from around the world to build the Open Climate Platform, an open-source and not-for-profit climate accounting system designed to track accountability to … COVID-19 crisis. In November 2019, the first iteration of the collabathon brought together morethan 350 registered participants spread across 7 countries, culminating in several …
… 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 … Feeders Correlated with Household Income? Andrea Cruz Quiroz (Master of Environmental Management '20) Lucy Shim (Master of Environmental Science '20) The SEEDS II team examined …
… at Yale there are a number of centers, programs, and people dedicated to supporting our innovative community, which means there are plenty of resources to help those who are … to work on a problem! In the context of Covid-19, navigating resources can become even more challenging, but many of the centers and organizations remain open and dedicated to … in a context that was important to me, and I was able to meet some awesome folks, like Jonathan Simonds from Symbrosia, during the intensive. After the intensive, Martin Wainstein …
… and innovation ecosystem continues to develop it’s crucial that we leverage our resources to empower our neighbors,” says Onyeka Obiocha, managing director at the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale. “The New Haven Civic … circular economy initiatives across the US to provide the necessary momentum to catalyze change. Judges for this prize competition will include members of the local community, such …
… campaigns can work very effectively despite involving not only smaller territories than previous campaigns, but in some cases, also in territories that cross town boundaries. … in partnership with the local utility companies -- United Illuminating (UI) and Eversource . Six of the circuits fell under UI’s territory and four under Eversource’s. Furthermore, as SmartPower ran these Solarize campaign, UI ran a concurrent program called …
… 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 … remains dominated by the use of fossil fuels. Renewable thermal technologies (RTTs) offer more sustainable alternatives. The winners of this year’s grant, each in their own way, … ambassador program to engage affordable housing developers, local leadership, climate and public health stakeholders in an initiative to demonstrate the value of …
… scaling up and using lessons learned to pivot into new fields. CBEY: Tell us about your venture. Symbrosia: Symbrosia is a startup located in Kona, Hawaii, scaling the … specific tropical red macroalgae as a livestock feed additive which can yield over 80% in methane reductions. Green Gear: We sell bioplastic rain ponchos and plan to expand into other … see that same idea in our careers after Poda and the ventures we’ve pursued. CBEY: Tell us more about your venture’s trajectory after graduation. Symbrosia: We raised a seed round …
… cost savings and emits 1% of the emissions. “This funding will be critical in fueling our beta pilot this winter where we are launching dozens of systems across the country with … to have been part of this growth and to be able to help keep it going.” This year, rather than participate in the selection process, Sobotka acted as a mentor, advising those who … ideas develop in real-time. “I personally have come to enjoy being a part of the journey morethan just seeing the end result,” says Sobotka. Cambium Carbon and Floe are eligible to …