Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

ClimateHaven, New Haven's First Climate Tech Incubator, Officially Opens Today

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ClimateHaven, New Haven's newly established climate tech incubator, will celebrate its grand opening today at 4:00 PM ET with a ribbon cutting ceremony at its 770 Chapel Street workspace in New Haven. The ceremony marks the official beginning of ClimateHaven's incubation support for 17 climate tech startups that have been accepted into the competitive program over the last 3 months.

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  • The ceremony marks the official beginning of ClimateHaven's incubation support for 17 climate tech startups that have been accepted into the competitive program over the last 3 months.
  • The reception will run from 5:30 to 7:30 PM and will also be held at 770 Chapel Street.
  • Ryan Dings, ClimateHaven CEO, said: "Today marks an important milestone as we officially open the doors to the ClimateHaven community.
  • A nonprofit innovation hub, ClimateHaven supports early-stage climate tech entrepreneurs through a combination of physical incubation space, workshops, accelerator programming, and access to the resources and networks that startups need to scale their climate technologies.

Ryders Health Management and Budderfly Inaugurate Solar Energy Project at Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Connecticut

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Friday, October 27, 2023

Budderfly , the premier sustainability partner for businesses with repeatable footprints, and Ryders Health Management , a family-owned management company for independent skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers, yesterday celebrated the completion of a 317 kW rooftop solar installation at Ryders’ Mystic Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mystic, Connecticut.

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  • Budderfly , the premier sustainability partner for businesses with repeatable footprints, and Ryders Health Management , a family-owned management company for independent skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers, yesterday celebrated the completion of a 317 kW rooftop solar installation at Ryders’ Mystic Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mystic, Connecticut.
  • Budderfly first upgraded and installed energy-efficient technologies at Ryders’ Mystic Healthcare facility in 2018 to reduce energy consumption and waste.
  • Since then, Budderfly has provided ongoing measurement, monitoring, and maintenance, resulting in energy cost savings of over $100,000 to date.
  • “Of the approximately 230 skilled nursing facilities in Connecticut, Mystic Healthcare is one of the first skilled nursing facilities to be majority solar powered.

EIGHT YEARS OF SUCCESS FOR MATTRESS RECYCLING COUNCIL'S CONNECTICUT PROGRAM

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 1.5 million mattresses have been recycled in Connecticut since the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) started its Bye Bye Mattress program in 2015. Placed end-to-end, those mattresses would stretch 1,890 miles from the northernmost tip of Maine to Key West, Florida.

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  • HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 1.5 million mattresses have been recycled in Connecticut since the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) started its Bye Bye Mattress program in 2015.
  • Placed end-to-end, those mattresses would stretch 1,890 miles from the northernmost tip of Maine to Key West, Florida.
  • The program also increased its recycling rate to 75% by processing 3,759 tons of steel, foam, fiber and wood into new products.
  • "We also cultivated more participation from mattress retailers and other types of businesses that have large amounts of mattresses to recycle at once," said Dan McGowan, MRC's Northeast Program Coordinator.

RGGI Continues to Deliver Economic Benefits for Participating States--and Can Advance Key Equity Priorities in EJ Communities

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

As the RGGI states move forward, we continue to explore ways to build on these successes and make further progress towards our climate and equity goals."

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  • As the RGGI states move forward, we continue to explore ways to build on these successes and make further progress towards our climate and equity goals."
  • Additionally, for the first time, the Analysis Group report includes a review of how RGGI states are addressing EJ and equity issues in overburdened communities.
  • RGGI states could also require opportunities for EJ communities to participate in the regulatory process of reviewing environmental permits or spending plans for RGGI auction proceeds.
  • "Beyond the environmental and economic benefits of RGGI, we found that the program can dovetail with RGGI states' equity goals as well," noted Daniel Stuart, report co-author.

ClimateHaven Appoints Ryan Dings as Chief Executive Officer and Establishes Initial Location in New Haven

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ClimateHaven, the newly established New Haven-based climatetech incubator, today announced the appointment of Ryan Dings as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Dings previously served as the Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel of Greentown Labs, a climate technology incubator in Somerville, MA. Prior to that, he held the same role for Sunwealth, a solar investment fund. In December 2022, he joined Connecticut Innovations as a venture partner in its new $100 million dollar ClimateTech Fund.

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  • NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ClimateHaven , the newly established New Haven-based climatetech incubator, today announced the appointment of Ryan Dings as its Chief Executive Officer.
  • Mr. Dings previously served as the Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel of Greentown Labs, a climate technology incubator in Somerville, MA.
  • In December 2022, he joined Connecticut Innovations as a venture partner in its new $100 million dollar ClimateTech Fund.
  • ClimateHaven has retained the New Haven-based architecture firm, Atelier Cho Thompson, to assist in the design and upfit of its initial location.

$10.3 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

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Monday, December 12, 2022

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), announced 41 grants totaling $10.3 million to organizations and local governments to improve the environment of Long Island Sound.

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  • Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), announced 41 grants totaling $10.3 million to organizations and local governments to improve the environment of Long Island Sound.
  • In all, these Long Island Sound Futures Fund (Futures Fund) 2022 grants will reach 319,000 people through environmental education programs.
  • Water quality improvement projects will prevent 5.3 million gallons of polluted stormwater from flowing into Long Island Sound waters.
  • In addition, the Long Island Sound will benefit from a $106 million investment under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

2022 Long Island Sound Report Card Released by Save the Sound

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

LARCHMONT, N.Y. and NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regional nonprofit environmental organization Save the Sound released the findings of its 2022 Long Island Sound Report Card on November 17. The biennial report has now compiled 14 years of water testing results in the open waters of Long Island Sound and four years of testing more than 50 bays and bay segments in the region. After previous years of improvement, the 2022 report raised concerns for the future, finding that trends towards improving open water quality have stalled in several portions of the Sound and poor grades in bays have persisted. Equally concerning, the report’s science advisors noted that previous gains in water quality may be threatened by rising water temperature in Long Island Sound. There were hopeful signs, as well, indicating that efforts to reduce nitrogen pollution are having a positive impact in the western Sound, demonstrated by modest improvement in open waters of New York City. The report was released with simultaneous events at Eastchester Bay on City Island in the Bronx, NY; Black Rock Harbor in Bridgeport, CT; and Northport Harbor in Northport, NY, on Long Island.

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  • Water Quality Improvement Leveling Off, Rising Water Temps Raise Concern
    Modest Signs of Improvement in NYC, Even as Many Area Bays Struggle
    LARCHMONT, N.Y. and NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regional nonprofit environmental organization Save the Sound released the findings of its 2022 Long Island Sound Report Card on November 17.
  • Further, the 2022 Long Island Sound Report Card demonstrates that the waters of eastern Long Island Sound continue to register excellent grades, driven by strong tidal exchange with the Atlantic Ocean and lower population density, relative to areas further west.
  • Data on water quality in the bays of Long Island Sound were compiled by 24 partner organizations working with identical water testing procedures in the Unified Water Study, funded by the federal EPAs Long Island Sound Study and administered by Save the Sound.
  • Results from the 2022 Long Island Sound Report Card have been posted to www.SoundHealthExplorer.com .

Bright Feeds, Connecticut's New Food Waste Recycler, Opens Plant in Berlin

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

BERLIN, Conn., Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bright Feeds, a New England-based green startup, opened its first food waste processing plant in Berlin, Connecticut, last week.

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  • BERLIN, Conn., Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bright Feeds, a New England-based green startup, opened its first food waste processing plant in Berlin, Connecticut, last week.
  • New England produced over 2 million tons of food waste in 2019, with 520,000 tons produced in Connecticut, where food makes up about 22% of disposed waste ( Connecticut waste study ).
  • Thanks to its pioneering technology, Bright Feeds can accept a wider variety of food waste than its competitors: not just dry, grain-based waste, but also vegetables, fruit, and other wet waste.
  • Bright Feeds keeps food out of the waste streamand saves money for food producers, waste management companies, and municipalities.

Eversource Energy CEO Joseph R. Nolan to Keynote VentureClash Climate Edition

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Connecticut Innovations(CI), the state's venture capital arm, today announced that Joseph R. Nolan, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Eversource Energy, will be the keynote speaker at the VentureClash Climate Edition pitch event on Thursday, October 27, in New Haven. Nolan heads New England's largest utility, serving approximately 4.3 million electric, natural gas and water customers across Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He will address an audience of corporate partners, investors and selected domestic and international companies seeking to solve pressing climate-related problems.

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  • NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Connecticut Innovations (CI), the state's venture capital arm, today announced that Joseph R. Nolan, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Eversource Energy, will be the keynote speaker at the VentureClash Climate Edition pitch event on Thursday, October 27, in New Haven.
  • The overflowing response to VentureClash Climate Edition is a testament to how eagerly our participating companies and attendees look forward to learning from Joe's experience and insight."
  • Throughout his 35 years at Eversource, Nolan has held extensive leadership positions in customer service, government and regulatory affairs, community relations and corporate strategy.
  • VentureClash Climate Edition is a networking and pitch event where companies and thought leaders discuss and solve for the world's biggest climate-related issues.

Connecticut Innovations Announces Presenting Companies for First VentureClash Climate Edition

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Connecticut Innovations(CI), the state's leading venture capital arm, today announced the companies selected to present at the VentureClash Climate Edition pitch and networking event on Thursday, October 27.

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  • "By focusing this edition of VentureClash on the climate crisis, we are supporting the future green economy innovators and entrepreneurs while also deepening Connecticut's position as a hub for companies pursuing climate-focused business strategies."
  • Created in partnership with Connecticut Green Bank, the Department of Economic & Community Development, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, VentureClash Climate Edition is a networking and pitch event bringing together companies and thought leaders to solve real-world climate issues.
  • VentureClash Climate Edition is a networking and pitch event where companies and thought leaders discuss and solve for the world's biggest climate-related issues.
  • Managed by Connecticut Innovations, VentureClash scans the globe for early-stage companies that are looking to land and expand in Connecticut.