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Yi Cui discusses how experiences in entrepreneurship can inform academia in this episode of the Stanford Ecopreneurship podcast. Cui is a professor of energy science and engineering and faculty director of the Stanford Sustainability Accelerator.

Stanford researchers are studying how changing weather patterns, rising temperatures, and ecological shifts affect the global food system, while developing ways to improve food security for all.

Analysis by Stanford researchers shows how strategic investment in undergrounding power lines could shave hours off some long lasting blackouts tied to extreme weather.

A new guide supports academic innovators who want to translate their innovations into impact. The report includes case studies from Stanford faculty who have successfully navigated for-profit startups, nonprofits, licensing, and other ventures to build projects, technologies, and organizations.

Stanford researchers are uncovering the journey of microplastics in our environment and their effects on human health, while developing practical solutions to mitigate their impact.

Stanford researchers have developed a prototype system that can harvest fertilizer from urine. The approach could provide sanitation, income, and energy in resource-limited regions.

Stanford researchers discovered that a nearly forgotten variety of black peas from the northwest Himalayas in India is genetically distinct from other peas and outperforms them.

At a recent conference, investors, entrepreneurs, and academics convened to discuss challenges and strategies for scaling innovation in sustainability.

For most American families, installing solar panels and battery packs can lower electricity costs and manage local and regional power outages affordably, a new Stanford study finds.

The latest awards enable development and implementation of cross-disciplinary projects tackling real-world sustainability challenges in food and agriculture, industry, water, electricity, and biology.

Centuries ago, Pliny the Elder marveled at the transformation of volcanic ash. Today, researchers are reinventing cement by harnessing volcanic chemistry to create more sustainable building materials.

The world’s deadliest animal is migrating to more hospitable climes as the planet warms. Erin Mordecai and her colleagues are trying to figure out where on Earth the little buggers are about to strike.

The Sustainability Accelerator at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability will support three scholars exploring creative and commercially viable solutions to challenges in food, wind energy, and cooling systems.

An epidemiologist is on a mission to reduce pollution where past efforts have failed—and end an environmental health nightmare.

The latest awards from Stanford’s Sustainability Accelerator support wide-ranging efforts to help communities and nature withstand climate-related extreme events and advance the measurement of planetary systems.

Researchers found that up to 13 million acres of California’s Central Valley may be suitable for recharging groundwater. The largest portion of this area occurs on agricultural land, with most corresponding to orchards, field crops, and vineyards.

Scientists estimate that reducing harmful chemical emissions could cut cancer risks from smoke exposure by over 50%.

During a recent Sustainability Accelerator event, venture capitalists urged researchers working to scale greenhouse gas removal technologies to focus on cost and seek common ground with a wide range of prospective partners. 

Stanford’s Sustainability Accelerator convened more than 300 researchers, investors, entrepreneurs, and alumni on campus to learn about greenhouse gas removal and how 18 teams are seeking to enable it on a large scale. Explore highlights from the event.

Entrepreneurs and investors agreed that collaboration will be crucial for enabling the greenhouse gas removal industry to scale up “faster than basically any industry on Earth.”

Researchers presented their work on greenhouse gas removal, learned from experts about scalability and finance, and connected with potential investors and partners.