RAIN OR SHINE! StoveTec Teach-In and Cook Out: Pro-Poor Innovations in Clean, Efficient Cooking + Hot Dogs. With Ben West, Aprovecho Research Center.//
Friday, May 28th, 2010| June 1, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
Each year 1.6 million people – 85% of which are women and children – die from inhaling the smoke emitted by open fires or unimproved cook stoves. At the same time, traditional practices of collecting biomass fuels for cooking – carried out almost universally by women- is a time-consuming task that displaces education and other opportunities for empowerment, and, in the long-term, frequently contributes to unsustainable levels of deforestation and erosion.
StoveTec is an award-winning, high efficiency cookstove that reduces harmful emissions by 70%, while increasing fuel-efficiency by 50%. The design was created by the Oregon-based Aprovecho Research Center (ARC), and over 70,000 stoves have been shipped internationally over the past two years to countries including India, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Madagascar, Chile, Argentina, the Marshall Islands, and Haiti.
Join us for an evening presentation on StoveTec’s design, goals and impacts by project manager Ben West.
Following the discussion, the stoves will be put to immediate good use: grilling hot dogs and veggie dogs on the Solar One stage, over beer and other refreshments.
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WFMU at the High Line (solar-powered live radio)
Friday, May 28th, 2010| May 31, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Last spring and summer Solar One teamed up with WFMU’s DJ Trent Wolbe to produce a series of solar-powered radio broadcasts for the station’s “Sound and Safe” program on Monday nights. Solar One’s original photovoltaic charging units, designed by S1 BFF Elliot Montgomery provided the juice for both transmission and live amplification.
Our 2010 season begins next Monday when DJ/Rupture, DJ Trent, Solar One and Friends of the High Line team up next Monday, May 31st from 7-10pm to bring you a broadcast from The High Line, the most beautiful public space in New York.
Featuring a live set of interstellar 8-bit crunk by Minusbaby + live stargazing (with telescopes!) by the Amateur Astronomers’ Association. Join the fun in person – for free! – on the High Line under the Standard Hotel between 12th and 13th Streets (map).
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Solar One brings former Ontario Minister of Energy to Albany to address legislators about the province’s new renewable energy Feed-In Tariff policy
Thursday, May 27th, 2010On Tuesday afternoon Solar One organized a special presentation at the NYS legislative office building in Albany by George Smitherman, Ontario’s former Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, on the subject of the province’s new Green Energy Act (GEA).
The GEA comprises a number of separate policies that collectively aim to support and expand economic investment in clean and renewable sources of energy for the purpose of building a stronger economy, combating climate change and ensuring a healthier future for generations to come. The province has estimated that the act will generate 50,000 direct and indirect jobs over the next three years, while establishing Ontario as a leading global destination for clean energy investment. The GEA also makes Ontario the first government in North America to legislate the phased elimination of all domestic coal-based generation (by the end of 2014).
Many of the GEA’s market support objectives for renewable energy will be accomplished via the province’s newly implemented feed-in tariff (aka Renewable Energy Payment) program. The FIT approach enables clean power producers using different technologies to sell the power that they generate in long-term contracts at differentiated rates that ensure fair and predictable returns. Now implemented in over 50 countries worldwide, the feed-in tariff approach has been responsible for the majority of global clean energy development over the past decade.
As New York continues to debate the future shape of its long-term renewable energy strategy, Mr. Smitherman’s visit created a powerful opportunity for legislators to learn and ask questions about our regional neighbor’s ambitious approach directly from an individual who was central to its realization.
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New Energy Code Changes are in Effect July 1, 2010: Is Your Building Prepared?
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010| June 17, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
New energy efficiency legislation that will drastically impact your building is fast approaching and you don’t want to be caught unprepared. Join us for an interactive session with leaders in the field of energy efficiency. Learn how you can take advantage of these required changes, and benefit from cost saving measures. You will also hear about all of the potential funding and financing opportunities available to help with project costs.
June 17, 2010, 6:00-8:00pm,
followed by networking a reception
Sony Wonder Technology Lab Auditorium
550 Madison Ave (at 56th St.)
PANELISTS
Representative from the City of New York: NYC Green Building Codes
Kate Grossman, Greenwich Energy Solutions: Energy Audits and Qualifying Buildings
Brett Greenberg, Bovis Lend Lease: Implementing Energy Efficiency Measures
David Gibson, Lutron: Advanced Lighting Technologies
Cliff Schorer, Greenwich Energy Solutions: Financing Options
Diana Pangestu, Solar One: NYSERDA Incentives and Case Study
Seminar Cost: $25
To register, click on the following link:
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Celebrate Build it Green!NYC’s 5th Birthday at Solar One
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010| June 12, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
It’s Build it Green’s 5th birthday, and we’re celebrating with a joint fundraiser under the tents! Come and enjoy delicious organic vegetable and lamb bar-b-que, beer, live music with the amazing Amayo’s Fu-Arkestra, the DJ skills of Tony Lowe and entertainment from the always-entertaining BIG!NYC team. Tickets are a wallet-friendly $20 adv/$25 at the door, and all proceeds will be split between Solar One and Build it Green! Show us how much you care about a sustainable NYC, come party at Solar One!
Advance tickets available HERE or at the BIG!NYC warehouse in Astoria.
Under the Solar One Tents Map/Directions
Saturday June 12 from 6pm-10pm
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