No Money No Problems? Financing Cleantech in the Post-ARRA Era
Friday, January 27th, 2012| January 31, 2012 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Join us Tuesday, January 31, for the first 2012 event in Solar One’s and NYC ACRE’s cleantech discussion series Clean Energy Connections: No Money No Problems? Financing Cleantech in the Post-ARRA Era.
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2011 7:00pm-9:00pm (doors open at 6:30p)
The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC
44 Charlton Street, New York, NY 10014
General Admission: $25, Students: $10
Register for your advanced tickets here
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door.
The beginning of 2012 ushers in a new era in renewable energy funding. Section 1603 Treasury Program is dead in the water thanks to a gridlocked Congress, and low tax appetites have hamstrung potential investors. As we move into an uncertain financial landscape, where will today’s renewable energy upstarts find funding for their projects and companies? Will private financing step in to sustain the industry’s momentum? How can the considerable financial power of New York City take a leadership role? Financial experts will examine these issues and offer a realistic assessment of where cleantech is headed now that the federal buck has stopped.
A networking reception will follow the panel discussion and audience Q&A.
Opening Speaker:
- Nathanael Greene, Director of Renewable Energy Policy, Natural Resources Defense Council
Panelists:
- Izzet Bensusan, President and CEO, Karbone
- Ann Davlin, Director of Development, Carbon War Room
- Jason Scott, Partner, EKO Asset Management Partners
Moderator:
- Michael Molnar, Partner, Greentech Capital Advisors
Can’t make it? Greentech Media is the media sponsor for this series and will host a free live web stream of this event at www.greentechmedia.com. Questions for the panelists and comments can be submitted via Twitter@CleanECNYC, #CleanNRGx.
No Money No Problems? is the first event of the second season of the cleantech discussion series Clean Energy Connections. Clean Energy Connections is a program of Solar One and NYC ACRE at NYU-Poly that brings together professionals, policymakers, investors and academia to explore major topics shaping NYC’s blossoming cleantech industry, and provides an expert forum to share best practices and new inspirations.
Posted in Clean Energy Connections Blog, Cleantech, Economy, New York City, Photovoltaics, Solar One Events, Sustainability, Technology | Permalink
Meet Ismail Ocasio, Green Workforce Training Development Manager
Monday, April 18th, 2011Everyone wants a green job – so many people that Solar One’s Green Workforce program tripled over the last year. To keep up, Solar One is thrilled to welcome Ismail Ocasio to our team as the Training Development Manager for the Workforce Program. Ismail will teach courses, create and develop new curricula, and help coordinate per diem instructors in our fast growing green workforce training program.
Ismail Ocasio was born and raised in Brooklyn NY. A passionate community organizer and advocate for urban justice and equality. Ismail has worked on several youth based initiatives ranging from employment and economic development to broader humanitarian issues, with a clear focus on disadvantaged and marginalized populations. As an Intermediate Architect he holds a Bachelors of Architectural Technology from New York City College of Technology and has worked as a design consultant on several residential, commercial, and community based applications. He is an accredited BPI Building Analyst, Multi-Family Building Analyst and Envelope Professional. He continues to spend his free time volunteering as a youth mentor and program organizer. He is an advocate for community revitalization, self-determination, and engaging faith based initiatives to contextualize environmentalism in the spiritual dialog.
Please join us in welcoming Ismail to the Solar One family!
Posted in Economy, Green Collar Jobs, Solar One | Permalink
TONIGHT – Can NYC Have a Wind Industry?
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
Tickets are going fast for tonight’s panel discussion: “Can NYC Have a Wind Industry?” This is the first in the new Clean Energy Connections series created by Solar One and the New York City Accelerator for a Clean and Renewable Economy (NYC ACRE).
April 14, 2011 from 7-9pm
Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton Street (at Varick Street), New York, NY, 10014.
A networking reception will follow the event.
General admission is $25, and student admission is $10. Advanced registration is required at www.cleanecnyc.org.
Panelists:
- David Bragdon, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability
- KC Sahl, NY Project Director for NRG Bluewater Wind
- Jacob Susman, CEO of OWN Wind Energy
- Russell Tencer, CEO of Wind Products, Inc., a recent graduate of the NYC ACRE incubator
Clean Energy Connections is sponsored by NYSERDA and Con Edison’s Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency Programs; Greentech Media is the media sponsor for this series.
Posted in Clean Energy Connections Blog, Cleantech, Economy, Energy, Green Collar Jobs, New York City, Renewables, Solar One | Permalink
Solar One announces a brand new event series: Clean Energy Connections!
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011| April 14, 2011 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Is NYC on the brink of a cleantech revolution?
We at Solar One think so. New York City, with abundant human, financial, and institutional capital, is well positioned to become a global center in clean technology. However, with all this potential, New York still ranks behind Boston, San Franciso, and Austin as a leader in cleantech. New York has all the right pieces to create a successful industry but there needs to be an underlying network that can connect those pieces, engage the community, and spark a movement that can surpass the current frontrunners. Solar One and the New York City Accelerator for a Clean and Renewable Economy (NYC ACRE) are partnering to create that catalyst with Clean Energy Connections.
Clean Energy Connections is a new year-long discussion series and online platform intended to stimulate dialogue on NYC’s clean energy economy, highlight its innovators and visionaries, and provide a forum for the industry to meet, collaborate and grow. This series will bring together professionals, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, and students to explore major topics related to cleantech, and debate how New York can play a bigger role.
For our first event, we ask a simple question that could result in many complicated answers: Can NYC Have a Wind Industry? With a 27.8% increase in installed capacity annually for the past five years, wind is fastest growing energy technology in the world (BTM Consult 2010). The United States is only getting 1.3% of its energy from wind power, a measly number compared to the 20% that the US DOE says is possible. With these numbers demonstrating current success and potential for growth, how does the NYC cleantech community capitalize on this opportunity.
To answer these questions, we hear from the experts; industry leaders and innovators who are already making strides in wind, and can give us the best view of where wind power stands, where it is going, and how NYC as a cleantech community can be apart of it.
Our panel consists of:
- David Bragdon, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability
- Jonathan Milley, Vice President, Northeast Region, NRG Energy
- Jacob Susman, CEO of OWN Wind Energy
- Russell Tencer, CEO of Wind Products, Inc., a recent graduate of the NYC ACRE incubator
The first Clean Energy Connections event, Can NYC Have a Wind Industry? will be held on April 14, 2011 from 7:00-9:00pm at the Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton Street (at Varick Street), New York, NY, 10014. Doors open at 6:30pm, and a networking reception will follow the event.
General admission is $25, and student admission is $10. Advanced registration is required at www.cleanecnyc.org.
Posted in Clean Energy Connections Blog, Cleantech, Economy, Education, Energy, Energy $mart Communities, Energy Efficiency, New York City, NYSERDA, Solar One, Solar One Events, Sustainability | Permalink
The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Green Screens Program and Solar One Co-Present Carbon Nation
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011| February 10, 2011 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Green Screens program and Solar One Co-Present Carbon Nation at the Walter Reade Theater on Thursday, February 10 at 6:30pm
Screening followed by a Q&A with the director Peter Byck, Solar One Executive Director Chris Collins, Solar One Green Workforce Development Director Diallo Shabazz, and a reception.
On Thursday February 10, Solar One is proud to be co-presenting the film Carbon Nation with the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Green Screens program at the beautiful Walter Reade Theater. Carbon Nation is a film by Peter Byck that explores potential alternatives to carbon fuel from one-armed Texas cotton farmer Cliff Etheridge’s efforts to pull together an enormous wind farm, to green jobs innovator Van Jones. This inspiring film presents vital solutions to a thorny problem and in the process reveals a thriving tradition of American ingenuity.
Friends of Solar One may purchase tickets at the $9 Affiliate price, a $3 discount off the general admission price. Film Society members purchase tickets at the $7 Member price. A great bargain for a great film!
Purchase tickets online by selecting the “Affiliate” ticket type HERE.
You can use this link that goes straight to the online purchase page for CARBON NATION:
http://www.filmlinc.com/tix.php?p=22298&b=1
Or purchase in person at the Walter Reade Theater’s Box Office:
The box office opens at 12:30 PM Monday-Friday, and one half hour before the first screening on Saturday/Sunday. It closes every day 15 minutes after the start of the last show. If there are no evening screenings, the box office closes at 6pm. For more information call 212-875-5601 during hours of operation.
IMPORTANT: Please printout this page! You will need to present the printout at the Walter Reade Theater Box office to purchase tickets or redeem an online order at this discount price.
Visit FilmLinc.com for more information about Carbon Nation. http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt/gs/carbonnation.html
View the trailer for the film: http://carbonnationmovie.com/
Thursday, February 10 at 6:30pm
The Film Society of Lincoln Center
Walter Reade Theater
165 West 65th Street, Upper Level
Bet Broadway & Amsterdam Aves
Posted in Economy, Energy, Film, Global Warming, Solar One, Solar One Events, Solar Power, Sustainability, Technology, Transportation, Waste, Water | Permalink
