Solar One » Economy http://solar1.org A Green Energy, Arts and Education Center Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:50:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 New Energy Code Changes are in Effect July 1, 2010: Is Your Building Prepared? http://solar1.org/2010/05/25/new-energy-code-changes-are-in-effect-july-1-2010-is-your-building-prepared/ http://solar1.org/2010/05/25/new-energy-code-changes-are-in-effect-july-1-2010-is-your-building-prepared/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 16:31:53 +0000 Diana http://solar1.org/?p=5859 June 17, 20106:00 pmto8:00 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:
Online donation system by ClickandPledge

]]> http://solar1.org/2010/05/25/new-energy-code-changes-are-in-effect-july-1-2010-is-your-building-prepared/feed/ 0 MCC Green Finance Series: Traditional and Non-Traditional Funding Opportunities http://solar1.org/2010/04/01/mcc-green-finance-series-traditional-and-non-traditional-funding-opportunities/ http://solar1.org/2010/04/01/mcc-green-finance-series-traditional-and-non-traditional-funding-opportunities/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:43:41 +0000 Mary http://solar1.org/2010/04/01/mcc-green-finance-series-traditional-and-non-traditional-funding-opportunities/ April 30, 20108:30 amto10:00 am




First Annual Green Finance Series

A Constellation of Events Presented by the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and ACRE at NYU-Polytechnic

Public and private sources of capital talk about current equity and debt programs to fund businesses and projects in the green space. Find out from government and non-government experts how best to fit their offerings with your business projects and investment needs.

Speakers include:

Diana Pangestu of Solar One (NYSERDA Programs)
Kevin Stone of Kevin Stone International, Inc. (SBA & other loans)
Michelle Bhattacharyya of NYC Business Solutions (NYC, Seedco, community based funding)
Michael Huerta, Bright Path Energy (private equity/Wall St capital markets)
Edward Wu, Senior Partner, Cora Capital Advisors
Sean Patrick Neill, Managing Director, Transcend Equity Development Corp.
William G. Lashbrook, III, Senior VP, PNC Real Estate
Betty McCain, VP, Citibank

Moderated by Ann Kayman, CEO, New York Grant Company

Presented at ConEdison, Con Edison
4 Irving Place, 19th Floor

$15/$25, please click here to register.

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NYC-ACRE and Solar One come together to showcase some of the newest wind and energy projects in NYC, while providing invaluable and practical discussion on how to further establish a cleantech market in NYC.

SPEAKERS:
Micah Kotch, Director of Operations at NYC-ACRE at NYU-Poly
John Humphrey, Co-Founder of Sollega Inc.
James Gallagher, NYCEDC Senior VP for Energy Policy
Russell M. Tencer, CEO of Wind Products LLC
Diana Pangestu, Energy $mart Communities Coordinator at Solar One

Wine & Cheese networking reception to follow!

LOCATION:
NYC-ACRE at NYU-Poly, 160 Varick Street, aka 10 Hudson Square,
12th Floor, New York City

FREE EVENT!
Please RSVP by March 15 as space is limited: www.solar1.com/acre-cleantech

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NYC-ACRE and Solar One come together to showcase some of the newest wind and energy projects in NYC, while providing invaluable and practical discussion on how to further establish a cleantech market in NYC.

SPEAKERS:
Micah Kotch, Director of Operations at NYC-ACRE at NYU-Poly
John Humphrey, Co-Founder of Sollega Inc.
James Gallagher, NYCEDC Senior VP for Energy Policy
Russell M. Tencer, CEO of Wind Products LLC
Diana Pangestu, Energy $mart Communities Coordinator at Solar One

Wine & Cheese networking reception to follow!

LOCATION:
NYC-ACRE at NYU-Poly, 160 Varick Street, aka 10 Hudson Square,
12th Floor, New York City

FREE EVENT!
Please RSVP by March 15 as space is limited: www.solar1.com/acre-cleantech

]]> http://solar1.org/2010/02/10/cleantech-from-the-frontlines-event/feed/ 0 Solar-Powered Film Series: “Who Killed the Electric Car?” http://solar1.org/2009/09/11/solar-powered-film-series-who-killed-the-electric-car/ http://solar1.org/2009/09/11/solar-powered-film-series-who-killed-the-electric-car/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:58:39 +0000 Jamie http://solar1.org/?p=3605 September 13, 20097:00 pmto10:00 pm

Sunday, September 13th

Short: Mean Green Trucking (from From Elegance to Earthworms)

Feature: Who Killed the Electric Car?

In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust and ran without gasoline. Then, for no apparent reason, GM reclaimed all the cars destroying them ten years later. Learn more in this critically acclaimed documentary.

Speaker: David Turock

***David will be bringing a RAV-4 EV and an electric mini car to the screening!

David Turock is Chairman of Northern Lights Aviation, a company that he founded to move ambulatory people with serious illnesses from rural areas to major medical centers. His professional career has involved entrepreneurial telecommunications; he holds the foundational patent for technology that carries telephone calls from the public-switched telephone network over the Internet. He is also the director of the Lightning Rod Foundation, which promotes environmentally friendly vehicle technology

]]> http://solar1.org/2009/09/11/solar-powered-film-series-who-killed-the-electric-car/feed/ 0 Straight Talk: Rescue and Recovery for Small Businesses http://solar1.org/2009/06/30/straight-talk-rescue-and-recovery-for-small-businesses/ http://solar1.org/2009/06/30/straight-talk-rescue-and-recovery-for-small-businesses/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:02:39 +0000 Diana http://solar1.org/?p=3057 July 13, 20098:30 amto12:30 pm

This conference, put on by the Manhattan Borough President’s Office, is designed to provide practical and immediate survival strategies for small businesses in today’s economy.  Several workshops will be held, including How Going Green Can Save You $$.  At the conference expo, Diana Pangestu of NYSERDA/Solar One will be distributing information about NYSERDA’s energy efficiency programs that target small businesses.

New York Academy of Medicine

1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029

Please RSVP at conference@mbpo.org or 212-669-4465

Please register here

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