Solar One » Economy http://solar1.org NYC's Green Energy, Arts and Education Center Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:06:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 No Money No Problems? Financing Cleantech in the Post-ARRA Era http://solar1.org/2012/01/27/no-money-no-problems-financing-cleantech-in-the-post-arra-era/ http://solar1.org/2012/01/27/no-money-no-problems-financing-cleantech-in-the-post-arra-era/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:49:20 +0000 Jeff http://solar1.org/?p=10620 January 31, 20127:00 pmto9:00 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.

]]> http://solar1.org/2012/01/27/no-money-no-problems-financing-cleantech-in-the-post-arra-era/feed/ 0 Meet Ismail Ocasio, Green Workforce Training Development Manager http://solar1.org/2011/04/18/meet-ismail-ocasio-green-workforce-training-development-manager/ http://solar1.org/2011/04/18/meet-ismail-ocasio-green-workforce-training-development-manager/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:51:14 +0000 Jamie http://solar1.org/?p=8978 Everyone 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!

]]> http://solar1.org/2011/04/18/meet-ismail-ocasio-green-workforce-training-development-manager/feed/ 0 TONIGHT – Can NYC Have a Wind Industry? http://solar1.org/2011/04/14/tonight-can-nyc-have-a-wind-industry/ http://solar1.org/2011/04/14/tonight-can-nyc-have-a-wind-industry/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:25:17 +0000 Jamie http://solar1.org/?p=8945 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.

]]> http://solar1.org/2011/04/14/tonight-can-nyc-have-a-wind-industry/feed/ 0 Solar One announces a brand new event series: Clean Energy Connections! http://solar1.org/2011/04/06/solar-one-announces-a-brand-new-event-series-clean-energy-connections/ http://solar1.org/2011/04/06/solar-one-announces-a-brand-new-event-series-clean-energy-connections/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:05:48 +0000 Sara http://solar1.org/?p=8844 April 14, 20117:00 pmto9:00 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.

]]> http://solar1.org/2011/04/06/solar-one-announces-a-brand-new-event-series-clean-energy-connections/feed/ 0 The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Green Screens Program and Solar One Co-Present Carbon Nation http://solar1.org/2011/01/25/the-film-society-of-lincoln-centers-green-screens-program-and-solar-one-co-present-carbon-nation/ http://solar1.org/2011/01/25/the-film-society-of-lincoln-centers-green-screens-program-and-solar-one-co-present-carbon-nation/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:21:17 +0000 Dina http://solar1.org/?p=8212 February 10, 20116:30 pmto10:00 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

]]> http://solar1.org/2011/01/25/the-film-society-of-lincoln-centers-green-screens-program-and-solar-one-co-present-carbon-nation/feed/ 0 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 Jamie 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 SolarOne 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 Jamie 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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