Feed-In Tariffs for the United Kingdom: Accelerating the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy
Thursday, March 11th, 2010INVITATION
New York – 25th March
Feed-in Tariffs for the United Kingdom: Accelerating the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy
On April 1, 2010, the United Kingdom will launch a new feed-in tariff policy, providing an additional boost to its advanced clean energy market. As the first country in the world to make carbon reduction targets legally binding, the United Kingdom has nearly a decade’s experience implementing its strategic commitment to a low carbon economy.
Now, with the introduction of feed-in tariffs for small scale renewable electricity generation, the UK has established a financial framework to drive investment and stimulate clean energy adoption on a much broader scale. Under the scheme, many UK households, communities and businesses will become eligible to receive guaranteed payment – “clean energy cashback” – for the low carbon electricity they generate from wind, solar PV, hydro, and new anaerobic digestion installations. It is expected that by 2020 the scheme will support over 750,000 small scale low carbon electricity installations and will have saved 7 million tons of carbon dioxide.
UK Trade & Investment, in cooperation with the New York City Accelerator for a Clean and Renewable Economy (NYC ACRE) at NYU-Poly, the New York Association for Energy Economics and Solar One, invite you to a presentation on the new policy and the opportunities it creates for investment in clean energy. The discussion will analyze the policy in reference to the experiences of other countries and focus on its implications for growth in the UK’s clean energy sector.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
6:00 – 8:00pm
Keynote presentation by:
John Moriarty, Assistant Director, Feed-in Tariffs Policy, Department of Energy and Climate Change, United Kingdom
In discussion with Nils Mellquist, Vice President, Senior Research Analyst, Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors
Moderated by Jonathan McClelland, President, New York Association for Energy Economics
Introduced by Rebecca Lewis, Vice-Consul and Trade & Investment Officer, British Consulate-General New York
A networking reception will follow.
NYC ACRE
Steelcase Room
160 Varick Street, 12th Floor
New York City
Space is limited.
Please RSVP to NYUKTI-RSVP@fco.gov.uk
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Green from the Inside Out April 8
Thursday, March 11th, 2010| April 8, 2010 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Green Your Home From the Inside Out!
Thursday, April 8th, 6:30pm – 9pm
Queens Botanical Garden Visitor Center
43-50 Main Street, Flushing, 11315
Solar One, New York City’s green energy, arts & education center, in partnership with the NYC Compost Project and the NYC Department of Sanitation, presents Green From the Inside Out on Thursday, April 8th at the Queens Botanical Garden.
Green From the Inside Out gives homeowners, coop and condo owners, building managers, and tenants the knowledge and resources they need to make their homes more environmentally friendly by saving energy (and money!), reducing waste, and recycling correctly. Come test your recycling knowledge, find out about composting, learn what incentives are available for your energy efficiency improvements, find out if solar power and green roofs are right for you, and talk to vendors of green products and services. Featuring presentations by Solar One, the NYC Compost Project, the NYC Department of Sanitation, and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Energy $mart Communities.
Please RSVP to Celia Salgado at 212-505-6050 or celia@solar1.org.
PRESENTATION DETAILS:
Reducing Energy Costs Through Energy Efficiency
Find out how to save money, help the environment, and make your home even more comfortable. Learn easy tips for energy savings, as well as cost-effective ways to make a big difference in your home energy bills. Government and utility incentives for homeowners to make energy-efficiency improvements will be discussed by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Energy $mart Communities Coordinator.
A Survey of Rooftop Solar Applications in NYC: Solar Thermal and Photovoltaics
Learn the difference between the two most common kinds of solar power used in New York City homes, and how to determine which application is right for you. We’ll review the generous government incentives currently available for solar and discuss how homeowners can find a solar installer. “White roofs” and “green roofs” will also be discussed.
Composting 101
Find out how to create rich compost from household food scraps. Learn about different compost systems and options for your building or household, and how to effectively maintain a compost bin and group composting system.
Recycling and Beyond
Learn the basics and the fine print of New York City’s curbside recycling program. Best practices in setting up apartment building recycling areas and educating residents, as well as legislative updates on materials not collected curbside, will be discussed.
Free event! Refreshments will be provided!
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TONIGHT! Solar One and Sarah Pidgeon on NBC News 4 NY
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010UPDATE: The segment is available online HERE! Go watch it right now!
Run, don’t walk, to your TV and TURN IT ON RIGHT NOW! Solar One Educator Sarah Pidgeon will be seen tonight as part of NBC4’s special series Wednesday’s Child, a weekly feature that helps recruit families who can provide permanent and loving homes for NYC foster children.
WNBC came to Solar One to tape Sarah showing a child, Brandon, how to build a solar car. Brandon, who is looking for a permanent home/adoption has been in and out of foster homes most of his life. He is interested in science so this was a perfect fit.
Solar One was happy to participate in this segment, and we wish Brandon a lot of luck in his search for a permanent home!
WHEN – Wednesday, March 10, between 6 and 6:30pm and again on Sunday, March 14, between 7 and 8am on NBC Channel 4.
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Green from the Inside Out April 19
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010| April 19, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
Green Your Home from the Inside Out!
Monday, April 19th, 6 – 8:30 pm
4 Trinity Place (Trinity Church)
Parlor Room, 2nd Floor
Solar One, in partnership with GrowNYC, presents Green from the Inside Out on Monday, April 19th from 6-8:30pm at 74 Trinity Place (Trinity Church) in the Parlor Room. This event gives coop and condo owners, building managers, landlords, and tenants the tools, resources, and information they need to green their multifamily building through presentations on recycling, energy efficiency, and rooftop possibilities for multifamily buildings in New York City. Exhibitors of green products and services will also be present to answer technical questions.
Please RSVP to Celia Salgado at 212-505-6050 or celia@solar1.org.
PRESENTATION DETAILS:
A Survey of Solar Energy Roof Applications for NYC: Solar Thermal, Photovoltaics, Green Roofs and White Roofs
In this workshop Solar One will introduce, define and discuss the economic and quality of life implications of three solar rooftop applications that have considerable promise in the five borough area: solar thermal technology, photovoltaics and white roofs.
Combating Rising Energy Costs with Energy Efficiency for Multifamily Buildings
Find out how to reduce fuel and utility costs while improving resident comfort and building performance. Solar One’s NYSERDA Energy $mart Communities Coordinator will present cost-effective ways for residential building owners and managers to make lighting, appliances, heating and cooling more energy efficient. Learn about the government and utility incentives that are available for your building, as well as the Community Preservation Corporation’s new Neighborhood Energy Loan Program that provides financing for retrofitting multi-family apartment buildings for energy efficiency.
Navigating NYC’s Recycling Landscape
Hear about new recycling laws and old misconceptions. Find out how to avoid fines, improve your recycling program and get your tenants to recycle. Learn about other ways to reduce waste, recycle more and help make NYC a little greener. GrowNYC (formerly the Office of Recycling Outreach and Education) is a program of the Council on the Environment of New York City.
Free! Refreshments will be served.
Vendors will be available to answer any technical questions about energy audits, different roof applications, and recycling.
GREEN FROM THE INSIDE OUT is a product of Solar One, in partnership with the Office of Recycling Outreach and Education. This series was made possible by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Free Workshops for K-12 Educators!
Monday, March 8th, 2010| March 20, 2010 | ||
| 8:30 am | to | 3:30 pm |
| April 12, 2010 | ||
| 8:30 am | to | 3:30 pm |
| May 1, 2010 | ||
| 8:30 am | to | 3:30 pm |
| June 15, 2010 | ||
| 4:00 pm | to | 6:30 pm |
Energy Smart Students Workshops
These FREE workshops are open to K-12 teachers, educators in not-for-profit agencies, pre-service teachers, college professors, and other educational professionals. They offer FREE NY State Ed Dept-aligned curriculum, Professional Development credit, and refreshments!!
Integrate energy education into your lesson plans. Register today at GetEnergySmart, 1-877-NY-SMART, or info@nyess.org
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Wind Energy in the Classroom Teacher Training Workshop
Wind Wisdom for School Power…Naturally (sm) offers a hands-on introduction to the technology and engineering involved in renewable wind energy and provides a context for teaching scientific principles related to properties of the wind, energy transformations and electricity.
At the workshop educators who serve students in Grades K-6 will receive hands-on science and engineering activities, a free wind energy education kit, and curricular units for K-4 and 5-6.
- Wind Wisdom Workshop: April 15, 4:00pm-6:30pm at Solar One
To Pre-Register (required): visit NESEA Educators Events and click on the date of the workshop you wish to attend (4/15). Email registration form to agrindrod@nesea.org or fax to 413-774-6053.
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Uh oh.
Monday, March 8th, 2010
One of the hardest things about working for an environmental cause is that there’s so much scary news…
Some of you who attended the 2009 Solar-Powered Film Series probably remember the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the infamous collection of tiny plastic particles in the Pacific ocean that’s twice the size of Texas (featured in the film Addicted to Plastic). Others may have been alarmed at the sharp rise in the ocean acidification and its deleterious effect on marine wildlife- including wildlife in our own food supply!- depicted in A Sea Change. But this story from Yahoo! is somehow even more terrifying: the oceans have now been found to be losing oxygen.
According to the article, there are some areas of the Pacific, particularly off the coasts of Oregon and Washington, that have become completely oxygen-depleted, or hypoxic. Although areas of hypoxia in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans have long been observed, the new trends show the hypoxic areas growing, and greater overall hypoxia all over the globe seems to have become the norm. While Southern California’s levels of oceanic oxygen have declined 20% over the last 25 years, in some places deoxygenation is happening even faster- up to 33% over 50 years!
Hypoxia is a serious problem, killing sea life that our food chain depends on; also, the process of decomposition requires oxygen (decomposition is basically oxygenation), so the dying creatures are speeding up the process in much the same way that melting permafrost releases even more sequestered carbon dioxide, exacerbating the problem of global warming. You can also look at a graph of ocean hypoxia over the decades HERE! And read about the likely results of hypoxia and its link to global climate change HERE!
UPDATE: Double Uh Oh – the Atlantic Ocean now has its own garbage patch. And here’s an article from last summer on the Pacific patch and the way that these problems can potentially help spur innovation.
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Snowpocalypse 2: Return of the Snow
Friday, February 26th, 2010
Snow sculpture in front of J’s Big Gym in Washington Heights (not taken today, obvs)
Solar One E$C Coordinator Diana Pangestu’s snowman in her Brooklyn backyard
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Feb. 27 Green From the Inside Out CANCELED
Friday, February 26th, 2010Due to the continuing snow storm and anticipated road conditions, February 27th Green From the Inside Out at the Clay Pit Ponds Interpretive Center has been canceled. Please see our Green From the Inside Out event page for information about future events, including our March 27th program at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center.
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Party for a Solar Powered New York!
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Solar One presents
Party for a Solar Powered New York!
A get-together for New Yorkers who share an interest in solar power, music, clean energy activism, cocktails, and DIY gadget building. It’s a chance to have fun, learn and get directly involved in efforts to transform the Empire State into a solar power capital.
Tuesday, March 16th, 7pm – 11ish PM
At Southpaw,
125 Fifth Ave. Brooklyn tel: 718.230.0236
M,R to Union; B,Q to 7th Ave, or 2,3 to Bergen.
What’s happening?
• 7PM – 7:45: TEACH-IN for clean energy activists who want to help us make New York a Solar Power Capital! Learn about our goals and how you can get involved. We’ll be debuting our new mobile phone application GNR8R (“generator”) which enables activists to more easily get friends and family to call their politicians in support of pro-solar policies.
• Letter Writing Bar – write a message to your state politicians in support of our solar initiative. We’ll brief you when you get here and provide the stamps, envelopes, etc. Motivation and eloquence are on you.
• Ask a Solar Installer. Are you considering investing in a solar system but don’t know where to start, what it will cost or if your building is a good fit for the technology. We’ll have real live solar professional to answer all of your questions.
• Throw down $5 and build a nifty little solar powered device in the company of friends. Lots of fun. The best design gets a blue ribbon.
• DJ Joa Kin will be spinning dub, r&b and soul.
FREE!
18 to enter, 21 to drink.
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Green from the Inside Out March 27
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010| March 27, 2010 | ||
| 12:00 pm | to | 3:00 pm |
Green Your Home from the Inside Out!
Saturday, March 27th, 12pm – 3pm
Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, Building P
1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island
Solar One, New York City’s green energy, arts & education center, in partnership with the NYC Compost Project and the NYC Department of Sanitation, presents Green From the Inside Out on Saturday, March 27 at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden.
Green From the Inside Out gives Staten Island homeowners the knowledge and resources they need to make their homes more environmentally friendly by saving energy (and money!), reducing waste, and recycling correctly. Come test your recycling knowledge, find out about composting, learn what incentives are available for your home improvements, find out if solar power and green roofs are right for you, and talk to vendors of green products and services. Featuring presentations by Solar One, the NYC Compost Project, the NYC Department of Sanitation, and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Energy $mart Communities.
Please RSVP to Celia Salgado at 212-505-6050 or celia@solar1.org.
Presentation Details:
Composting 101
The NYC Compost Project on Staten Island will discuss the simple steps involved in creating rich compost from household food scraps. Learn about the different ways to compost at home, how to effectively maintain a compost bin, troubleshoot common issues, and utilize the finished product in your garden.
Recycling and Beyond
Learn the basics and the fine print of New York City’s curbside recycling program. Best practices in waste prevention and reuse, as well as legislative updates on materials not collected curbside, such as plastic bags and rechargeable batteries, will be discussed.
Reducing Energy Costs Through Energy Efficiency
Find out how to save money, help the environment, and make your home even more comfortable. Learn easy tips for energy savings, as well as cost-effective ways to make a big difference in your home energy bills. Government and utility incentives for homeowners to make energy-efficiency improvements will be discussed by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Energy $mart Communities Coordinator for Staten Island.
A Survey of Rooftop Solar Applications in NYC: Solar Thermal and Photovoltaics
Learn the difference between the two most common kinds of solar power used in New York City homes, and how to determine which application is right for you. Solar One’s Chris Neidl will review the generous government incentives currently available for solar and discuss how homeowners can find a solar installer. “White roofs” and “green roofs” will also be discussed.
Free event! Refreshments will be provided!
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