EVs in NYC: What Roll-out Strategies Work Best for the Big Apple?
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011| November 30, 2011 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Join us this Wednesday for the 6th event of Solar One’s and NYC ACRE’s cleantech discussion series Clean Energy Connections: EVs in NYC: What Roll-out Strategies Work Best for the Big Apple?
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 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.
New York City has the nation’s largest hybrid vehicle fleet and the best access to public transportation in the United States. City officials and Con Edison are planning for widespread adoption of electric vehicles and its impact on the electric grid. This event will focus on fleet-based approaches for electric vehicles, charging infrastructure challenges, and what this roll-out means for grid-scale storage and reliability issues.
A networking reception will follow the panel discussion and audience Q&A.
Opening Speakers:
- Christina Ficicchia, Executive Director, New York City and Lower Hudson Valley Clean Communities
- Keith Kerman, Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS); New York City’s first Chief Fleet Officer
Panelists:
- Brian Asparro, Chief Financial Officer, Green Charge Networks
- John Shipman, Department Manager, Electric Vehicle Programs, Con Edison
- Brett Gipe, Regional Sales Director, Eastern U.S. & Canada, Smith Electric Vehicles
- Anatol Feygin, Vice President, Energy Strategist, Loews Corporation
Moderator:
- David Leeds, Senior Manager, Smart Grid Research, Greentech Media
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/
EVs in NYC is a part 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, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Solar One Events, Sustainability, Technology, Transportation | Permalink
Missed Carbon Nation at Lincoln Center? You Still Have a Chance to See It!
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Last Thursday, Solar One partnered with Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Green Screens program to show Carbon Nation, Peter Byck’s climate change solutions documentary. The screening on Thursday was a phenomenal success, with a full house, a great discussion with director Peter Byck, Solar One Executive Director Chris Collins, Solar One Green Workforce Development Director Diallo Shabazz and “green hawk” Dan Nolan. Thanks to everyone who was able to come!
However, if you weren’t able to be there, you can still see Carbon Nation this week at the Cinema Village at 3:30pm and 7pm from now through Thursday February 17. You can get tickets HERE!
After Thursday, Carbon Nation is going on the road, and if you happen to live in one of the following cities, you’re in luck:
Los Angeles, CA- February 18
Austin, TX- February 25
Portland, OR- March 4
Seattle, WA- March 4
San Francisco, CA- March 11
Group tickets are available for the above screenings- please contact Jackie Papier, jackiepapier[at]hotmail[dot]com.
Posted in Film, Food, Global Warming, Green Building, Green Collar Jobs, Organic Farming, Photovoltaics, Pollution, Recycling, Renewables, Sustainability, Technology, Transportation | 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
Solar-Powered Film Series: “Who Killed the Electric Car?”
Friday, September 11th, 2009| September 13, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Sunday, September 13th
Short: Mean Green Trucking (from From Elegance to Earthworms)
Feature: Who Killed the Electric Car?
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
Posted in Economy, Film, Solar One Events, Transportation | Permalink
Bicycle For A Day Fundraiser at Solar One
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009| June 4, 2009 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Posted in Solar One, Solar One Events, Sustainability, Transportation | Permalink
