NEWSLETTER
Center for Sustainable Energy
April 28, 2006

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Contents

- Free Public Forum on Renewable and Efficient Energy in New York City May 16
- “Grease Car” Conversion Workshop Scheduled for June
- Center for Sustainable Energy Represents NYC at World Solar Congress
- Energy Project Analysis Software Training Continues
- CUNY Makes Top 10 List of College and University Green Power Partners
- Kudos: special acknowledgements, noted accomplishments
- Tips: NYSERDA Funds; Connecticut Scholarships
- Film Debut: “An Inconvenient Truth”
- Recommended Readings: climate change; energy conservation; renewable energy
- Events of Interest in the Area: April 28 through June 2

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Free Public Forum on Renewable and Efficient Energy in New York City May 16

The public is invited to attend a free, half-day forum on energy efficiency and renewable energy with an eye to the unique environment of New York City. It will feature selected initiatives in the city and generate a dialogue on how to make them succeed. Ariella Rosenberg, Senior Project Manager, NYC Economic Development Corporation, will offer Introductory remarks framing the challenges and opportunities for advancing efforts in energy conservation and renewable energy development.

Included in the program are: Carlos Alicea, For a Better Bronx on the importance of community organizing for environmental justice in an at-risk community; Brent Baker, Tri State Biodiesel on his company’s activities which include harvesting New York City’s waste oils, processing them into fuel, and marketing it to metropolitan area energy consumers; Jeff Perlman, Bright Power, Inc. on planning a community-based energy efficiency program on the Lower East Side; Andrew Phillips, Hancock Permaculture Center on the potential for reducing energy inputs in urban areas by installing permaculture systems; and Wilson Rickerson, Center for Sustainable Energy on the Center’s analysis and recommendations for implementing solar energy systems in New York City.

This event is free, though registration is requested. Please go to:
http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/InstitutionalDevelopment/CSE/UrbanResourcesRegistrationForm.cfm or contact Ben Abrams, Regional Coordinator for New York Energy $mart Communities at 718-732-7561, babrams@sobro.org or Jim Quigley, Operations Director of the Center for Sustainable Energy at james.quigley@bcc.cuny.edu or 718-289-5334. The Forum begins on Tuesday May 16th, 2006 9 AM at Bronx Community College’s Meister Hall, Schwendler Auditorium, University Avenue at West 181st Street, Bronx, NY. For directions, see: http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/directions/directions.htm A continental breakfast is provided @ 8:30 AM. The forum adjourns at 12:30 PM. Additional sponsoring organizations include: New York City Apollo Alliance (http://www.nycapollo.org/ ); Neighborhood Energy Network (http://www.neighborhoodenergynetwork.org/ ); Green Home NYC (http://www.greenhomenyc.org ); and others.

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 “Grease Car” Conversion Workshop Scheduled for June

Tired of high prices at the pump? Want to use a free fuel while lowering emissions and dependency on imported oil? Come to the first Center for Sustainable Energy “Grease Car” conversion workshop held in cooperation with Automotive High School in Brooklyn. “Grease Car” is the phrase that typically refers to diesel-powered automobiles that have been converted to run on vegetable-based oils. When Rudolph Diesel invented the engine he named for himself in 1897, he intended its design as an internal combustion engine that could be fueled with vegetable-based oils. In the face of higher fuel prices, many people are taking another look at the increasingly widespread practice of using restaurant and fast food cooking oil, or so-called “yellow grease” (also referred to as “WVO” – waste vegetable oil, or “WCO” – waste cooking oil) as a fuel for diesel engines in cars, light trucks, buses and heavy duty diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.

The 10-hour workshop will be given by Tom Cassino, ASE (Automotive Service Excellence, National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation)-certified instructor at Automotive High School. He has been teaching automotive technology for 20 years and for the past three conducting sessions for AHS students on WCO conversions (see related news item below). The workshop is an introduction that should enable mechanically inclined persons to either perform their own conversions, or get enough knowledge about it to make smart choices on whether they will have someone perform a conversion for them, or purchase a vehicle that has already been converted. Fuel supply and filtering issues will also be addressed in the workshop.

Workshop sessions will be held at Automotive High School in Brooklyn 6 PM to 8 PM each Thursday in June (1, 8, 15, 22, 29). The fee for the 10-hour workshop is $150. Group rates negotiable. For registration and additional information, please call the Center for Sustainable Energy at 718-289-5332, or email mail@csebcc.org

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Center for Sustainable Energy Represents NYC at World Solar Congress

Bronx Community College’s Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) staff joined over 200 researchers in presenting research on climate change and renewable energy at the 2nd International Solar Cities Congress (http://www.solarcities.org.uk/ ) in Oxford England, April 3 – April 6.

Several hundred representatives from city governments, academic institutions, businesses and non-profit organizations from around the world attended the Congress, held on the historic Oxford University campus. The Congress is the second one organized by the International Solar Cities Initiative, an organization of 22 municipalities around the world dedicated to pursuing aggressive programs to reduce carbon dioxide emissions within their city limits. The previous conference was held in Daegu, Korea in 2004. Congress attendees were welcomed by Sir Crispin Tickell, author of the 1977 book, "Climate Change and World Affairs," Dr. RK Pachauri, Director of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and Elliot Morely, the UK's Minister of State for Climate Change and the Environment.

The welcoming addresses served as a sobering reminder that climate change is happening at a more rapid rate than anticipated and the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions required to stabilize our atmosphere may be even greater than previously projected. At present, the IPCC projects that the world will have to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 60% below 1990 levels by 2050. The United States accounts for a quarter of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, but there is no national policy for achieving greenhouse gas reductions currently in place.

The ISCI cities are committed to blazing a trail that state and national governments can follow. Barcelona, Spain, Cape Town, South Africa, Daegu, Korea, Freiburg, Germany, Minneapolis, MN, Oxford, United Kingdom, Portland, OR, and Tokyo, Japan are among the ISCI members.

At the Congress, CSE Program Associate, Wilson Rickerson, presented research on New York City's climate change and renewable energy policies. With a population larger than all but 11 states, and an economy larger than all but a handful of countries, New York City has an opportunity to take a leadership role on climate change. Rickerson presented on how New York City's current commitment to achieve a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 1995 levels by 2010 interacts with climate change targets at the state and regional levels, and how New York City's activities compare with those in the International Solar Cities Initiative.

“People around the world think that Americans are indifferent to the threat of climate change because the United States pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol, and because we have no national global warming policy in place,” says Wilson Rickerson. The Kyoto Protocol came about in 1997 as the outcome of a world meeting of 160 nations in which the developed nations agreed to limit their greenhouse gas emissions, relative to the levels emitted in 1990. The United States has not agreed to abide by the agreement.

“The federal government’s failure to respond to climate change masks greenhouse gas reduction programs at the state and municipal levels. The Congress was a great opportunity to get the word about what New York City has been doing to fight climate change, despite the fact that it has not formally joined ISCI. It was also a great opportunity to learn more about what else New York City could be doing. For example, Barcelona has a very successful city ordinance requiring all new buildings to install solar hot water heaters. This practice has spread to over 40 cities in Spain. Cities in Brazil and Mexico are planning to implement similar policies. Though you wouldn't think it from our winters, New York City has a great climate for solar water heating and it would be an interesting policy to consider implementing here."

In addition to participating in the four day conference, the British Consulate in New York City arranged for Rickerson to meet with climate change experts from the UK's Foreign & Commonwealth Office and from the UK's Department of the Environment in London.

"The meetings with the British government reinforced, for me, how much further along the rest of the world is with their national climate change policies. It's clear that we need to catch up quickly. One of the lessons from the ISCI Congress is that cities can play a key role in designing and implementing policies that can be later adopted at the state and national levels. The Center for Sustainable Energy is committed to increasing the use of low-carbon technologies in New York City for this reason."

Rickerson and the Center will be hosting a lecture at BCC in late spring about the Congress, and New York City's role in reducing greenhouse gases and advancing renewable energy.

The research and travel for the Congress and the BCC lecture was supported by a Faculty/Staff Development Grant from the BCC’s President’s Office. “I believe that this is a great opportunity for BCC and the Center for Sustainable Energy to be represented at an international forum, to network with colleagues and to create opportunities for future participation in national and international exchanges,” stated Bronx Community College President Carolyn Williams.

CSE was established three years ago with the help of Congressman José E. Serrano (D-NY). The two-thrusts of the Center for Sustainable Energy are public education and development of employment opportunities as the nation develops technologies for new energy sources to replace fossil fuels. The mission of the Center for Sustainable Energy at Bronx Community College is to promote the use of renewable and efficient energy technologies in urban communities through education, training, workforce development, research, and project facilitation. The Center supports clean energy development and energy conservation as the means to protect the environment, enhance public health, and position New York City to capture emerging economic development opportunities in the energy sector.

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 Energy Project Analysis Software Training Continues

The RETScreen International Clean Energy Project Analysis Software (www.retscreen.net) is a free software tool developed by the Canadian government in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme and NASA. The software can be used to evaluate the energy production, life-cycle costs, and greenhouse gas emissions from various types of energy technologies including: wind energy, small hydropower, photovoltaics, combined heat and power, biomass heating, solar air heating, solar water heating, passive solar heating, and geothermal heat pumps. The Center for Sustainable Energy will be hosting RETScreen trainings on specific technologies at BCC’s recently created RETScreen software lab. CSE is also seeking to deliver trainings in partnership with other organizations. Please contact the Center at (718) 289-5458 for more information, or email Wilson.rickerson@bcc.cuny.edu See also events listing below for next training schedule (May 10).

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CUNY Makes Top 10 List of College and University Green Power Partners

(From the Green Power Partnership, U.S. EPA) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the most recent national Top 10 College and University Partners list highlighting the largest college and university purchases of renewable energy by members of the Green Power Partnership. The list reflects renewable energy purchases made through March 27, 2006.

Topping the list is the University of Pennsylvania, which nearly tripled its previous purchase amount to 112,000 megawatt-hours (MWh). Following in second on the list is Northwestern University at 40,000 MWh. The City University of New York, which ranks seventh, purchased 18,400 MWh of wind power.

The actions of the Top 10 College and University Partners help drive the development of new renewable energy sources of electricity generation. Combined, the Top 10 purchases for this sector amount to over 322,000 MWh of green power annually. This number of megawatt-hours of renewable energy is the equivalent to removing the emissions of 39,000 cars from the road annually or powering over 30,000 average U.S. homes for a year.

The Top 10 College and University Green Power Partners, listed in descending order of purchase size, are as follows:

1. University of Pennsylvania
2. Northwestern University
3. Western Washington University
4. University of Utah
5. Syracuse University
6. Duke University
7. The City University of New York
8. Pennsylvania State University
9. Harvard University
10. The Evergreen State College

EPA's Green Power Partnership (www.epa.gov/greenpower) is a voluntary program helping to increase the use of green power among leading U.S. organizations. The program encourages organizations to purchase green power as a way to reduce the risk of climate change and environmental impacts associated with conventional electricity generation. Currently, the Green Power Partnership has over 625 Partners voluntarily purchasing over five-million MWh of green power. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as local, state, and federal governments, trade associations, universities, and Fortune 500 companies.

EPA updates both its overall and sector-specific lists of green power purchasers quarterly. The next scheduled update is set for July 2006 and will reflect information received by Partners as of June 26, 2006. For more information on EPA's Top College and University Partners, visit: www.epa.gov/greenpower/partners/top10ed.htm For more information on EPA's overall Top 25 list of Partners in the Green Power Partnership, visit: www.epa.gov/greenpower/partners/top25.htm

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Kudos:

 “Green” Architect Alumnus to be Honored by College

Noted green architect William (Bill) Bobenhausen will be honored at the Bronx Community College Foundation Annual Scholarship Gala, on Wednesday, June 7, at Gotham Hall in New York City. Bill’s illustrious career essentially began when he entered Bronx Community College, in 1967. With this solid academic foundation, he transferred to the City College of New York where he received his Bachelors degree in Architecture in 1973. For the many years since those beginnings, he has achieved a highly respected stature as a leader in the design and development of green buildings as an Environmental Architect.

The Bronx Community College Annual Gala is the primary fundraising effort to provide scholarships to deserving students. The College was recently ranked by the U.S. Department of Education among the top 30 colleges in the country granting Associate Degrees to minority students. The College is known for such cutting edge programs as nuclear medicine technology, media technology and computer and engineering science. With a recent grant from the National Science Foundation, the College is also developing an A.A. degree in Energy Services Technology. While the majority are first generation college students, more than half advance to four-year institutions and many continue beyond baccalaureate degrees on to graduate school.

For information on BCC’s Annual Scholarship Gala, please call Danielle Jean-Marie at 718-289-5973 or email at Danielle.jeanmarie@bcc.cuny.edu .

Restoration of Bronx River Celebrated with Fish Release

Years of efforts to clean up the 23-mile long Bronx River culminated in the symbolic release of 200 live alewife herring back into waters that had once been the dumping ground for industrial discharge and sewage. Bronx Congressman Jośe Serrano, whose concerted efforts had brought about federal funds to make this possible, was on hand this past month for the celebration and re-introduction of the fish. See http://www.bronxriver.org/Fish_Release.cfm

Low-Income “Green” Housing Underway in the Bronx

WHEDCO (Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation) had its ground-breaking ceremony April 19 at its site in the Bronx that was once home to fuel spills, trash and burned out cars. WHEDCO has raised $45 million to construct a 174-unit low-income housing facility that will feature energy-conserving boilers and lighting, and a green roof, among other environmentally friendly amenities. “The Greening of a Landmark of Urban Blight” was a feature story about this development in The New York Times of April 19. For further information contact Sam Marks at 718-839-1181 or go to www.whedco.org

Automotive High School ’s “Grease Car” Training Featured on Local Network News

Tom Cassino of Automotive High School in Brooklyn and a group of his students were featured on a broadcast April 21 of the WABC-TV Channel 7 News at Six. “Grease Cars” are powered by diesel engines that run on waste cooking oil, reducing exhaust emissions and dependency on petroleum-based diesel fuel. (see “Grease Car” workshop announcement above)

Tri-State Biodiesel Featured on PBS News Hour

Brent “Arrow” Baker, Executive Director of Biotour.org and CEO of Tri-State Biodiesel (www.tristatebiodiesel.com ) was featured in a news story about biodiesel development in an April 13 broadcast of the PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer. Footage included a walk with correspondent Paul Solman around the Brooklyn facility that Tri-State Biodiesel plans to convert to a biodiesel processing and distribution center.

Bike Lane Victory on 8 th Avenue

(From Transportation Alternatives) After three years of advocacy, the 8th Avenue bike lane in Manhattan will soon become a reality. Kudos to the City for removing a motor vehicle travel lane and replacing it with a buffered bike lane. Not only will this strong design invite more New Yorkers to cycle, but it will greatly improve cyclist and pedestrian safety by slowing drivers and reducing traffic. See http://www.transalt.org/

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 Tips:

 Public Funds Available for Renewable Energy Development

NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research Development Authority) is requesting proposals from companies located in or wishing to locate in New York that will result in new or expanded business in the State to assemble, install, distribute, manufacture, sell and/or service electric renewable energy (RE) technologies including: photovoltaics, (PV), wind power, hydro power, electric energy from waste heat, biomass and biogas, and associated "enabling" technologies such as storage batteries, ultra capacitors, inverters and power conversion devices. The technologies must be in commercial or near commercial stages. $2 million is available through Public Opportunity Notice No. 949.

The entire solicitation, and others of this type, can be accessed at: www.nyserda.org Click on "Funding Opportunities," then "Current Opportunities." The deadline for proposals is May 3. Contact Vicki Colello at 518-862-1090, x3273 for further information.

Scholarships in Connecticut for Energy Studies

The Connecticut Power and Energy Society (CPES), a non-profit organization committed to generating information, sharing ideas, and educating Connecticut on energy issues, has announced its college scholarship program for 2006. CPES will award $5,000 in scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students. This scholarship program is intended to financially assist a Connecticut resident or student at a Connecticut institution who shows interest in the technical or engineering-related fields, with special consideration given to those interested in energy industry-related study. Students applying for the scholarship shall be matriculated undergraduates pursuing either an Associate or Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science. The student can apply during the first year or later, and can be a graduate student. Matriculated part-time students are eligible. The deadline for the CPES scholarship application is May 5, 2006. Candidates selected to receive a scholarship will be notified by May 26, 2006. The winners will also be asked to attend the June CPES meeting for an award ceremony. To learn more about the scholarship selection process and request applications, please contact Arlene Hiller at 203-265-0823. CPES conducts monthly dinner meetings on timely energy issues, sponsors energy conferences twice a year, and presents scholarships every spring. See www.cpes.org

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Film Debut: “An Inconvenient Truth”

Pick up a live frog, toss it into a pot of boiling water and the frog will jump out. Take the same frog, place it in a pot of cool water and slowly bring it to a boil, the frog will remain and be cooked. Are humans any different than the frog? This is one of Al Gore's questions. A film featuring him on his Paul Revere-like ride to warn the world of climate change, "An Inconvenient Truth," is due to be released on May 24.

According to the former Vice-President's website (http://www.climatecrisis.net/ ), “Director Davis Guggenheim eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Mr. Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. A longtime advocate for the environment, Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way. ‘Al Gore strips his presentations of politics, laying out the facts for the audience to draw their own conclusions in a charming, funny and engaging style, and by the end has everyone on the edge of their seats, gripped by his haunting message,’ said Guggenheim. An Inconvenient Truth is not a story of despair but rather a rallying cry to protect the one earth we all share. ‘It is now clear that we face a deepening global climate crisis that requires us to act boldly, quickly, and wisely,’ said Gore.”

See a movie trailer for "An Inconvenient Truth" at:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount_classics/aninconvenienttruth/

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Recommended Reading:

Red Sky at Morning is a plan for how to respond to climate change by James G. Speth, Dean of Yale's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. “If I were a young person being handed this problem by indulgent predecessors," says Dean Speth, "I would be angry. For twenty years thoughtful people and intelligent leaders should have known that we needed to get busy. Precious time has been wasted. And now a new generation has been given a climate problem that is deeper and more difficult. Climate is already changing—nine of the ten hottest years since record-keeping have occurred since 1990—and the time to begin responsive action has long passed." According to former President Jimmy Carter, "Gus Speth brought global environmental concerns to the world's attention nearly a quarter of a century ago. His extraordinary new book is an impassioned plea to take these issues seriously before it is too late. We owe it to our children and grandchildren to read Red Sky at Morning and take action while we can." See http://www.redskyatmorning.com/

"Power $mart: The Power is in Your Hands, Save Energy, Save Money, Save the Planet," is a free 32-page booklet (http://www.ase.org/uploaded_files/powersmart/PowerSmartBklt-web.pdf) with numerous tips on reducing energy consumption through smart choices on lighting, space heating, water heating, home and office appliances, and automobile operation and maintenance. It was produced by the Alliance to Save Energy, a coalition of prominent business, government, environmental, and consumer leaders who promote the efficient use of energy worldwide to benefit consumers, the environment, economy, and national security. Founded and co-chaired by Senators Charles H. Percy (R-Ill.) and Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.) in 1977, the Alliance was established on the heels of the energy crisis created by the Arab oil embargo of the 70s. See http://www.ase.org/

The Business Case for Purchasing Renewable Energy: Guide for Colleges and Universities , is a book to be released mid-May by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and authored by Andrea Putman and Michael Philips. According to NACUBO, “an increasing number of colleges and universities are investing in renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, for a portion of their electricity supply. Renewable energy, once considered alternative or experimental, is now becoming a crucial part of business decisions about electricity supply, cost, and security. Contracts to purchase renewable energy can be structured as a hedge against price increases in conventional power. Also, on-site renewable energy installations can be used during peak demand periods to reduce the high demand charges imposed by electric utilities. Finally, an on-site renewable energy system can be designed to keep critical campus functions -- such as computers, security systems, and medical clinics -- operating during power outages or emergencies." See http://www.nacubo.org/x4464.xml (Center staff participated in a webcast about this publication at Lehman College April 25)

See additional readings recommended by the Center at:

http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/InstitutionalDevelopment/CSE/News_Publications.cfm

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EVENTS OF INTEREST IN THE AREA: 

 Thursday, April 27 to Saturday April 29, 2006, New York, NY

“Local Solutions to the Energy Dilemma” Conference. The American economy and the lifestyle it supports are predicated on cheap, abundant sources of energy. But times are changing. Regional experts in economic localization, sustainable food systems, alternative transportation, and responsible financial management will share their insights into the evolution of a low-energy, sustainable society. Numerous networking opportunities will be available with established local organizations that have already embarked on this vital transition. Contact Dan Miner at 718-786-5300 x 27 or email dan.miner@licbdc.org Registration fees from $25 to $210. See also: http://www.energysolutionsconference.org/

 Saturday, April 29, 9:30 AM to 3 PM, Bronx, NY

 “7th Annual Amazing Bronx River Flotilla and Picnic!” Experienced paddlers are invited to float a three-mile stretch of the Bronx River. Experienced youth are welcome with an adult to accompany them in the canoe. Space is limited - register today at 718-430-4636. Flotilla begins 9:30, Picnic @ 12:30 at River Park (180th and Boston Road). Greet paddlers as they complete their journey! Bring a blanket and a picnic lunch. Enjoy music by the Bronx River. Fun for the entire family! (no reservation necessary for picnic). See http://www.bronxriver.org/Flotilla2006.cfm

 Saturday, April 29, 9 AM to 4 PM , New York, NY

“Introduction to Sustainable Design.” In this one-day course students will learn how sustainable materials and renewable energy strategies are integrated into the building design process. Instructors will also review current green building rating systems. The course is led by Shruti Narayan and Jamy Bacchus, both of whom are LEED accredited engineers and sustainability consultants.

Part I introduces Sustainable Design Principles and Case Studies and Part II applies the principles to building designs focusing on renewable energy and recycled materials. Learn the feasibility and applicability of the current green building rating systems including LEED, LABs 21 and Greenglobes. A discussion of funding sources for sustainable design, including questions and answers will be held over the lunch break, led by Mary Howard, the director of NY DESIGNS. The class is worth 6 AIA credits and requires a fee of $120. For more information contact Michelle Zaffino at mzaffino@lagcc.cuny.edu 718-482-5960 or see http://www.NYDesigns.org

 Wednesday, May 10, 9 AM to 5 PM, Bronx, NY

 “Ret Screen Software Solar Water Heating Training Module.” The Center for Sustainable Energy is offering an intensive, all-day, renewable energy analysis course. Students will learn how to use to the RETScreen software program to analyze the energy and economic performance of solar water heating systems. The training will mix short lectures with hands-on, case study-based problem solving.

This session will be delivered at Bronx Community College Loew Hall, Room 320, Bronx, NY, West 181 Street @ University Avenue. Tuition for this module is $55. To register, send your name, affiliation, phone number, and email to: Wilson Rickerson, wilson.rickerson@bcc.cuny.edu or call 718-289-5332.

 Wednesday, May 10 to Sunday May 14, Saratoga Spa State Park, NY

 18th Annual Tour de Sol, America's Green Car Show and Competition "Driving Toward Zero Carbon Emissions." Northeast Sustainable Energy Association inviting all hybrid and biofuel vehicle drivers to participate. See www.nesea.org/transportation/tour or call 413-774-6051.

 Monday, May 15, 8:30 AM to 2 PM, Old Westbury, NY

“Teetering on the Brink: Preparing for the Coming Energy Shock.” When will the world oil supply reach Hubbert’s Peak and decline? Hear about solutions from leading experts. New York Institute of Technology DeServersky Center Old Westbury Campus, Long Island. Registration fees from $30 to $65. See http://www.energyshock.org/assets/html/home.html or call 877-465-5300.

Tuesday, May 16, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM, Bronx NY

“Urban Resources: Implementing Renewable and Efficient Energy in New York City.” Energy efficiency and renewable energy with an eye to the city’s unique environment. Hear about selected initiatives in New York City and join in a dialogue on how we can make them succeed. Free. Bronx Community College. Continental Breakfast @ 8:30. For more info call 718-289-5332. Register at http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/InstitutionalDevelopment/CSE/UrbanResourcesRegistrationForm.cfm

Wednesday, May 31 to Friday June 2, Pomona, NJ

“Tenth International Conference on Thermal Energy Storage.” To encourage awareness and solutions for energy conservation through energy storage. Major topics will include seasonal, diurnal, and short term storage technologies including; geothermal heat pumps systems and other underground thermal energy storage systems for heating and cooling commercial, industrial and institutional buildings, diurnal ice storage and other diurnal thermal storage systems; phase change materials for building and non building applications. Sponsored by the International Energy Agency, Energy Conservation through Energy Storage, U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Storage Program and The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.

The conference will be held at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, an award winning Liberal Arts and Sciences College located in the midst of an environmentally and culturally unique area. The natural setting of the campus is within the New Jersey Pine Barrens, an ecologically diverse and highly regulated region, and only twelve miles from Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. The College is a leader in application of new and alternative technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel energy use. An exceptionally large 400-borehole BTES (closed-loop) geothermal heat pump system heats and cools the academic buildings since 1994. A 200 kW fuel cell (2002) and 20 kW of solar photovoltaics (1995) are fully operational. An Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage system for cooling five buildings, using cold water generated in the winter with a cooling tower and stored in an aquifer, is under design and may be under construction during the conference. Three buildings are in design or under construction with anticipation of Silver, Gold and possibly Platinum LEED certification.

Registration fees from $85 to $395. Call 609-652-4677 or see http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=82&pageID=3

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The Center for Sustainable Energy, established in 2003 at Bronx Community College, City University of New York,was funded with a Congressional appropriation sponsored by The Honorable Jośe E. Serrano, and administered through the U.S. Department of Energy.

 The mission of the Center is to promote the use of renewable and efficient energy technologies in urban communities through education, training, workforce development, research, and project facilitation. The Center supports clean energy development and energy conservation as the means to protect the environment, enhance public health, and position New York City to capture emerging economic development opportunities in the energy sector.

Tax deductible contributions to the Center may be sent to the address below. Checks should be made payable to “ Bronx Community College Foundation/Center for Sustainable Energy.”

Center for Sustainable Energy
Bronx Community College , CUNY
Hall of Fame Terrace, GML 102
Bronx , NY10453

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