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NYC Science Teachers Learn About Teaching Wind Power

Thirty New York City teachers attended an all day hands-on workshop on February 7, 2005 at Bronx Community College as part of the nationally known Kidwind Project. Teachers and trainer explored the science behind wind energy through a series of hands-on activities, which teach basic science principles. Michael Arquin, Director of the Kidwind Project, demonstrated how a small inexpensive wind turbine could be constructed using materials that can be had from the local hardware store. The teachers formed small groups and built their own wind turbines. Each teacher received a kit containing all the tools, materials and equipment needed to build various types and sizes of wind turbines with their students in a classroom. Instruments and an instruction manual describing how to test the energy output of differently designed wind turbines were also provided.

“This is the first workshop of its type to be conducted in New York City,” said Dr. Reid Strieby, a Senior Associate at BCC’s Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE), who hosted this event. Plans for additional hands-on workshops for Bronx high school and middle school science teachers related to solar energy, hydrogen/fuel cells and alternative fuel vehicles are also in the works. Kidwind (www.kidwind.org) was created by the Wright Center for Science Education at Tufts University. The workshop was sponsored by the New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA http://www.nyserda.org/), BCC’s Center for Sustainable Energy and BCC’s Environmental Entrepreneurship Program.

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Photovoltaic (sunlight to electricity) Installation Training, April 8-10

A three-day training workshop on photovoltaic installation sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Energy will be held at Bronx Community College April 8, 9 and 10. Jonathan Lane of Quad State Solar <http://www.quad-state-solar.com>, certified as an installer by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners <http://www.nabcep.org/> will be the instructor. This workshop is part of a continuing series of solar technology training programs offered by the Center. For registration and fee information, contact BCC's Office of Continuing and Professional studies at 718-289-5170. The course outline can be viewed at:

http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/InstitutionalDevelopment/CSE/Annoucements/Course_Outline.pdf

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New CSE Web Feature: Photo Gallery

Select the link below to access CSE's new Photo Gallery featuring pictures of recent events involving the Center for Sustainable Energy, including the October 21 reception and Oct 22 conference, the December PV installation training, and the Wind Energy Workshop for NYC Teachers earlier this month. See: http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/InstitutionalDevelopment/CSE/photo_gallery.cfm

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"Dream or Nightmare?"

CSE Director Jim Quigley’s ENN (Environmental News Network http://www.enn.com) Op-Ed piece on two very different future scenarios that he believes could be the outcome of whether or not the world can muster a sufficient sustainable energy agenda. "Let's imagine a modern day Rip Van Winkle, Washington Irving's fabled character who fell asleep for twenty years. To what kind of a world would he awaken in 2025, two decades from now?" http://www.enn.com/comment.html?id=367

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OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Thursday, March 3, 8 AM - 11 AM, Bronx, NY
"Green Roofs, Cool City: A Conference on New Initiatives in Cool & Green Roofs" sponsored by Balmori Associates, the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, the Office of the Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión, Jr., Con Edison, HM White Site Architects, and Sustainable South Bronx.
http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/InstitutionalDevelopment/CSE/calendar_events.cfm?page=66

Tuesday, March 15 to Thursday, March 17, Boston, MA
"Building Energy 2005," Annual Conference of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association http://www.be05.org/

Tuesday, March 29, 6 PM - 9 PM, New York, NY
Workshop on "Continuous Commissioning for Building Performance" sponsored by the CUNY Graduate Center
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp/courses/architecture.html#3

Monday, April 4 through Friday, April 8, 2005, New York, NY

"High Performance Building Academy." The Graduate Center of the City University of New York and the Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership, Inc. (CEEP) For more information, contact David Levine <DLevine@gc.cuny.edu> at the CUNY Graduate Center (212-817-7292), http://web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp,or Donna Denley <donna@eba-nys.org> at the Environmental Business Association of New York (518-432-6400), http://www.eba-nys.org

Friday, April 29, 8 AM - 5 PM, Farmingdale, NY
"SOLAR LONG ISLAND 2005: Conference on Building Energy Security Through Renewable Energy and Conservation" sponsored by Farmingdale State University of New York
http://info.lu.farmingdale.edu/depts/met/solar/solarlongisland2005.html

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