• RSS feed
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
 

S1 BLOG

by Dinaon 04/17/2018 in Community Solar, Economy, Green Building, Housing, New York City, Photovoltaics, Pollution, Renewables, Solar Power, Sustainability, Technology

Ascendant Neighborhood Development to Solarize Buildings in East Harlem

Ascendant Neighborhood Development (AND), an affordable housing company working in East and Central Harlem, has been working since 2015 on a plan to renovate and modernize 21 buildings in its portfolio, and Solar One is delighted to have partnered with AND on the solar portion of their strategy.

Our Here Comes Solar Affordable Solar team did the site assessments and provided technical advice to AND about which of their buildings were best suited for solar installations, and did the estimates of how big the systems could be and how much electricity they could generate. As a result, AND will be installing a 197 kW array, which will generate more than 235,000 kWh every year- enough to provide electricity to all the common areas of all 21 Ascendant Heritage buildings.

Read more +

 
by Dinaon 03/26/2018 in Education, New York City, Organic Farming, Sustainability, Technology

The Green Bronx Machine & The Power of a Plant

The Power of a Plant tells the engaging story of Bronx educator Stephen Ritz and his journey to embody his three Cs- “collisions, connections and co-learnings” through creating the Green Bronx Machine at the National Health, Wellness and Learning Center at CS55 in the South Bronx. Students learn a a variety of curriculum-tied skills while also learning about health, nutrition and the environment.

As he evolves from “Mista”  in the 1980s to “Mr. Farmer Steve” in the 21st century, Ritz was inspired by his students’ brightness, creativity and hunger for positive reinforcement; working with special education students in the city’s poorest congressional district meant that positive reinforcement was the last thing his kid were getting. By encouraging each student to “make your thinking visible” helped students to gain the confidence to take on ever-more complex problems. Soon students who had been basically written off as hopeless were taking on beautifying projects in the South Bronx and making the evening news.

Read more +

 
by Dinaon 03/22/2018 in New York City, Politics

Meet Harvey Epstein

With Brian Kavanagh moving to the state Senate, his former seat representing the 74th Assembly District is currently vacant, pending a special election on April 24th.

Harvey was recently kind enough to speak to Solar One over the phone.  Here are the things he’d like you to know about him (remarks have been edited for clarity):

Read more +

 
by Dinaon 03/01/2018 in Community Solar, Economy, Global Warming, Green Building, Green Collar Jobs, Housing, New York City, Photovoltaics, Renewables, Solar Power, Sustainability, Technology

Here Comes Community Solar

This post was originally published on the Here Comes Solar blog, and was written by Affordable Solar Program Manager Anika Wistar-Jones.

It’s finally here, the dream of solar enthusiasts all over the city: solar for apartments. For years, while single-family homeowners have been installing solar right and left,  New Yorkers have clamored for solar that fits the city lifestyle where most people don’t own their apartments, let alone the roof several floors above them.  So New York State made it possible to participate in what’s called “Community Shared Solar”, where one large array – in a field or on a warehouse roof – can send solar credits to anyone in the same utility zone. After months of planning and building, for the first time, this is possible in New York City, and you can join now.

Read more +

 
by Dinaon 02/05/2018 in Economy, Photovoltaics, Renewables, Solar Power, Sustainability, Technology

Guest Blog: Can Solar Power Increase Your Cryptomining Profits?

Cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, are believed by many to be the wave of the future. This encrypted digital currency is backed not by the gold standard, but by complex mathematics. You cannot hold a Bitcoin and you cannot place it in your wallet. It exists in a virtual environment, from which it is mined, distributed and traded.

Many also believe that renewable energy, such as solar power, will be a vital piece of the puzzle that is human growth. Clean sources of energy help to decrease our reliance on fossil fuel and natural gas, which exist in finite amounts. Solar and wind power initiatives aid in both maintaining our fragile environment and saving users money on their growing utility costs.

While both cryptocurrency and solar power separately could become huge parts of our society in the years to come, can they function together? Can solar power help Bitcoin miners overcome perhaps the greatest threat to their potential earnings? And will Bitcoin’s growing value aid the solar industry’s expansion?

Read more +

 
Page 3 of 56« First...234...Last »
MAIN MENU