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Recent Events
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Microgrids in New England: A Workshop Series for Communities and Stakeholders
October 10, 2012
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Turning Local Organic Wastes into Vehicle Fuel
October 4, 2012
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Technological Pathways to Lower Carbon Transportation
September 25, 2012
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Focus on Change: A Closer Look at Climate Change Impacts in the Northeast
June 27, 2012
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Financing Energy Efficienct in the Commercial Building Sector
June 1, 2011
Microgrids in New England: A Workshop Series for Communities and Stakeholders
Wednesday, October 10th
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Connecticut Legislative Office Building
Public Hearing Room 2E
300 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
A Vision for Community Energy: Essential infrastructure for delivering clean energy benefits
Rob Thornton, President and CEO, International District Energy Association
Microgrids in Connecticut: Details of a nationally innovative program
Jessie Stratton,* Policy Director, Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Societal Benefits of Microgrids: Providing for business continuity, hardening critical infrastructure, and energy & environmental benefits
- Joe Camean, Van Zelm Engineering
- Bill Taylor, Honeywell Building Solutions
- Galen Nelson, The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Panel 1: Questions and Decisions Communities are Facing
- Moderator: Alex Kragie, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Catherine Diviney, Town of West Hartford
- Tom Solinsky**, Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative
- Mary Glassman, Town of Simsbury
- Tom Roy**, Town of Simsbury
- Sara Bronin, UCONN School of Law
- Moderator: Tom Bourgeois, Page Energy & Climate Center
- Einat Dorobantzu, Northeast Utilities
- James King, Couth White / Connecticut Industrial Energy Consumers
- Chuck Eves, The United Illuminating Company
Panel 3: Advancing Community Energy Projects
- Moderator: Joel Rinebold, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology
- Tim Larson, State Representative, Tweed New Haven Project
- James Albis, State Representative, Tweed New Haven Project
- Jeff Leichtman, Bridgeport Regional Business Council
- Ken Cooper, The United Illuminating Company
Synthesis and Next Steps
Tom Bourgeois, Pace Energy & Climate Center
*Speaking on behalf of Daniel Esty, Commissioner, Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
** Filling in for John Bilda, Norwich Public Utilities
Turning Local Organic Wastes into Vehicle Fuel
An Environmental and Economic Opportunity for New York State Communities
Thursday, October 4, 2012
8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Pace Law School, Tudor Room, White Plains, NY
Panel 1: Separated Organics & Anaerobic Digesters
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Rob Costanzo, Deputy Manager, Engineering Operations, City of Surrey, BC
Converting Surrey's separated organics to vehicle fuel: a Closed Loop System -
Wayne Davis, VP Government Affairs, Harvest Power
Organics to Wheels: Anaerobic Digestion of Source Separated Organics for RNG -
Ted Niblock, General Counsel, Turning Earth, LLC
Developing an Anaerobic Digestion Project
Panel 2: Making Vehicle Fuel from Landfill and Wastewater Treatment Plant Gases
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Katry Martin, Director, Solid Waste Commission, St Landry Parish, LA
Turning Landfill Gas into Fuel for the Parish's Muncipal Vehicles -
Chris Voell, Eastern Sales Manager, BioCNG-Cornerstone Environmental Group
Small Scale Wastewater Biogas-to-Vehicle Fuel Projects -
Nicholas Lumpkin, Head of Business Development, Clean Energy Renewable Fuels
Sauk Trail Hills Landfill and Pipeline Injection of RNG
Exploring the Economic/Policy Landscape
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Christina Ficicchia, Executive Director, New York City & Lower Hudson Valley Clean Communities
Funding Options and Technical Assistance -
Wayne Davis and Paul Greene, Co-Chairmen, American Biogas Council
Leveling the Playing Field for the use of RNG as Vehicle Fuel (Federal Policies) (State Policies)
Final Questions and Path Forward
- Zywia Wojnar, Research Director, Pace Energy and Climate Center
- Joanna D Underwood, President, Energy Vision
Technological Pathways to Lower Carbon Transportation
Tuesday, September 25th
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
1 Pace Plaza, New York, NY
Workshop Agenda & Speaker Bios
Exploring Policies to Drive a Low Carbon Transportation Sector
Dan Sperling, Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California – Davis
Complementary Measures: State and Regional Efforts to Reduce Emissions from the
Transportation Sector
Sonia Hamel, Hamel Environmental Consulting
Wheels in Motion: The New Charge in Electric Vehicles
A panel presented new innovations in electric vehicle technology and its associated infrastructure, focusing on local companies and implementation prospects in the region. Technological and regulatory barriers to deployment were also covered.
- Moderator: Jeremy McDiarmid, Massachusetts Director, Environment Northeast
- Phil Ovitt, Senior Analyst, NRG Energy
- Brian Jones, Senior Vice President, Michael Bradley & Associates
- Seth Cutler, Product Manager for EV Infrastructure, General Electric
Expanding Focus: The Potential in Natural Gas
This panel focueds on regional opportunities to implement natural gas fleets and service centers with an emphasis on technological progress within the industry.
- Moderator: Carol Lee Rawn, Director of Transportation, Ceres
- Kathryn Clay, Executive Director of the Drive Natural Gas Initiative, American Gas Association
- Mark Simon, New York City Co-Coordinator, Clean Cities Coalition
- Rich Kassel, Senior Vice President, Gladstein, Neandross, & Associates
Rapid Growth: Advances in Biofuels
This panel discuseds new developments within advanced biofuels and feedstocks and analyzed potential benefits to the region.
- Moderator: Mary Solecki, Clean Fuels Consultant, Environmental Entrepreneurs
- Jeremy Martin, Senior Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists’ Clean Vehicles Program (Half the Oil) (The Promise of Biomass)
- Thomas Richard, Director, Penn State Institute of Energy & the Environment
- Ted Kniesche, Vice President of Business Development, Fulcrum BioEnergy
Workshop Closing
Jackson Morris, Director of Strategic Engagement, Pace Energy & Climate Center
CONFERENCE JUNE 27, 2012 IN MANHATTAN:
Focus on Change: A Closer Look At Climate Change Impacts in the Northeast
Written synthesis of presentations
Speakers
What’s at Stake? Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org
From a Thousand Feet: Regional Climate Change Impacts in Context
Art DeGaetano, Director, Northeast Regional Climate Center & Professor, Cornell University
Panel 1: Zooming In: Impacts on the Rural Environment
Moderator: Morgan Ellis, Climate Planner, Division of Energy & Climate, Delaware Dept of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
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Ecosystems: David Wolfe, Professor, Cornell University
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Health & Food Security: Lewis Ziska, Research Plant Physiologist, USDA, Maryland
- Water Resources: Pierre Baril, Executive Director, Ouranos, Quebec
Panel 2: Shifting Focus: Impacts on the Urban Environment
Moderator: Lois New, Director of Climate Change Office, New York DEC
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Urban Vulnerabilities: Cynthia Rosenzweig, Senior Research Scientist, NASA
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Health: Theo Spencer, Senior Advocate, NRDC
- Transportation: Projjal Dutta, Director Sustainability Initiatives, MTA
KEYNOTE:
Climate Change Science and the Public Debate
Gavin Schmidt, Leading Climate Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies
KEYNOTE:
Financial Implications of Climate Change
Mark Way, Senior Vice President, Head of Sustainability Americas, Swiss Re
KEYNOTE:
Looking Ahead: A Vision for a Climate Stable Future.
Jigar Shah, Entrepreneur, Founder of SunEdison, First CEO of the Carbon War Room
* Morgan Ellis filled in for Ms Snyder, and Gavin Schmidt filled in for Andy Revkin
CONFERENCE JUNE 1, 2011 IN MANHATTAN:
Financing Energy Efficiency in the Commercial Building Sector
Speakers (click for powerpoint):
Panel 1: Business Models and Best Practices for Energy Efficiency Investments
· Joyce Ferris, Blue Hill Partners (moderator)
· Sean Neill, Transcend Equity Development (for presentation, click on Joyce Ferris, above)
· Zach Axelrod, Skyline Innovations (for presentation, click on Joyce Ferris, above)
· Jim Thoma, Green Campus Partners (for presentation, click on Joyce Ferris, above)
Panel 2: Scaling Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings - Issues and Opportunities
· Harris Schaer, NYSERDA (moderator)
· Stanley Fishbein, LFC Capital
· Laurie Actman, Viridity Energy
· Jason Vollen, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Keynote Address: Ken Berlin, General Counsel of the Coalition for Green Capital
Panel 3: Moving the Needle - Policy Perspectives on Energy Efficiency Investments
· Thomas Bourgeois, PECC (moderator)