Inspiration Station: Solar One

A piece I wrote about a phenomenal nonprofit called Solar One, based out of New York City, is now live on Green Edge NYC's Web site.

Check it out—this organization's ideas about solar power are right in line with our plans here at Better Farm! (And be sure to note the Better Farm mention in my bio!)

Spotlight On...Not-For-Profit Organization Solar 1

By Nicole Caldwell

Stuyvesant Cove Park is a green space resting atop 1.9 acres of Manhattan waterfront that once held a concrete factory. The native plants and grasses stretching lazily along the East River at 23rd Street attract and sustain native bird species and butterflies; and offer a fitting backdrop to New York City’s most cutting-edge green space: Solar One.

The building—and park—is maintained by a nonprofit of the same name striving simply to “empower people of all ages with the vision, knowledge, and resources to attain a more environmentally sound and sustainable future.” It’s a microcosm for what Solar One’s next big project, Solar Two, could be for all of New York City when it’s constructed on the same space and becomes the first self-standing, carbon-neutral, net-zero energy structure in the five boroughs.

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