Presented at the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association annual conference, Nov. 4, 2011, by Senior Director of State Policy Chris Sturm
Daniel Manley Spring 2018 Poster PresentationDaniel Manley
I presented this poster at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Day. This poster was also on display at the 2018 Alaska Rural Energy Conference
Photovoltaic (PV) cells convert sunlight into electric power and were invented in 1954 at Bell Labs. Mass production of PV cells began in the 1960s, lowering the cost per watt from $1000 to $3 by 2010. Designing and sizing an effective PV system requires calculating the predicted annual power distribution using tools like the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's PV Watts Calculator, which determines a system's energy production and cost savings. The environmental impact of a PV system can also be estimated using calculators available from the Environmental Protection Agency based on the system's energy production.
This presentation by Chris Pike from the OECD Competition Division Secretariat was made during the discussion “Radical innovation in the electricity sector” held at the 63rd meeting of the OECD Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation on 19 June 2017. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found out at oe.cd/1ZW. A blog entry on the topic can be seen at oe.cd/1ZJ.
Wind and Solar Power Can Supply 80 Percent of Electricity Needs in the U.S.Charles_Pellham
One of the ways to combat climate change is to transition from fossil fuel energy to renewable energy quickly. Two of these renewable sources, solar and wind power, have enormous potential. According to a study published in the journal Energy & Environmental Science, the U.S. can constantly meet around four-fifths of its energy demand with wind and solar power generation.
In the most recent report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Missouri was ranked 11th in solar installations last year. The state has been steadily climbing the rankings and had more installations than any other state in the Midwest. Only Indiana ranked in the top 25 among Midwestern states.
Challenges and Opportunities to Renewables and Energy Efficiency in BrazilCristiano Prado
You already know that Brazil has a clean energy matrix. But what you may not be aware of is that this matrix is changing dramatically, with important consequences. This is creating a world of opportunities to other renewables sources and energy efficiency in Brazil. Are your company ready to profit from that?
Presentation made at the Swiss TechnologyHuB In Brazil, august 2016
This document summarizes a guest lecture on energy and society that discussed several topics: (1) critiques of Ontario government reports and policies around replacing coal power, increasing electricity prices, and promoting renewable energy (2) analysis questioning the health impacts attributed to coal power and rate impact projections of renewable energy (3) concerns about propaganda around assigning blame for increased electricity costs.
The document discusses energy generation and usage in the United States. It states that in 2014, the US generated about 4,093 billion kilowatt hours of electricity, with fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and petroleum) accounting for about 67% of generation. Coal specifically accounted for 39% of electricity generation while natural gas was 27% and nuclear was 19%. The document then discusses various strategies and their potential contributions to meeting the projected increase in global energy demand to 30 terawatts by 2050.
Daniel Manley Spring 2018 Poster PresentationDaniel Manley
I presented this poster at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Day. This poster was also on display at the 2018 Alaska Rural Energy Conference
Photovoltaic (PV) cells convert sunlight into electric power and were invented in 1954 at Bell Labs. Mass production of PV cells began in the 1960s, lowering the cost per watt from $1000 to $3 by 2010. Designing and sizing an effective PV system requires calculating the predicted annual power distribution using tools like the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's PV Watts Calculator, which determines a system's energy production and cost savings. The environmental impact of a PV system can also be estimated using calculators available from the Environmental Protection Agency based on the system's energy production.
This presentation by Chris Pike from the OECD Competition Division Secretariat was made during the discussion “Radical innovation in the electricity sector” held at the 63rd meeting of the OECD Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation on 19 June 2017. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found out at oe.cd/1ZW. A blog entry on the topic can be seen at oe.cd/1ZJ.
Wind and Solar Power Can Supply 80 Percent of Electricity Needs in the U.S.Charles_Pellham
One of the ways to combat climate change is to transition from fossil fuel energy to renewable energy quickly. Two of these renewable sources, solar and wind power, have enormous potential. According to a study published in the journal Energy & Environmental Science, the U.S. can constantly meet around four-fifths of its energy demand with wind and solar power generation.
In the most recent report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Missouri was ranked 11th in solar installations last year. The state has been steadily climbing the rankings and had more installations than any other state in the Midwest. Only Indiana ranked in the top 25 among Midwestern states.
Challenges and Opportunities to Renewables and Energy Efficiency in BrazilCristiano Prado
You already know that Brazil has a clean energy matrix. But what you may not be aware of is that this matrix is changing dramatically, with important consequences. This is creating a world of opportunities to other renewables sources and energy efficiency in Brazil. Are your company ready to profit from that?
Presentation made at the Swiss TechnologyHuB In Brazil, august 2016
This document summarizes a guest lecture on energy and society that discussed several topics: (1) critiques of Ontario government reports and policies around replacing coal power, increasing electricity prices, and promoting renewable energy (2) analysis questioning the health impacts attributed to coal power and rate impact projections of renewable energy (3) concerns about propaganda around assigning blame for increased electricity costs.
The document discusses energy generation and usage in the United States. It states that in 2014, the US generated about 4,093 billion kilowatt hours of electricity, with fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and petroleum) accounting for about 67% of generation. Coal specifically accounted for 39% of electricity generation while natural gas was 27% and nuclear was 19%. The document then discusses various strategies and their potential contributions to meeting the projected increase in global energy demand to 30 terawatts by 2050.
Latest info on wind's low cost, reliability, and community and environmental benefits. From the American Wind Energy Association, as of June 15, 2016. Contact: Peter Kelley, pkelley@awea.org
Modeling of Electric Field and Joule Heating inBreast Tumor during Electropo...Carlos A. Ramírez
This document summarizes a study that used computer modeling to simulate the electric field and temperature increase in breast tumor and healthy tissue during electroporation. The study applied electric fields from steel electrodes to a simulated breast containing a spherical tumor. It modeled the electric potential, current density, and temperature distribution in the tissues. The results showed lower electric potential within the tumor but higher current distribution in healthy tissue. The study concluded electroporation increased temperature due to current distribution and electrodes should avoid touching healthy tissue to prevent unnecessary effects.
Wind energy is obtained through wind turbines and windmills that harness the kinetic energy of wind. An example of an effective wind site is located off the northern California coast near Cape Mendocino, where the coastal geography creates strong, consistent winds. A large wind turbine at the University of Minnesota supplies over half of the nearby campus's annual electricity needs and will provide 5.6 million kilowatt-hours of renewable power each year. Areas with high wind potential exist over oceans in mid-latitude regions, such as the Atlantic and Pacific, where winter storms typically occur.
A More Perfect Energy Union: Challenges and Opportunities for Renewable Energ...Kevin Rushton
The United States lacks coordinated renewable energy infrastructure planning, keeping carbon emissions high. A more unified plan could leverage geographic diversity by connecting renewable energy production areas with major population centers via long-distance transmission lines. Researchers propose a HVDC transmission network across the US to connect solar, wind, and hydroelectric resources, reducing carbon emissions by 80%. Pilot projects should test localized connections first to provide momentum for wider applications.
WWF-Brazil published a study in 2020 called the "Sustainable Power Agenda" examining Brazil's energy production paths and challenges. In 2005, the government started prioritizing fossil fuel plants like diesel, coal and natural gas, approving 3,286 MW of capacity. This represented a 2.8% increase in Brazil's carbon dioxide emissions and 11% increase for the electric sector. As a result, WWF-Brazil concluded that choices in Brazil's electricity sector over the next 15 years would be critical for energy security, economic competitiveness and environmental sustainability.
Renewable energy is now offering an increasingly viable investment opportunity beyond just think tanks and environmental groups. Major companies like Warren Buffett, Google, Apple, and Elon Musk's companies have invested billions in solar energy due to increased efficiency and lower costs. Government policy changes in countries around the world have also driven domestic and international investment in renewable energy sources.
This document summarizes 5 emerging blue-sky energy technologies that could help address issues with current energy sources:
1. Plasmonic Solar from Caltech and FOM Institute, which could improve solar cell efficiency.
2. Software-defined Solar Thermal from eSolar, using software to optimize solar thermal plants.
3. Artificial Photosynthesis from MIT, mimicking natural photosynthesis to produce energy from water and sunlight.
4. Liquid Batteries from MIT, using liquid metal batteries for grid-scale energy storage.
5. Superconducting DC Transmission from Tres Amigas Company, using superconductors to transmit solar and wind power over large distances with low
This presentation compares hydropower and solar power as renewable energy sources. It discusses that hydropower harnesses energy from flowing water through dams and other structures, while solar power uses energy from the sun through passive solar techniques, photovoltaic panels, and solar water heaters. Currently hydropower generates 19% of US electricity while solar provides around 4%, but solar power production is expected to increase substantially in the future as technology improves and costs decline. Both energy sources are renewable alternatives to non-renewable resources.
Investment choice for USA (Nuclear power or Solar energy)Romanych05
This presentation describes all of the features of Nuclear Power and Solar Energy as the ways of investments. Comparison of those aspects will reveal the best energy way for USA.
Deatherage The Future of Utility-Scale Renewable Energy in Texas: Cheaper, C...Scott Deatherage
A review of the changing electricity generation to renewable energy and the accelerating adoption of advanced energy technology in three phases, Disruptive Technology Effect, Network Effect, and Artificial Intelligence Effect. Thus, Texas will have cleaner, cheaper energy in the future.
Energy around us by andrea del Hoyo y Clara PérezCrelgo
This document discusses different forms of energy including mechanical, light, sound, electric, thermal, chemical, and nuclear energy. It explains that electricity comes from other forms of energy in nature like kinetic energy from moving water or wind or chemical energy from coal. The most widely used sources of energy are fuels like coal, natural gas, and petroleum as well as water and wind. It also describes how hydroelectric power stations use the energy from reservoirs and how thermal power stations burn fuels to heat water and create steam to power turbines and generate electricity.
Developing Country Case Study: Retail Pricing and Efficient Deployment of Dis...World Bank Infrastructure
This document discusses electricity tariffs and pricing in Colombia. It proposes setting fixed electricity charges based on a household's predicted squared electricity consumption rather than a uniform fixed charge. This approach would flatten the distributional effects of moving to a more efficient tariff structure that includes marginal cost pricing and a fixed charge. The prediction would use a regression model incorporating dwelling characteristics to estimate each household's expected consumption. Setting different fixed charges based on consumption levels could help address concerns about the impact on low-income households from introducing fixed charges.
Solar holds the key to renewable energy development in the GCC region as it is the single most abundant renewable source of energy available there. Power produced from solar energy is efficient and cheaper as compared to other renewable sources of energy. The research report investigates the solar power potential of the region and individual countries. Huge investments and research studies are happening in efforts to tap the solar energy in the region as part of the renewable energy development. Almost 85 to 90% of the money being spent on renewable energy development is being put in solar energy. The “GCC Renewable Energy Sector Analysis” research report documents all the initiatives being taken in the individual countries to help boost their power production from solar energy. The research report from KuicK research vitalizes solar energy as a means to the targeted power production from renewable energy. The future of solar power in the GCC region, according to the report, is as bright as sunshine.
Everybody wants smart power, but where's the market?GreenAllianceUK
The document discusses the need for flexibility in the UK electricity market to accommodate increasing amounts of variable renewable energy sources like wind power. It notes that demand response capacity and battery storage can provide flexibility but that markets need to be established. Charts are presented comparing demand response markets in different countries as well as falling lithium-ion battery prices. The document proposes a stratified market approach with multiple auction pots and outlines a process for building a flexibility market in the UK.
Report, As Solar Explodes Nationwide, Washington Falls, Lags Behind Most Othe...ArtisanElectricInc
With one solar panel in the state for every 28 people, Washington is falling behind a majority of states in an annual ranking of solar power capacity, despite having the technical potential to produce 21 times as much electricity from solar power as the state consumes each year. In this year’s ranking, Washington dropped to 27th in total solar capacity and 30th in total solar capacity per capita, after ranking 25th in both categories last year.
This document discusses the need to develop new solar technologies that are more cost-effective than current silicon-based solar panels. It notes that researchers at the University of Texas are working across different approaches to lower the cost of solar power using earth-abundant materials and new device technologies. Their goal is to enable widespread adoption of solar energy through collaboration with local utilities to test integrated solar energy systems.
This document summarizes a presentation about new green infrastructure rules in New Jersey. The presentation discusses key changes to rules regarding stormwater management, including new definitions of green infrastructure, major development, and regulated surfaces. It outlines requirements for using green infrastructure best management practices to meet water quality, recharge and quantity standards. The presentation also addresses interim implementation activities until the new rules take effect in 2021 and training available from the NJDEP. The purpose is to help developers understand and navigate the new requirements.
NJ Redevelopment Forum 2020 - Morning Plenary - MallyaNew Jersey Future
This document outlines a policy roadmap to promote health equity and help all New Jersey residents live healthy lives. It identifies 13 policy priorities across 3 areas: healthy children and families, healthy communities, and high-quality equitable health systems. The priorities include improving maternal and child health, ensuring access to housing, food, and transportation, expanding access to mental health services, and fostering collaboration across state agencies. The next steps are to engage stakeholders and fund community groups to help implement the recommendations.
NJ Redevelopment Forum 2020 - Morning Plenary - HollisNew Jersey Future
This document discusses the impacts of climate change on public health and environmental justice communities through the built environment. It notes that climate change is exacerbating health issues like asthma and heat-related illnesses. Those most at risk include the homeless, outdoor workers, children, elderly, and low-income communities and communities of color. As the climate changes, adaptation is needed in how infrastructure is built to protect vulnerable groups and ensure more resilient communities. The document calls for policies and market incentives to reflect climate change risks and for urgent action on climate change as a public health emergency.
Latest info on wind's low cost, reliability, and community and environmental benefits. From the American Wind Energy Association, as of June 15, 2016. Contact: Peter Kelley, pkelley@awea.org
Modeling of Electric Field and Joule Heating inBreast Tumor during Electropo...Carlos A. Ramírez
This document summarizes a study that used computer modeling to simulate the electric field and temperature increase in breast tumor and healthy tissue during electroporation. The study applied electric fields from steel electrodes to a simulated breast containing a spherical tumor. It modeled the electric potential, current density, and temperature distribution in the tissues. The results showed lower electric potential within the tumor but higher current distribution in healthy tissue. The study concluded electroporation increased temperature due to current distribution and electrodes should avoid touching healthy tissue to prevent unnecessary effects.
Wind energy is obtained through wind turbines and windmills that harness the kinetic energy of wind. An example of an effective wind site is located off the northern California coast near Cape Mendocino, where the coastal geography creates strong, consistent winds. A large wind turbine at the University of Minnesota supplies over half of the nearby campus's annual electricity needs and will provide 5.6 million kilowatt-hours of renewable power each year. Areas with high wind potential exist over oceans in mid-latitude regions, such as the Atlantic and Pacific, where winter storms typically occur.
A More Perfect Energy Union: Challenges and Opportunities for Renewable Energ...Kevin Rushton
The United States lacks coordinated renewable energy infrastructure planning, keeping carbon emissions high. A more unified plan could leverage geographic diversity by connecting renewable energy production areas with major population centers via long-distance transmission lines. Researchers propose a HVDC transmission network across the US to connect solar, wind, and hydroelectric resources, reducing carbon emissions by 80%. Pilot projects should test localized connections first to provide momentum for wider applications.
WWF-Brazil published a study in 2020 called the "Sustainable Power Agenda" examining Brazil's energy production paths and challenges. In 2005, the government started prioritizing fossil fuel plants like diesel, coal and natural gas, approving 3,286 MW of capacity. This represented a 2.8% increase in Brazil's carbon dioxide emissions and 11% increase for the electric sector. As a result, WWF-Brazil concluded that choices in Brazil's electricity sector over the next 15 years would be critical for energy security, economic competitiveness and environmental sustainability.
Renewable energy is now offering an increasingly viable investment opportunity beyond just think tanks and environmental groups. Major companies like Warren Buffett, Google, Apple, and Elon Musk's companies have invested billions in solar energy due to increased efficiency and lower costs. Government policy changes in countries around the world have also driven domestic and international investment in renewable energy sources.
This document summarizes 5 emerging blue-sky energy technologies that could help address issues with current energy sources:
1. Plasmonic Solar from Caltech and FOM Institute, which could improve solar cell efficiency.
2. Software-defined Solar Thermal from eSolar, using software to optimize solar thermal plants.
3. Artificial Photosynthesis from MIT, mimicking natural photosynthesis to produce energy from water and sunlight.
4. Liquid Batteries from MIT, using liquid metal batteries for grid-scale energy storage.
5. Superconducting DC Transmission from Tres Amigas Company, using superconductors to transmit solar and wind power over large distances with low
This presentation compares hydropower and solar power as renewable energy sources. It discusses that hydropower harnesses energy from flowing water through dams and other structures, while solar power uses energy from the sun through passive solar techniques, photovoltaic panels, and solar water heaters. Currently hydropower generates 19% of US electricity while solar provides around 4%, but solar power production is expected to increase substantially in the future as technology improves and costs decline. Both energy sources are renewable alternatives to non-renewable resources.
Investment choice for USA (Nuclear power or Solar energy)Romanych05
This presentation describes all of the features of Nuclear Power and Solar Energy as the ways of investments. Comparison of those aspects will reveal the best energy way for USA.
Deatherage The Future of Utility-Scale Renewable Energy in Texas: Cheaper, C...Scott Deatherage
A review of the changing electricity generation to renewable energy and the accelerating adoption of advanced energy technology in three phases, Disruptive Technology Effect, Network Effect, and Artificial Intelligence Effect. Thus, Texas will have cleaner, cheaper energy in the future.
Energy around us by andrea del Hoyo y Clara PérezCrelgo
This document discusses different forms of energy including mechanical, light, sound, electric, thermal, chemical, and nuclear energy. It explains that electricity comes from other forms of energy in nature like kinetic energy from moving water or wind or chemical energy from coal. The most widely used sources of energy are fuels like coal, natural gas, and petroleum as well as water and wind. It also describes how hydroelectric power stations use the energy from reservoirs and how thermal power stations burn fuels to heat water and create steam to power turbines and generate electricity.
Developing Country Case Study: Retail Pricing and Efficient Deployment of Dis...World Bank Infrastructure
This document discusses electricity tariffs and pricing in Colombia. It proposes setting fixed electricity charges based on a household's predicted squared electricity consumption rather than a uniform fixed charge. This approach would flatten the distributional effects of moving to a more efficient tariff structure that includes marginal cost pricing and a fixed charge. The prediction would use a regression model incorporating dwelling characteristics to estimate each household's expected consumption. Setting different fixed charges based on consumption levels could help address concerns about the impact on low-income households from introducing fixed charges.
Solar holds the key to renewable energy development in the GCC region as it is the single most abundant renewable source of energy available there. Power produced from solar energy is efficient and cheaper as compared to other renewable sources of energy. The research report investigates the solar power potential of the region and individual countries. Huge investments and research studies are happening in efforts to tap the solar energy in the region as part of the renewable energy development. Almost 85 to 90% of the money being spent on renewable energy development is being put in solar energy. The “GCC Renewable Energy Sector Analysis” research report documents all the initiatives being taken in the individual countries to help boost their power production from solar energy. The research report from KuicK research vitalizes solar energy as a means to the targeted power production from renewable energy. The future of solar power in the GCC region, according to the report, is as bright as sunshine.
Everybody wants smart power, but where's the market?GreenAllianceUK
The document discusses the need for flexibility in the UK electricity market to accommodate increasing amounts of variable renewable energy sources like wind power. It notes that demand response capacity and battery storage can provide flexibility but that markets need to be established. Charts are presented comparing demand response markets in different countries as well as falling lithium-ion battery prices. The document proposes a stratified market approach with multiple auction pots and outlines a process for building a flexibility market in the UK.
Report, As Solar Explodes Nationwide, Washington Falls, Lags Behind Most Othe...ArtisanElectricInc
With one solar panel in the state for every 28 people, Washington is falling behind a majority of states in an annual ranking of solar power capacity, despite having the technical potential to produce 21 times as much electricity from solar power as the state consumes each year. In this year’s ranking, Washington dropped to 27th in total solar capacity and 30th in total solar capacity per capita, after ranking 25th in both categories last year.
This document discusses the need to develop new solar technologies that are more cost-effective than current silicon-based solar panels. It notes that researchers at the University of Texas are working across different approaches to lower the cost of solar power using earth-abundant materials and new device technologies. Their goal is to enable widespread adoption of solar energy through collaboration with local utilities to test integrated solar energy systems.
This document summarizes a presentation about new green infrastructure rules in New Jersey. The presentation discusses key changes to rules regarding stormwater management, including new definitions of green infrastructure, major development, and regulated surfaces. It outlines requirements for using green infrastructure best management practices to meet water quality, recharge and quantity standards. The presentation also addresses interim implementation activities until the new rules take effect in 2021 and training available from the NJDEP. The purpose is to help developers understand and navigate the new requirements.
NJ Redevelopment Forum 2020 - Morning Plenary - MallyaNew Jersey Future
This document outlines a policy roadmap to promote health equity and help all New Jersey residents live healthy lives. It identifies 13 policy priorities across 3 areas: healthy children and families, healthy communities, and high-quality equitable health systems. The priorities include improving maternal and child health, ensuring access to housing, food, and transportation, expanding access to mental health services, and fostering collaboration across state agencies. The next steps are to engage stakeholders and fund community groups to help implement the recommendations.
NJ Redevelopment Forum 2020 - Morning Plenary - HollisNew Jersey Future
This document discusses the impacts of climate change on public health and environmental justice communities through the built environment. It notes that climate change is exacerbating health issues like asthma and heat-related illnesses. Those most at risk include the homeless, outdoor workers, children, elderly, and low-income communities and communities of color. As the climate changes, adaptation is needed in how infrastructure is built to protect vulnerable groups and ensure more resilient communities. The document calls for policies and market incentives to reflect climate change risks and for urgent action on climate change as a public health emergency.
NJ Redevelopment Forum 2020 - Lunch Keynote - Gov. GlendeningNew Jersey Future
Governor Parris Glendening gave a presentation on climate change, inequity, and the role of redevelopment at the New Jersey Future Redevelopment Forum on March 6, 2020. He discussed how climate change and demographic shifts are threatening communities and exacerbating inequities, and how redevelopment can help address these challenges by creating more walkable, transit-oriented, and resilient places that meet the needs of changing demographics. Redevelopment, smart growth, and transit-oriented development were presented as ways to confront these threats and build more equitable and sustainable communities.
The document is a presentation on the Pinellas Gateway/Mid-County Area Master Plan. It includes images and diagrams showing the proposed redevelopment of the area with a transit hub, multi-use trails, green infrastructure, manufacturing and industrial buildings, and open multi-purpose spaces. The presentation discusses attracting specialized manufacturing and implementing complete streets and safe intersections as part of the redevelopment. It concludes by thanking the audience and providing contact information for more details on the Gateway Master Plan.
This document summarizes key information from Sean D. Moriarty, Esq., Chief Advisor for Regulatory Affairs at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, on climate change challenges facing New Jersey and two executive orders signed by the governor to address these issues. It notes that sea levels are expected to rise significantly in New Jersey by 2100 and beyond, and that Executive Order 89 establishes a statewide climate change resilience strategy while Executive Order 100 directs regulatory reforms to mitigate and adapt to climate change through reducing carbon emissions and incorporating climate risks into land use regulations. Stakeholders are invited to provide comments on New Jersey's climate protection efforts.
This document discusses approaches to urban resilience for cities. It identifies various shocks and stresses that cities face such as flooding, economic inequality, inadequate infrastructure, and more. It also outlines levers that cities have within their sphere of influence to help address these challenges, such as their expense and capital budgets, government assets, procurement processes, zoning laws, tax policies, and ability to form partnerships. Infrastructure focused initiatives through partnerships between government and other sectors can help cities tackle a variety of stresses.
This document provides information about establishing and operating a stormwater utility. Some key points:
- Over 1,700 stormwater utilities operate in the US, ranging from populations of 88 to over 3 million served.
- Utilities are created by ordinance and provide dedicated funding for stormwater management services.
- Services typically include infrastructure, permitting compliance, education, and more.
- Fees are usually based on impervious surface area using an Equivalent Residential Unit. Credits can incentivize green infrastructure.
- Partnerships can help smaller municipalities by sharing services, equipment, and expertise. Various financing options are also available.
This document discusses 13 lessons learned about implementing green infrastructure. It begins by describing proposed changes to New Jersey regulations that would require non-structural stormwater management strategies and minimum standards for recharge, runoff quality and quantity to be met using green infrastructure for major developments disturbing over 1 acre of land. It then provides lessons such as locating green infrastructure strategically, maintaining it long-term, using engineered soil, capturing water from all areas, and how green infrastructure can benefit and engage communities. The overall message is that green infrastructure is an effective approach for managing stormwater and achieving regulatory goals while creating aesthetic and ecological benefits.
The document summarizes New Jersey's stormwater management rules. It discusses amendments made in 2018-2019 that were adopted in March 2020, with an effective date of March 2021. Key changes include requiring the use of green infrastructure to manage stormwater close to its source, establishing drainage area limitations for certain GI BMPs, clarifying definitions, and requiring stormwater quality, quantity, and recharge standards to be met on-site for each drainage area.
This document outlines a collaborative project between New Jersey Future, the Village of Ridgewood, and Age Friendly Ridgewood to create an aging-friendly community in Ridgewood. It was funded by the Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation. The project aims to improve pedestrian safety and mobility, expand housing diversity and affordability, and create a more vibrant downtown area. Main goals include engaging residents, improving intersections for pedestrians, exploring housing options for older residents, improving street furniture and lighting at bus stops, and implementing a phased plan for sidewalk and crosswalk improvements.
This document discusses smart growth and form-based code approaches to community planning. Smart growth encourages compact, walkable development with a mix of uses, housing types, and transportation options. Form-based code regulates physical form to achieve a specific urban context. It uses standards for streets, blocks, and building heights/types to create predictable, vibrant neighborhoods. Both approaches aim to integrate development, reduce sprawl, foster livability and sustainability for people of all ages.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Isaac D. Kremer, Executive Director of the Metuchen Downtown Alliance, about creating an age-friendly community through tactical urbanism projects. Some key points:
- Since 2009, $100 million has been invested in Metuchen through redevelopment projects focused on arts/culture, food, greenery, public spaces, streets, and storefront improvements.
- Examples of tactical urbanism projects that enhanced public spaces and the pedestrian experience include a sidewalk piano, guerrilla art installations, parklets, bike share programs, and street furniture.
- Storefront improvement consulting and small grants helped fund 30 facade renovations, increasing property values and attracting new businesses.
AARP works to promote livable communities for people of all ages. They define a livable community as having affordable housing, community services, and transportation options to facilitate independence. As America ages, more older adults want to remain in their homes and communities for as long as possible. AARP advocates for walkable neighborhoods with a variety of housing, transportation, healthcare and other services to support aging in place. Their initiatives like community challenge grants and age-friendly networks help communities become more livable for residents of all generations.
Cars were tearing along streets in Detroit at high speeds of up to 20 miles per hour in the summer of 1917, dodging pedestrians and horse teams, resulting in 31 people being killed in car crashes within two months and many injuries that were not recorded.
The document discusses some of the challenges involved in managing redevelopment plans (RDPs) in Jersey City, New Jersey. It notes that Jersey City has 87 RDP areas adopted since 1952 to redevelop and revitalize parts of the city. However, RDPs can become outdated and fail to account for changes in surrounding contexts. Other challenges include reconciling density standards between plans, amending plans, and ensuring plans support current trends in mixed-use and transit-oriented development. Redeveloping areas with expired or obsolete plans also poses difficulties.
This document discusses the adaptive reuse of old buildings by giving them new lives. It highlights how preserving historic buildings can revitalize neighborhoods while providing environmental benefits over new construction. The presentation provides several case studies of old buildings from the early 20th century that have been adaptively reused as hotels, apartments, and office spaces. It argues that adaptively reusing existing structures is more sustainable than demolishing them to build anew.
The document summarizes New Jersey's Land Bank Law, which allows municipalities to establish land bank entities to address vacant and abandoned properties. It describes the legal precedents that led to the law, including two cases where the courts found that land banking was not a valid public purpose for eminent domain. The summary explains the basics of how land banks can be established and operated under the new law, including their powers, procedures for acquisition and disposition of properties, requirements for public databases and community involvement, and the constitutional questions surrounding the use of eminent domain for land banking.
This document discusses the work of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Office of Brownfield and Community Revitalization to promote revitalization in communities like Perth Amboy. It highlights how the office works with communities beyond traditional regulatory programs to support redevelopment opportunities. The office helped redevelop an abandoned steel plant in Perth Amboy into a new public park through partnerships that addressed environmental issues and community priorities.
This document discusses opportunity zones and the tax incentives provided under the Opportunity Zone program. It provides an overview of what opportunity zones are, where they are located, and the key tax benefits for investors including deferral of capital gains taxes, partial exclusions of capital gains, and the ability to exclude capital gains accrued on opportunity zone investments held for over 10 years. It also discusses eligible opportunity zone investments, the structure of opportunity funds, and some examples of recent deals.
A Guide to AI for Smarter Nonprofits - Dr. Cori Faklaris, UNC CharlotteCori Faklaris
Working with data is a challenge for many organizations. Nonprofits in particular may need to collect and analyze sensitive, incomplete, and/or biased historical data about people. In this talk, Dr. Cori Faklaris of UNC Charlotte provides an overview of current AI capabilities and weaknesses to consider when integrating current AI technologies into the data workflow. The talk is organized around three takeaways: (1) For better or sometimes worse, AI provides you with “infinite interns.” (2) Give people permission & guardrails to learn what works with these “interns” and what doesn’t. (3) Create a roadmap for adding in more AI to assist nonprofit work, along with strategies for bias mitigation.
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Monitoring Health for the SDGs - Global Health Statistics 2024 - WHOChristina Parmionova
The 2024 World Health Statistics edition reviews more than 50 health-related indicators from the Sustainable Development Goals and WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work. It also highlights the findings from the Global health estimates 2021, notably the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.
About Potato, The scientific name of the plant is Solanum tuberosum (L).Christina Parmionova
The potato is a starchy root vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are tubers of the plant Solanum tuberosum, a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile
Synopsis (short abstract) In December 2023, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 30 May as the International Day of Potato.
UN WOD 2024 will take us on a journey of discovery through the ocean's vastness, tapping into the wisdom and expertise of global policy-makers, scientists, managers, thought leaders, and artists to awaken new depths of understanding, compassion, collaboration and commitment for the ocean and all it sustains. The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
The Antyodaya Saral Haryana Portal is a pioneering initiative by the Government of Haryana aimed at providing citizens with seamless access to a wide range of government services
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
This report explores the significance of border towns and spaces for strengthening responses to young people on the move. In particular it explores the linkages of young people to local service centres with the aim of further developing service, protection, and support strategies for migrant children in border areas across the region. The report is based on a small-scale fieldwork study in the border towns of Chipata and Katete in Zambia conducted in July 2023. Border towns and spaces provide a rich source of information about issues related to the informal or irregular movement of young people across borders, including smuggling and trafficking. They can help build a picture of the nature and scope of the type of movement young migrants undertake and also the forms of protection available to them. Border towns and spaces also provide a lens through which we can better understand the vulnerabilities of young people on the move and, critically, the strategies they use to navigate challenges and access support.
The findings in this report highlight some of the key factors shaping the experiences and vulnerabilities of young people on the move – particularly their proximity to border spaces and how this affects the risks that they face. The report describes strategies that young people on the move employ to remain below the radar of visibility to state and non-state actors due to fear of arrest, detention, and deportation while also trying to keep themselves safe and access support in border towns. These strategies of (in)visibility provide a way to protect themselves yet at the same time also heighten some of the risks young people face as their vulnerabilities are not always recognised by those who could offer support.
In this report we show that the realities and challenges of life and migration in this region and in Zambia need to be better understood for support to be strengthened and tuned to meet the specific needs of young people on the move. This includes understanding the role of state and non-state stakeholders, the impact of laws and policies and, critically, the experiences of the young people themselves. We provide recommendations for immediate action, recommendations for programming to support young people on the move in the two towns that would reduce risk for young people in this area, and recommendations for longer term policy advocacy.
6. Number of Grid-Connected Solar Installations
in New Jersey
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8. New Jersey’s Solar Targets
from the Renewable Portfolio Standard
Source: Advance & Rutgers Report: Solar Power in the Garden State
9. Land Use Implications of the 2026 Goal
– Ground mounted systems: 16,000 acres or 24
square miles needed
• 3% of the state’s farmland
– Rooftop systems: 327 million square feet
• Less than half of NJ’s estimated rooftop potential for
solar
Source: Assessment of Solar Facility Siting in New Jersey and Implications for Land Use
and Smart growth, Prepared for NJF by Jed Drolet, May 2011.
10. Big Interest in Ground-Mounted Utility-scale
Solar Expected, Despite Uncertainty
• Future of incentives:
– SREQ price stabilization is likely
• Energy Master Plan policy on solar siting:
– Will incentives be tiered to favor rooftops,
landfills, brownfields?
• Infrastructure can impede to the grid
– Legislation to ease bottlenecks? With or without
a land use review process?