The New York Geothermal Energy Organization today announced the availability of 25 scholarships to its 2015 annual conference to be held March 17th and 18th at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Dubbed “geopalooza” the 2-day event will focus on geothermal heat pumps (GHPs) as a way to cleanly and renewably heat and cool our homes and buildings, and eliminate on-site fossil fuel burning. Attendees will hear from cutting edge technical and policy experts on how GHPs can be used to eliminate greenhouse gases and reduce energy bills.
One focus of the conference will be net zero buildings, where GHPs and renewable electricity are combined to eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions for the building!
Thanks to a generous donation from the Ives and Noble family, NY-GEO is able to offer 25 scholarships to the conference for students and low-income individuals. Scholarship applicants are asked to send a blank email with “scholarship” in the title to nygeoinfo@gmail.com. NY-GEO will respond with a simple 3-minute application form.
Scholarship application deadline is midnight, Wednesday, March 11th.
Clean and efficient geothermal heating and cooling is the wave of the future, and attendance at this conference will put students in touch with a technology that promises to create jobs for decades to come as climate change and fossil fuel price volatility force a change in our building practices.
To learn more about the conference, go to http://ny-geo.org
The scholarships are available to students and low-income individuals who would otherwise be unable to afford conference fees. They will cover full conference fees as well as meals and snacks during the conference. Lodging and transportation will not be covered and, if needed, are the responsibility of the scholarship winners.
On Thursday, March 12th, awardees will be chosen in a lottery, and notified the same day.
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