Scholarships Available for NYS Geothermal Heat Pump Conference

Press Release

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., March 6, 2015 – The New York Geothermal Energy Organization today announced the availability of 25 scholarships to its 2015 annual conference to be held March 17^th and 18^th at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York.  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!  

Scholarships Available Thanks to Ives and Noble Families

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.

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.

NY-GEO will take requests for scholarships via email to nygeoinfo@gmail.com until midnight, Wednesday, March 11th. 

On Thursday, March 12th, awardees will be chosen in a lottery, and notified the same day.  

To get more information about the NY-GEO’s March 17th & 18th conference at Skidmore College (dubbed “geopalooza”), visit the NY-GEO website www.ny-geo.org  or contact executive director Bill Nowak at nygeoinfo@gmail.com.

About NY-GEO

NY-GEO is a not-for-profit trade association dedicated to geothermal heating and cooling.  Our 70 founding members include geo designers, installers, manufacturers, drillers, consultants and distributors. Our main focus is promoting the use of ground-source heat pumps to heat and cool buildings in New York State.

About Skidmore College

Founded in 1903 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Skidmore College is a highly selective, independent, liberal arts college with an enrolment of about 2,400 men and women. The college grants Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in nearly 50 areas, as well as a Master of Arts in liberal studies. Skidmore College draws thousands of visitors to campus each year for a wide array of cultural and athletic events, and its students, faculty, and staff play active roles as volunteers with more than 40 non-profit organizations in the region.

Contact Person:  Bill Nowak

Phone:  518-3136-GEO

Email:  nygeoinfo@gmail.com

Web site:  www.ny-geo.org