From City To The World

Have you ever heard of a virtual power plant? Learn about innovatively integrating energy resources to benefit a community of participants while also contributing sustainably to the electrical grid. Michael Bobker of The City College of New York (CCNY) and its CUNY Building Performance Lab joins Clayton Banks, CEO and cofounder of Silicon Harlem, in conversation with CCNY President Vincent Boudreau, host of From City to the World. In this episode dedicated to Climate Change Awareness Month, these Harlem-based experts discuss the roles of education, innovation and community engagement in meeting essential needs such as infrastructure and resilient, healthier and more equitable cityscapes. Host: CCNY President Vincent Boudreau Guests: Michael Bobker, CCNY Earth System Science and Environmental Engineering and Founding Director of CUNY Building Performance Lab; Clayton Banks, CEO and Cofounder, Silicon Harlem