did you know that the amount of sunlight
that hits the earth in two hours is
enough to run the entire planet for a
year and that the technology actually
turns out to be cheaper than fossil
fuels now I want to let that sink in for
a second what I’m here to talk to you
about today is possibilities and
inspiration and how this relates to
solar technology in Detroit and abroad
I’m here today building a possibility
one that involves cleaner air safer
streets and alleys and more
neighborhoods powered by solar but in
order for me to share this with you I
have to tell you a little bit about
myself
my name is Ali dye rule and I’m a
solution arey I like to find solutions
to complex problems I’m a product of
Detroit born and raised I always had an
interest in science and technology I
attended public charter school one of
which was in seroma Institute led by
this man Malika kini who does a lot of
work in education and food advocacy now
I would end up getting a degree a
master’s degree in mechanical
engineering and alternative energy
systems from Oakland University and this
is actually where I got inspired on my
senior project I was part of a case
study to design a net zero energy home
for a professor out in Rochester Hills
and net zero meaning that the home
produced as much electricity as it used
so at the end of the year the bill would
net zero the idea was designed using
various solutions to accomplish this
goal and we could employ solar panels
geothermal windmill you name it the
possibilities were endless as long as it
met the goal I thought then if this were
possible in this type of setting
could this be applied to a more urban
type of setting it was actually around
this time that Malik gave me a call from
the farm to see if we could design
lucien for a seven and a half acre of a
farm that he now ran and operated called
detailed farm i thought that this will
be a great opportunity to give back but
also a good opportunity to use my newly
acquired skill sets the farm didn’t have
much for the project but they did have a
40-foot shipping container and ten
donated solar panels i knew that we
would need more for this project so what
i did was use the tool that I often use
called a possibility table where you
have a defined written intention or what
it is that you’re trying to do a clear
pictured outcome of what that actually
looks like in the real world what you
have which could be personnel equipment
resources funding and what you need to
fill the gap and meet the requirements
so I did the table for the farm and as
you could see we wouldn’t eat lots to
finish this project but the first thing
that we would need would be a team and
this is actually when the writer
cooperative Industries was born but it
would actually turn out to be less of a
company but really more of a family
comprised of engineers technicians
project managers people from the
community from which we serve that also
have a vested interest in the
sustainability of the of our environment
so with that the team in place we
started the design process and that took
about like a baby about nine months to
do there were lots of late nights
building supplier relationships
enlisting support from community and
companies to help support the initiative
in the end the labor portion of it
really only took about two weeks and
gave you the beautiful energy off great
energy station that you see here die
real energy station this was a feat for
all of us and although the system was
designed to deliver several thousand
watts of power we discovered that the
idea was the most powerful thing that
the idea that such an off-grid system
could exist in the middle of this urban
congested area created a whole new
possible
for people that didn’t exist before and
this inspired the community I mean this
inspired us so what did we do we took on
more solar projects to continue to
inspire and help bring in a new green
energy paradigm so some of these
projects would be the first solar power
lawnmower for Highland Park to show that
you could beautify your lawns without
having to emit an ounce of greenhouse
gases also the first Wi-Fi enabled solar
streetlight to show that you could have
free internet access for a neighborhood
powered by a free energy source but
probably most notable would be the
powerup program which is which is a
citywide both purchasing program for the
community to provide access to solar
devices which also allows for training
to teach them like what these devices
are best used for how they’re used and
how they work creating safer streets and
alleys in a city where the lights had
previously been repossessed by the local
utilities many years back leaving the
city in the dark as well as employing
people from the community to help
develop the communities from which they
come the project will gain so much
success that this would happen
our CI and Detroit will become winners
of the green America war for people and
planet for clean energy for our works in
as a result of our efforts solar energy
has been booming in the neighborhoods
and been growing at an increasing rate
and we believe that this is due to one
main thing that although what we do is
inspire people through the power of
solar this power is not just an
electrical power but an emotional one
you see for many people Solar is not
just a new nifty technology but rather a
promise of a new way of life of a
cleaner future with brighter skies less
reliance on fossil fuels more freedom
from local utilities safer neighborhoods
and more so if you’re able to take
anything out of this talk let it be
possibility invest in solar invest in
yourself build more green energy
neighborhood projects support a child to
learn about the renewable energies in
the end you’ll be inspired that you did
[Applause] [Music]
that hits the earth in two hours is
enough to run the entire planet for a
year and that the technology actually
turns out to be cheaper than fossil
fuels now I want to let that sink in for
a second what I’m here to talk to you
about today is possibilities and
inspiration and how this relates to
solar technology in Detroit and abroad
I’m here today building a possibility
one that involves cleaner air safer
streets and alleys and more
neighborhoods powered by solar but in
order for me to share this with you I
have to tell you a little bit about
myself
my name is Ali dye rule and I’m a
solution arey I like to find solutions
to complex problems I’m a product of
Detroit born and raised I always had an
interest in science and technology I
attended public charter school one of
which was in seroma Institute led by
this man Malika kini who does a lot of
work in education and food advocacy now
I would end up getting a degree a
master’s degree in mechanical
engineering and alternative energy
systems from Oakland University and this
is actually where I got inspired on my
senior project I was part of a case
study to design a net zero energy home
for a professor out in Rochester Hills
and net zero meaning that the home
produced as much electricity as it used
so at the end of the year the bill would
net zero the idea was designed using
various solutions to accomplish this
goal and we could employ solar panels
geothermal windmill you name it the
possibilities were endless as long as it
met the goal I thought then if this were
possible in this type of setting
could this be applied to a more urban
type of setting it was actually around
this time that Malik gave me a call from
the farm to see if we could design
lucien for a seven and a half acre of a
farm that he now ran and operated called
detailed farm i thought that this will
be a great opportunity to give back but
also a good opportunity to use my newly
acquired skill sets the farm didn’t have
much for the project but they did have a
40-foot shipping container and ten
donated solar panels i knew that we
would need more for this project so what
i did was use the tool that I often use
called a possibility table where you
have a defined written intention or what
it is that you’re trying to do a clear
pictured outcome of what that actually
looks like in the real world what you
have which could be personnel equipment
resources funding and what you need to
fill the gap and meet the requirements
so I did the table for the farm and as
you could see we wouldn’t eat lots to
finish this project but the first thing
that we would need would be a team and
this is actually when the writer
cooperative Industries was born but it
would actually turn out to be less of a
company but really more of a family
comprised of engineers technicians
project managers people from the
community from which we serve that also
have a vested interest in the
sustainability of the of our environment
so with that the team in place we
started the design process and that took
about like a baby about nine months to
do there were lots of late nights
building supplier relationships
enlisting support from community and
companies to help support the initiative
in the end the labor portion of it
really only took about two weeks and
gave you the beautiful energy off great
energy station that you see here die
real energy station this was a feat for
all of us and although the system was
designed to deliver several thousand
watts of power we discovered that the
idea was the most powerful thing that
the idea that such an off-grid system
could exist in the middle of this urban
congested area created a whole new
possible
for people that didn’t exist before and
this inspired the community I mean this
inspired us so what did we do we took on
more solar projects to continue to
inspire and help bring in a new green
energy paradigm so some of these
projects would be the first solar power
lawnmower for Highland Park to show that
you could beautify your lawns without
having to emit an ounce of greenhouse
gases also the first Wi-Fi enabled solar
streetlight to show that you could have
free internet access for a neighborhood
powered by a free energy source but
probably most notable would be the
powerup program which is which is a
citywide both purchasing program for the
community to provide access to solar
devices which also allows for training
to teach them like what these devices
are best used for how they’re used and
how they work creating safer streets and
alleys in a city where the lights had
previously been repossessed by the local
utilities many years back leaving the
city in the dark as well as employing
people from the community to help
develop the communities from which they
come the project will gain so much
success that this would happen
our CI and Detroit will become winners
of the green America war for people and
planet for clean energy for our works in
as a result of our efforts solar energy
has been booming in the neighborhoods
and been growing at an increasing rate
and we believe that this is due to one
main thing that although what we do is
inspire people through the power of
solar this power is not just an
electrical power but an emotional one
you see for many people Solar is not
just a new nifty technology but rather a
promise of a new way of life of a
cleaner future with brighter skies less
reliance on fossil fuels more freedom
from local utilities safer neighborhoods
and more so if you’re able to take
anything out of this talk let it be
possibility invest in solar invest in
yourself build more green energy
neighborhood projects support a child to
learn about the renewable energies in
the end you’ll be inspired that you did
[Applause] [Music]
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