Wind Turbines Paint A New York Brownfield Green

Steel Winds II Turbine

A former brownfield in upstate New York now generates 35 MW following the Steel Winds II expansion, powered by the winds off Lake Erie. Read more →

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Wind Power Closes NY Hydrogen Fuel Loop

Hempstead, wind to hydrogen

Hempstead, N.Y., installs a 100-kilowatt wind turbine to run an electrolyzer to generate hydrogen for the Long Island town's fueling station. Read more →

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Library Patrons in New York Check-Out Renewable Energy

image via New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

The U.S. Department of Energy highlights how an upstate New York library is making use of new solar photovoltaic arrays to power itself and also community pride. Read more →

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Chanukah Solar-Powered Menorah Lit In New York

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The town of Woodstock, New York is illuminating a solar-powered menorah to raise awareness about Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. Read more →

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Green Mega-Mall Is Upstate NY’s Destiny

Via Destiny USA

Destiny USA, in Syracuse, N.Y., is doing an 850,000-square-foot green expansion that could make it America's largest LEED Gold commercial retail project. Read more →

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Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project Shelved

The New York Power Authority has decided not to develop the Great Lakes Offshore Wind project, and to focus instead on a wind farm off the coast of Long Island. Read more →

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E=BLDGS: Exhibit’s Theory Of Efficiency

Via Center for Architecture

An exhibit now running in New York City aims to demonstrate that there are ways, through design and engineering, to cut down on building energy consumption. Read more →

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Renewable Projects Sought By New York State

New York's energy agency is putting $150 million toward renewable energy generation projects as the state works to meet its 29 percent renewables goal by 2015. Read more →

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Green Lessons Get Grant Backing In NY

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New York's state energy agency is providing awards for K-12 school projects that emphasize student leadership in home energy management and efficiency. Read more →

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Massive Wind Farm Sought Off Long Island

The New York Power Authority has applied for a preliminary lease for a proposed 350-megawatt wind power plant 13 to 17 miles off the coast of Long Island. Read more →

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