East Hampton microgrid plan wins state funding
An East Hampton solar power and energy storage proposal was selected as one of five projects to share $500,000 in initial funding from the state’s community microgrid program, which is…
Clean Energy
SulfCrete readies its breakout pitch
BY GREGORY ZELLER // A rock-solid Brookhaven National Laboratory commercialization prospect is ready for its close-up. SulfCrete, a stronger, more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional concrete, will share the spotlight…
Happy Earth Week, Robert Moses
A 500-kilowatt solar energy system will turn Robert Moses State Park into the nation’s first energy-neutral state park. As part of New York’s Earth Week observances, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced…
Looking to make a splash
Industrialist Ramuel Maramara may have reinvented the way oceanic energy is harvested. If his artificial jellyfish proves seaworthy. That’s the next big test for Maramara and Brimes Energy, the Stony…
State unveils solar bulk-buying program
Three community-based solar-power campaigns in Suffolk County are eligible for bulk-purchase discounts through Community Solar NY, a new state initiative announced Monday. Solarize Brookhaven and two campaigns under the Solarize…
State’s $160M renewables program sidesteps LI
BY GREGORY ZELLER New York State’s new $160 million clean-energy initiative is an environmental and economic-development boon of the highest order. But not for Long Island. In fact, the funding…
SBU, Brookhaven Lab scientists charging towards the future
BY GREGORY ZELLER Good news for the future of Long Island’s innovation economy: Batteries are included. Supercharged by a $10 million research grant and wielding next-level tools that provide unprecedented…
DEBRIEF: Lee Cheatham, BNL’s prince of partnering
Go east, young man: While the bulk of his education and the entirety of his professional career have occurred in western locales, Lee Cheatham’s path has led him finally to…
Fuel bill clears Assembly committee
An Assembly bill voted out of committee last week would require all heating oil sold in New York State contain at least 2 percent biodiesel — that’s fuel derived from renewable…