In Long Island waters, an historic moment for U.S. wind
By GREGORY ZELLER // America’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm is up and running in Long Island waters. Construction work on South Fork Wind, a field of 12 wind turbines…
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LI partners provide clean-energy training, en español
By GREGORY ZELLER // Ellos hablan español … and now, they’re fluent in renewable energy technologies, too. “Power Up! Wind, Solar & Renewables” – a workforce-development program created by United…
Without workforce development, our ‘clean’ future fails
By HEIDI ANDERSON // It’s all-hands-on-deck to meet New York State’s 2030 climate-justice goals, including zero-emission electric generation and significantly reduced greenhouse-gas emissions. The challenge is an exciting opportunity for…
At SCCC, a $21M STEM center with a real future
By GREGORY ZELLER // Suffolk County Community College has officially opened its Renewable Energy STEM Center, with a host of scientific disciplines and innovative workforce-development initiatives in play. Dedicated to…
On a slow boat from Texas, LI’s energy future sets sail
By GREGORY ZELLER // A major milestone for Long Island’s offshore wind industry has put to sea – off the Texas coast. International offshore-wind development partners Ørsted A/S and Eversource Energy are…
SUNY scores as OWTI floats $4M in training grants
By GREGORY ZELLER // State awards for the development of an offshore-wind workforce are beginning to circulate around Long Island. The Offshore Wind Training Institute – an academic-government partnership focused…
With $200M deal, NY wind farms blow closer
By GREGORY ZELLER // A massive offshore-wind farm projected to be up and running by the end of 2025 is already pumping serious currency into Long Island economics. Ørsted A/S…
New York, partners pitch $3.6 billion hydrogen plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // Seven states, including New York, have submitted a U.S. Department of Energy proposal for the creation of a multibillion-dollar, multistate hydrogen-energy network. Along with counterparts in…
LIPA will modernize, slowly, with Time-of-Day Rates
By GREGORY ZELLER // A sliding scale of new Long Island Power Authority electricity rates will help customers save money – but don’t count on lower utility bills just yet….
CCE Nassau heads up ambitious LI Clean Energy Hub
By GREGORY ZELLER // A $4 million NYSERDA investment will connect Long Island communities to cutting-edge clean-energy resources, with Cornell University’s statewide knowledge network leading the way. Cornell Cooperative Extension…
CEBIP takes big step on EPIC clean-energy journey
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s most successful business-incubation programs has just pocketed a cool 50 grand – and moved closer to even bigger rewards in a national…
At AEC 2022, high stakes for new energy-storage tech
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany has awarded $16.6 million to five “long-duration energy-storage projects” – with another $17 million teed up for projects that can harness and store renewable energy….
AEC 2022 gets the clean-energy band back together
By GREGORY ZELLER // And now back to our regularly scheduled low-carbon economy, already in progress. Four years since last gathering in person – and 14 months since a post-pandemic…
Cell high: Second-stage Edgewise aiming for an LI first
By GREGORY ZELLER // Which of these Clean Energy Business Incubator Program companies is not like the others? It sounds like a children’s game, but Plainview-based Edgewise Energy truly stands…
Nordic track proves to be a fast track for SBU ‘Sparks’
By GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook University’s Nordic foray is off to a fast start. Nordic Spark, a virtual business accelerator for foreign clean-energy startups looking to enter U.S. markets,…