Grid resiliency gets tough, so the Digital Twin gets going
By GREGORY ZELLER // Greater power-grid resilience and efficiency – and the lab work and experimentation that will create them – are coming to Stony Brook University. The State University…
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No. 1033: Bowled over by pro-wind judges, Drake Media Studios, froyo and other super innovations
Super duper! Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators! You’ve conquered another Winter workweek and earned yourself another big weekend – a supersized weekend, in fact. As you may know, Super…
No. 1028: A big bearhug for debut novels, offshore wind farms, CIBS philanthropy, puppies … and squirrels?
Say it ain’t snow: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hang tough through Winter 2026’s coldest stretch yet – and brace for a potential Long Island blizzard? That’s…
Offshore wind shines as courts pummel Trump orders
By GREGORY ZELLER // With Long Island watching anxiously from the front row, 2026 is off to a rock ’em, sock ’em start in America’s energy sector – with the…
High winds: Work begins on U.S.’s largest offshore farm
By GREGORY ZELLER // Construction has begun on the largest offshore-wind project in the nation, opening soon off Long Island. A ceremonial groundbreaking – or sea-breaking, in this case –…
No. 888: In which wind farms formalize, computers speak up and Triassic Park gets a little more crowded
The Recharge Reader: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we reach another midweek turning point on our never-ending innovation journey. Remember, socioeconomic greatness is a road, not a destination…
No. 834: Embracing clichés with Birdseye frozen peas, the Suffolk IDA and the kaiju that started it all
Like clockwork: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators, and not just any Friday but the last under Daylight Saving Time until next March. Yes, as a reward for completing another busy…
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…
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…
Brookhaven IDA puts a little wind in Sunrise’s sails
By GREGORY ZELLER // The most ambitious regional socioeconomic initiative since the Long Island’s aerospace heydays is getting a nice tax break. Sunrise Wind, a joint venture of Danish multinational Ørsted A/S and Connecticut-based Eversource…
Albany, Suffolk close land deal, opening wind tunnel
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the By Land and By Sea File comes an official transfer of property between New York State and Suffolk County, clearing the path for an…
No. 690: Nothing to fear – not Pap smears, Russian planes, networking events or even Friday the 13th
The 13 steps: Welcome to Friday, friends, and not just any Friday but the first and only Friday the 13th of 2022 – bad news if you suffer from…
LI ceremony kicks off state’s first offshore-wind farm
By GREGORY ZELLER // The future of the national energy industry is now rising off the Long Island coast. Construction of the South Fork Wind Farm – officially, New York’s…
No. 634: On Beatlemania, bras and an iron baroness, with a head start on your Halloween candy
Already in progress: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we rejoin our broadcast in the middle of another exciting week of socioeconomic innovation and at the midpoint of the…
Ambitious nonprofit spins in center of LI’s windstorm
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new Long Island-based nonprofit organization is aiming to become an online hub for offshore wind-generated power – generated not just off the Island, but across…