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BlueRock, eyeing growth, set to launch new solar-energy subsidiary
SYRACUSE — BlueRock Energy is preparing to introduce a new subsidiary called BlueRock Energy Solar, which will organize the design, sale, financing, and installation of
NYSEG awards Upstate Shredding economic-development grant
OWEGO, N.Y. — New York State Electric & Gas Corp. (NYSEG) has awarded a grant of more than $68,000 to Upstate Shredding, LLC and sister
Community-owned wind farm nears construction west of Ithaca
ENFIELD — Construction on the Black Oak Wind Farm, a seven-turbine project about 10 miles west of Ithaca in the town of Enfield, is expected to begin this fall, nearly 10 years after the project was first envisioned. Black Oak Wind Farm is a for-profit company owned by 150 investors, about half of whom
Schumer: Verizon will raze building, clean up Camillus property
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) will “level and clean up the property” at 1 Green St. in the village of Camillus. The
MVCC, groSolar sign deal for solar power
ROME, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has inked a deal with Global Resource Options Inc. to develop a “large-scale” solar project for power
UMA Bioseed, a Cornell startup, wins grand prize in annual New York Business Plan Competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — UMA Bioseed, an energy and sustainability startup comprised of Cornell University students, won the $100,000 grand prize in the 6th annual New
Binghamton hires Johnson Controls to conduct LED street-light conversion study
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. –– Binghamton Mayor Richard C. David announced last week that the global technology firm Johnson Controls will conduct a review and study of
New York honey prices, production rise in 2014
ALBANY, N.Y. — Honey prices in New York state increased 28 percent last year to 272 cents per pound from 212 cents a pound in 2013, according to
Destiny USA expands green efforts in 2015
SYRACUSE — It’s been just over two years since Destiny USA received Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, but the giant retail center’s environmental efforts are far from finished. In fact, those initiatives will expand beyond the walls of the mall and reach out further
Madison County to install 2.4 megawatt solar project
LINCOLN — Madison County later this year will break ground on a 2.4 megawatt solar array, hoping to “significantly reduce energy consumption and pursue renewable-energy sources for all the county’s municipal electric needs.” The nearly $5 million, solar-photovoltaic system is the “cornerstone” of a proposed agriculture and renewable energy (ARE) business park in the
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