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State announces solar-energy project at Green Lakes State Park
MANLIUS, N.Y. — New York State announced plans to install a new solar array at Green Lakes State Park in the town of Manlius. This
SUNY raises $113 million through sustainability bonds for its residence-hall program
ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY announced it has raised more than $110 million from DASNY’s first-ever issuance of sustainability bonds on behalf of SUNY to support
Clarkson joins cooperative to research electric, connected and autonomous vehicles
POTSDAM — Clarkson University announced it is part of a new nationwide collaboration focused on developing new sustainable vehicle technologies. The collaboration is part of the Center for Electric, Connected and Autonomous Technologies for Mobility (eCAT), Clarkson said in a Sept. 5 news release. The eCAT Center is an industry-university cooperative research center (IUCRC) sponsored
State opens EV charging hub in Potsdam
New York Power Authority partnered with Stewart’s Shops, a family-owned convenience-store chain with more than 350 locations in New York and Vermont, to install charging
Binghamton University SBDC honors two firms in green space
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) honored a pair of businesses working in the environmental space — iM3NY and KLAW Industries — at its annual business awards luncheon, held Aug. 29 at the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator at 120 Hawley St. Located on the former IBM campus in Endicott, iM3NY
Work starts on sanitary-sewer project in the town of Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Construction work is underway on a $4.8 million sanitary-sewer project in the town of Oswego.. The effort is part of the state’s Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI), the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Aug. 30. Once complete, the project will establish a municipal sewer-collection system for the
Tioga County Land Bank begins demolition of blighted properties
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Tioga County Property Development Corporation (Tioga County Land Bank) is demolishing four residential structures it owns in Owego to eliminate blight.
New York’s first utility-scale energy-storage system is operational in North Country
CHATEAUGAY, N.Y. — New York’s first state-owned, utility-scale battery-energy storage project is now operating in Chateaugay in Frankin County. The 20-megawatt (MW) facility connects into the state’s electric grid. The New York Power Authority (NYPA) installed and operates the system. It seeks to help “relieve transmission congestion and pave the way for the utility industry
Job fair, summit focus on the Binghamton area’s clean-energy sector
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Clean Energy Careers Summit and Job Fair is about much more than helping people find jobs in the clean-energy sector — although organizers hope that happens, too. The event is really about bringing stakeholders together to learn about the Southern Tier’s clean-energy industries and to talk about both the
Lewis County seeks applicants for its façade and streetscape-improvement program
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Lewis County is seeking applicants for the third round of its façade and streetscape-improvement program. The initiative is meant as an incentive
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