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BAE Systems wins San Francisco MTA contract for power and propulsion systems
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has selected BAE Systems to supply electric power and propulsion systems for its transit buses.
Champlain Commons housing development opens in Scriba
Development meets energy and green building construction standards SCRIBA — Construction crews have completed Champlain Commons, a $13.7 million, 56-apartment housing development for families in the town of Scriba in Oswego County. It includes 17 apartments that are set aside for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and who will receive services
Solar business shines for Nickels Energy Solutions
CLAY — Nickels Energy Solutions, LLC is wrapping up a year that saw the company move into some new office space and complete 60 solar-installation projects. However, the firm faces some new challenges in the solar industry heading into 2020. Brothers Steve and Kevin Nickels founded Nickels Energy Solutions in 2015 as a way to
SU engineering professors to use $1.4M grant to improve building energy modeling
SYRACUSE — Two faculty members in Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) will work to develop a system that improves energy modeling of existing buildings using “aerial intelligence” acquired by drones. Senem Velipasalar, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and Edward Bogucz, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, are
NYSEG, Cornell professor work on program coordinating electric car-charging times
ITHACA — New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) is working with a Cornell University professor on a program to coordinate electric-vehicle power use by encouraging owners to delay charging times in exchange for lower prices. The project, OptimizEV, will involve 35 participants in Tompkins County for a year to better understand consumer charging preferences,
U.S. Army staying with ReEnergy biomass contract at Fort Drum
FORT DRUM — The Black River facility of ReEnergy Holdings continues providing biomass energy for Fort Drum. The U.S. Army’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) on Nov. 21 announced that it would no longer seek to renegotiate its contract with ReEnergy, the office of U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (R–NY 21) said in a news release. The
Completed Oneida County solar project is powering Upstate Cerebral Palsy location
BARNEVELD — A 1.4-megawatt solar project is providing power for the Barneveld location of Upstate Cerebral Palsy, which is the “sole beneficiary” of the power generated from that project. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Boston, Massachusetts–based Citizens Energy Corporation on Oct. 24 announced the completion of the Oneida County
BINGHAMTON — Crews of New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) — a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. — at work in the Southern Tier and Hudson Valley to restore power after the winter storm of Dec. 1-2 disrupted service to thousands of customers. More than 55,000 NYSEG customers lost power, the company said in
ANCA completes two NYSERDA clean-energy programs
The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) says it recently wrapped up two clean-energy programs that have helped municipalities “reduce costs and increase energy efficiency” for their communities. ANCA describes itself as an “independent nonprofit organization growing the New Economy in northern New York.” Since 2015, the ANCA clean-energy program has worked with municipalities and residents to
Spring Village housing development completed in Cicero
CICERO, N.Y. — Construction crews have completed a $12.8 million housing development in the town of Cicero, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday.
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