PlaNYC is New York City’s initiative to, as Mayor Michael Bloomberg puts it, make a “Greater and Greener” New York. The initiative contains 132 separate ideas for improving the quality of New York’s air, to reducing its dependence on oil for heating, to a scheme to offer loans to encourage more people to install energy …
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Con Edison Pushing for Solar Energy Development in New York
One of the most mainstream and well-recognized of New York utilities, Con Edison, has been pushing for the development of solar energy resources in New York City.
25 by 2013 New York State Goal
By the year 2013 New York hopes to reach the goal of having at least 25% of all its power coming from renewable sources.
Big Trucks in New York Going Hybrid
Odyne Corporation, headquartered in Hauppauge, Long Island, New York, is a company which develops plug-in hybrid electric motors and stored energy systems for heavy-duty vehicles.
New York’s Hudson Valley Home to Zero-Energy Homes
Mr. Irish envisions an increase of about 100 times the use of solar energy in the Hudson Valley, and he is beginning to work on developing a geothermal heating and cooling system
One Man’s Trash Turned to Everyone’s Treasure
Using refuse produced locally, Paul can turn such New York garbage as pizza boxes, paper plates, ice cream containers, leaves, sawdust and tissues into fuels for local use.
Wind Power Meets the Big City in New York
Lackawanna, New York is the site of an old Bethlehem Steel which has been converted recently into a wind farm which produces enough electricity to power 7,000 homes.
ENERGY STAR Homes Residence of Energy Savings in New York
People considering building a new home in New York State should consider the benefits of building a New York ENERGY STAR home.
New York Incentives Program Encouraging Green Energy Use
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority offers incentives to a variety of important sectors.
Wind Power Blowing in to New York
The New York State Virtual Wind Farm Tool allows students to understand the elements involved in designing wind farms.