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New York Power Authority pre-qualifies 79 renewable developers, investors

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has pre-qualified 79 private developers and investors to collaborate with NYPA on the development of renewable energy generating projects, including solar photovoltaic, wind, battery storage, green hydrogen, geothermal, and related transmission.

New York announces $11.6M to develop clean energy industry workforce

The funds will connect workers to clean energy job opportunities through upskilling and training, especially in disadvantaged communities.

NY’s first state-owned utility-scale energy storage system now operational

The 20-MW facility installed and operated by the New York Power Authority connects into the state’s electric grid, and is meant to relieve transmission congestion.

NYPA launches hydrogen gas blending demonstration project

The New York Power Authority is exploring the ability to transition a natural gas-fired turbine to run on green hydrogen with a demonstration project at Brentwood Power Station.

Twenty-five municipalities and eight school districts have submitted more than 100 potential solar sites for consideration to date, and the program remains open for new applications.

Construction begins on NYPA’s second large-scale storage project

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) last week announced the start of construction on a large-scale, 20-MW energy battery storage project in Northern New York, one of the largest such projects in the nation. The MW-hours of the system were not stated but the release said that the project will include a one-hour lithium-ion battery system that will help New

Backed by EPRI, major utilities launch initiative to accelerate economy-wide deep decarbonization

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) announced this week that they are embarking on a five-year initiative to acceler…

Construction of the first solar + storage array for New York campus underway

The State University of New York at Fredonia (SUNY Fredonia) announced that construction is starting on its first solar/battery project. The New York Power Auth…

Energy storage in New York: If it can make it here, it can make it anywhere

As COVID-19 wreaks havoc in our collective world and we socially isolate to flatten the curve, “everything works – and will continue to work – as long as …

NYPA awards contract for control system modernization at 2,525-MW Robert Moses Niagara

Burns & McDonnell announces it has won a contract to serve as engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for a $134 million electrical contr…

New York testing innovative zinc air energy storage system

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced a collaboration with an energy storage company to develop a demonstration energy storage system, using new zinc-ai…

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that the New York Power Authority is launching a 15-year modernization and digitization program to significantly extend t…

Last week, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the New York State Public Service Commission approved two initiatives to increase New York’s energy …

New York is making it easier for facilities in the state to access analyses that will help determine whether they can benefit from geothermal systems for h…

An associate in New York recently sent me a copy of the “Empire State Plaza CHP and Microgrid Project Overview, October 26, 2017,” found on the New Yor…