Offshore Wind Gets Moving with Boost From NY Gov Cuomo

True to his campaign promises to do more for alternative energy production in New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo re-booted the governmental process to expand the offshore wind energy industry in New York. Joint Project Gets Blowing On September 15 the Long Island-New York City Offshore Wind Project applied for a lease to set-up and run …

Happy Hour Coming for Alcoholic Jet Fuels

Fuel developed from alcohol is not a new concept for automobiles, but work is now being done to create jet fuels from the renewable form of fuel which is derived from crops. Several companies are now in the midst of developing aviation fuels from such sources as ethanol and/or biobutanol, including Gevo, Cobalt, Terrabon, ZeaChem …

Wind Power Blowing Forward in New York

Acciona Energy is now making a bid to develop a 76.5-megawatt wind farm, which is projected to create 150 temporary jobs during construction and between 6 and 10 permanent jobs when the farm is up and running. Clear Economic Benefits for New York The project manager of the St. Lawrence Wind Farm, Timothy Q. Conboy …

New York Poised to Stimulate More Solar Power Use

Analysts have guessed the New York may have the potential to harness the sun’s rays to produce up to 20%, or more, of its energy needs. But in order to achieve this number in an efficient way, it is necessary to know which rooftops in the city are the most useful for the production of …

Consumers Willing to Pay for Green Energy

In a recent study conducted by Vestas Wind Systems A/S, it was found that 50% of consumers are willing to pay more for products that are from companies that use renewable energy.  Morten Albæk, the chief marketing officer of this wind turbines company said that the data shows that “consumers have a strong preference for …

ACE NY Praises Governor Cuomo for Supporting Alternative Energy Sources

Governor Cuomo received kudos from the Alliance for Clean Energy New York (ACE NY) for signing new legislation which will make it easier for New Yorkers to add on-site renewable energy production systems. Thanks to the Chairman of the Senate Energy committee, George Maziarz in conjunction with the Energy Committee Chairman of the New York …

Google Investing in Renewable Energy

The mega successful search engine developer Google has been busy developing projects in the renewable energy sector. Wind Farm in California Google has already invested $400 million in a variety of clean-energy projects, with $55 million dedicated to the support of a wind farm in California. And more is coming to the rest of the …

Brooklyn IKEA Goes Solar

Brooklyn IKEA Installs Solar Panels The Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA has announced that their Brooklyn store now has a total solar energy system installed on the roof which is now commissioned, completely functioning and even certified by the electric utility Con Edison as well as officials in the city. Largest in the City Spokesmen …

Mayor Bloomberg to Announce Creation of Energy Efficiency Corporation

Jason Post, spokesman for New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today that the mayor will unveil several new proposals designed to reduce New York’s carbon footprint as well as to help New Yorkers conserve energy. The plans are to be announced tomorrow in a speech which Mayor Bloomberg will deliver at Harlem Stage, a …