A number of state departments are seeking to engage residents and businesses through upcoming listening sessions on clean transportation. The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Department of Transportation (DOT) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ...

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Up to $5 million is being made available for transportation-related clean technology projects, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority said Friday. NYSERDA will award the funding as part of a two-step competitive process for proposals that include ...

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Five Rochester-area companies are among the 20 finalists in the 76West Clean Energy Competition, vying for $2.5 million in prize money. New York State Energy Research and Development Agency announced the finalists today (Friday, June 29). The five were among ...

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The state is setting aside $15 million to fund projects that will modernize New York’s power grid through renewable energy supplies, efficiency and overall performance. Energy entrepreneurs have until July 18 to submit concept papers for the competitive awards in ...

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A solar power project at Hobart and William Smith Colleges is both making power and producing educational opportunities for students, particularly in the area of sustainability. The second of two solar arrays began operating in December; combined the two arrays ...

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The City of Rochester and five other employers are pledging to boost electric vehicle recharging stations, hoping to enlarge the infrastructure supporting the growth of electric vehicles in the state. The employers, which also include Dixon Schwabl, Larsen Engineers, Nazareth ...

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The State University College at Brockport received a grant of more than $220,000 from the state, it was announced on Thursday, (Feb. 8) to fund a training program for facilities workers to become more knowledgeable in energy efficiency. Brockport will ...

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Two state authorities are making nearly $4 million available to help schools, government buildings and health care facilities install large-scale geothermal energy systems. The $3.8 million Geothermal Clean Energy Challenge was announced jointly Wednesday, Dec. 6, by the New York ...

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Clean energy jobs increased at a rate of 3.4 percent in New York in 2016, double the job growth rate of all industries across the state. The figure comes from the “2017 New York Clean Energy Industry Report,” recently published ...

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Venture Creations, the high-tech incubator at the Rochester Institute of Technology, has won a four-year contract worth $1.8 million from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The money is earmarked for fledgling clean-energy companies; Venture Creations has ...

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