Despite the gloom on Wall Street, an investment bank focusing entirely on green technology is on track to double its revenues by 2009.
Tag Archives | Alternative Energy
Hoboken Sustainability Primer: From Green Buildings to Clean Power
There’s quite a bit of important green building-related activity taking place across the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Chautauqua Wind Energy to Capture Green Power Upstate
By Stephen Del Percio on August 12, 2008 in Alternative Energy, Intellectual Property & Technology, New York City, Upstate
Based in what it believes is prime wind energy country upstate, the company plans to move into the fledgling market for smaller scale, residential wind turbines beginning this fall.
City Council’s Infrastructure Task Force Debates Solar Power Installations
By Stephen Del Percio on July 31, 2008 in Alternative Energy, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property & Technology, Legislation, New York City, Tax Incentives
The City Council’s infrastructure task force is exploring how solar power could be deployed more extensively across Gotham’s public and private building stock.
New York Energy Smart Loan Fund Offers Incentives for Energy Efficiency Across Empire State
The program is offered through NYSERDA and offers interest rate deductions on loans supporting energy efficiency improvements to real property.
Students Protest Lack of LEED in Design for CT Campus Building
At Norwalk Community College in Connecticut, students are petitioning against a new lab building’s relative lack of green features.
Fresh Kills: A Beacon of Renewable Energy
By Alex Padalka on May 19, 2008 in Alternative Energy, Intellectual Property & Technology, New York City, Staten Island
An ambitious new proposal aims to build seven 400-foot wind turbines that could generate 17 megawatts of energy right on top of the Fresh Kills landfill.
$105M Solar Loan Program Approved in Garden State
A new program will provide over $100 million towards financing solar power systems across the state of New Jersey.
2008 Vintage of Microturbines Now Operating on Lafayette Street
By Stephen Del Percio on March 28, 2008 in Greenwich Village, Legislation, Manhattan, New York City, Retail
At Astor Wines and Spirits, two microturbines are providing enough electricity to heat, cool, and power the store and its upstairs cooking school and gallery space.
Green Power Developer Sets Pace for New York Venture Capital in 2007
By Stephen Del Percio on January 24, 2008 in Alternative Energy, Finance, Intellectual Property & Technology, Market Analysis
It might not look like it on paper, but New York City’s clean tech industry has a promising future for attracting venture capital.
