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Gotham’s Charge to Nation’s EV Infrastructure Leader Begins in Battery Park City
By Stephen Del Percio on March 12, 2013 in Battery Park City, Intellectual Property & Technology, New York City, Software
A significant investment from NYSERDA has New York City hopeful of becoming the country’s urban leader in infrastructure to support electric vehicles, with 80 new charging stations slated for installation across the five boroughs.
WilmerHale Lands LEED Gold for Energy Aligned Clause-Backed 7 WTC Office
By Stephen Del Percio on October 25, 2012 in 7 World Trade Center, Green Leases, LEED-CI, Manhattan, New York City, World Trade Center
After becoming the first tenant to implement New York City’s Energy Aligned Lease Clause, the law firm WilmerHale has announced another environmental milestone for its offices at 7 World Trade Center: LEED for Commercial Interiors Gold certification.
At LEED Gold 7 WTC, Law Firm Signs New York City’s First Green Lease
By Stephen Del Percio on May 3, 2011 in 7 World Trade Center, Green Leases, New York City, World Trade Center
Silverstein Properties has incorporated the Mayor’s Green Leasing Language into a 210,000-square-foot lease at New York City’s first LEED Gold-certified commercial office building.
Shine On: Is NYC Emerging As A Solar Hub?
By David Roth on April 13, 2011 in Alternative Energy, Intellectual Property & Technology, New York City
From our disposition to our weather, New York City is not necessarily the sunniest of places. But a spate of promising new solar projects suggests that solar’s outlook in NYC might be… brightening. (Sorry)
Homes Sweet Homes: NYSERDA Gets Props From EPA For Energy Star Homes Program
Hot acronym-on-acronym action: NYSERDA’s Energy Star Homes green retrofit program receives the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2010 Leadership in Housing Award.
Long Island Power Authority to Seek Stimulus Dollars for 50 Megawatts of Green Power
Governor Paterson last Friday announced the results of an RFP that the state issued in April of 2008 for a solar power project on Long Island. BP Solar will build a 36.9 megawatt facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory and enXco a 13.1 megawatt series of installations across public and private properties in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. 50 megawatts of solar power would triple New York State’s current capacity and serve 6500 residential LIPA customers annually. NYSERDA has already given LIPA $15 million for the project while it negotiates power purchase agreements (“PPAs”) with BP and enXco; these agreements typically run for twenty (20) years and contemplate the PPA provider (here, BP and enXco) selling the electricity generated by the installation to a utility company during the course of the agreement. LIPA will make the terms of these particular PPAs available once executed. According to GlobeSt.com, LIPA is attempting to secure stimulus dollars for the project. Note that the project would be eligible for the federal solar power tax credit (extended under TARP through the end of 2016) provided that it is operational before December 31, 2016; the available credit is equal to 30 percent of the cost of the installation and there is no maximum credit limit.
NYSERDA Tests High-Rise Wind Power Installation at Corning Tower in Albany
By Stephen Del Percio on February 11, 2009 in Alternative Energy, Intellectual Property & Technology, Upstate
Swift Wind Turbines, as these devices are known, are designed specifically for rooftop operation and are being tested in Albany for viability throughout New York State.
Rose Smart Growth Investment Fund Makes First New York City Acquisition
By Stephen Del Percio on January 29, 2009 in Finance, Green Communities, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, Transactions
The country’s first real estate fund focused exclusively on acquiring – and retrofitting – green buildings has made its first New York City acquisition, in Harlem.
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.
