NYSERDA Press Releases - 2002
Governor's Press Releases on NYSERDA Programs
December
Chocolate Gecko
Celebrates Its Grand Opening; NYSERDA Helps Grass Roots Business
Renovate Abandoned Building - 12/11/02
Public/Private Partnership
Bringing Cryptosporidium Test Kit to Market Reduced Testing
Time/Cost Will Help Keep Water Supplies Safe
NYSERDA investing $340,000 in new technology - 12/09/02
IBM Makes Major
Energy-Saving Upgrades at East Fishkill Facility; NYSERDA
Provides Nearly $735,000 For Improvements - 12/4/02
November
Anheuser-Busch Receives
$250,000 in State Incentives To Upgrade Plant Operations;NYSERDA
will provide $250,000 in cash incentives to the Anheuser-Busch
Baldwinsville brewery for a $1 million dollar project to install
new boiler plant technology - 11/19/02
50 Schools to receive
Solar Energy Systems; Students Will Get First Hand Experience
With Energy Alternatives - 11/14/02
Department of
Energy Announces the Signing of a Memorandum of Agreement
to Enhance Collaboration between the Federal Government and
State Energy Agencies - 11/14/02
October
City of Binghamton
Cuts Costs with Energy Efficiency Upgrades; City to Recognize
an Annual Savings of More Than $200,000
NYSERDA Supplies More Than $215,000 For Improvements - 10/24/02
Central Towers
to Receive Nearly $500,000 through NYSERDA's Assisted Multifamily
Building Program - 10/23/02
NYSERDA Provides $561,989 to Veridian
Engineering, Inc. To Implement Energy Saving Measures; Defense
contractor expected to save an estimated $370,000 annually -
10/22/02
A STEP in the Right
Direction; Clean-Energy Companies to Fuel Empire State's
Economic Growth - 10/17/02
SUNY - BUFFALO
TO GENERATE POWER FOR CAMPUS USE
NYSERDA provides $310,000 for innovative, cost-saving effort
- 10/17/02
State Energy Authority and Cornell University Announce "The
Great Halogen Trade-In"; Ithaca
Fire Marshall Demonstrates Fire Hazard of Halogen Lamps
ECR International
Watter$aver Heat Pump Water Heater Promoted;
$300 Incentive Yields Up to 60% Energy Savings to Upstate
L.I. Jewish Medical
Center Invests More Than $6.2 Million In Energy Improvements;
New Cooling Systems Provide Added Comfort for Patients and
Staff - 10/8/02
First Phase to Perfect Foam Casting Process Initiated at GM's
Massena Plant; General Motors, Clarkson University, NYSERDA,
and US DOE Partner
in a $1.37 million North Country Endeavor - 10/4/02
Syracuse University
Invests $1.8 Million To Improve Energy Efficiency
State Awards More Than $570,000 For Upgrades - 10/3/02
Borden Chemical to Capture Waste
Steam to Generate Electricity;
NYSERDA Study and Funding Projects $100,000 Annual Savings
-10/1/02
NYSERDA Provides $165,355 to Erie
County Library To Implement Energy-Saving Measures; Main
Branch expected to save more than $108,000 annually - 10/1/02
September
SUNY Morrisville's New
Dairy Complex to Demonstrate Manure Digester;
NYSERDA, NYPA, Ag&Mkts Team to Generate Power from Biogas
- 9/30/02
NYSERDA helps Beech-Nut®
Improve Efficiency and Lower Energy Costs.
$290,000 expected in Yearly Energy Savings - 9/26/02
Sullivan County
Commmunity College Invests in Geothermal Heat Pump System
- 9/25/02
160,000 Old Air
Conditioners Retired in State Program
New Yorkers Getting Energy Smart and Reaping Benefits Year
Round - 9/24/02
Counties Follow
State's Lead in Adopting Energy Efficiency Measures to
Reduce Taxpayer Burdens and Help Protect the Environment;
New York Counties to Save Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
Annually with Energy-Efficient Office Equipment - 9/19/02
Pilot Program
Can Save Consumers up to 60% on their Water-Heating Bills
- 9/12/02
New Complex To
Be Powered By State-of-the-Art Technology;
State To Provide Nearly $450,000 for Co-generation System
- 9/11/02
St. Lawrence-Lewis
BOCES to Receive Energy Efficiency Technology - 9/9/02
August
NYSERDA Awards
Nearly $50,000 in Small Commercial Lighting Competition Prizes
- 8/30/02
Niagara County
Community College and NYSERDA Partner on a $3.4 Million Project
to Improve Energy Efficiency - 8/29/30
Strathallan Hotel
To Produce Its Own Power With State Assistance
NYSERDA Provides More Than $200,000 - 8/28/02
Quebecor World
Buffalo Commits $1Million For Energy Improvements
NYSERDA Provides Nearly $675,000 In Financial Incentives
- 8/28/02
Biofuels Get Boost
in Western New York Region Receives First Shipment of Biodiesel
NYSERDA and NOCO Announce Start of Ethanol Initiative
- 8/19/02
HANNAFORD MARKETS
COMMIT MORE THAN $1.7 MILLION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
IMPROVEMENTS - NYSERDA Provides More Than $770,000 in financial
incentives - 8/14/02
NYSERDA and K.
J. Electric Assist National Pipe & Plastics, Inc.,
Reduce Energy While Increasing Product Output by 138 Percent
- 8/6/02
July
Phelps Memorial
Hospital Center Commits $3.5 Million for Energy
Efficiency Improvements - NYSERDA Provides Nearly $670,000
in financial incentives - 7/30/02
Matlink Farm Converts
Waste to Profits;NYSERDA-Funded System Turns Manure and Food
Wastes into Power and Profit - 7/26/02
State's First
Indoor Fish Farm Becomes Profitable; Fingerlakes Aquaculture
Sets Business Model for Future Farms - 7/24/02
NYSERDA and Allied
Frozen Food Storage, Inc. Team Up to Build Highly Efficient
Facility in Brockport - 7/23/02
Fonda-Fultonville
Central School District to Produce Its Own Power
State Provides Nearly $500,000 for Combined Heat and Power
System - 7/22/02
State Provides
$180,000 to Alcan Aluminum for New Technology - 7/10/02
NYSERDA Offers
Low-Interest Loans To Help Rebuild Lower Manhattan - 7/9/02
June
State Provides $425,000
to Help Senior Care Center Produce Its Own Power - 6/24/02
2002 State Energy
Plan Released - 6/19/02
20,000 New Yorkers
Get Energy $mart - Statewide Partnership Offers Easy Solutions
for Helping New Yorkers "Keep Cool" - 6/6/02
NYSERDA Releases
Results of First Three Years of System Benefits Charge Programs
- 6/5/02
May
$800,000 from
NYSERDA Helps Albany Molecular Research Install Geothermal
System and Construct Efficient, High-Tech Laboratories
- 5/29/02
NYSERDA Provides
More Than $78,000 to Jesuit Community at Le Moyne College
for Geothermal Technology - 5/20/02
Sigurdson Named
NYSERDA Western NY Project Manager - 5/20/02
New Dredging System
Aims to Contain Sediments, Eliminate Onshore Handling; NYSERDA-Funded
Project Addresses Two Major Hudson PCB Issues - 5/16/02
NYSERDA Provides
$470,000 To Help Colonie Center Strive For Customer Comfort
And Reduced Energy Costs - 5/13/02
April
$50,000 Award
From NYSERDA Helps Local Apple Storage Facility Preserve Cash
and Fruit - 4/25/02
Energy $mart Communities
Program Launched in the North Country - 4/24/02
First Residential
Fuel Cell System in Western New York Powers HomeTechnology
Uses Natural Gas to Generate Electricity - 4/18/02
Technology To
Be Marketed For Statewide Use; NYSERDA Helps Tonawanda Improve
Wastewater Treatment With New Filter Design - 4/17/02
March
NYSERDA Awards
NOCO Energy Corp. $320,000 for Bio-Diesel Development; NFTA
to Receive $62,000 to Demonstrate Fuel in Bus Fleet -
3/18/02
BioDiesel: A Natural
Blend to Stretch Petroleum Supplies; Albany Seminar 3/18 Promotes
Fuel for Cleaner Air, Energy Independence - 3/13/02
Ciminelli Development's
New Village Park Office Building Cuts Energy Use 30%; $135,000
NYSERDA New Construction Funding Cuts Building Costs -
3/13/02
RIT Honors NYSERDA
as Partner -Approximately $1 million supporting R&D projects
at RIT's Center for Remanufacturing & Resource Recovery
- 3/12/02
New East Irondequoit
Middle School to Be Energy Efficient; School District Receives
$250,000 from NYSERDA for Upgrades - 3/11/02
January
Robotics Speed Fuel
Oil Tank Inspection; Downtime, Costs Reduced by New Technology
- 1/29/02
NYSERDA Opens Office
in Western New York - 1/23/02
Oswego City School
District Receives More Than $200,000 From NYSERDA for Energy
Improvements - 1/23/02
New York State
Energy Planning Board Holds Public Hearing on Draft State Energy
Plan - 1/23/02 |
