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Powering Homes with Green Energy in New York

Are you curious about how homeowners in New York can embrace cleaner and more sustainable energy? Our latest blog dives into the growing green energy landscape across the state, from renewable supply plans and solar solutions to community solar and wind power.

New York is leading the charge with ambitious goals for renewables and major investments in the future of clean energy. Whether you’re considering a greener electricity plan or simply want to understand what options are available, this blog breaks it all down in a clear and practical way.

What you’ll learn:

• Why green energy isn’t just a trend in NY

• Practical choices for using renewable energy at home

• How state policies are shaping the energy market

• Myths vs facts about cost, reliability, and accessibility

Read the full article to explore your options and make informed energy decisions:

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Energy Tech Roundup for April 12

Welcome to the latest post for NYPA's Energy Tech Roundup! This week's stories include a new battery with a massive increase in range, New York City's green pizza & beer train, and the environmental allure of green, flex-fuel trucks.

Someone's building a battery good for a 621-mile range

Swiss tech firm Innolith AG would like to help all EV users alleviate their range anxiety. How? By developing a rechargeable battery that has the potential to provide 600+ miles on a single charge. The technology that Innolith's new battery uses is also non-flammable and made from more common materials than typical EV car batteries, making this new innovation more inexpensive than current EV batteries tool. Innolith batteries are set to be tested in Germany with multiple car companies, with a tentative launch date of 2024 for the beginning of full production. Read more in Top Gear here.

The Pizza-and-Beer Train: New York City’s Hidden Railroad

It's Friday and what sounds better than a pizza and beer train? Nothing really. This mini freight line, hidden in plain site in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, is growing, defying common knowledge on what a railroad is capable of, and even greening one of the most highly trafficked and densely populated areas in the world. Can 19th century technology solve 21st century traffic and climate problems? The New York & Atlantic Railroad, featured in this week’s New York Times, is doing just that.

MIT says we’re overlooking a near-term solution to diesel trucking emissions

Unfortunately for all of us, not every city has a pizza & beer train to alleviate traffic and pollution problems. But there is still hope. In a new report posted on Ars Technica from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hybrid trucks may be the quicker, short term answer to help the trucking industry go greener, quicker. Hybrid trucks can use the benefits and combined power of batteries, gasoline and even alternative fuels like alcohol to keep their emissions down, with this combination of tech ultimately reducing the total amount of emissions, while still resulting in acceptable range.

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Energy Tech Roundup for April 5

Welcome to NYPA's Energy Tech Roundup for this Friday, April 5. This week's coverage includes good news on the state of the international renewable energy industry, new solar panel technology for British trucks, and fighting climate change with your kitchen stove.

One third of the world's power now comes from renewable energy

In this new post from Inhabit, the International Renewable Energy Agency is quoted as posting new, positive numbers on both wind and solar energy worldwide. Of course, locations around the world differ in the amount of growth, but one positive constant is that developing nations, especially in Asia and Africa, are showing the most new development. Renewable energy as a whole has been increasing internationally for the last five years, with evolving technologies acting as the catalyst for this growth. Hydropower and bioenergy have also grown, although at varying rates. With investment continuing to rise, there is renewed hope in controlling carbon emissions in the future, too.

Ryder UK delivers exclusive solar tech

Not quite as dramatic or wide-reaching as the above referenced article, but just as important, comes this new story from Global Trailer magazine describing the new Trailar system. This new solar panel set-up is installed on top of a simple panel truck's roof, and can then power all of the truck's secondary systems through the battery. This spares battery life, reduces costs and emissions and can be installed on entire fleets of existing trucks relatively quickly, and right away. The solar panels themselves are also relatively light and don't add any weight to a truck's payload.

California's next frontier in fighting climate change: your kitchen stove

The next front in the fight against climate change could be in your kitchen. A new LA Times article features details on induction stoves, which are being featured in new construction all over California and are reportedly 'faster, cleaner and more efficient than a traditional gas stove.' These new stoves have led to renewed competition between California's gas and electric utilities on which energy source is better in general, with some proponents of electric energy supporting moves to 'electrify everything' and others touting the benefits of renewable natural gas power. There are benefits to be found on both sides of this growing competition in this surprisingly detailed story.

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Energy Tech Roundup March 29

Welcome to this week's Energy Tech Roundup. In this batch, we have stories on plans to build the world's largest solar power plant with battery backup in Florida, hydrogen production in Scotland's Orkney Islands, and the increase in demand for offshore wind power.

The Race to Build the World's Largest Solar-Storage Plant Is On

Large solar farms are being constructed worldwide: in Arizona, Texas and Saudi Arabia. Now NextEra Energy is planning to build a new battery-backed solar farm on the west coast of Florida, near Tampa. This Bloomberg article explains that as both battery and solar technology costs fall, bigger solar farms will be planned with battery backup built in. NextEra's solar project is scheduled to be finished in 2021 and will replace more than 1600 megawatts of gas-fired energy generation. The next largest solar/battery combo is a 100 megawatt project in Australia.

How Hydrogen is Transforming These Tiny Scottish Islands

This story from the BBC explains how the Orkney Islands, part of Scotland, awash in its own electricity produced from tidal, wind, and wave energy, uses its excess electricity to produce hydrogen. By doing this, the Orkney Islands further their green energy production without having to scale down its already high electrical production. So if there is too much wind one day, the energy generated can be used to create hydrogen (in effect storing the energy) and then utilize, store, or transport it later. This is a perfect solution for a region that produces far more energy than its inhabitants could ever use.

As Global Energy Demands  Grow, So Does Appetite for Offshore Wind

Energy demand around the world is growing at its fastest pace in ten years according to Forbes, with fossil fuels meeting about 70% of that need. Nuclear, solar and wind meet the other 30% of demand, with wind production of all types responsible for producing about 660GW in 2018. With new off shore wind tech growing and improving every year, it is expected off shore wind in particular will see almost $1.5 trillion in investments by 2050. Massive growth is predicted in Asian nations in particular, including China, South Korea and Taiwan.