UN warns that drastic action is needed to meet climate targets set in the Paris agreement Smoke rises from a power plant in Bottrop, western Germany. Photograph: Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at record speed last year to hit a level not seen for more than three million years, the UN has warned. The new report has raised alarm among scientists and prompted calls for nations to consider more drastic emissions re

An example of an anaerobic digester in CaliforniaEPA.GOV As New York State moves toward its goal of getting 50 percent of the state’s energy from renewable sources by 2030, much of the focus is on wind and solar energy. But there’s another energy source out there that boosters want to shine a light on. Pulling methane gas from cow manure and other organic matter has been going on for years. But in order to get biogas to the next level as a source of renewable energy, it needs

Josh Aviv, co-founder and CEO of SparkCharge, won the grand prize at the Blackstone/Techstars global venture pitch competition in New York City on October 18. The competition came at the conclusion of a two-day Blackstone/Techstars Training Camp, an innovative new program for collegiate entrepreneurs that featured a keynote on October 16 by Stephen A. Schwarzman, chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Blackstone. Schwarzman is an active philanthropist with a history of supporting e

RER Energy Group (RER), project partners, town officials and other local dignitaries gathered at The Re-Use Building in Lincoln, New York, to officially commission the installation of the solar array located at the County’s Buyea Road landfill. The array, which consists of 7,752 ground-mounted, photovoltaic solar panels, was developed to supply energy to the county office building and county jail utility accounts. This system will produce more than 2.8 million kWh of lower-co

Supports Governor Cuomo’s Goal of 50 Percent Renewable Power by 2030 The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Montante Solar today announced the completion of one of the first community solar projects in Western New York. The 99 kilowatt (kW) solar installation at the Riverview Solar Technology Park will help New York meet Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Clean Energy Standard requiring 50 percent of the state’s electricity come from renewable ener

Photo Credit: Mike Mozart/Flickr As the uptake of electric vehicles accelerates, oil and gas majors have continued to grapple with how much to invest in a technology that could put them out of business. On Friday, Royal Dutch Shell made arguably the most striking vote of confidence in electric cars from a major yet: buying electric charging company NewMotion. Gaining ownership of a company that manages 30,000 residential and business charging stations, and offers access to 50

Supports New York’s Goal of 50 Percent of Electricity to Come from Renewable Sources by 2030 Investment Complements “Finger Lakes Forward” – The Region’s Comprehensive Strategy to Revitalize Communities and Grow the Economy Designated Communities Represent More Than 4 Million Residents Across the State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the City of Geneva in Ontario County is the 100th community in New York State to be designated a Clean Energy Community, re

Tesla Kauai solar-energy generation and storage project [photo: The Verge] For years, renewable energy has been cast as the most expensive option to reduce emissions and the world's reliance on fossil fuels. But 2016 may have marked a turn for the renewable energy sector, with solar energy in particular rising significantly in output. For the first time in history, renewable energy sources accounted for fully two-thirds of the new energy capacity added worldwide in 2016. That

Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers remarks at the Huron Campus in Endicott during the announcement that the Imperium3 New York consortium has plans to establish a lithium-ion battery giga-factory in the Southern Tier. (Photo credit: Cuomo flickr page) ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Imperium3 New York, Inc., a consortium of businesses that three Southern Tier companies lead, will establish research and development and production operations at the Huron Campus in Endicott. The consortium will spend

The Chevrolet Bolt EV electric concept car is unveiled during the first press preview day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan January 12, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook General Motors plans to go 100 percent electric, the Detroit automaker announced Monday. GM currently offers one extended-range electric vehicle, the Chevrolet Bolt EV, but will add two others within 18 months, said Executive Vice President Mark Reuss, with “at least 20” to be in the