Two major solar energy projects are coming to former landfilling sites in Yates County, according to officials. Yates County, New York and BQ Energy Development signed a 35-year land lease for two capped landfill properties within Yates County that will allow for the installation of up to 37 MW of solar photovoltaic arrays on the surface of the landfills. The projects could operate by late 2021 and combined would be among the largest installations of solar energy on landfill

Solar energy projects, like the Copper Mountain Solar farm (above) near Bolder City, Nevada, turn sunlight into electricity that is then sent into the electric grid. Getty Images Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse, one of the cloudiest cities in the U.S., is drawing lots of interest from solar farm developers. Projects have been proposed recently for multiple solar energy projects in Syracuse suburbs, including these that came before the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency j

The combined ESF-SU Syracuse Energy Efficient Design (SEED) team was awarded an honorable mention in the Mixed-Use Multifamily Division at this year's Solar Decathlon Design Challenge. The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is a collegiate competition that challenges student teams to design and build highly efficient and innovative buildings powered by renewable energy. This year, the team of 20 students - 10 from ESF and 10 from Syracuse University - partnered with Ch