Artificial island could devastate New York’s only natural reef

Dubbed ‘insanity island’ protesters are campaigning against the Atlantic Sea Island Group’s proposal to build a mega liquefied natural gas facility off the coast of New York and New Jersey

New York State Energy Planners Briefed by Atlantic Sea Island Group on the Benefits of an LNG Transfer Station Far Off Shore But Close to Demand

As part of a comprehensive schedule of hearings conducted by the State of New York to determine its strategic energy plans,

Algae Farm Aims to Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel

Dow Chemical and Algenol Biofuels, a start-up company, are set to announce Monday that they will build a demonstration plant that, if successful, would use algae to turn carbon dioxide into ethanol as a vehicle fuel or an ingredient in plastics.

Chelsea Piers – 100 Percent Wind Power

ConEdison Solutions, one of America’s leading energy services companies, today announced that Chelsea Piers in Manhattan — the country’s largest sports and entertainment complex — now ranks as New York City’s largest commercial customer using 100 percent wind power.

Navy Yard Gets NYC’s First Mounted Wind Turbines

Mayor Bloomberg opened a $25 million building in the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s industrial park that is the city’s first with mounted wind turbines.

Chorus of Staten Island voices call for wind farm

The chorus of voices calling for a wind farm at Fresh Kills grew louder yesterday,

In Staten Island, Harnessing the Wind

STAND for a moment by the shores of Arthur Kill, on the southwestern coast of Staten Island, and look past the choppy waves at the fuel storage tanks of Sewaren, N.J.

Turn motion of ocean into energy

A Seattle company is hoping to convert the motion of the ocean into electricity.

Urban windmills harm the environment

A small windmill on your roof or in the garden is an attractive idea. Unfortunately, micro wind turbines hardly deliver enough energy to power a light bulb.

Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid’s Limits

When the builders of the Maple Ridge Wind farm spent $320 million to put nearly 200 wind turbines in upstate New York, the idea was to get paid for producing electricity. But at times, regional electric lines have been so congested that Maple Ridge has been forced to shut down even with a brisk wind blowing

Why New York City’s third try with tidal power is good news for the U.S.

Good news. Verdant Power is set to restart its groundbreaking renewable energy project in New York’s East River. The news suggests that this and other cities are emerging as centers of green energy innovation.

Attention, Mr. Mayor: We Had Windmills 400 Years Ago

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s vision of a city powered by air is nothing new in New York. For a sneak peek at the mayor’s spinning skyline of tomorrow, one need look no further than the almost-400-year-old city seal.

States can work together for Sound

There is merit to a proposal for Connecticut and New York to establish a joint commission on environmental and energy issues involving Long Island Sound.

Editorial: Saying No to Broadwater

Here is our position on Broadwater, the quarter-mile-long floating energy barge in Long Island Sound that could supply New York and Connecticut with a billion cubic feet of natural gas a day

Long Island Sound Proposal Awaits Crucial Ruling

FEDERAL approval for the liquefied natural gas plant that Broadwater Energy has proposed for Long Island Sound got closer this month when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff concluded that the project, with 86 recommended changes, would have limited environmental impact.

Five Entrepreneurs Changing the Alternative Energy Picture in New York and the Surrounding Area

TGE Gives Up Steam, But Apparently Not Out of Steam

TransGas Energy, the company that wants to build a 1,100-megawatt power plant on a Brooklyn waterfront site the city is eyeing as part of a future park, filed legal papers last week challenging a state board’s decision requiring the company to get approvals from the city to use publicly owned land.