GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES $15 MILLION FOR CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS
Projects Will Enhance Generation Capacity and Improve Energy Efficiency
Governor George E. Pataki today announced more than $15 million to support 52 distributed generation and combined heat and power projects throughout the State. The projects are designed to increase the availability of clean, efficient and much-needed generation capacity, and support the development of advanced technologies for use in combined heat and power applications.
The Governor also announced today that several New York State projects have received special Certificates of Recognition from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, including: a New York Power Authority project that installed eight biogas-fueled fuel cells at wastewater treatment plants in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Staten Island; and a project that installed two natural gas-fueled engines at the Greater Rochester International Airport. The Certificates of Recognition were presented today at a Combined Heat and Power conference hosted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) in New York City.
“New York State is a national leader in promoting advanced energy technologies that are helping to clean our air, improve our energy security, and encourage sustainable economic development,” Governor Pataki said. “These projects will help us achieve our ambitious goal of becoming a world leader in developing clean energy technologies. By supporting the use of advanced technologies such as fuel cells, micro-turbines and clean generators, our investments are helping to reduce energy costs, protect our environment and ensure the availability of reliable power for energy consumers throughout the State.”
The 52 projects being funded by NYSERDA represent a total investment of $66 million in advanced distributed generation and combined heat and power initiatives when co-funding for the projects is factored in. These projects will enable commercial, agricultural, and industrial energy users to generate their own electricity, while using waste heat from the electric generation equipment for productive purposes, such as space or water heating.
Over the last two years, NYSERDA has funded 75 combined heat and power system demonstration projects that are in various stages of development, with 22 projects currently operating.
NYSERDA President Peter R. Smith said, “With Governor Pataki's support, the Empire State has more installations of distributed generation technologies and combined heat and power systems than many states combined. Since we initiated this program three years ago, there has been tremendous interest in combined heat and power from commercial and industrial energy users because the technology provides control over energy costs, added reliability and potential economic benefits in today’s power market.”
Public Service Commission Chairman William M. Flynn said, “The financial assistance provided to these projects reflects New York State's commitment to developing economical, efficient, and clean DG and CHP systems. We are also working closely with the industry to identify and eliminate regulatory barriers preventing the widespread use of DG and CHP, with the goal of creating a sustainable market for these technologies to meet our future energy needs.”
Combined heat and power applications provide much greater overall efficiency than centralized power plants by taking advantage of the heat waste generated and turning it into usable energy. The efficiency of a typical combined heat and power system approaches 70 percent, while the overall efficiency of centralized power plants is about 35 percent due to generator heat losses at centralized plants, and transmission losses in delivering power from the plant to the customer.
As evidence of the interest in combined heat and power, NYSERDA reviewed 117 proposals seeking $27 million in funding for $109 million worth of projects. The 52 projects were selected after a rigorous technical evaluation of each proposal to determine the likelihood of success as well as the economic and environmental benefits associated with the proposed projects. NYSERDA will award the $15.1 million pending successful negotiations with each of the 52 winners.
Among the projects selected for funding:
A complete list of projects by county is attached.
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PON-800 CHP Demonstrations - Category A |
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Award Winner |
Proposal Title |
Location by County |
Power Capacity (kW) |
Amount Awarded |
Project Value |
Technology Demonstrated |
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State
University of New York - Albany |
SUNY
Albany Nanotech, Pure Comfort |
Albany
Nanotech Albany Albany |
240 |
$389,744 |
$974,360 |
Microturbines |
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|
Bronx
Lebanon Hospital |
Bronx
Lebanon Hospital - Special Care Facility |
Bronx
Lebanon Hospital Bronx Bronx |
480 |
$404,997 |
$2,699,890 |
Microturbines |
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|
Laidlaw |
Laidlaw
Energy Group DG/CHP Demonstration Project |
Laidlaw
Energy & Environmental, Inc. Ellicotville Cattaraugus |
1,800 |
$1,000,000 |
$2,832,550 |
Steam
Turbines |
|
|
Village of
Fredonia |
Village of
Fredonia CHP System at 919 Third Avenue, New York, NY, for Reckson Associates
Realty Corp. |
Village of
Fredonia Fredonia Chautauqua |
70 |
$348,450 |
$696,900 |
Microturbines |
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|
Macy’s
East |
Macy’s
East Combined Heat and Power Project |
Macy’s
East, Inc. Brooklyn Kings |
750 |
$270,095 |
$1,800,636 |
Internal
Combustion Engines |
|
|
New York
Power Authority |
Brooklyn
Army Terminal CHP Microturbine and Backup Power Project |
NYC EDC Brooklyn Kings |
250 |
$322,966 |
$807,416 |
Microturbines |
|
|
Alternate
Energy |
Damascus
Bakery Microturbine CHP Project |
Demascus
Bakery Brooklyn Kings |
120 |
$80,550 |
$537,000 |
Microturbines |
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|
Rochester
Technology Park |
Cogeneration
in Building 51 for Rochester Technology Park |
Rochester
Technology Park Rochester Monroe |
800 |
$325,215 |
$1,084,050 |
Steam
Turbines |
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|
Monroe
Newpower/Siemens Gasification @ IOLA Complex |
Monroe New
Power Rochester Monroe |
9,100 |
$1,000,000 |
$9,750,000 |
Internal
Combustion Engines |
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|
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Northern
Power Systems |
3 MW Power
Distributor CHP System |
Reckson
Associates Manhattan New York |
3,500 |
$1,000,000 |
$7,716,700 |
Gas Turbine
Engines |
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New York
Power Authority |
Grand
Central Terminal Fuel Cell CHP Project |
Metro
North Railroad Manhattan New York |
400 |
$311,362 |
$2,075,750 |
Fuel Cells
(Phosphoric Acid) |
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|
The New
York Times |
The New
York Times Company - CHP Plant |
The New
York Times Company Manhattan New York |
1,500 |
$1,000,000 |
$4,182,000 |
Internal
Combustion Engines |
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|
The First
Energy Group |
The New
York Racquet and Tennis Club |
NY Racquet
and Tennis Club Manhattan New York |
100 |
$114,985 |
$287,464 |
Microturbines |
|
|
Battery
Park City Green, LLC |
Combined
Heat and Power Generation for Tribeca Green |
Tribeca
Green, LLC Manhattan New York |
60 |
$164,000 |
$410,000 |
Microturbines |
|
|
Silverstein
Properties |
One River
Place Microgen Project |
Silverstein
Properties, Inc. Manhattan New York |
250 |
$85,500 |
$570,000 |
Internal
Combustion Engines |
|
|
Real
Energy, Inc. |
First
Demonstration of Synchronous Generators Interconnected with Con Edison’s
Manhattan Secondary Network |
WHGA Fifth
Avenue Investors Manhattan New York |
1,600 |
$745,000 |
$3,955,000 |
Internal
Combustion Engines |
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|
Modern
Landfill |
Waste Heat
Recovery |
Modern
Landfill Model City Niagara |
5,600 |
$292,705 |
$731,762 |
Internal
Combustion Engines |
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|
A CHP
Demonstration Project Using Waste Heat Intake Air Cooling |
Dara
Gardens Queens Queens |
140 |
$201,994 |
$504,985 |
Microturbines |
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|
|
Alternate
Energy |
JJ Farms
Creamery Microturbine CHP Project |
JJ Farms
Creamery, Ltd. Maspeth Queens |
180 |
$100,800 |
$672,000 |
Microturbines |
|
|
Art Center
and Theater of Schenectady |
Installation
and Demonstration of a DG/CHP System at Proctor’s Theater in Schenectady, NY |
Proctor’s
Theater Schenectady Schenectady |
240 |
$392,800 |
$2,492,000 |
Microturbines |
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|
Ecovation |
Ecovation/Kraft
Foods Cogeneration and Renewable Energy Project |
Ecovation,
Inc. Campbell Steuben |
1,000 |
$960,000 |
$2,399,979 |
Internal
Combustion Engines |
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PON-800 Site-Specific DG/CHP Feasibility Studies - Category B |
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Award Winner |
Proposal Title |
Location by County |
Amount Awarded (SBC) |
Project Value |
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Cayuga
County Soil and Water Conservation District |
Cayuga
Regional Digester and Bioenergy Enterprise, Phase I Feasibility Study |
Natural
Resource Center Cayuga County |
$18,750 |
$37,500 |
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ECO
Technology Solutions, LLC |
City of
Auburn Regional Digester and Bioenergy Enterprise, Phase I Feasibility Study |
Auburn
Municipal Landfill Auburn Cayuga |
$18,750 |
$37,500 |
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County of
Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency, NY (CCIADA) |
Feasibility
Study to Retrofit Dunkirk Electric Generating Station to CHP Operation |
Dunkirk
Electric Generating Station Dunkirk Chautauqua |
$98,000 |
$266,000 |
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Delta
Pressure Generation Systems, LLC |
Natural
Gas Pressure Letdown Generation |
Multiple
sites Kings + |
$99,945 |
$203,510 |
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Watchtower
Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. |
Watchtower
- 117 Adams Street Complex Combined Heat and Power Feasibility Study |
Watchtower Brooklyn Kings |
$32,500 |
$65,000 |
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Columbia
University |
Columbia
University Proposed Manhattanville Campus Expansion CHP Plant |
Columbia
University Manhattanville New York |
$87,500 |
$175,000 |
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Griffiss
Utility services Corporation |
Griffiss
Biomas Gasification CHP Plant |
Griffiss
Business and Technology Park Rome Oneida |
$99,988 |
$286,288 |
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Skidmore
College |
Skidmore
College Combined Heat and Power Plant Feasibility |
Skidmore
College Saratoga
Springs Saratoga |
$47,996 |
$95,992 |
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PON-800 DG/CHP Technology
Transfer Studies - Category C |
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Award Winner |
Proposal Title (County Location) |
Amount Awarded |
Project Value |
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CDH Energy
Corp. |
Monitoring
& Technology Transfer for Turning Stone Casino CHP (Madison) |
$47,100 |
$65,100 |
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Energy
Management and Research Associates |
CHP -
Persistence of Performance (Nassau) |
$73,939 |
$98,585 |
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Pace Law
School Energy Project |
Development,
Demonstration and Dissemination of a Web-Based Interactive Standby Rate
Estimator (Westchester) |
$89,839 |
$145,803 |
|
Pace Law
School Energy Project |
A
Comprehensive Process Evaluation of Early Experience Under New York’s Pilot
Program for Integration of DG in Utility (Westchester) |
$94,266 |
$140,944 |
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Steven
Winter Associates, Inc. |
Multifamily
CHP Screening Tool (out of State) |
$99,902 |
$127,803 |
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Energy and
Environmental Analysis, Inc. |
Inventory
of Landfill Gas Potential in New York and Screening for DG/CHP Applications
(out of State) |
$98,805 |
$273,805 |
|
Energy and
Environmental Analysis, Inc. |
Reducing
Market Development Hurdles to CHP in Hospitals (out of State) |
$99,605 |
$149,855 |
|
Resource
Dynamics Corporation |
The Market
Potential for Distributed Generation Using Opportunity Fuels in New York
State (out of State) |
$75,007 |
$177,507 |