News & Events

February 07, 2007
Fueling innovation: How Central New York can find its niche in the 21st century
Dennis Rak's nursery in Fredonia ships 2 million vines a year to grape growers. He recently added a second product that he thinks might outsell grapevines one day: shrub willows.
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August 1, 2006
Pataki signs alternative fuel bill
Legislation designed to make it easier for New York service station owners to offer E85 ethanol -- a combination of alcohol and gasoline -- and other alternative fuels was signed into law July 31 by Gov. George Pataki.
Read the full article (The Business Review - Albany)

January 17, 2006
NYSERDA - $24 Million Dollar State-Of-The Art Laboratory
In his 2006 Executive Budget, Governor George E. Pataki announced the creation of an alternative Fuel Vehicle Research Laboratory to be located in the Saratoga Technology + Energy Park (STEP) in the Town of Malta. This $24 million state-of-the-art laboratory will be a collaborative project of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
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