Federal, state agencies investigating Monday fire at Duanesburg explosives facility

  “State and federal agencies are investigating a Monday afternoon fire at the Pyrotechnics by Grucci facility, which manufactures entertainment and military explosives. No one was hurt as a result of the fire that broke out at the facility along Old Dare Road at approximately 3:52 p.m., according to State Police. The fire remains under … [Read more…]

Q CELLS Acquires Its First Energy Storage Project – One of The Largest in Texas

  “Q CELLS USA Corp. announced the acquisition of a 190 MW standalone storage facility, Cunningham Energy Storage development project, from Belltown Power. The project, located in Hunt County, TX, will be one of the largest operating battery storage projects in Texas. Irvine, CA, November 10th, 2021 – Q CELLS USA Corp. (Q CELLS) announced … [Read more…]

Officials investigating fire at explosives research facility in Delanson

  “According to the Grucci CEO, on December 13, at around 3:45 p.m. Grucci had a fire in one of their buildings in their Delanson plant. The facility conducts the primary research and development for Fireworks by Grucci, including developing explosive demands for the military and entertainment industry. “   read the entire article   … [Read more…]

AMP Solar Group, INC

    PitchBook https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/99847-72 October 19, 2021 CIT Bank issues mortgage for Oak Hill Solar 1 LLC, Oak Hill Solar 2 LLC, Elmbrook Solar LLC, https://ir.cit.com/news/news-details/2021/CIT-Serves-as-Sole-Lead-Arranger-on-67.8-Million-Financing-for-Upstate-New-York-Solar-Power-and-Battery-Storage-Portfolio/default.aspx   January 2021 Carlyle Group $375,000,000 investment to Amp Solar Group Inc.     December 23, 2020 Deutsche Bank cements strong position in Japan’s solar sector “Deutsche Bank’s Tokyo … [Read more…]

Icephobic surfaces for ice, snow shedding in utility scale solar

  “Developed by U.S. researchers, the proposed coating solution is claimed to effectively melt ice and snow with temperatures of up to -35 degrees Celsius. It was fabricated by using medium-chain triglyceride oil to plasticize two common industrial polymer polyvinyl chlorides and tested at a pilot facility in Alaska. U.S. researchers have developed a coating … [Read more…]

An Empire of Dying Wells

  “Outside of hunting season, few people visit the Tri-Valley Wildlife Area in the rolling hills of southeast Ohio. When a couple of Bloomberg Green reporters showed up on a muggy June morning, the only sounds were birdsongs and the whirring of our infrared camera. We set out on foot and soon spotted the first … [Read more…]

Duanesburg ‘comes together’ at vigil to remember murdered mother, son

  “Jacob Patino, 5, along with his 37-year-old mother Alexandria Bustamante Gomez, were killed in their home Wednesday night, allegedly by Gomez’s husband and Patino’s father. State police said Anthony Patino, 2, was injured in the Wednesday night attack, but survived. Nelson Patino, 47, faces two counts of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree … [Read more…]

Voorheesville Quiet Zone project stalls

  “The village resident who more than anyone else has willed the Voorheesville Quiet Zone into existence recently expressed frustration that the things he was being told were not matching real-world actions. Steve Schreiber is the chairman of the grassroots Committee for a Quiet Zone in Voorheesville, which was founded nearly a decade ago to … [Read more…]