NEWS AND UPDATES
May 2008: Eco-Grid updates Biomass-Fired District Combined Heat and Power/Heating and Cooling System Study >>go
July 18, 2007: Read the Times Union article, "Green light for power alternative" by Larry Rulison. >>go
Eco-Grid is a Hudson-based non-profit that provides the technical, outreach and management leadership for the development of a renewable-energy system in Hudson, New York.
VISION: The shift to renewables can stabilize long-term energy costs, lowering such costs over time, and benefiting the local economy and the environment.
WORK: Eco-Grid has entered into a 12-month contract with NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) which will fund a major feasibility (engineering) study of district energy in Hudson, NY. Eco-Grid has already conducted a preliminary analysis of what is known as "district heating and cooling." This technology is not new; it has been in use in many cities in North America and Europe. District Energy, by definition, includes three distinct elements: a distribution network, customer connections, and one or more heat sources.
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