Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center

#Climate changes generated interest in mitigating #greenhouse gas #emissions and an instructor-led team of 19 biology students aimed to quantify tree #carbon in 67 hectares of a university campus forest near Utica, New York, and estimate its monetary value.http://ow.ly/Kkg450DjVvE

Solar Liberty will soon begin construction on multiple ground-mounted #solar arrays on the UB campus, advancing a commitment to achieve climate neutrality. The installation will contain about 16,770 panels and produce about 8.3 M KW-hours in its first year.http://ow.ly/MOMv50DjSd7

In a $20 M investment, SUNY and NYSERDA launched NY’s Offshore Wind Training Institute to train 2,500 workers to support #offshore and onshore #renewable #energy projectsthe largest public investment in offshore #wind workforce development in the U.S. http://ow.ly/CiLY50Dlrxu

A new tool, funded by a $5 M project from the NSF, was developed at a University at Albany lab (AVAIL). It has 3 visualization maps to help the public visualize #climate change’s progress: Tree Ring Viewer, Forest Stress Viewer, and PHYDA Climate Globe. http://ow.ly/A9z850Dl1KO

University at Buffalo researchers advanced on a chemical sensing chip that has many uses including assessing #air and #water #pollution through a portable chemical sensor. More info. is in a study in the Dec. 17 edition of Advanced Optical Materials. http://ow.ly/bib850DjRLj

Renowned paleoanthropologist, conservationist, and SBU professor Richard E. Leakey is now an honorary fellow of AAS. Through SOSAED, he helped create TBI, an organization facilitating #research in northern Kenya and inspiring students to become scientists.http://ow.ly/cQRH50DjbqM

University at Buffalo researchers developed a chemical sensing chip that has many potential uses including #pollution monitoring and control. It relies on SERS technology, supports a hand-held format, and approached quantum-limit sensing capabilities. http://ow.ly/63Tg50DkpS9

Researchers at Stony Brook University (assisted by #AERTC) and the University of Massachusetts Lowell will be working on an #energy resiliency and efficiency program through a $7.36 million grant from the United States Navy Office of Naval Research. http://ow.ly/2ErD50DkpHJ

A $150,000 Garman Family Foundation grant administered by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, will turn the carpentry lab into a state-of-the-art, senior #HVAC laboratory that will serve 40 students at Alfred State College. http://ow.ly/8l6G50Dj9vo

Gov. Cuomo announced $16.4 M in incentives to expand #electric bus usage in public transportation in NY, and $2.5 M for school bus operators as part of an effort to mitigate #ClimateChange and make communities (especially underserved ones) healthier. http://ow.ly/zQCq50DjZTE