Green Assets

For nearly 2 decades the Central Upstate New York region has been engaged in green sector development. This region has a rich history of innovation and creativity; a region where the raw materials for creativity – history, architecture, intelligence and the natural world – exist in abundance. It’s a place where green isn’t just the color that surrounds you, it’s a way of life.

Clean and Renewable Energy:

• More than 20 years experience in research and development of renewable energy resources

• Ongoing renewable energy projects focus on next generation biofules, wind energy, and solar power
  
  

 

 Education and Workforce:

• 35 world-class colleges and universities
  
• 20% above the national average for education (for graduates with a bachelor’s degree or higher)
  

   

  

  Green Building:
  
  

• 40 LEED-registered and certified projects in the region
• Syracuse Near West Side initiative is a pioneering LEED neighborhood development project
  

   

  

Innovation and Entrepreneurship:

• Large scale test beds, sandboxes, and labs available for emerging technologies
• 19 green workforce development centers
  
  Natural Resources and Infrastructure:
  
  
  • 25% of the world’s fresh water is accessible from our backyard
  • Strategic location at the crossroads of the Northeast with a multi-modal transportation system
  

  
  
  Research and Development:

  • $1.2 Billion in R&D funded projects underway at our 6 largest universities
  • Strong tradition of industry-university collaborations
    

  
  

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