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The Syracuse University Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems has announced the winners of its annual Innovation Fund, which award up to $10,000 in grants to companies working on innovative products and technologies in the areas of environmental quality, clean energy, and water resources.
This year's winners are: BloomOptix, Utica, NY: $10,000 to build a database and extraction tool for monitoring water quality in areas at risk of harmful algal blooms, making it easier to obtain reliable testing results quickly.EMPEQ, Ithaca, NY: $10,000 to support Fast Site SurveyTM, an AI-powered product that captures atomic-level equipment data to help customers estimate end of useful life and identify inefficient equipment.M3 Innovation, Syracuse, NY: $10,000 to advance the development of a stadium lighting module that uses laser diodes in place of LED lighting for use in extended throw, while improving the speed and reliability of optical communications.TK Fabricate, Syracuse, NY: $10,000 to assist in the manufacturing and installation of the HydroPod XL, a retrofit system that provides heating, cooling, domestic hot water production, and balanced ventilation at a pilot NYSERDA housing site in Phoenix, NY.
"These projects are a win-win for Central New York," says SyracuseCoE executive director Jianshun Zhang
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Local organizations win $9 million for new affordable housing, social services.Connecticut's Community Investment Fund grants come amid a deluge of cuts to federal funding.The fund was established in...more
Foundation: Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation
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Foundation: Latino Community Foundation
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SECU Foundation has been named a recipient of the 2024 Carolinas Credit Union Foundation Hero Award for Partner in Philanthropy.The SECU Foundation promotes local community development in North...more
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