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BAE Systems significantly expands Endicott operations to support aircraft electrification
Facility investment in New York will enhance energy storage systems development and production capacity to support the emerging aircraft electrification programs.
Feb. 19, 2025 – BAE Systems, a leading aerospace technology company, is expanding its operations in Endicott, New York, with a 150,000 square feet addition to its existing footprint. The dedicated facility will be equipped for high-voltage energy storage systems (ESS) development, manufacturing, and field support, advancing sustainable aviation solutions.
SUNY Broome Hosts International Battery Day
Feb. 18, 2025 – SUNY Broome hosts an international battery day event to bring attention to the growing battery economy in Broome county. The event highlighted some of the programs available at SUNY Broome, the importance of batteries, and why it’s important to recycle them. Several organizations from the community attended, including Raymond, new energy new york, and groups from the campus.
SCHUMER SECURES UP TO $500 MILLION IN NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL TO BOLSTER THE TECH HUBS PROGRAM
Schumer Created Tech Hubs Program With Upstate NY In Mind, Fighting For Years To Land The Designation For Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse Region As America’s Semiconductor Superhighway & For Binghamton As A Major Battery Research Cluster
New Funding Schumer Has Secured In NDAA Will Help Continue Critical Work For EDA To Boost Regions Across The Country, Including Upstate, NY That Received Highly-Competitive Tech Hub Designations – As Well As Unlocking Opportunities To Invest In New Regions
Dec. 12, 2024 – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced he has secured up to $500 million in new funding for the Regional Tech Hubs program – which he created in his bipartisan CHIPS & Science Law – as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), which is slated for floor consideration in the House of Representatives and the Senate in the coming days.
Schumer fought for years to land the prestigious Tech Hubs designation for Upstate NY, which received two coveted designations, one for semiconductor manufacturing and innovation across the Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse region and a second for the Binghamton University-led New Energy New York battery hub. Schumer said this new funding will help expand this vital program ensuring it continues to help bring the development of critical technologies back to our shores in the communities that need it most. Read the announcement here.
Agreement with UK campus boosts exchange of battery capabilities
BingUNews Dec. 12, 2024 –
WMG, at The University of Warwick in the U.K., and Binghamton University have entered an agreement to explore collaboration in the fields of science, technology and education with the aim of fueling vital battery manufacturing capability in both countries. The new five-year memorandum of understanding sets the foundation to encourage the sharing of academic, scientific and cultural experiences between the two institutions, both pioneers in the battery field.
Battery research and educational materials for training will be key elements of the collaboration, which will explore access to shared facilities and equipment to maximize the capabilities of both institutions. Read the story on BingUNews at Binghamton University.
Press Release: ChargeUp Accelerator for Battery Startups Opens Application Period for Cohort 2
ChargeUp Accelerator in Binghamton NY Enables Companies to Leverage Resources within a Federally Designated Battery Tech Hub to Speed Commercialization
BINGHAMTON, NY – October 30, 2024 – New Energy New York (NENY) has opened applications for the second cohort of ChargeUp. The six-month accelerator program is designed to support startups working on battery innovations to help them advance their technology development and their business. Early-stage U.S. companies that are working on battery innovations anywhere in the supply chain are encouraged to apply. Companies accepted into the accelerator will receive $25,000, connections to investors, and opportunities for follow-on investment, including up to $100,000 in vouchers for technical development. Read the release.
SUNY Broome Celebrates First Graduating Class of Lineworker Training Program
Binghamton, New York – SUNY Broome Community College proudly celebrated the graduation of its first class of 21 students from the Lineworker Training Program on Oct. 3, 2024. Launched in partnership with New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG), this training program addresses critical workforce needs in the energy and utility sectors. To date, 43% of graduates have already started employment in related fields, underscoring the program’s immediate impact on regional workforce development.
Alstom, Steuben County IDA, Binghamton’s NENY partner on $16 million battery tech project
The Southern Tier is adding a new component to its rail manufacturing portfolio — hybrid, battery-powered trains.
The Steuben County IDA has been awarded just under $16 million to develop new battery technology for more energy-efficient trains through a partnership with Alstom, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Binghamton University’s New Energy New York consortium.
Two hybrid battery-diesel locomotives will be produced in the Southern Tier and tested at Alstom’s Kanona facility in Bath. Federal funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced Thursday.
VIDEO: Battery Week Kicks Off with “ChargeUp Accelerator Program” at Koffman Southern Tier Incubator
FACT SHEET: Taking Action to Support Auto Workers and Manufacturers, Including in Michigan
- The Department of Energy and Argonne will partner with New Energy New York to develop battery and EV training and educational content, “BattTech,” to be used in the Michigan pilot and the other Battery Workforce Hubs. BattTech will provide industry-aligned educational content and training in battery technology, EV development, safety, manufacturing, and recycling—ensuring participants are equipped with the skills required for roles across the battery and electric vehicle value chain.
U.S. Department of Energy Kicks Off Nationwide Battery Workforce Challenge Program
TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING AND THE RAYMOND CORPORATION CELEBRATE GRAND OPENING OF ENERGY SOLUTIONS MANUFACTURING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
The Raymond Corporation – Sep 09, 2024
The Raymond Corporation and Toyota Material Handling, two companies within Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA), announce the official opening of the Energy Solutions Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Broome County, New York. The facility, managed by The Raymond Corporation, will manufacture lithium-ion batteries, as well as thin plate pure lead battery technology for both Toyota® and Raymond® products.
The culmination of many years of hard work, this facility significantly advances Raymond’s manufacturing capabilities and provides expanded workforce opportunities in the Binghamton, New York, area and beyond. Additionally, as a supporter of the New Energy New York initiative, this project builds on the state’s efforts to support next-generation energy resources.
Four NENY-Supported companies win SBIR and STTR awards from U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced awards for the Fiscal Year 2024 Phase 1 Release 2 of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. Across DOE, 229 projects in 39 states received funding totaling $52 million for a broad range of small businesses.
Companies awarded include ChargeUp company Fermi Energy, Inc, and member companies of the Clean Energy Incubator Program at Koffman Southern Tier Incubator; LiBama Power Corp, New Dominion Enterprises Inc, and Tyfast Energy Corp. ChargeUp and the Clean Energy Incubator program are supported by NENY.
Rebuilding Our Planet With Uplifting Careers: Meet the Awardees
Selected from 460 applicants across all 50 states, our Powering Climate and Infrastructure Careers Challenge awardees are leading the way in building uplifting career pathways, training and job opportunities for all. These grants, ranging from $150,000 to $1.5 million, represent the first deployment of funds from Powering Climate and Infrastructure Careers for All, Families and Workers Fund’s landmark commitment to advance at least one million uplifting careers in clean energy, construction, and other specialized industries.
Schumer Touts Upstate New York’s Tech Industry to the Feds
Roy Santa Croce Binghamton homepage – July 30, 2024
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer brought representatives from Binghamton University to Washington D.C. to tout our region’s growing innovation.
We can’t allow energy challenges to undermine upstate New York economic opportunities
Stacey Duncan USA TODAY – July 30, 2024
Broome County has become a center of battery storage development, which is essential to ensure reliable, dispatchable energy when wind and solar generators aren’t producing. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last year announced that the Binghamton University-led New Energy New York Project was named a federal Tech Hub through the CHIPS & Science Act. We’re building on that momentum with the recent launch of the Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine supporting advanced, sustainable battery research and development.
Binghamton Tech Hub receives $500,000: What the latest funding means
Riccardo Monaco Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin – July 25, 2024
While the Binghamton area was left out of the most recent round of Tech Hub funding, another financial boost was earmarked for its lithium ion battery manufacturing this week. A $500,000 funding award has been given to the Binghamton University-led New Energy New York (NENY) program.
Rural Innovation: Advancing Education and Workforce Systems
Rural communities, often overlooked and underestimated, are powerful hubs of collaboration and innovation. Rural communities make up 20% of the U.S. population, but only 7% of philanthropic funding goes toward rural areas. This May, JFF’s Lone Star STEM project celebrated and amplified the unique work within rural communities through the “Education and Workforce Transformation in Rural Communities” webinar series….
Exploring virtual reality to scale job readiness and safety training. Binghamton University leads New Energy New York (NENY), a coalition of over 50 industry partners and 27 counties in upstate rural New York. Supported by the Quality Green Jobs Regional Challenge, NENY is developing a virtual reality battery job readiness and safety training program.
RIT’s Battery Prototyping Center merges with NY-BEST Test and Commercialization Center
Battery development and storage ecosystem emerges as a comprehensive resource to contribute to regional and national economic growth
The Battery Prototyping Center at Rochester Institute of Technology and the Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Test and Commercialization Center have merged to become a comprehensive battery development enterprise in New York state.
The university-led merger, which was announced on May 16 during the annual Capture the Energy 2024 Conference and Expo in Albany, N.Y., will be designated the RIT Battery Development Center, in partnership with NY-BEST. It brings together two distinct areas of expertise necessary for battery development and energy storage initiatives—the prototyping, training, and research capabilities based at RIT, and the systems safety and life-cycle testing, certification, and commercialization expertise of the center.
Battery-NY names Paul Malliband as Executive Director
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – After a worldwide candidate search, Battery-NY has officially named its first executive director.
Binghamton University announced that British engineer Paul Malliband was selected to lead Battery-NY. The initiative, which is part of New Energy New York, was designed to establish a strong lithium-ion battery manufacturing infrastructure in upstate New York.
“I am excited to welcome Paul Malliband to Binghamton University and the New Energy New York initiative,” Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger said. “His experience in both research and business is going to be crucial in Battery-NY launching its prototyping capabilities, which are the first of its kind in the U.S. and working with industry partners. The NENY project, which is built around its great people, has been fortunate to have received external support through the EDA’s Build Back Better Regional challenge, the U.S. National Science Foundation and New York state. We’re proud to now include Paul as a member of the NENY team.”
NENY Selects Finalists for ChargeUp Accelerator Program – WICZ
New Energy New York (NENY) selects four finalists for the inaugural ChargeUp accelerator program, promoting the growth of energy storage start-up companies. The four finalists include ateios systems, fermi energy, mITO material solutions, and standard potential. Each of them contributes to a different function of battery manufacturing.
“We’ve already been successful because we incubated in a $15 million battery pilot in Indiana. Now by joining here, we’re just going to get a supercharge on of all of our capabilities and our team is going to get better,” said Dr. Rajan Kumar, Founder of Ateios Systems.
Chemung County’s first incubator debuts in Elmira. How it will help Southern Tier economy
Need help getting your business dream off the ground? IncubatorWorks is opening an Elmira Incubator to serve Chemung County. The site includes a maker space through New Energy New York.
It may have just gotten easier to become an entrepreneur in Chemung County. That’s the goal of IncubatorWorks, which is debuting a new Elmira business incubator with a 5:30-7:30 p.m. open house Wednesday night on the third floor of 318 Madison Ave., on Corning Community College’s Elmira campus.
It’s the first Chemung County site for IncubatorWorks, a nonprofit that already supports entrepreneurs and start-up companies in Steuben and Allegany counties in the Southern Tier.
Read the story on Star Gazette, subscription may be required.
Koffman Incubator Helping Local Entrepreneurs with New Equity in Innovation Computer Lab
Monday, February 5th marked the first day Koffman Southern Tier Incubator opened its new Equity in Innovation Computer Lab. The lab looks to help local entrepreneurs advance their businesses. The lab itself features free WiFi and proper technology to help local entrepreneurs contact possible connections for their businesses. Watch and read this story in Fox 40 WICZ
Schumer – After Years of Advocacy – announces Binghamton University’s Battery Hub Wins Esteemed [US] National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines Competition
BRINGING UP TO $160 MILLION IN FED $$$ TO HELP SUPERCHARGE GROWTH OF AMERICA’S BATTERY INDUSTRY IN UPSTATE NY
Schumer Helped Create This Program Through His CHIPS & Science Law & Fought For Months To Elevate Upstate NY, Personally Calling The Head Of The NSF Multiple Times To Showcase BU’s Ability To Spark Battery Industry Growth – Now The BU Led Project Will Receive $15M Now And Up To $160M Over The Next Decade. Read the full press release
VIDEO: NENY powers the bridge from education to industry as Chenango Forks High School Introduces New Energy Lab
By Daniel Curren | Jan. 18, 2024
CHENANGO FORKS (WBNG) — Chenango Forks High School cut the ribbon on its new energy lab Thursday morning as a big addition was made to its energy education program. Watch the video
2023 Press
Binghamton is now a ‘tech hub.’
How local leaders believe it will shape the future
In October, Binghamton University’s New Energy New York project was designated America’s Tech Hub for battery innovation, a boost the project’s leaders and local elected officials in the Southern Tier believe will help draw companies to the region and expand the operations of the ones who have already set up shop here. Read full article
Binghamton University-led battery initiative named federal Tech Hub
New designation will establish Binghamton as national battery leader
BingUNews – Oct. 24, 2023
The federal government designated the New Energy New York (NENY) project led by Binghamton University a hub for battery innovation in a series of announcements Oct. 23.
NENY received a Regional Tech Hub designation from the Biden-Harris administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). The Tech Hubs program aims to drive regional innovation and job creation by strengthening a region’s capacity to manufacture, commercialize and deploy technology that will advance American competitiveness. Read full article
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THAT FOLLOWING HIS ALL-OUT EFFORT, BINGHAMTON WINS PRESTIGIOUS FEDERAL TECH HUB DESIGNATION — FROM HIS CHIPS & SCIENCE BILL — TO BECOME THE NATION’S NEXT HUB FOR BATTERY INNOVATION, RESEARCH, & MANUFACTURING
Schumer Championed Binghamton’s Proposal, Helping It To Become 1 Of Only 31 Regions Across Nation To Receive Highly Competitive Tech Hub Designation. After Schumer’s Relentless Advocacy, Binghamton University Secured A Historic $113+M Last Year To Establish A Battery Technology & Manufacturing Hub In The Southern Tier; Now, Because Of Tech Hubs Competition Schumer Created In His CHIPS & Science Bill, Binghamton Has Been Officially Recognized As The Region To Lead the Nation in Battery Innovation. Schumer: With Tech Hub Designation, Binghamton Has Been Officially Recognized As The Core Of Innovation For America’s Battery Belt
Press release from Charles E. Schumer, United States Senator for New York – Oct. 24, 2023
After delivering an unprecedented federal investment to jumpstart Binghamton’s growing battery hub last year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced Binghamton University’s New Energy New York (NENY) project has just won the prestigious federal Tech Hub designation, which he created in the CHIPS & Science Act, accelerating the Southern Tier’s emergence as America’s next battery tech hub. Binghamton will now be part of an exclusive group, comprised of only 31 regions in America, with the opportunity to compete for significant federal funding to transform Upstate NY into the core of America’s battery belt. Read full article
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces 31 Regional Tech Hubs to Spur American Innovation, Strengthen Manufacturing, and Create Good-Paying Jobs in Every Region of the Country
Bidenomics and the President’s Investing in America Agenda are Positioning Regions Across the Country to Lead the Industries of the Future
The White House Press Release – Oct. 23, 2023
Today, President Biden and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will announce the designation of 31 communities across the country as Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs (Tech Hubs) through the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. These Tech Hubs will catalyze investment in technologies critical to economic growth, national security, and job creation, and will help communities across the country become centers of innovation critical to American competitiveness. The Tech Hubs program was authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act – signed by President Biden in August 2022 – and is part of the President’s Bidenomics agenda to grow the economy from the middle out and bottom up. Read full article
Biden-Harris Administration Designates 31 Tech Hubs Across America
As part of the President’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Commerce identified regional centers primed for technological innovation and job creation.
Economic Development Administration Press Release – Oct. 23, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), today announced the designation of 31 Tech Hubs in regions across the country. This is the first phase of the new Tech Hubs program, which is an economic development initiative designed to drive regional innovation and job creation by strengthening a region’s capacity to manufacture, commercialize, and deploy technology that will advance American competitiveness. The program invests directly in burgeoning, high-potential U.S. regions and aims to transform them into globally competitive innovation centers.
Tech Hubs was authorized by the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, a key part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, which he signed into law in August 2022. Read full article
New Energy New York coalition joins elected officials for lithium battery industry update
Funding anchors innovative research and support of national economic development initiatives
Kevin Quinn | 12 News – October 4, 2023
Members of the coalition “New Energy New York” joined elected officials to share an update on the future of the lithium battery industry on Wednesday as they look to position the Southern Tier as a national leader in battery innovation. “New Energy, New York, or NENY is a 16-member coalition looking to establish a domestic supply chain for lithium-based batteries in the area. Most recently, they were chosen as one of the finalists from across the nation to receive up to $160 million from the National Science Foundation. “If successful it will be an investment in the entire ecosystem of next-generation batteries from the lab to the market to recycling processes,” said Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger. Read full article
New Energy New York vies for more funding
Binghamton Homepage – October 4, 2023
A little more than a year after winning more than $63 million in the federal government’s Build Back Better challenge, New Energy New York is on the cusp of winning another large influx of capital. New Energy New York is a coalition that seeking to create a lithium-ion battery ecosystem centered in Endicott. It’s spearheaded by Binghamton University and the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium and lead by BU Professor Stan Whittingham who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for inventing the lithium-ion battery. Read full article
RIT surpasses $94 million in new research awards
Funding anchors innovative research and support of national economic development initiatives
Michelle Cometa | RIT – October 4, 2023
RIT reached another record year in sponsored research awards, attaining more than $94 million in fiscal year 2022-2023. The university also set a record for the value of proposals submitted at $325 million—a 23 percent jump from the previous fiscal year. Some key areas of research include nanotechnology, optics and imaging science, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, and growth in life sciences and health fields, said Ryne Raffaelle, RIT’s vice president for Research. Read full article
Binghamton lands $3 million to grow battery industry in Southern Tier. What we know
New Energy New York team among 16 finalists selected from original 188 applications
Chris Potter Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin – September 21, 2023
While a bigger prize may be on the horizon, Binghamton University’s New Energy New York project has received another jolt with a $1.5 million grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).
Additional funding from federal, state and local sources brings the total to $3 million. The award continues to build momentum for New Energy New York, which aims to turn the Southern Tier into a nation-leading hub of battery manufacturing and development. Read full article (subscription may be required)
Schumer announces $1.5M for Binghamton University’s ‘New Energy New York’ battery project
12 News – September 21, 2023
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced $1.5 million for Binghamton University’s New Energy New York project.
The New Energy New York project seeks to create a national hub for battery innovation and manufacturing in Upstate New York. The funding, which comes from the Appalachian Regional Commission, is matched with dollars from the $63.2 million Build Back Better Regional Challenge Award, which was secured by Senator Schumer in September 2022.
ARC Awards Nearly $14 Million to 43 Projects Supporting Appalachians Recovering from Substance Use Disorder
Appalachian Regional Commission – September 11, 2023
The Investments Supporting Partnerships In Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) Initiative addresses the substance use disorder (SUD) crisis across Appalachia by creating or expanding a recovery ecosystem that will lead to workforce entry or re-entry. In September 2023, ARC announced nearly $14 million for 43 projects across 11 Appalachian states. ARC grant of $498,838 to Broome-Tioga Workforce NY in Johnson City, New York, for the Ready for Work project. Ready for Work will be a pilot partnership with Broome County’s legal system to assist individuals recovering from SUD in overcoming justice-related barriers to education, training, and gainful employment.
Improve Supply Chain Accessibility | Database Creation
RetoolWNY – August 28, 2023
In light of the need for a reliable supply chain to help support projected growth in renewable energy sources, a new Battery and Energy Storage Supply Chain Database has been developed as a collaborative effort through the New York Energy New York (NENY) Supply Chain Program, led by the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST). The Alliance for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and Binghamton University were also partners in the database creation process. Read full article
Rep. Molinaro Appeals Directly to Head of National Science Foundation, Urges Greenlight on $160 Million for Binghamton Battery Manufacturing Hub
House.gov – August 17, 2023
U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) is directly appealing to the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to approve SUNY Binghamton’s application for $160 million in federal funding to create a battery manufacturing hub in the Southern Tier. Rep. Molinaro’s effort follows news that SUNY Binghamton’s New Energy New York project, a coalition of academic, non-profit, and government organizations dedicated to growing battery production in the Southern Tier, is a finalist for this funding. Read full article
Schumer endorses Binghamton University in final round of national competition
Roy Santa Croce | Binghamton Homepage – August 11, 2023
Senator Chuck Schumer announced that Binghamton University has advanced to the final round of consideration for up to $160 million to support a future of green energy. The University’s “New Energy New York” project is a finalist in Schumer’s National Science Foundation’s Regional “Innovation Engines” competition. Schumer says that BU’s project was selected for final round interviews out of 34 semi-finalists and over 100 different projects. The finalists will be interviewed in person later this summer and fall to assess risks, resources, and the given team’s ability to adapt to changing circumstances. BU’s NSF Engines proposal will establish a tech-based industry-driven innovation hub to bolster the battery technology supply chain. Read full article
Binghamton University New Energy NY project a finalist in $160 million National Science Foundation competition
New Energy New York team among 16 finalists selected from original 188 applications
BingUNews – August 7, 2023
BU’s New Energy New York Project Moves to Final Round of Competition
David Barr | Fox40 News – August 4, 2023
Binghamton University’s New Energy New York project is one step closer to securing $160 million in the National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines competition. Senator Chuck Schumer made the announcement this morning that the project has advanced to the final round of consideration for the competition. It is one of 34 semifinalist projects. BU’s project consists of establishing a battery hub to improve all components of the battery technology supply chain, primarily launching new initiatives to strengthen the supply chain, transfer technologies from lab to market, mobilize resources around research and development to aid manufacturing initiatives, and grow partnerships. Read full article.
NSF Regional Innovation Engines program selects 16 teams for the final round of competition
Newswires – August 3, 2023
Binghamton University-led battery initiative selected as semi-finalist in $160 million National Science Foundation competition
The New Energy New York (NENY) project led by Binghamton University was selected as one of 34 semi-finalists in the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) inaugural Regional Innovation Engines competition.
The NENY Storage Engines (NENY SE) proposal builds on the foundation established by the NENY project, supported by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC) and New York Empire State Development (ESD), to position the Southern Tier region of Upstate New York as a national leader in battery innovation, workforce development and manufacturing. The NENY SE’s core partners include Cornell University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Syracuse University, New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST), Launch NY and Imperium 3 New York. NENY SE is also made possible by the EDA BBBRC NENY 16-member coalition and 18 additional cross-sector partners. Read full article
Another $160 million to grow Binghamton’s battery industry? BU targets new NSF funding
After landing nearly $114 million to grow the region’s battery economy in 2022, Binghamton is now targeting another $160 million in funding from a National Science Foundation competition.
Binghamton University is aiming to bring another game-changing grant home to the Southern Tier. BU’s New Energy New York project has cleared a major hurdle and advanced to the next round of consideration for up to $160 million in the National Science Foundation’s Regional “Innovation Engines” Competition. The winners will be announced this fall, about a year after Binghamton was awarded nearly $114 million in state and federal grants to turn the region into the nation’s premier hub for lithium battery research, manufacturing and workforce development. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he is launching “an all-out push” to secure the award for Binghamton. Read full article (may require subscription)
New Energy New York: Building back better at Binghamton
Rachel Coker | Binghamton University Division of Research – May 26, 2023
Nobel Prize in Chemistry recipient speaks at annual John E. Dorn Lecture
Nora Collins, Senior Staffer, The Daily Northwestern – May 4, 2023
Stanley Whittingham, the 2019 Nobel laureate in chemistry, spoke on the sustainable future of lithium-ion batteries — which are used in devices ranging from mobile phones to electric vehicles — at the McCormick School of Engineering’s 50th annual John E. Dorn Lecture on Tuesday. He emphasized the importance of creating a lithium battery industry in America. Read full article
iM3NY seeks $700 million loan from feds
Jim Ehmke, WBGH – March 3, 2023
ENDICOTT, NY (WIVT/WBGH) – Now that lithium-ion batteries have begun rolling off the assembly line in Endicott, manufacturer iM3NY is looking for a federal loan to significantly upscale its production capacity. iM3NY uses battery technology developed by C4V founder Shailesh Upreti under the mentorship of Binghamton University Chemistry Professor and inventor of the lithium-ion battery Stan Whittingham. Read full story
New Energy New York partners with EIT InnoEnergy to upskill the battery manufacturing and supply chain workforce in Upstate New York
via Innoenergy.com – Feb. 23, 2023
With the North American electric vehicle battery market set to reach US$23bn in value by 2027, NENY, an initiative led by Binghamton University, State University of New York, comprising a coalition of academic, non-profit, and government organizations in collaboration with industry, aims at growing a competitive battery development and manufacturing ecosystem in Upstate New York including a well-trained workforce. Read full article
EIT InnoEnergy partners with NENY to develop energy storage workforce in New York
& filed under Newswire, The Tech via Chargedevs.com – Feb. 23, 2023
Dutch sustainable energy company InnoEnergy, supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), has partnered with New Energy New York (NENY) to develop a battery manufacturing and supply chain workforce in Upstate New York. The parties have signed a three-year deal worth $1.29 million. Read full article
Schumer pushes for Binghamton University’s New Energy N.Y. proposal to receive $100M
Press release from Charles E. Schumer, United States Senator for New York – Feb. 8, 2023
After delivering major federal investment to help Binghamton University and other Southern Tier partners make the region into a hub for cutting-edge battery research and manufacturing, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced his support of Imperium 3 New York’s (iM3NY) up to $700 million application to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan (ATVM) Program. Read full press release
Manufacturing Boot Camp Graduates Latest Class
HiveHQ | The Buzz, SUNY Broome – Feb. 21, 2023
Eleven students graduated from the Opportunity Impact Training Program (OITP) in a February 15 ceremony at the Broome-Tioga Workforce office in Johnson City. The program guarantees interviews for everyone who completes the four-week training, with most graduates receiving multiple offers following two days of employer meetings. Graduates also come away with valuable industry connections. Participating employers for this class included Ametek, BAE Systems, iM3NY, McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. and Samscreen, Inc. Read full story
Binghamton University: Nobel Laureate M. Stanley Whittingham attends State of the Union address
Distinguished Professor and Nobel Laureate M. Stanley Whittingham joined U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer in the nation’s capitol on Feb. 7 for U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Read more
How research universities are evolving to strengthen regional economies
Case studies from the Build Back Better Regional Challenge
When asked how to build a great city, the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan said, “Create a great university and wait 200 years.” Indeed, America’s network of research universities is one of its greatest sources of talent, entrepreneurship, and research and development—three inputs that in combination can fuel prosperity in the regions that surround those universities. Read full story
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