I am seeking those projects that have shown New York City to be a star
innovator in application of energy (for a Feb. meeting of the NY
Chapter of Association of Energy Engineers). For instance, there are
(1)Fulton's application of steam power to a marine vessel, i.e, the
steamboat, (2)electric street lighting by Thomas Edison, (3)application of
district steam (from Con Edison) to the new Carrier absorption chiller
post WW II, (4)establishment of the New York Power Pool, etc.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 02 Oct 2005 07:56 PDT

Dick,

You seem to have gotten a pretty good list in the comments section,
below.  Since the list was not posted by a Google Answers researcher,
thre is no charge for the information.

Is there anything else you need at this point from one of the GA researchers?

If so, let us know how we can help.


pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by dick140-ga on 02 Oct 2005 20:01 PDT

From my own list (which others had helped me with) and the comments
posted, I believe I can complete the research, but can use help in
fleshing out each of the items. What, when, how, who was responsible
for each of the energy application advances and who might be available
to join me at the podium in Manhattan in February to help present the
item(s). Chances are that the latter would be an academic, but also
could be an historian on some corporate payroll.

I suppose there's always the 'Manhattan' Project...

You already have some good examples. Here are some others that may
help with your presentation and answer your question:

1. In 1664, the tallest structure in NYC in 1664 was a windmill

2. The first gas meter, called a "gasometer," was patented by James
Bogardus of New York City in 1834.

3. The first successful generator, "Jumbo No. 1," was built in 1881 at
the Edison Machine Works in New York City.

4. The first course in electrical engineering in a college was
established by the College of Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca,
New York in 1883

5. The Brooklyn Bridge was the first bridge in the world to utilize
electric lights.

6. The first "autostage," an electric bus, first appeared in NYC in
1905. It seated 8 people inside and 4 outside. The fare was 5-cents.

7. The first diesel automobile trip in the U.S. was completed in 1930
- the three day trip began in Indianapolis, Indiana, and ended in New
York City.

8. Res. Efficiency Example: The "Solaire" is billed as the world's
first Green Residence highrise. It incorporates solar pannels, an
energy management system and other efficiency technologies.

9. Commercial Efficiency Example: Four Times Square has a myriad of
new energy saving technologies, including: Two 200-kW fuel cells w/
waste heat recovery, photovoltaic panels and energy efficiency
lighting.

10. Gov Efficiency Example: New high-efficiency lighting systems in
more than 150 City public schools, installed at a cost of $42 million,
save $7,000,000 annually in electricity expenses

Wow, aslosh-ga, that's some list!  How do you know all that?