Resources

Links to useful information about NY-BEST, New York State and the Battery and Energy Storage Industry beyond New York.

NY-BEST

	NY-BEST		NY-BEST CAIR Plan	Establishes the parameters under which NY-BEST will be funded by New York’s participation in the Clean Air Interstate Rule. This Plan was approved by the NYSERDA Board in April 2009.
	NY-BEST		NY-BEST Overview	This powerpoint provides an overview of NY-BEST and was originally presented in November 2009.
	NY-BEST		Organizing Member Application Form	Form for organizations interested in becoming organizing members.
	NY-BEST		Subscribe Form	Form to subscribe to the public version of the NY-BEST newsletter. Joining the mailing list does not make you a member of NY-BEST. If you would like to be a member of NY-BEST, please use the Organizing Member Application Form.

New York

	New York		Governor Paterson’s Renewable Energy Task Force Report	This first report offers a policy “roadmap” to address the challenges faced in reducing New York’s dependence on fossil fuels, stimulating investment in clean energy alternatives, and move toward a Clean Energy Economy.
	New York		Guide to Estimating Benefits and Market Potential for Electricity Storage in New York (with emphasis on New York City)	This document describes a high level, technology-neutral framework for assessing potential financial benefits from and maximum market potential for electric energy storage. More specifically, it addresses electric utility-related applications, in New York, with an emphasis on New York City. Report: http://www.nyserda.org/publications/8723_DUA_NYSERDAStorage_Report2.pdf Appendices: http://www.nyserda.org/publications/Report%2007-06%20Vol%20II%20Appendic....
	New York		Inventory of Energy Storage Expertise at New York’s Colleges and Universities	Categorizes research expertise and major facilities at New York’s universities and research centers in energy storage including hybrid and electric vehicles, advanced battery technologies, new materials, and other storage systems.
	New York		Main NYSERDA website
	New York		New York State Energy Plan	Developed pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 directing the creation of a State Energy Plan.
	New York		New York State Energy Statistics	Statistics and trends on energy use in New York State developed by NYSERDA’s Energy Analysis Group.
	New York		New York’s Business Incubators	New York State technology incubators and business co-location facilities by region
	New York		New York’s Innovation Economy Matching Grants Program	Provides up to a 10 percent New York State match for federal research, development and deployment funds received by applicants in key technology areas.
	New York		NY ISO Power Trends 2009 report	Provides an overview of the current state of New York’s competitive wholesale electricity markets, assesses known risks to maintaining a reliable energy supply, and outlines steps needed to provide an efficient, environmentally sound electric system in the future.
	New York		Task Force on Diversifying the New York State Economy through Industry-Higher Education Partnerships Final Report	This report recommends policy and practice changes to support collaboration between industry, higher education institutions and venture capital funding in New York State. The section on State Practices notes NYSERDA and NYSTAR as part of New York's leadership in government-led technology innovation and specifically identifies NY-BEST as a part of this leadership.

Beyond New York

	Beyond New York		Bottling Electricity: Storage as a Strategic Tool for Managing Variability and Capacity Concerns in the Modern Grid	Recommends policies the U.S. DOE should consider as it develops and implements an energy storage technologies program, authorized by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; prepared by the Electricity Advisory Committee which provides advice to the DOE (in December 2008).
	Beyond New York		Cars 21	Information on advances in full electric and hybrid electric vehicle development
	Beyond New York		Clean Energy Trends 2009	Presents the latest clean-energy trends including the current and projected size of the global market and employment trends for clean energy technologies.
	Beyond New York		DOE BES Basic Research Needs Reports	DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences-sponsored workshop reports used to help identify research directions.
	Beyond New York		DOE report “Basic Research Needs for Electrical Energy Storage"	Report from the Basic Energy Sciences workshop on electrical energy storage from April 2007.
	Beyond New York		Electric Power Research Institute	Conducts research and development relating to the generation, delivery and use of electricity
	Beyond New York		Electrification Coalition Roadmap	The Electrification Coalition released its ‘Electrification Roadmap - Revolutionizing Transportation and Achieving Energy Security’
	Beyond New York		Energy Storage Association	Comprehensive information on energy storage delivery systems; ESA grew out of a need to provide an information exchange forum for battery energy storage
	Beyond New York		NSF-IC Power Sources Workshop	National Science Foundation’s workshop to address basic research gaps and educational needs to advance small power sources including batteries, prepared in April 2007.