BusinessGreen: A huge solar array planned for Staten Island is expected to increase New York City's renewable energy capacity by 50 per cent.
The solar power station is due to be built in Freshkills Park, where around 47 acres of the parkland will be leased to the company SunEdison to build and operate the system, which is expected to produce enough energy to power more than 2,000 homes.
Announcing the project yesterday, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said: "Over the last 12 years we've restored wetlands...