Jamestown BPU's Retool '25 Conference Slated for Tuesday

The Jamestown BPU's 4th annual "Retool Western New York" conference will be held Tuesday in Celoron to look at energy innovation opportunities for both manufacturers and commercial businesses. The one-day "Retool '25" event will feature Kevin Hale, Director of the New York State Energy and Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) at the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel. Retool organizer Ellen Ditonto, who is with the Jamestown BPU, says Hale will be the lunchtime speaker on using "advanced nuclear" in New York...

Ellen Ditonto: using advanced nuclear power

Micro-nuclear power has been discussed in recent months as a potential power source using the former NRG plant in Dunkirk. Ditonto says their two headline speakers will address three focus areas: sustainability, energy efficiency, and energy innovation...

Ellen Ditonto: local manufacturers looking at those points

The first keynote speaker will be Denise Cooglin, who now works with the National Parks Service on reducing, reusing and recycling efforts with the service. The other is D. Evan van Hook, who is a sustainability officer with Veridi Parenti in Buffalo. The program begins at 9:00 AM, and for more information on the conference, you can find it on the BPU's Facebook page or its website.