Energy Parks are a smart and sustainable asset for areas with surplus industrial property. A Charlotte park under development is leading by example.

This article is the second in a two-part series detailing two proposed regional innovation clusters whose collaborators remain committed to the goals and objectives outlined in their E-RIC proposals.

Anthony Perdigao, VP of Operations at Zotos (fourth from right), leads the team and local officials in the ceremonial groundbreaking of the company’s $7-million, 3.3 MW wind-energy project, the largest wind plan of any manufacturer in the U.S. Joining him are New York State Senator Michael Nozzolio (fourth from left); state Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (third from right); and Geneva Mayor Stu Einstein (second from right). Also joining them are the Zotos wind project team, including Mark Massa of Plant IQ (far right); Ross Gansz, senior director of procurement/operations at Zotos (third from left); Jack O’Donnell, director of finance at Zotos (second from left); and Al Hawker, senior manager, environmental and safety at Zotos (far left).
New York photos courtesy of Zotosn the tranquil Finger Lakes community of Geneva, N.Y., the company known for inventing the machine-less permanent wave 80 years ago