Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The future of climate innovation took center stage at The New York Climate Exchange's inaugural Climate Tech Showcase on Governors Island during Climate Week NYC. Eight pioneering fellows from Stony Brook University and partner institutions presented groundbreaking solutions tackling everything from hydrogen storage and coral restoration to real-time flood monitoring and AI-driven wildfire management. With insights from seasoned entrepreneurs and climate leaders including SBU President Andrea Goldsmith, the showcase demonstrated how NYC is positioning itself as a global climate tech powerhouse through collaboration between researchers, industry veterans, students, and established players in the space.
This event marks the launch of a six-month fellowship program designed to accelerate climate solutions from lab to market, providing fellows with mentorship, communication training from the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, and networking opportunities with potential partners and funders. The fellows are now building momentum from the connections made and feedback received as they refine their technologies and business models, working toward solutions for the flooding, grid failures, rising tides, and coastal damage impacting New York City and beyond.
The future of climate innovation took center stage at The New York Climate Exchange's inaugural Climate Tech Showcase on Governors Island during Climate Week NYC. Eight pioneering fellows from Stony Brook University and partner institutions presented groundbreaking solutions tackling everything from hydrogen storage and coral restoration to real-time flood monitoring and AI-driven wildfire management. With insights from seasoned entrepreneurs and climate leaders including SBU President Andrea Goldsmith, the showcase demonstrated how NYC is positioning itself as a global climate tech powerhouse through collaboration between researchers, industry veterans, students, and established players in the space.
This event marks the launch of a six-month fellowship program designed to accelerate climate solutions from lab to market, providing fellows with mentorship, communication training from the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, and networking opportunities with potential partners and funders. The fellows are now building momentum from the connections made and feedback received as they refine their technologies and business models, working toward solutions for the flooding, grid failures, rising tides, and coastal damage impacting New York City and beyond.
