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Delco Company Sending Thousands of Small Solar Panels to Haiti

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And Geneva Global, a philanthropy consulting firm in St. Davids, is working to provide small solar power units for earthquake victims whose basic human ...

 
Governor Rendell: State Investment of $9.2 Million to Support Alternative ...

PR Newswire (press release)

CeeLite Technologies LLC will receive a $494574 alternative and clean energy program grant to install new manufacturing equipment at its plant in Hatfield [Montgomery County]...

 
N-Viro International Submits Permit Application for Pennsylvania Alternative ...

PR Newswire (press release)

Once approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, N-Viro intends to be in production of the N-Viro Fuel™ product and conduct other scheduled test burn ...

 
Rep. Patrick Murphy, AE Polysilicon Announce $44 Million Investment for Green Jobs in Bucks County

Tax Credits Will Foster Economic Growth, Maintain Bucks' Leadership in Clean Energy Technology

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Rep. Patrick Murphy, Gamesa Announce Over $2 Million to Create Green Jobs in Bucks County

Tax Credits Will Foster Economic Growth, Maintain Bucks' Leadership in Clean Energy Technology

 
Federal Recovery Funds Making PA Leader in Solar Energy, Putting ...

$9.5 Million for Eight Projects Will Leverage $46 Million; Governor Says PA Must Update Renewable Energy Requirements

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eight large-scale solar projects in Pennsylvania that will create jobs while generating clean energy will receive a substantial boost from $9.5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today.

Source: prnewswire.com

 
Pennsylvania Gives Energy Sector $6 Million To Prepare Workers for Green Careers

Gov Monitor

Workers preparing for green careers in Pennsylvania will have more resources to help them succeed, thanks to a $6 million federal Recovery Act grant announced today by Governor Edward G. Rendell. ...

 
Governor Rendell: Supporting a Low-Carbon, Green Economy Leads to Regaining ...

PR Newswire (press release)

According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, Pennsylvania is already a national leader with the third highest number of clean energy jobs of any state other than ...

 
VC investments sink to lowest levels in 12 years | Business Tech ...

Jan 22, 2010 ... The $17.7 billion invested by venture capitalists in 2009 marked the lowest point since 1997, ...

Declines hit a variety of segments where VCs typically invest, including clean technology, biotechnology, and software.

The clean tech sector includes alternative energy, recycling, and conservation, typically areas ripe for venture capital. But with $1.9 billion invested in only 185 deals, clean tech saw its dollar investments drop by 52 percent and the number of deals fall by 31 percent in 2009. …

 
Report: Cleantech VC investment falls in 2009 - Boston.com

Jan 6, 2010 ... Venture capital investors have cautiously begun backing a broader array of clean technology companies such as those specializing in energy efficiency, batteries and electric vehicles …

 
NREL as Venture Capitalist

Someone has to pick solar winners and NREL can’t be any worse than Sand Hill Road.

Source: http://www.greentechmedia.com

 
Smart Grid VC Investment Surge?

Last year investors mostly talked about the smart grid - this year they’re investing.

Source: http://www.greentechmedia.com

 
Energy Commercialization Institute Issues Alternative Energy RFPs

PHILADELPHIA - (Jan. 29, 2010) - The Energy Commercialization Institute (ECI), the region’s first university-based energy commercialization partnership, announces the availability of $760,000 in alternative energy and clean technology development grants.

The ECI, created by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP), Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania and Penn State University, develops energy-sector technology through translational research and sponsored research funding.

Two funding proposals are available through the ECI’s first issuance of Request for Proposals (RFPs):

  • The Energy Translational Research Fund (ETRF) provides grants of up to $150,000 directly to institutional researchers to support multi-institutional projects with a high degree of potential success.
    (Click here to download)

  • The Energy Sponsored Research Agreement Fund (ESRA) provides up to $50,000 in matching funds for Sponsored Research Agreements to support institutional research for the advancement of a company’s existing technology.
    (Click here to download)

Funding is available to those institutions affiliated with the ECI: Drexel University, Penn State University, Philadelphia University, Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, Villanova University and Widener University.

Pre-Applications for the ETRF grants are due February 28, 2010. Applications for matches to Sponsored Research Agreements are due March 31, 2010.

For more information on the ECI and RFPs, please email Linda White, Program Administrator (linda@sep.benfranklin.org), or visit www.sep-energy.org/eci.html

"The Energy Commercialization Institute is a catalyst for energy technology commercialization in the region, by providing capital and implementing common intellectual property protocols among the participating institutions." said RoseAnn B. Rosenthal, President & CEO of Ben Franklin. "Alternative energy and clean technology will increasingly drive the national economy, and the ECI and Ben Franklin’s entire Regional Energy Strategy are helping to cement the region as a national leader," she added.

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For additional information, please visit www.sep.benfranklin.org

 
Ben Franklin Technology PArtners and PennTAP Announce the $35000 ...

Jan 26, 2010 ... STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) and Ben Franklin Technology PArtners of Central and Northern PA

 
Federal R&D Funding Opportunities - Water Sustainability and Climate (WSC)

NSF invites proposals for research into water sustainability and climate to understand and predict the interactions between the water system and climate change, land use, the built environment, and ecosystem function and services through place-based research and integrative models. Three specific topics of interest are described in the announcement. Up to 14 awards may be made from total funding of $16 million. Eligibility is limited to U.S. institutions of higher education and nonprofit, non-academic institutions. Required letters of intent are due Mar 15. More information regarding NSF 10-524 is available at:

http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf10524

 
2nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Cleantech Investment Forum

The Academy of Natural Sciences Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania March 25, 2010

For additional information, visit: www.BlankRome.com/CleantechForum

 
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