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Ben Franklin Technology Partners:
Helping PA Lead the Clean-Tech Revolution

With energy independence a national priority, Pennsylvania—the state that helped fuel the Industrial Revolution with coal and rail power—is presented with a wonderful opportunity to implement renewable energy and energy-efficiency initiatives that will drive and maintain economic recovery for generations to come. MORE >>>
STATEWIDE
WWW.BENFRANKLIN.ORG
  Ben Franklin Technology Partners Releases Its 2008 Annual Report
CENTRAL/NORTHERN PA
CNP.BENFRANKLIN.ORG
  PSI Medical Wins $100,000 Big Idea Business Plan Contest
  Energy Wall: Improving HVAC Performance to Save Energy and Expenses
  BFTP/CNP Releases 2008-2009 Program and Investment Highlights
  BFTP/CNP Approves Nearly $489,000 in New Investments
NORTHEASTERN PA
NEP.BENFRANKLIN.ORG
  2009 Innovation Award Winners Announced at i xchange
  Pennsylvania Sustainable Technologies: Developing a New Generation of Biofuel
  Resource Energy Systems Technologies: Motor Controllers That Reduce Energy Demand
  BFTP/NEP Approves More Than $476,500 in New Investments
SOUTHEASTERN PA
SEP.BENFRANKLIN.ORG
  Navy Yard to Become Center for Distributed Power Production and Management
  PA Green Growth Partnership: Promoting "Green Buildings"
  BFTP/SEP Approves Nearly $1.6 Million in New Investments
SOUTHWESTERN PA
INNOVATIONWORKS.ORG
  Tim Fogarty Named New Director of Energy Programs for BFTP/SWP
  Solar Power Industries: New Manufacturing Methods Cut Waste and Improve Efficiency
  BFTP/SWP Approves $857,000 in New Investments
Energy Commercialization Institute
Southeast PA has a new champion in the race to develop alternative energy and clean technologies. The ECI creates a joint technology-transfer model for the region's research institutions. MORE >>>
Plextronics
With Plextronics technology, printed solar cells can be created for about one-fifth of the price of traditional solar technology. The company's new manufacturing facility focuses on commercialization of printable electronic devices. MORE >>>
Harrison Machine
Harrison Machine has developed a new green concept for core and mold-making machines that uses half the energy and creates half the emissions to produce the same amount of product. MORE >>>
United Corrstack
United Corrstack has been building an energy-efficient boiler and steam generator, fueled from biomass materials like wood waste, to provide steam and electricity to its manufacturing facility. MORE >>>

Clean Energy
Grants Awarded

As part of its Alternative and Clean Energy Applied Research Fund, BFTP has awarded $55,000 each to Dynalene, OmniWind Energy Systems, TM Industrial Supply and Clean Power Resources. MORE >>>

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