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PennTAP helps Fayette County Career and Technical Institute acquire $1.5M ARC grant
January 26, 2023
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $1.5M to Fayette County to construct a Health Sciences Workforce Development Center on the Fayette County Career and Technical Institute (FCCTI) campus.
JLG completes PennTAP’s inaugural 50001 Ready cohort
November 29, 2022
PennTAP is an official Department of Energy (DOE) 50001 Ready Parnter that offers U.S.-based manufacturers the opporutnity to participate in a free year-long PA Industrial Energy Readiness (PIER) Program, a DOE 50001 Ready Cohort.
Penn State graduate student helping PennTAP report on positive economic and environmental impact
November 28, 2022
Graduate student Aditya Krishnaswamy is complementing his supply chain and logistics-focused industrial engineering studies with a graduate assistantship at PennTAP.
PennTAP advisor identifies cost saving opportunities for sand mining company
November 17, 2022
US Silica is an industrial sand mining company with locations across the country. The staff at US Silica looked to PennTAP for cost reduction solutions in their Mapleton facility.
PennTAP grad assistant designing educational framework to help companies reduce energy usage
October 26, 2022
Graduate student Radha Krishna Padala is working alongside senior PennTAP technical advisors to develop the educational framework that businesses will use to improve their energy management and consumption.
Graduate student researching ways small businesses can adapt to environmental requirements
September 21, 2022
Penn State graduate student Amanda Enns is creating an action plan for small to medium-sized businesses to best approach ESG considerations.
FirstEnergy Foundation grant leads to over $2M in economic benefits in PA
July 27, 2022
Over the past three years, the FirstEnergy Foundation’s grant has enabled over 300 Penn State students to benefit from engineering design projects that support PA small manufacturers and businesses, leading to over $2M in economic benefits.
PennTAP helps Bedford farm upgrade grain dryer
June 14, 2022
PennTAP technical advisor Alanna Colvin completed an energy assessment and provided Cedar Grove Farm a technical analysis and report for their project.
PennTAP helps Jefferson County ammunition manufacturer secure funding, upgrade rooftop heating and cooling units
May 16, 2022
PennTAP technical advisors worked with ICC to review their heating and cooling Roof Top Units (RTUs) and apply for another SBAG to help fund the project.