In a highly competitive grant process, a research consortium led by
Penn State won up to $129 million in federal funding to develop a
"energy innovation hub" at the Philadelphia Navy Yard aimed at saving energy and cutting pollution.
"This will have a huge impact on Philadelphia and the region, just in the amount of job creation that should come from this alone," said Henry C. Foley, vice president for Research and Dean of the Graduate School at Penn State.
Foley, who will lead the Penn State research team also including researchers from Princeton, Rutgers, the University of Pennsylvania,
Drexel and other institutions, said the project will focus on creating
more energy efficient buildings and training workers to both retrofit
and do new construction in the efficient ways.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Penn State/Navy Yard energy project wins $129 million federal grant | Philadelphia Inquirer | 08/24/2010
Author: Susan Snyder
