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Happy Earth Day from SEI!
Here are some of the activities and volunteer opportunities going on in Chester County.
https://www.downtownwestchester.com/event/2024-earth-day-planet-vs-plastic-rally-and-celebration/
https://upperuwchlan-pa.gov/earthday
https://phoenixvillechamber.org/news-events/events/2024-phoenixville-earth-day/
https://www.westwhiteland.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=1627
More information about Earth Day can be found at Earthday.org.
The Pennsylvania Energy Summit in Harrisburg will take place April 16, 2024. Learn more and register >> https://www.cityandstatepa.com/feature/2024-pa-energy-summit/
Sponsored by City & State Pennsylvania
Keynote Speaker:
Adam Ortiz
Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency
As the Smart Energy Initiative of Southeastern PA expands its working groups to include Microgrids and Hydrogen, we find this article interesting. Caterpillar Powers Microsoft’s Wyoming Data Center with Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Microgrid Technology | Microgrid Knowledge If your company is interested in joining SEI, please reach out to Jim Lauckner at jlauckner@ccedcpa.com. Membership in SEI is free.
REGISTER>> https://SEI-Energy-Briefing-Feb-2024.eventbrite.com
8:15 -8:30 a.m. Check-in, light breakfast, and networking
8:30 -10:20 a.m. Program followed by Q&A
Continue the discussion until 10:30 a.m. in the Gallery
What’s the impact on your business’ bottom-line?
This year’s Annual Energy briefing is for energy related companies which want to learn more about several topics that will impact their business and their community.
Keynote presentation by Jessica Shirley, Interim Secretary – PA Department of Environmental Protection, which includes the State Energy Office.
Acting Secretary Shirley will share how the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s funding from the Infrastructure Act and the Inflation Reduction Act be distributed into the marketplace. Learn how your business and your client’s may benefit from these new programs.
David Ferro, CEO – Optics Consulting LLC
This presentation will include a high level review of the PJM grid followed by how local gas and electric utilities bill their clients. We will explore the many utility invoice line items that are often ignored and explain how alternative energy solutions impact these fee structures both positively and negatively. Examples and case studies will be presented showing both favorable and detrimental scenarios based on the type of utility invoicing. The goal of this program is to educate the audience on how alternative energy projects can affect your “bottom line” allowing for improved decision making.
Thank you to our sponsors!
The Annual SEI Working Groups will meet 1/9/2024 from 5-7:30 p.m. in Exton! These sessions will help SEI understand what trends you are hearing about in the energy industry, what would be of value to our industry partners and what training needs do you have during this quarter and throughout 2024. For an invitation, please contact Jim Lauckner jlauckner@ccedcpa.com and include your name, company and role.
Breakout session subgroups are in the following categories:
SEI can help your organization maintain a competitive workforce with training grant funds to offset partial costs of energy-related training.
January 1 – June 2024 approved course list: PA Smart IP Grant SEI – Training Plan as of 01-01-2024
To get started, complete the SEI Training Grant Application (to request a fillable version, email scockerham@ccedcpa.com) Scan and email the completed document (without trainee’s social security number) to sockerham@ccedcpa.com.
As a resource, below are some of the training vendors that our industry partners have used upskill their employees. You are NOT limited to these companies, and we cannot guarantee that the course you select will match up with our grant. Grant approved courses may change from year to year. We will work to accommodate your preference for training topics and vendors.
Can’t find what you like in the course list, or want help completing the application? Contact us at the email addresses provided below. Contact Sherry Cockerham or Jim Lauckner to receive timely notifications of SEI-approved training in the region, or with any additional questions.
Training funds are provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry and the Chester County Workforce Development Board. All trainees must be residents of the State of Pennsylvania.
Department of Environmental Protection: Small Business Advantage Grant Program, may be of interest to some of our members
Who May Apply: For-profit businesses in PA with a primary physical location in PA and 100 or fewer full-time employees. Commercial real estate businesses and tenant businesses may also be eligible if they meet the criteria outlined in the program guidelines.
Use: The Program is a first-come, first-served grant program that provides matching grants to assist small businesses undertaking energy efficiency, pollution prevention or natural resource conservation projects.
Funds: $1 million in grant funding is available for this funding round for grants between $5,000 and $8,000.
Application Deadline: Grants will be accepted through March 22, 2024 or when funds are exhausted, whichever occurs first.
More information: DEP Website
Hello,
If you have any questions or suggestions, please call me. I answer my cell 8 am – 8 pm 7 days a week. I understand that you have a business to manage and will call you back if I miss your call.
Jim
Jim Lauckner
Project Consultant
Smart Energy Initiative, SEI
Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC)
Eagleview Corporate Center, 737 Constitution Drive, Exton, PA 19341
Direct Office: 610-321-8231 Main Office: 610-458-5700 Cell: 215-470-2684 Fax: 610-458-7770
Email: jlauckner@ccedcpa.com
DOE, in collaboration with its Partnership Intermediary, ENERGYWERX, has re-opened applications for small and medium-sized manufacturing firms (SMMs) to receive grants of up to $300,000, at 50% cost share, to implement recommendations made in Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) assessments and/or DOE Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership (CHP TAP) assessments – including what are now called “Onsite Energy TAP” assessments – and, once qualified, other assessments submitted previously for qualification as “IAC-equivalent.”
View LinkedIn post on it here and DOE’s press release here.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and will be reviewed quarterly. The deadline to be include in the next quarterly review cycle is December 31, 2023 at 5 pm ET.
A DOE Objective Strategic Session (OSS) question and answer session will be held monthly, with the next one occurring on October 19, 2023 at 1 pm ET. Register here.
Date: August 29, 2023
Location: Westerville, Ohio
CEUs: 0.6
Instructors:
Overview:
In this one-day short course, you will learn about the equipment and tools used to drill and install vertical ground loops. You will also learn the proper procedures for grouting geothermal boreholes.
The ground source heat pump industry has increased in activity with the extension of both the residential and commercial geothermal tax credits that were signed into law in 2022. As geothermal involves more work than an average water well, proper education is key for groundwater professionals to understand what is required.
Additionally, ISCO Industries will guide you through the proper methods of thermally fusing HDPE pipe. The demonstration, followed by hands-on participation, will focus on the two most common methods of thermal fusion applicable to the geothermal industry: manual butt fusion and socket fusion. All equipment and materials will be provided for your use. Upon completion, you will leave with an understanding of why HDPE is the absolute best material for geothermal installations.
Who should attend?
NGWA is partnering with Jackson Geothermal, IGSHPA, and ISCO Industries for this course.
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Smart Energy Initiative • Chester County Economic Development Council
Eagleview Corporate Center • 737 Constitution Drive • Exton, PA 19341 • 610-458-5700 • Fax: 610-458-7770 |
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