The three-year grant has been designed to help small to medium size manufacturers in the Philadelphia region commercialize new building energy efficiency technologies in conjunction with the $122m Department of Energy’s Energy Innovation Hub located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Both these grants are part of the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC) for Energy Efficient Buildings at the Navy Yard that aim to improve energy efficiency of buildings, and create jobs in Greater Philadelphia, the Mid Atlantic region, and beyond.
Under this project, DVIRC and NJMEP will jointly work to connect approximately 6,500 Philadelphia’s manufacturers to various projects being developed at the Energy Innovation Hub including R&D and design and testing of new products, technologies, and systems.
Together they will leverage their relationships with manufacturers to provide a pathway for energy-efficient building products to be commercialized in the marketplace and spur job creation.
DVIRC CEO Joe Houldin said that there is an important manufacturing sector in the Philadelphia region, providing an essential ingredient to translate innovative technologies into commercially viable products.
“By fully integrating these manufacturers into all aspects of the GPIC project activity the region will gain economic growth, job creation, as well as a proven and competitive US clean energy model,” Houldin said.
