NEWS: June 2007 Archives - Ben Franklin Technology Partners of PennsylvaniaSubscribe
Sustainable Systems: Designing a Windmill for the 21st Century
Wildly fluctuating energy prices, environmental concerns and geopolitical pressure have leaders from Washington to Harrisburg calling for the development of alternative energy sources. Terry Sankar, CEO of Pittsburgh-based Sustainable Systems, sees c... Read More
Spinworks: Saving Energy through Efficient Heat-Transfer Technology
Businesses are under enormous pressure to increase production and cut costs-while staying eco-friendly to the environment. Spinworks has developed a radiant heat transfer system that helps industries save fuel costs without sacrificing productivity, ... Read More
RealWinWin: Brokering Effective Energy-Conservation Solutions
In the emergency room, a triage nurse decides which patients need the most urgent care. Substitute buildings for patients and you get Building TriageTM-a service offered by RealWinWin, Inc. that identifies which buildings and systems are in need of t... Read More
Penn State Energy Institute: Developing New Energy Technology for Pennsylvania and the World
As the conversations in Harrisburg about the importance of Pennsylvania's role in developing alternative fuel and other energy sources grow more intense, energy researchers at Penn State University are developing new innovations and ideas faster than... Read More
Grid Sentinel: Software Tools Help Utilities Prevent Widespread Power Outages
Much of North America's world-class electricity system faces serious challenges. Major questions about reliability, affordability and bottlenecks impact every business and every household. The shortest outages grind business to a halt. If a section o... Read More
BPL Global: Helping Electric Utilities Become More Energy Efficient
As a country, we are beginning to see more green mixed in with our red, white, and blue. We are becoming smarter about recycling, and more and more hybrid cars are hitting the streets...but we still have a long way to go. "It will take at least a gen... Read More
Wellspring Wireless: Revolutionizing Utility Metering with Wireless Technology
Wireless technology has made life much more convenient for all of us; we can sit in a coffee shop and surf the Internet with our laptops; we can talk to someone in China on a cell phone, no wires attached; and, thanks to Wellspring Wireless, it is al... Read More
Aeris Water Technologies: A New Spin on Energy-Efficient Clean Air
With their tightly sealed high-tech windows and impenetrable doors, today's buildings are more energy efficient than ever before. But in exchange for savings on utility bills, we pay a different price. Airtight buildings lead to stagnant indoor air, ... Read More
Advanced Fibers & Powders: Renewable Energy from an Unexpected Source-Chickens
One man's trash is another man's treasure-and it seems this is true for chickens as well. Nanotechnology company Advanced Fibers & Powders (AFP) is developing a process for using chicken excrement as a useful (and renewable) industrial fuel. N... Read More
