Roaring Spring Paper Products gets state cash to turn waste paper into fuel
Roaring Spring Paper Products, near Altoona, is spending about $1 million to turn paper into a substitute for coal.
Pittsburgh gets manufacturing advocate focused on renewables, jobs
A new nonprofit merchant bank has opened for business in Pittsburgh, hoping to attract manufacturing companies from around the world and create thousands of jobs in the renewable energy and green technology sector.
Allentown's International Battery gets state grant for renewable energy storage system
A portable energy storage system being developed by an Allentown company would provide a backup to traditional power grids. The portable storage systems would most likely be used by utility companies to lessen the impact of peak demand for power.
Scientists at Lock Haven and Penn State developing nanosensors to restore function to damaged nerves
Researchers at Lock Haven and Penn State universities are developing tiny implants that could restore sight, hearing and motion to those whose nerves were damaged by an injury or illness.
Volvo Construction Equipment opens expanded manufacturing facility in Shippensburg
Volvo Construction Equipment recently expanded its Shippensburg manufacturing plant, and the company is calling back employees to work there.
Faces of Energy: Ian Smith, Standard Solar
A chance meeting meeting while waiting tables in Washington, D.C., has led Ian Smith on an improbable path back to his native Erie County, where he is selling solar across the western part of PA, including his child home.
AlumiFuel goes global with $7.5M in financing, eyes expansion of hydrogen-based projects
Through a massive stock sale in its wholly-owned subsidiary Alumifuel International, University City's Alumifuel Power looks to expand its hydrogen energy product business to serve customers across the world.
Program assisting PA companies establishing overseas presence receives federal recognition
Pennsylvania companies that want to do business overseas have a partner in state government. The state's Envoy program recently got an award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
Keystone Edge Turns 100: A Milestone Full of Energy
The energy sector has thrust PA back into the national spotlight, and while mid-term elections have many caught up in partisan politics, it is hard to ignore the state's recent record on energy development and the need to keep it in the forefront.