Energy
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Birmingham Township Couple Wins Year-Long Struggle over Solar Panels
Bill Hopping of Birmingham Township has won a year-long struggle with local authorities over the rooftop solar panels on his home, writes Andrew Maykuth for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Last year, the township’s zoning board rejected the system proposed by Hopping and his wife Yolanda. They said it did not comply with rules prohibiting rooftop solar…
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Berwyn-Based Company’s New Project Helps Penn State Diversify Its Energy Portfolio
A Berwyn-based company that helps commercial-scale clients reduce their energy demand and supply costs is helping the state’s flagship university diversify its energy portfolio. A new project by the Alternative Energy Development Group (AEDG) will annually provide 2,500 megawatt-hours of clean, reliable, and affordable solar-generated energy to Penn State’s main campus in University Park. The Penn…
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Chester County Pipeline Information Center Provides Info on All Aspects of Pipeline Issues
The Chester County Pipeline Information Center (PIC) was created to provide residents with a central location to find information on all aspects of pipeline issues. Regularly updated as news becomes available, the PIC provides timely information on the latest developments in pipeline activity. It supports pipeline safety and public awareness through a partnership with pipeline…
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Nearing Completion, Mariner East 2 Pipeline to Safely Deliver the Energy Our Nation Needs
Years ago, Sunoco Pipeline committed to bringing American materials, local workers, and domestic ingenuity together to safely build the Mariner East 2 pipeline that will deliver the energy our nation needs. Now, construction of that pipeline is nearing the finish line, with the mainline from Scio, Ohio, to the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex nearly 99…
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Suspension of Mariner East Construction Lifted; Thousands of Laborers Headed Back to Work
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Energy Transfer Partners, the parent company of Sunoco Pipeline, have agreed on a plan that will allow construction of Mariner East 2 to resume. The agreement will send approximately 2,500 laborers across the state, including hundreds locally, back to work to ensure the safe, responsible development of the…
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Veteran of Energy Industry Joins Berwyn’s AEDG
Donald C. Bradley Jr. – a veteran of the energy industry – has joined the Alternative Energy Development Group, a Berwyn-based company that helps commercial-scale clients reduce their energy demand, reduce their energy supply costs, and become more sustainable and resilient. Bradley brings 29 years of experience with energy efficiency, renewable energy, alternative energy, energy…
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CCEDC Explores Effects of Volkswagen Settlement on Clean Transportation in the Region
The Smart Energy Initiative, an initiative of the Chester County Economic Development Council is holding an event on Tuesday, January 23 that will explore some timely topics in clean transportation. Recently, the Commonwealth was awarded $118.5 million as part of a settlement concerning Volkswagen vehicles that violated vehicle emissions standards. The state wants to educate…
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CEO of Berwyn-Based AEDG Receives Delaware’s Entrepreneurship Alumni Award
Chris Fraga – the Founder and CEO of the Berwyn-based Alternative Energy Development Group and SolarSense, and the Managing Partner of three SolarSense entities in the Mid-Atlantic states – recently accepted the University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship Alumni Award. Fraga, who is also a Managing Member of the Alternative Energy Infrastructure Projects Fund, guides the…
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Aerzen USA’s Triple Bottom Line Sustains Success
Aerzen is a globally-acting, family-owned company with subsidiaries and trading partners in the most industrialized countries of the world. The company was founded in Aerzen, Germany in 1864 and has grown to 21,000 employees world-wide. Among those are the more than 100 people who work at Aerzen USA in Coatesville. Operating under a “Triple Bottom…
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Acquisition of Three Chesco Hospitals Complete
The Reading Health System has completed the acquisition of five hospitals and their associated assets from subsidiaries of Community Health Systems. The newly formed health system – called Tower Health – includes: Reading Hospital in West Reading Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia Jennersville Hospital in West Grove Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville…
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Take The Pulse: Sustainable Upgrades
Aerzen’s new expansion incorporates several energy saving/green elements. . Which of Aerzen’s sustainable additions would you like to incorporate at your facility?
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West Chester Ahead of Curve in Preparing for Impacts of Climate Change
The Borough of West Chester has voted unanimously to become the nation’s 45th municipality to commit to transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy, writes Joseph Bebon for Solar Industry Magazine. This makes West Chester the second municipality in Pennsylvania to make this decision after Phoenixville. [uam_ad id=”58459″] Advertisement The resolution calls for the borough to…
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Berwyn’s SolarSense Building State’s First Community Solar Project
The state’s very first attempt to harness the power of the sun for an entire community is shining the spotlight on Berwyn’s SolarSense and its founder and CEO Chris Fraga. The local company was picked to get the renewable energy project up and running for the Navy Yard, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report by…
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Muddy Run of Kennett Square’s Exelon Inspires New Pumped Storage Projects
One of Exelon Generation’s original pumped storage sites – where water is pumped uphill when electricity is cheap and released downhill to generate and sell high-priced electricity – is inspiring a new wave of pumped storage projects now that wind and solar energy farms have grown in popularity. The Kennett Square energy producer has, since…
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WCU, Malvern’s Saint-Gobain Lead Green Energy Investment in Chester County
Despite the shift in political climate, the green energy market is still holding firm in the region, thanks to the ongoing investment by businesses and institutions such as Saint-Gobain and West Chester University, writes Brian McCullough for the Daily Local News. Such was the conclusion of the Delaware Valley Green Building Council during its Seventh…
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Exton’s PetroMar Technologies Wins $20,000 Shale Gas Innovation Award
An Exton technology pioneer has literally set its sights on visualizing the future of how companies drill for shale gas, and PetroMar Technologies’ resulting FracView borehole imaging tool just hit its mark as a $20,000 winner of the Sixth Annual Shale Gas Innovation Contest. One of just three grand prize winners, PetroMar was recognized for…
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PECO Announces Further Price Cuts
More good news is coming from PECO, as the energy company has announced further price cuts, beginning on June 1, writes Andrew Maykuth for the Philadelphia Inquirer. PECO’s customers have already been paying less for their electricity over the last six years, since competitive market rates took effect. In competitive markets like Pennsylvania’s, retail customers…
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Independent Report Extols Economic Virtues of Marcellus Shale’s Natural Gas Liquids
The natural gas resources available in the Marcellus and Utica Shale regions have the potential to “drive economic development and job creation across the state,” according to a report released last week by Gov. Tom Wolf and the Team Pennsylvania Foundation. According to “Prospects to Enhance Pennsylvania’s Opportunities in Petrochemical Manufacturing,” an independent report by…
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