Summer is Approaching: Optimize Your Energy Efficiency with PennTAP 💡

As the summer season approaches, now is the perfect time to enhance your business's energy efficiency with the expert services of PennTAP. Our specialized programs, including P2/E2 (Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency), E3 (Economy, Energy, and Environment), and DOE 50001 Ready, are designed to help your organization reduce energy consumption and improve sustainability.

Whether you're looking to cut costs, minimize your environmental footprint, or achieve compliance with industry standards, PennTAP offers tailored solutions to meet your needs. Let us guide you through the process of optimizing your operations and reaping the benefits of a more energy-efficient summer.

Check out the service overviews below to learn more:

Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency (P2/E2)



On-site and virtual assessments for PA manufacturers that can help your company minimize environmental or energy costs and reduce overall operating costs.

Economy, Energy and Environment (E3)



Receive strategy recommendations from our advisors on increasing process efficiency and pollution prevention while decreasing energy consumption.

DOE 50001 Ready Cohort



Free training for manufacturers using Department of Energy (DOE)-developed resources to support your organization as you pursue your energy management path.

OriginLabs Industry 4.0 Workshops

• May 30, 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Collaborative Robotics - Applications for Automation
• June 8, 5:30 - 7:30 pm. RAAMP Workshop: Reverse Engineering from Scan Data to CAD

Smart Manufacturing Experience

• June 4 & 5. This event will feature new advancements in smart manufacturing technologies, with a significant emphasis on adoption and implementation to transform your manufacturing operations through digital technologies, and career development and training opportunities for a skilled workforce.

Innovative Manufacturers' Center - HR Strategies for Retaining Experienced Workers and their Wisdom

• June 12, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM. This webinar offers insightful and practical advice on how to retain seasoned workers and how to engage them in sharing their wisdom with less experienced employees.

2024 PA Wilds Big Idea Pitch Competition

• June 13, 1:00 - 5:00 PM, Penn College of Technology, Klump Academic Center, 1034 W. Third Street (free parking west of the building) or virtual.
• Finalists pitch their business ideas to a team of judges, vying for a chance to win up to $50,000 for their startup! 

Craft Brewers Forum: Optimizing Water Use

• June 18, 1:00 - 2:00 PM. Join this interactive virtual panel with brewers from Maine, Delaware, and North Carolina to discuss low-tech practices for optimizing brewery water use, minimizing wastewater, and protecting local water resources, all while saving on utility bills and benefiting their communities.

Potential Hydrogen and CCUS Demand in Pennsylvania

• Due by June 30. Survey on the current status and future opportunities for hydrogen and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) demand in PA.

Clean Energy Manufacturing Economy Assessment - NEPIRC

• Catalyst Connection offers this assessment as part of a statewide effort by the PA IRC Network to encourage manufacturers to enter the clean energy supply chain. Encouraging benefit from expected growth in solar, wind, geothermal, Marcellus Shale, nuclear, and other alternative energy sectors.

Specialized Business Development Services in Pennsylvania's Cumberland County

• Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation (CAEDC) is your dedicated business concierge connecting you with resources to accelerate your business relocation, growth, and innovation. CAEDC can help you with site selection, capital access, productivity improvement, permit navigation, development, community planning and much more.

A History of Helping Pennsylvania Businesses

Photo: 2002. Roger Price, a technology transfer specialist in Penn State's Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program, shares information with students from McKeesport Area School District during a Tech Prep Career Awareness Day event at Penn State McKeesport.

Learn more about our history

Our Commitment to Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the Global Goals, are a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. Our commitment to these goals is evident in the work we do. Learn more about our commitment.