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The Met-Ed/Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund has awarded a $340,000 grant to Solarflux Energy Technologies Inc. of Berks County, which is developing a solar dish concentrator capable of delivering clean, inexpensive thermal energy for a wide range of applications.
Made from low-cost, resilient aluminum reflectors, the FOCUS parabolic reflector dish follows the sun on two axes throughout the day, maximizing the capture of solar radiation. Solar radiation reflects off the concentrator onto a central receiver, heating a circulating thermal fluid. The heated fluid then passes through a heat exchanger to create hot water, high temperature steam or other high enthalpy fluids.
Applications for the Penelec territory are now open and will be accepted through
March 15, with decisions to be made in
May 2021. Note that there will be no fall grant round for the Met-Ed / Penelec SEF this year.
Previously, grant applications for the Met-Ed /
Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund were accepted year-long on a rolling basis. Note that these are no longer rolling grant opportunities. Applications must be completed online by the stated deadline to be considered.
The mission of the Met-Ed /
Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund is to provide grants, loans, and equity investments to promote:
● the development and use of renewable energy and clean energy technologies;
The Memorial Hospital of Bedford County (MHBC) Foundation through the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is accepting applications from students interested in health care professions.
Bottleworks Art Center 12:16 am
Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center in Johnstown began hosting their third season of the “Arts Academy” Saturday morning.
The nine-week art program teaches students ages 8 to 15 years old lessons in drawing, painting, and folk & traditional arts.
Each session holds a limited number of seats for social distancing.
Bottle Works received a grant from the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for the program.
Melody Tisinger, Director for Bottle Works, says it will give the kids a sense of community during the pandemic.
“I think kids are looking for the moment to have a little bit of normalcy. See their friends, engage eye to eye, with the addition of programming arts education being cut from a lot of school budgets. We are happy to fill that gap,” she said.