National Research Center for Coal and Energy West Virginia University

Industries of the Future - West Virginia

Creating Energy Advantages for West Virginia Industry

Announcing the First Annual TransTech Energy Business Development Conference

To be held November 15-16, 2012 in Morgantown, WV

TransTechThe Conference is dedicated to identifying and promoting investment in start-up TransTech Energy (TTE) companies and commercializable projects that have promise for creating new jobs, providing benefits to existing companies, and producing opportunities for advanced manufacturing

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Examples of TransTech Energy Technologies include:

  • Hybrid renewable/fossil energy systems, chemical feedstocks, and fuels
  • Recovery and utilization of waste heat, waste pressure drops, and flared gases, i.e., energy recycling
  • Downstream uses of shale gas and gas well-derived products
  • Industrial and building energy management and efficiency assessment
  • Combined heat and power
  • Advanced materials for efficient production and use of energy
  • Fusion sensors and control systems
  • Low and no-carbon power generation
  • Electrochemical energy storage and production
  • Productive uses of CO2
  • Eco Industrial Cluster strategies and implementations
  • Alternative fuels – biofuels, CNG, LNG, hydrogen, and propane

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

    The conference organizers have identified several potential sources of technical assistance funding for start-up companies and projects applying to make investment pitches at this conference. In-kind technical assistance may also be available. Such assistance could be made available prior to the conference to increase presentation effectiveness and business feasibility. Information on technical assistance can be requested during the applicaiton to present process.

Upcoming Special Events

  • WEBCAST: Energy Management Series - The Act Process and Improving Your Energy Management System sponsored by the US DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office will be held May 17, 2012. Part 4 of this 4 part series concentrates on using the results of the planning, implementing, and checking processes to identify opportunities for improvement. To register, click here.
  • WEBCAST: GovEnergy Series - Technologies; Tomorrow is Too Late - GO!! sponsored by the US DOE Federal Energy Management Program will be held May 22, 2012. This is an introduction that provides a brief synopsis of commonly used technologies in energy projects. To register, click here.
  • WEBCAST: How to Make Energy Efficiency a Part of Corporate Culture sponsored by the US DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office will be held June 12, 2012. This webcast discussess strategies to incoroparte energy efficiency into the corporate environment . To register, contact Lindsay Southerland at (410) 997-7778 ext 464.