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Calling all University of Delaware students: Join us for Ready to Launch with Spotlight Company Chesapeake Utilities Corporation

One of the partners in the Mid-Atlantic Hydrogen Hub, Chesapeake Utilities is more than your utilities provider. Come and learn how this company has evolved from its origins as the Dover Gas Light Company to its increasing focus on sustainability, hydrogen energy and biogas from waste.

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WE DID IT! Just over two years ago, DESCA began convening Delaware stakeholders in industry, academia, and government to discuss the viability of a hydrogen hub in Delaware. Similar discussions were taking place throughout the US and particularly in SE Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. The Delaware stakeholders soon partnered with the two latter groups and together we formed the Mid Atlantic Green Hydrogen Hub (MACH2) and submitted an application to the Department of Energy under its Regional Clean Hydrogen Program. Today we see the result of our efforts: MACH2 has been selected as one of 7 clean hydrogen hubs that will jumpstart America's clean hydrogen economy. Words cannot express how proud DESCA and the MACH2 team are of this achievement!
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Medical can save lives but getting inventions to market isn’t easy. Online training under development by DESCA, University of Delaware and InsiteHub can help prepare biomedical to make the leap.

DESCA, UD, INSITE HUB WIN $3.2M GRANT TO ADVANCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP On August 21, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a grant through the IDeA Program to iRED University – a new collaboration between DESCA, the University of Delaware and InsiteHub – that will deliver an...

We are pleased to announce that the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub Team has been given the green light by the DOE to submit a full application. The DOE received nearly 80 concept papers, 33 of which were encouraged to submit a full application by April, 2023. Forming part of the larger $8 billion hydrogen hub program funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program includes up to $7 billion to establish up to 10 regional clean hydrogen hubs across the US.

https://desca.net/f/delaware-southeast-pa-and-south-jersey-join-forces-for-clean-h2

Delaware, Southeast PA and South Jersey Join Forces for Clean H2 As the Department of Energy deadline for hydrogen hub concept papers drew to a close, the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub (MACH2) team submitted a comprehensive outline for the production, processing, delivery, storage a...

What does a hydrogen hub mean for the mid-Atlantic?

Delaware, Southeast PA and South Jersey Join Forces for Clean H2 As the Department of Energy deadline for hydrogen hub concept papers drew to a close, the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub (MACH2) team submitted a comprehensive outline for the production, processing, delivery, storage a...

A full house last night at the University of DelawareUniversity of Delaware as DESCA's Ready to Launch series spotlights Croda. Company leaders and employees discussed their career pathways and shared their insights with students.

The Ready to Launch series, sponsored by DuPont is a monthly series of seminars/networking events that will be held both at the University of Delaware and Delaware State University. Each month spotlights a different STEM company in the region.

Check out the companies that presented at DESCA's 6th Investor Forum, upcoming events focused on clean technologies, and discover which Delaware company was recently included among the "10 Most Promising Companies."
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Which Delaware company was recently included in a list of “10 Most Promising Companies”?     News & Updates   October 2022   11 Startups Showcased at DESCA's 6th Annual Investor Forum DESCA held its first Investor Forum in 2013 to connect angel investors and venture funds with emerging, h

DESCA's Ready to Launch series kicks off at the University of Delaware with DuPont. Company Leaders F. Renarde Hill, Wanda Watson, Rebekah Lazar, and Haoyu Zhang discuss STEM career pathways and share insights with students. The Ready to Launch series, sponsored by DuPont is a monthly series of seminars/networking events that will be held both at the University of Delaware and Delaware State University. Each month spotlights a different STEM company in the region.

Join us in Washington DC this November!

Join DESCA at the AFCC Biobased Economy Conference in DC Join DESCA at the AFCC Biobased Economy Conference in Washington DC this November where we will be hosting a symposium on building a hydrogen consumer base and enabling adoption as the discussion around clean energy and ...

Great overview of the recent visit by cabinet leaders and subsequent round table discussion, moderated by DESCA, on the hydrogen activities in the first state.

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Cabinet leaders see Del. work on hydrogen tech U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh visited Delaware to hear about advancements in green hydrogen.

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So many exciting things happening in innovation, startups and climate action!

This is great news! We are fortunate here in Delaware to have leaders in government and industry focused on through innovation, investment and engagement. Thank you to Chris C***s and Senator Tom Carper for your leadership and support. This is a huge step that will enable DESCA's hydrogen working group drive initiatives for a .

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/08/senate-climate-inflation-reduction-bill-passed/671073/

History’s Greatest Obstacle to Climate Progress Has Finally Fallen Democrats in the Senate passed a bill that would, for the first time ever, use Congress’s power to push the U.S. to decarbonize.

Creating people-centric future factories

Creating people-centric future factories Don’t let talent and skill become an afterthought in your Factory of the Future.

McKinsey launches Catalyst Zero to help clients find and remove carbon across their businesses

McKinsey launches Catalyst Zero to help clients find and remove carbon across their businesses McKinsey Sustainability’s new end-to-end decarbonization solution helps organizations build and execute data-driven decarbonization strategies.

Sustainability expert Aris Vrettos joins Croda
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Data expertise is now a key skill at Air Liquide and is as important as our long-standing technological and industrial know-how. Data drives our descriptive analyses, which describe what has happened in our operations and business lines, but also, and above all, prescriptive analysis, used to anticipate events that define these same operations and business lines.

Data and artificial intelligence driving Industry 4.0 | Air Liquide Industry is at the heart of the major economic and climate challenges that require a fundamental review of production activities. To meet these challenges, in the same way as those that led to the steam and electricity revolutions, data and AI are transforming plants, production and distribution met...

What the first James Webb Space Telescope images could mean for chemistry

What the first James Webb Space Telescope images could mean for chemistry New photos demonstrate the infrared telescope’s potential for unveiling the chemical complexity of our universe

Focusing on the oxygen reduction reaction in the search for more efficient hydrogen cells

Focusing on the oxygen reduction reaction in the search for more efficient hydrogen cells A tenacious postdoc researcher persuaded Professor Marc Koper to research the oxygen reduction reaction. In Koper's eyes, there was little of interest there. But they promptly discovered a whole new way to improve fuel cells on hydrogen and oxygen. Their article appeared in Nature Catalysis on 7 Jul...

The New South Wales and Victorian governments will spend $20m on hydrogen refuelling stations along Australia’s busiest freight highway in a push to see more zero-emissions technology used in the heavy-vehicle industry.

Hydrogen fuel stations to be built between Sydney and Melbourne under $20m plan NSW and Victorian governments say at least four refuelling stations will be built along Hume Highway

Offshore wind is a solution to some of our energy needs. See what Delaware is doing about it.

Special Initiative on Offshore Wind An independent project at UD’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment that supports the advancement of offshore wind as part of a solution to the most pressing energy problems facing the U.S.

there have been several advances in hydrogen as a fuel source. Now Rolls-Royce is climbing on the wagon.
UK aerospace group to launch ground trials after research shows potential for hydrogen-powered aircraft.

Rolls-Royce to run engine tests with hydrogen as emissions pressure grows UK aerospace group to launch ground trials after research shows potential for hydrogen-powered aircraft

Oil Frackers Brace for End of the U.S. Shale Boom. Limited inventory leaves the industry with little choice but to hold back growth, even amid high oil prices.
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NAPIGEN Completes $7.85 Million Funding Round to Advance Its Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Gene Editing Technology

NAPIGEN Completes $7.85 Million Funding Round to Advance Its Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Gene Editing Technology Funds will be used to develop hybrid seed technology in wheat and rice through gene editing of plant mitochondria...

Check out some of Delaware's Innovators.

Today's Innovators Conversion of biomass waste streams into sustainable performance materials that are cost-competitive with current petroleum-derived products.

Measuring progress (and gaps) in the US skilled technical workforce
The new report also shows that a little more than half of those working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields are skilled technical workers, defined as those who work in a STEM job but who do not have a bachelor's degree.
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In case you missed out on our ChemTech series last year, check out our Predictive Analytics & Innovation and get yourself ready for this years conference sometime this fall.

ChemTech Whether it's bringing together leaders to discuss journeys to sustainability and bridging technologies to reduce dependence on fossil fuels (Be the Solution Conference 2017),  or connecting the chemical industry with the tech industry to discuss digital transformation and the changing landscape of ...

At least 70% of knowledge industry workers say they want a hybrid workplace. So offering such arrangements is becoming crucial to attracting and retaining talent as the trend of widespread job-quitting known as the “Great Resignation” continues. That leads to a host of complex challenges: Should employees get to choose which days they come to the office? How do you coordinate schedules so the right people are in the same room at the same time? How do you ensure that managers don’t play favorites when scheduling or discriminate against remote workers when it comes to promotions and pay raises?
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Remote-Work Experts Are in Demand as Return to Office Begins Anew Business school professors who studied working from home long before it became cool have become sought-after advisers to the C-suite.

31st annual PACT Capital Conference is recruiting companies to pitch. Deadline is 7/15 and the submission is simply a current pitch deck.

2022 Capital Conference - PACT Join us in Philadelphia – a city with a 350-year legacy of innovation, inclusion, and entrepreneurship – on November 16th & 17th for the most prominent capital conference in the Mid-Atlantic region – the 2022 PACT Capital Conference.

DID YOU KNOW that the average salary for chemistry jobs in Delaware is $108,000. That makes us no 4 in the US and 16% above the national average!

DE Innovation Space’s Science Inc. Accelerator is accepting applications for their next cohort through Friday July 8th.

Science Inc.™ Accelerator - The Innovation Space Science Inc.™ Accelerator How It Works You’re building your startup. Now accelerate success with Science Inc.™ Over a four month period, you will: Achieve critical business milestones with the guidance of […]