RIDGWAY – The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission (North Central) has been invited by Grow Rural PA to co-host an Advanced Manufacturing Lunch and Learn presentation that will focus on solar power, mining and producing hydrogen for the manufacturing process.
Hydrogen Production and Mineral Recovery will be the focus of a Friday, June 7 Lunch and Learn event from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at The Red Fern, located at 421 Old Kersey Rd., Kersey.
The event is also being co-hosted by the Ridgway Industrial Development Corporation and the St. Marys Area Economic Development Corp.
Grow Rural PA will discuss the objectives of the U.S. Department of Energy’s grant program for Capacity Building for Repurposing Energy Assets and will explain the initiative’s value to local manufacturers.
The event will focus on solar power installation on reclaimed mine land, onsite green hydrogen for local manufacturers and mineral extraction and conversion for the carbon, graphite and pressed metals industries.
Special guests include U.S. Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson, Pete Rozelle, Joe Boylan and Tom Gray.
R.S.V.P. by May 31 to Deborah Pontzer by e-mailing dpontzer@growruralpa.org or calling 814-594-0905 for more information.
