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James Freihaut at East Campus steam plant

Ground Up - Freihaut at power plant

Freihaut at the East Campus Steam Plant at University Park, where a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system burns natural gas to generate electricity, then captures the hot exhaust to make steam that further helps heat buildings on campus. The plant operates at 80 percent efficiency, much higher than a conventional power plant, where exhaust heat is lost to the environment.

Marybeth DiVencenzo, Neil Sharkey, and James Nemes cut the ribbon to inaugurate the REV-UP Center for Entrepreneurship

REV-UP Ribbon Cutting

Left to right: Marybeth DiVincenzo, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Chester County Economic Development Council; Neil Sharkey, Vice President for Research at Penn State,;and James Names, Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer of Penn State Great Valley, ceremoniously cut the ribbon to inaugurate the REV-UP Center for Entrepreneurship.

Doug Thompson presenting The TailWin! at Penn State Great Valley's Lion Cage event

Doug Thompson

Doug Thompson presents The TailWin! Bike Light at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.