On October 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that 41 small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) across the country will receive a combined total of $5.2 million as the first round of Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) Implementation Grants. to implement improvements at facilities that will save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emission. Funded by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the IAC Implementation Grants program provides up to $300,000 per manufacturer to implement recommendations made by DOE and other qualified energy assessments.

Read More about this at https://www.energy.gov/mesc/industrial-research-and-assessment-center-implementation-grant-awards 

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Professor Liang Zhang, Associate Professor at University of Connecticut, Director of UConn Industrial Assessment Center:

"The UConn Southern New England Industrial Assessment Center (SNE-IAC) is excited to team up with Connecticut Manufacturing Simulation Center to work with CT Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) and CONNSTEP, Inc. on this exciting project to accelerate adoption of smart manufacturing and high performance computing technologies to small and medium-sized manufacturers in the state." (LinkedIn)

Read the official press release at ct.gov:

Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Awarded $2 Million Federal Grant To Improve Energy Efficiency in the Manufacturing Sector

09/29/2023

For more information about the State’s efforts to support and strengthen Connecticut’s manufacturing sector, visit manufacturing.ct.gov.