The Navy Yard is fast becoming a national nexus for energy advancements. In addition to the
Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB) Hub, the formerly derelict warehouse district has gained
Viridity Energy,
Oxicool,
Pace Controls and the
Mark Group in recent years.
Now the
University City Science Center is bringing
Quorum programming (
Flying Kite, February 19, 2013) to the Navy Yard from March 14 through January 31
, 2014. Per EEB Hub’s request, "Satellite" Quorum will focus on Philly's growing clean energy and energy retrofit sectors.
"Flagship Quorum really is a broad program open to entrepreneurs in any part of tech-based innovation," explains Jeanne Mell, the Science Center's Vice President of Marketing Communications. "We're taking the principals we learned with flagship and applying them to a much more targeted sector."
At Satellite Quorum, "Coffee and Capital," a gateway to the tech investment community, becomes "Coffee and Counsel," in which a selected leader in energy enterprise fields questions from a small audience of entrepreneurs. The Science Center is also developing programming that addresses sector specific issues such as strategies for approaching building managers. Additionally, the series provides ongoing networking, a key component to startup acceleration.
As the first member of Satellite Quorum's
Strategic Partner Alliance,
Clean Tech Open, a national incubator, will help promote programming. According to Laurie Actman of EEB Hub, the recent passage of
Philadelphia's Commercial Energy Benchmarking and Disclosure Act, will give the retrofit sector even more of a boost, increasing the need for industry-specific programming.
The University City Science Center has partnered with Flying Kite to showcase innovation in Greater Philadelphia through the "Inventing the Future" series.
Source: Jeanne Mell, Kristen Fitch, The University City Science Center; Laurie Actman, EEB Hub
Writer: Dana Henry