Media Advisory: Collaborative initiative puts West Virginia in the forefront of energy and environmental research

January 22nd, 2001


Who: 


  • The Honorable Bob Wise, Governor of West Virginia

  • Rita Bajura, Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory;

  • David Hardesty, President of West Virginia University;

  • Patrick Esposito, President of Whitman Augusta and Augusta Systems


What: 


  • Dedication ceremony for the Collins Ferry Commerce Center, a state-of-the-art office park which utilizes groundbreaking energy system technologies. The dedication will be accompanied by the unveiling of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Department of Energys National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), the State of West Virginia, West Virginia University (WVU), and the tenants and developers of the Collins Ferry Commerce Center (CFCC) to work together in advancing energy research and implementation throughout West Virginia and the region.


_ Speakers will be available for interviews immediately following the signing. _


This event will also showcase innovative technologies developed and advanced by NETL with the support of CFCC tenants, including Augusta Systems, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, Coleman Research Corporation, EG&G, Engineering&Science Services, Engineering Decision Consultants, Parsons, SAIC , and Whitman Augusta.


When:


  • 10 a.m., Tuesday, January 30, 2001.


Where:


  • Collins Ferry Commerce Center3602 Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, West Virginia.


The Collins Ferry Commerce Center, located adjacent to the Morgantown Campus of NETL , is an exciting new venture committed to stimulating cooperative energy and environmentally related ventures between government, industry and academia. NETL is the nations newest national laboratory with a budget of more than $730 million.