Congressman Paul Tonko and SuperPower will hold a news conference at 11am on Tuesday, August 31st, to announce a major federal grant which will enable the company to collaborate on research and development into technologies that will improve the reliability and efficiency of the electric grid. A tour of SuperPower’s facility in Schenectady will follow the announcement.

They will be joined by SuperPower’s partners in the project, which include the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, the Brookhaven National Laboratory, ABB Inc., and the University of Houston.

The event is a continuation of Congressman Tonko’s tour of local manufacturers to discuss the House of Representatives’ agenda to support manufacturing in America and create new jobs.

What: Congressman Tonko, SuperPower announce major federal grant to develop new electric grid technologies

Who:

• Congressman Tonko
• Arthur P. Kazanjian, General Manager of SuperPower, Inc.
• Mark Johnson, Program Manager, GRIDS Program, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)
• V.R. Ramanan, Global Project Manager, US Corporate Research Center, ABB, Inc.
• Samuel H. Aronson, Laboratory Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Allan Jacobson, Professor and Director, Texas Center of Superconductivity at the University of Houston
   

When: Tuesday, August 31, 11am

Where: SuperPower, Inc., 450 Duane Ave., Schenectady

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