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Reposting this happy news as I'm connected to many Senior Design Judges, former students, and former TAs here. Some of you may remember Capwell - a proof of concept methane capture system/process a team of 5 intrepid mechanical engineers within Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania successfully demonstrated during Design Day in May 2022. The system provides a solution to reduce the global warming impact of methane emitted from the million+ orphaned oil/gas wells throughout the US (and many more globally) by up to 80X. It also holds significant promise as a short- to medium-term abatement solution in the modern well decommissioning toolkit. The potential market is large. The acceleration of the Capwell Services solution since Design Day has been impressive. The effort continued development in co-founder Andrew Lane's garage (2022), progressed to successful field testing (2022), received important seed funding (2023), developed into a partnership with Greentown Labs near the center of "energy action" in the US (2023), and just won ISO certification support via the DOE Office of Technology Transitions (2024). This latest support for certification is an incredibly important step as Capwell prepares their technology for commercial scale deployment. I feel incredibly fortunate to have been a technical advisor/sounding board to the team throughout the process. It has been a real education about the many hats engineers have to wear when transitioning from proof-of-concept to commercialization and deployment. Co-founders Andrew Lane and Lucien Peach have done a remarkable job of navigating the financial, safety/regulatory, IP, and technical aspects of their business and calling in experts and advisors when needed. It's a great reminder that engineering for commercialization and deployment is much more than just the technical! Moreover, Capwell's story highlights the threads of social and environmental consciousness that run deeply throughout the work happening within the undergraduate engineering programs Penn Engineering and more broadly. So many of you choose to treat important and impactful problems during your undergraduate education. Equally as many go on to contribute to important social and environmental solutions in your careers. It provides me with real faith for a brighter future and reminds me that we will find solutions to problems that were not of your making. I'm so incredibly proud of all of your work on these fronts!

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With billion-dollar energy budgets and rising electricity and gas rates, energy efficiency projects and renewable installations are becoming top of mind for energy, facility, and real estate leaders. Energy efficiency projects can be a large undertaking for organizations with one building – let alone hundreds ­­– and often prove to be a massive burden on internal resources and teams. This means understanding the true cost of ownership associated with these projects is essential to make informed decisions and maximize return on investment. Learn more: #energy #retrofit #totalcost #sustainability #energyefficiency #solar