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Momentive Performance Materials Plans Technology Center and Headquarters
Momentive Performance Materials will begin construction in late 2010 on a $75 million technology center in North Greenbush, N.Y. The facility will be located in the Rensselaer Technology Park and is slated for completion in fall of 2012. Upon occupancy of the technology center, Momentive will begin building its $16 million global headquarters at the site. The two buildings will house a total of 250 employees. Momentive is a manufacturer of silicone sealants and adhesives.
REpower Completes Gaspé Wind Farm
REpower has completed construction of a test wind farm in Gaspé, Quebec. Created in partnership with Renewable Energy Systems Canada, the Site Nordique Experimental en EolienCORUS (SNEEC) features two 2.05 megawatt cold climate turbines specially designed for the Canadian 60-hertz network. The wind farm will support research, development, and testing of turbines that can function in extreme temperature conditions. The developer and owner of the project is the Wind Energy TechnoCentre.
Kansas State University Receives Zoonotic Disease Research Funding
Kansas State University was awarded $12 million in February of 2010 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to support research in zoonotic and animal disease defense. The grant will establish a Center of Excellence to develop vaccines, diagnostic methods, pandemic modeling tools, and educational programs.
Sinovac Creates Beijing Vaccine Manufacturing Campus
Sinovac Biotech is establishing a five-building vaccine manufacturing campus in Beijing, China. The 32,323-sm project represents an investment of $17.6 million. Housing two production lines, filling and packaging, warehouse space, and a vivarium, the campus will produce vaccines for influenza and enterovirus 71. The facilities will be fully operational in 2012.
Okanagan College Builds Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building
Okanagan College is building the $28 million Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation in Penticton, British Columbia. The zero-energy, zero-waste facility will feature the largest photovoltaic solar array on a non-utility building in Canada. Supporting education, research, and training in sustainable design, the building will include interactive instrumentation for monitoring of building systems. The facility will also house the Okanagan Research and Innovation Centre.