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Planning, collaboration, worldwide technology coordination, and communications help PERC carry out its research and development mission.
Strategic planning helps PERC identify key opportunities for expanding the propane market and prioritize R&D investments to meet strategic goals. These planning and roadmapping efforts ensure that PERC's R&D investments are efficient and effective, focusing on technologies that show the greatest potential to increase propane sales today and in years to come.
Collaboration with research institutions, government partners, universities, manufacturers, and marketers helps PERC leverage co-funding for R&D priorities. By sharing resources (including personnel and laboratories) and eliminating duplication of research efforts, PERC reduces R&D costs. Collaboration is also essential to demonstrate and validate technologies and smooth their entry into the commercial marketplace.
Worldwide collaboration and information sharing helps PERC foster a global exchange of technical information and ideas to advance propane R&D on a global scale. Such collaboration aligns resources, supports demonstrations of propane technologies developed abroad, and integrates related efforts to accelerate technology development.
Communications and marketing activities report on and publicize propane research and development achievements. These activities build industry awareness of new-to-market or developing propane technologies. They also highlight strategic partnerships and planning efforts that help PERC maximize its return on R&D investments.
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