Ohio is leading the way to energy independence.
Partner with Ohio to build your advanced energy business.
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The Advanced Energy and Environmental Technologies Industry includes companies that offer products and services that are based on the production of energy and environmental improvement. The scope of Ohio's advanced energy and environmental technologies industry encompasses research and development, manufacturing of solar, wind, biomass, clean coal, fuel cells, hydroelectric, geothermal, storage facilities that promote better utilization of renewable energy resources and other energy generating processes along with remediation and environmental engineering, research, testing and control systems.
The state of Ohio has many programs in place to fund and promote the development of new technology for advanced energy solutions. Ohio manufacturers have utilized these programs to retool their facilities and workforce to meet the world's growing demand for renewable energy sources, supply chain parts, equipment and labor.
Ohio's strong commitment to advanced energy makes the state a leader in developing the new "green" economy of the future.
- Ohio's Advanced Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS) requires that 25% of Ohio electricity sales must come from advanced energy sources by 2025, with at least half of this from renewable sources, and half from sources located within Ohio.
- Ohio's Job Stimulus Program has authorized $150 million in grants and low-interest loans through 2011 toward advanced energy capital investments—in either production facilities or manufacturing capabilities—in Ohio.
- Ohio's Third Frontier has already invested over $100 million in advanced energy technology research and development since 2002, and is projected to provide $24 million in additional grants related to advanced energy in the coming year.
- The University Clean Energy Alliance of Ohio (UCEAO) has marshaled the collective strengths of Ohio's 15 research universities to collaborate on advanced energy research across a spectrum of technology areas.
- Ohio is pioneering the development of "green collar" workers, developing curricula and providing employer incentives to grow the number of skilled professionals who deploy their talents in the emerging advanced energy industry.
Reflecting this wide range of supporting initiatives, Ohio is well-positioned to support your success in advanced energy—for many segments of the advanced energy economy of the future:
- Ohio is widely-regarded as being one of the clear leaders in the fuel cell sector—not only in the U.S., but globally—because Ohio is one of the few places in the world where all phases of fuel cell development take place, from research and development, to component supply, to final product manufacturing, leaving the state poised to become the top fuel cell research and manufacturing hub.
- Ohio is rapidly becoming a powerhouse in the wind industry, with many key suppliers to wind turbine OEMs already producing in the state, an active and aggressive industry attraction effort, and an interest in pursuing next-generation wind technologies for onshore and offshore application.
- Ohio is arguably the center of action for second-generation "thin-film" solar photovoltaics technologies, and the State's recent $18 million investment to launch the Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization will continue to stretch this lead.
Whether it's in these fields or others—batteries, efficient lighting, advanced coal, bioenergy, nuclear—Ohio is the place to grow in advanced energy. To learn more about how Ohio can support your business interest in advanced energy, contact Matt McQuade at (614) 857-0900.
