Energy & Aviation
Ohio's focus on alternative energy and atmospheric and aerospace flight systems places the state in a unique position where research and production are creating major technological advances that will lead the future economy.
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 lead the nation's fuel cell industry as a top research and manufacturing hub.
Statewide, Ohio's research institutions are conducting more than 125 fuel cell projects, totaling more than $50 million in research. Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio University and University of Akron are just some of the major universities participating in this research.
Since 2005, the following companies have announced fuel cell investments in Ohio:
- Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems announced Canton as its North American Fuel Cell headquarters
- GrafTech International moved its corporate headquarters from Wilmington, Del. to Parma
- HydroGen Corporation moved its headquarters from Pittsburgh to Cleveland
- California-based UltraCell Corp. announced its fuel cell manufacturing facility will be in Dayton
- Virginia-based Ashlawn Group established Pemery Corporation, its fuel cell operations, in Painesville
- Michigan-based ECD Ovonics established Ovonic Hydrogen Systems Akron, LLC in Akron
Ohio's leading role in propulsion systems is furthered by the state's dominance in the aerospace field, which drives the latest research and development of advanced power supply and usage.
Two aerospace-related federal research institutions, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Dayton's Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, plus numerous commercial industry players including GE Aircraft Engines, all operate from Ohio. Public, private and academic partnership offers numerous opportunities for support of this important sector and commercialization of its technological advances.
To learn more about Ohio's fuel cell sector, contact the Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition, 1-216-363-6883.
To learn more about aerospace in Ohio, contact the Ohio Aerospace Institute, 1-440-962-3000.
