Fuel Cell Collaboration Awarded $3,000,0000
in Grants – The Ohio Third
Frontier Commission recently announced $19.6 million in
funding
through the
Ohio Third
Frontier Wright Projects Program. The Wright Projects Program
exists to build strong research capabilities within the State’s
colleges and universities that support the commercialization
needs of Ohio industry. Stark State College of Technology,
located in North Canton and in collaboration with Rolls-Royce
Fuel Cell Systems, Inc. and Contained Energy, Inc., has been
awarded $3 million in funding for the expansion of industry
and education partnerships for fuel cell commercialization.
The expansion of the Fuel Cell Prototyping Center will permit
commercial scale testing of critical Rolls-Royce subassemblies
and development of new products for Contained Energy. This
expansion represents the second phase of a multi-phase strategy
for economic development in the area of fuel cell technology.
In addition, the funding will allow Stark State to expand
its educational offerings and training related to fuel cells.
To read about this award and others, click
here.
Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems Selected for SECA
Program Funding – The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) has just selected two projects for the Department's
Solid State Energy
Conversion Alliance (SECA) Program portfolio. The projects,
focused on enhancing energy security through zero-emission
applications, will be led by UTC Power, a United Technologies
Corporation, in partnership with Delphi Corporation and Rolls-Royce
Fuel Cell Systems (U.S.) Inc. The Rolls-Royce project will
include work at Ohio's Stark State College of Technology,
Fuel Cell Prototyping Center. The SECA project portfolio,
including the Rolls-Royce and UTC Power projects, will research,
develop and demonstrate fuel cell technologies that can support
power generation systems as large as several hundred megawatts
capacity. The SECA grands represent an
8 year, $80 million DOE program. To read about the SECA
projects,
click
here.
Myers Controlled Power to Expand in North Canton – Myers
Controlled Power, a division of Myers Power Products headquartered
in Corona, California, will be relocating into 147,000 sq.ft.
of manufacturing and office space in the former Hoover complex
in North Canton. Myers Controlled Power makes switchgear
equipment for the mass-transit and public-utility industries.
One of its new products will be large switchgear for wind
turbines. The company presently employs over 100 associates
in its Massillon facility and plans to grow to more than
200 associates with its relocation. Myers Controlled Power
was also considering a facility outside of Sharon, Pennsylvania.
The North Canton City Council approved the purchase of $440,000
worth of cranes by its Community Improvement Corporation
(CIC). The CIC will own the cranes and lease them back to
Myers Controlled Power. The company will
perform maintenance on the cranes and pay insurance. The
cranes will be used to handle the large wind turbines for
which switchgear will be installed. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority
has tentatively approved a 45%, 5 year Job Creation Tax Credit
estimated at $151,000. To read more about the expansion,
click
here.
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