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Alternative Energy Partnership Leadership to Meet at UT |
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Rebecca Maggard |
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Jan 31, 2003 |
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University, industry and government leaders will convene on campus on Monday, Feb. 3, beginning at 9 a.m. in UT’s Student Union Room 2592 to discuss the future of alternative energy in northwest Ohio.
This will be the first meeting of the Northwest Ohio Partnership on Alternative Energy Advisory Board, which was announced in October. The partnership, which is funded by a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, is working to advance the region’s alternative energy technologies through collaborative research efforts between universities, businesses partners and the government.
Among those expected to attend are:
· Marcy Kaptur, Ohio Congresswoman;
· Dr. Sidney Ribeau, president of Bowling Green State University;
· Dr. Christa Adams, president of Owens Community College;
· Jack Ford, mayor of Toledo; and
· Dr. Dan Johnson, president of The University of Toledo.
The group will meet with university scientists and engineers and representatives from Dana Corporation, First Solar and Pilkington Automotive to begin setting an agenda for the area’s long-term alternative energy research. The Regional Technology Alliance, EISC, COSI-Toledo, and the Toledo Zoo will also be present to discuss ways to move technology into the marketplace.
Current research initiatives that will be reviewed during the meeting include:
· Photovoltaic systems and hydrogen from photovoltaics;
· Photosciences;
· Fuel cells;
· Transportation technologies and electric vehicles; and
· Work training programs.
According to Dr. Frank Calzonetti, UT’s vice provost for research, the next step for the partnership is to identify individual corporations that may have an interest in the research, and meet with their engineers to discuss research opportunities and potential commercialization of the new technologies.
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