Youngstown Business Incubator and the Advanced Manufacturing Initiative are pleased to offer the Innovation Series to promote innovation and technology to catalyze both emerging entrepreneurs and established industries.

OHIO FUEL CELL COALITION
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Youngstown State University
Kilcawley Center – Presidential Suites
9:00 am

If you are interested in…

• Learning more about fuel cells
• Research and development opportunities
• Supply chain activities
• Economic development possibilities

….then join Pat Valente, Executive Director of the Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition, to learn what’s happening in the fuel cell industry. Ohio is a leading state in fuel cell development and since 2002, has invested more than $70 million in the industry which has leveraged an additional $200 million of federal investment. This seminar is being sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Fuel cells are a clean, efficient use of energy and offer a low carbon footprint leading to an environmentally friendly source of alternative power. Already, fuel cells are being used commercially for stationary grid power, back up power, lift trucks, lap tops and a variety of other portable and stationary applications. As the technology matures, opportunities for increased manufacturing and supply chain activities in Ohio are considerable. Here in the Mahoning Valley, Refractory Specialties and Catacel are two companies already involved in the fuel cell industry and your firm or community could be next!

There is NO fee for attending but reservations are appreciated. Reply to Julie Michael Smith, Chief Development Officer, Youngstown Business Incubator at jmsmith@ybi.org or 330-259-7644.

Innovation Series is a networking and educational forum that brings together innovative, progressive people with a vision – to catalyze a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment in the Mahoning Valley. The Series is for companies to showcase new technologies, for technology organizations to share resources, for entrepreneurs to build relationships, for educators to highlight their initiatives – it is a place for innovative talk, robust debates and inquiring minds!

Innovation Series is underwritten by the Dominion Foundation and is a collaboration of Youngstown Business Incubator and Advanced Manufacturing Initiative, a program of YSU’s College of STEM.