About Us
What is Alternative Energy?
Alternative Energy is an emerging industrial sector, growing throughout the world and presenting dynamic commercial opportunities
for supply chain participants. As the name suggests, it represents a group of technologies that serve as alternatives to
conventional energy sources derived from combustion of hydrocarbons such as coal, natural gas and petroleum. Alternative
energy certainly includes renewable energy sources such as solar, hydro, wind, wave, geothermal and biomass, but may also include
clean, efficient methods of converting hydrocarbons such as gasification with or without carbon sequestration. The importance of
alternative energy to the United States cannot be overstated because of our current dependence on imported fuels and the
burgeoning global demand for energy.
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| The mission of the EMTEC Alternative Energy Technology Group is to stimulate, facilitate, and encourage Ohio companies to become part of the global supply chain for emerging energy technologies includng solar, wind, lowhead hydro, biodiesel, ethanol, gasification and fuel cells. |
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Introducing EMTEC's Alternative Energy Technology Group
By it's charter, some of EMTEC's roles are to stimulate, facilitate and assist small to medium-sized Ohio
businesses with the commercialization of advanced materials and manufacturing process technology.
Opportunities to stand up new technology-based businesses are frequently found in the ranks of emerging
industries such as alternative energy. To introduce ourselves to the alternative energy industry sector,
EMTEC has for the past four years focused on just one of the emerging alternative energy technologies:
hydrogen fuel cells. Our recent activities in this area within the state, including the
Fuel Cell Supply Chain Database, are highlighted throughout this site.
Recent Changes
During the past year, we expanded our alternative energy interests, group size and expertise beyond fuel cells and hydrogen to include clean
energy from hydrocarbons, wind, hydro, solar, biomass and refuse derived fuel alternatives. In keeping with our expanded mission, EMTEC's Fuel
Cell Technology Group became the Alternative Energy Technology Group on July 1, 2006. This site explains our current direction and program
focus in the various alternative energy fields. Please browse around and contact us
here if you have any questions.
