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Great Lakes Fuel Cell Partnership
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Stark State College Fuel Cell
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Stark State College of Technology in North Canton, OH, has become a
leader in fuel cell education as a result of partnerships it has developed with business and industry, the State of
Ohio and federal agencies. The outcome is that $18.2 million in grants has been generated over the past five years
to develop fuel cell curricula, support industry research and development, and prepare technicians for the emerging field. View Complete Document>>
About the Stark State
College/Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems (US) Inc.
Fuel Cell Prototyping Center
To help Ohio create and retain
high quality jobs, Stark State College of Technology has constructed a $4.7
million Fuel Cell Prototyping Center. Completed in the Fall of 2006, the
Center is designed for use by emerging and fuel cell-related technology
companies to assist them in pre-commercialization prototyping and demonstration stages of the
development of fuel cell-based power generation systems.
 The charter tenant in the Fuel
Cell Prototyping Center is Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems (US) Inc. The Fuel
Cell Prototyping Center was created as part of the Wright Fuel Cell Group,
comprised of academic, industry and othercollaborators, forming a network
to marshal resources to accelerate innovation and commercialization for the
fuel cell industry across Ohio. Consturction is underway to expand the Fuel Cell Prototype Center to a Fuel Cell Campus.
In addition, Stark State is
now offering a fuel cell
technology option, one-year technical certificate, certificate of competancy and scholarship as part of the mechanical engineering technology
program. The option incorporates mechanical, electrical, and chemical
technologies to provide education for the application of scientific and
engineering principles focused on alternative energy sources and more
specifically, fuel cell technology.
To date, Stark State’s
fuel cell initiative, including construction, equipment and
curriculum development, totals over $18.2 million.
SUPPORT FOR FUEL CELL INITIATIVES AT STARK STATE COLLEGE
PROJECT |
SPONSOR |
GRANT AWARD |
Fuel Cell Prototyping Center (FCPC)
(TECH03-058) |
Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) |
$2,000,000 |
FCPC (TECH03-053) |
Wright Fuel Cell Group (ODOD funds) |
$1,350,000 |
FCPC |
OBR Noncredit Capital Funds |
$625,000 |
FCPC |
State Legislature |
$250,000 |
Fuel Cell Technology Laboratory Equipment (P116Z0400525) |
U.S. Department of Education |
$497,050 |
Fuel Cell Curriculum Development Project (0402438) |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
$780,000 |
Fuel Cell Workforce Development Project (EA-15524-06-60) |
U.S. Department of Labor |
$429,536 |
Upward Bound Math & Science Program (PO47M070008) |
U.S. Department of Education |
$1,250,000 |
Great Lakes Fuel Cell Education Partnership (DUE-0802536) |
NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program |
$1,600,000 |
Fuel Cell Balance-of-Plant Reliability Testbeds Project
(DE-FG36-08GO88111) |
U.S. Department of Energy |
$787,200 |
Expansion of Industry/Education Partnerships for Fuel Cell Commercialization (TECH09-015) |
ODOD Third Frontier Wright Projects Program |
$3,000,000 |
Development of High Pressure Stack Block Test System for a Fuel Cell Power Module Overhaul Facility (TECH08-084) |
ODOD Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program |
$834,626 |
Military SOFC Genset Project (TECH 09-050) (SSCT is subcontractor) |
ODOD Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program |
$50,000 |
Fuel Cell Services Learning Center |
Federal Government |
$1,450,000 |
Expansion of Stark
State’s fuel cell test capabilities |
ODOD Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program |
$2,800,000 |
Total Grants Received |
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$17,703,412 |
College Allocation |
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500,000 |
Total Funds Raised |
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$18,203,412 |
View all grants received including funds for completed projects.
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