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National Technology Innovation Program (TIP) announces FY 2009 grant competition

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

On March 26, the Technology Innovation Program (TIP) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it is seeking proposals for high-risk, high-reward research projects in two areas of Critical National Need: Civil Infrastructure and Manufacturing. Based on FY 2009 funds, TIP expects to award approximately a total of $25 million in first-year funding for R&D projects focused in the two Critical National Need areas.

The 2009 TIP competition is open to projects developing new technologies for the practical application of advanced materials, including nanomaterials, advanced alloys and composites, in manufacturing; and the monitoring or retrofit of major public infrastructure systems, including water systems, dams and levees, and bridges, roads and highways.

Manufacturing: Approximately $15 million in first-year funding will be allocated for R&D projects in manufacturing that would enable better, more cost-effective use of advanced materials in innovative products.

Civil infrastruceture: Approximately $10 million in first-year funding will be allocated for the civil infrastructure category of the competition in two specific areas of research: 1) innovative, cost-effective sensor and sensor-network technologies for non-destructive testing and monitoring of the structural health of major infrastructure components; and 2) new technologies for repair and retrofit, deals with how to do a better job of repairing and upgrading existing structures.

TIP promotes technological innovation by providing funding support to challenging, high-risk research projects that address critical national needs. The merit-based, competitive program can fund R&D projects by single small-sized or medium-sized businesses or by joint ventures that also may include institutions of higher education, nonprofit research organizations and national laboratories. TIP was established by the 2007 America COMPETES Act.

The due date for submission of proposals to the 2009 competition is 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, June 23, 2009. Proposals may be submitted electronically through www.Grants.gov. NIST will hold a public meeting for prospective TIP proposers and other interested parties on April 8, 2009, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Eastern time, at the NIST facility in Gaithersburg, Md. The meeting also will be webcast. Login information for the webcast will be posted on the TIP Web site.

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Over 440 Businesses in Ohio Contributing to Growing Ohio’s Green Energy Economy

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Today Environment Ohio, the statewide, citizen-based environmental advocacy organization, released a new report “Growing Ohio’s Green Energy Economy.” The report shows that Ohio is home to more than 440 businesses and research institutions in the solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and fuel cell industries.

Over twenty green energy businesses, elected leaders, and energy experts stood with Environment Ohio as they released the new report at press conference around the state. Dorothy Baunach president and CEO of NorTech was among the group of leaders that stood with Environment Ohio at the Cleveland-based press conference.

Ms. Baunach said, “Ohio’s renewable energy industry is generating exciting new products and high tech jobs with potential to significantly impact our region’s economy. Currently less than 10% of our nation’s energy supply comes from renewable energy sources, but this percentage will rise as renewable energy becomes more cost effective and required renewable standards are met. Continued investment in energy research and technology development is needed to make renewable energy more cost competitive and accessible to the public. By doing so, this will create more demand, more green collar jobs and other economic benefits in Ohio. NorTech, Northeast Ohio’s technology-based economic development organization. NorTech works with regional, state and national public and private partners to accelerate commercialization of new technologies in Northeast Ohio’s growing advanced and renewable energy industry clusters.

Additional leaders that participated in the Cleveland press confernece include: Michele Fisher, Program Associate, Environment Ohio; Andrew Watterson, Program Director for the City of Cleveland Office of Sustainability; John Grabner, President, Cardinal Fastener; Al Frasz, Vice President, Dovetail Solar and Wind; Phil Porter, Owner, Clyde Industrial; and Athan Barkoukis, Program Manager, Green Energy Ohio.

Key points from the report’s executive summary:

• There are more than 115 businesses and research institutions involved in the solar energy supply chain in Ohio. These companies range from small solar installation companies, to businesses that employ nearly 700 people. In the Toledo area alone more than 6,000 people work in the solar industry.

• More than 220 businesses and research institutions are involved in Ohio’s wind energy supply chain, and more than 1,000 companies have been identified as eligible to transition into manufacturing components for the wind energy supply chain. This is especially remarkable given that only four large scale wind turbines have been installed in Ohio as of the end of 2008.

• More than 60 businesses and research institutions in Ohio that are involved in the biomass industry and over 1,300 wood manufacturing companies in Ohio produce residues that are capable of being converted into biomass energy.

• More than 90 businesses and research institutions in Ohio are involved in the geothermal industry. Studies estimate that Ohio could generate more than 1,800 jobs from geothermal development.

• More than 115 businesses and research institutions in Ohio are involved in the fuel cell industry. Every 1,000 MW of energy built from fuel cells creates approximately 5,000 jobs.

• More than 60 organizations are involved in providing auxiliary services to these renewable energy industries. These services include consulting, legal, non-profit, and trade associations.

• Ohio’s Department of Development estimates that there are already over 60,000 specialized workers supporting the state’s advanced energy industries.

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Latest Research Shows Positive Trends in Northeast Ohio’s High Tech Economy Between 2004 and 2007

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

NorTech and Center for Economic Development at Cleveland State University today released the Northeast Ohio High-Tech Economy Report, following a preview of selected findings released in December 2008. The annual report monitors Northeast Ohio’s high tech economy compared to the Midwest and U.S. from the perspective of employment, output, productivity and wages in high-tech industries. (Click here to download a six page brief that summarizes the report’s research findings.)

“Between 2004 and 2007, Northeast Ohio experienced high tech employment growth in the midst of an overall decline in employment, an increase in productivity (faster than the Midwest and U.S.) and an increase in academic R&D expenditures. While we still need to create more high tech jobs to be on par with the Midwest and U.S., the data shows encouraging signs that Northeast Ohio’s high tech economy is moving in the right direction,” said Ziona Austrian, Ph.D., director of the Center for Economic Development at Cleveland State’s Levin College of Urban Affairs.

“These data tell us that over time, Northeast Ohio is making the transition to a more high-tech, globally competitive economy. But we now find ourselves in a very serious, global economic crisis and its impact on our region’s high tech economy is unknown. We remain confident that the seeds planted by long term investments in Northeast Ohio’s technology research and development base will bear fruit as the economy recovers,” Dorothy Baunach, president and chief executive officer of NorTech.

Major highlights from the most recent analysis are:

• In 2007, the High Tech Sector in Northeast Ohio Represents 170,602 Jobs or 8.5% of the Region’s Economy. In 2007, total employment in Northeast Ohio stood at 1,999,668, with 170,602 jobs credited to the high-tech sector, representing 8.5% of our regional economy. The high-tech sector in the Midwest and U.S., represent 9.0% and 9.5%, respectively, of the total economy.

• Between 2004 and 2007, Employment in the High Tech Sector in Northeast Ohio is up 2.7% While Overall Employment is Down 0.2%. Employment in Northeast Ohio’s high-tech sector is up 2.7% since 2004, even as the region saw an overall decline of 0.2% in employ¬ment across all industries during the same period. In absolute terms, Northeast Ohio added 4,436 jobs in the high-tech sector between 2004 and 2007 while losing 3,162 jobs overall.

• The High Tech Sector in Northeast Ohio Leads the Midwest and the U.S. in Productivity Gains Between 2004 and 2007. While the absolute level of productivity in Northeast Ohio lags the U.S. and is slightly behind the Midwest, between 2004 and 2007 productivity in the region grew 7½ times faster than in the Midwest and 2 times faster than in the U.S.

• NEO Universities Posted 39% Growth Rate in Research Expenditures from 2000 to 2006, Outpacing the U.S. and the Midwest. Between 2000 and 2006, academic research expenditures increased 39% in Northeast Ohio, leading the state of Ohio and far surpassing the Midwest and the U.S. Estimates of R&D activity conducted by industry between 2000 and 2006 showed that industry in Northeast Ohio increased spending by 9% while the Midwest and the U.S. posted overall decreases.

• High Tech Employment Growth Rate in Northeast Ohio Falls Short of Midwest and U.S. Although high-tech employment in Northeast Ohio was up 2.7% between 2004 and 2007, high-tech employment was up 3.6% in the Midwest and 6.6% in the U.S, over the same period.

The Cleveland State research team used a definition of high tech industries and occupations developed by Daniel Hecker, an economist at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This definition was used to study Northeast Ohio’s 21-county area consisting of six metropolitan regions (Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Akron, Canton-Massillon, Mansfield, Sandusky, and Youngstown-Warren-Boardman) and eight non-metropolitan counties.

For additional information about this study, please call Dave Karpinski at 216-533-3725, or Dr. Ziona Austrian at 216-687-3988. Copies of the final report will be available for download at www.nortech.org and www.urban.csuohio.edu/economicdevelopment/publications.html.

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