Ohio is an Emerging Leader in Advanced Energy
October 9th, 2009Tags: advanced energy, alternative energy, Ohio, Pew Charitable Trusts
New research from Pew Charitable Trusts indicates that Ohio is a leader in advanced energy. The national survey, released in June, shows that Ohio ranks fourth in the nation in number of jobs in the clean energy economy. The state also ranks sixth in number of clean businesses, seventh in number of patents filed over the past decade and 17th in the amount of venture capital committed to advanced energy businesses.
hiVelocity magazine, an online publication about Ohio innovation, features an interview with Kil Huh, project director for Pew Charitable Trusts. In the interview, Kil Huh discusses the results of the study and why Ohio has become a leader in advanced energy.
According to Kil Huh, Ohio has achieved this success by establishing energy efficiency standards, renewable energy portfolio standards and the right set of financial incentives for residential and commercial entities to join the advanced energy economy. In order to maintain this momentum, he says that Ohio must stimulate demand and send a clear market signal to keep moving in the same direction.
Click here to find out more about Ohio’s emergence in the advanced energy economy.
