FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 25, 2008

Columbus, OH -- Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher, Chair of the Ohio Third Frontier Commission, today announced that the Commission awarded more than $12 million in grants to 17 entities to accelerate the development and growth of the advanced energy industry in Ohio.

"By strategically focusing Ohio Third Frontier resources toward the development of advanced energy technologies, we can begin to unleash the economic potential for this emerging industry," said Lt. Governor Fisher, who also serves as Director of the Ohio Department of Development. "These Ohio Third Frontier investments exemplify the Strickland/Fisher Administration's unwavering commitment to growth in Ohio's advanced energy industry sector while recognizing our need for energy independence and conservation."

Awards for advanced energy were selected from the wind, solar, alternative fuel, energy storage and instruments, controls, and electronics sectors.