Hot Renewable Energy Project Catapult Ohio Into the Future
(excerpt) January 31, 2013 Writer: Erin O'Brien Publication:
HiVelocity Magazine Ohio's renewable energy industry is
influencing your energy consumption whether you know it or not.
And like any other technology pioneer, its green path has been
chock full of challenges as well as successes. A massive new
wind farm near Ohio's western border came online in 2012, while
fascinating new biogas facilities continue to shoot up across
the state. Even familiar staples like Campbell's soup are
getting in on the action as they simmer away courtesy of solar
panels in Napoleon, Ohio.   Mel Kurtz, President of quasar
energy - Photo: Ken Chamberlain OSU-COMMTECH  Mel Kurtz,
President of quasar energy group in Independence, cites three
components to a successful renewable energy project: a product
that is less expensive for the consumer than the existing
alternative, one that is sustainable and environmentally
friendly and lastly, one that captures what he calls the