quasar energy group Awarded $2M Ohio Third Frontier Grant

Today, the Ohio Department of Development’s Third Frontier Advanced Energy Program announced award of a $2 million grant to quasar energy group (quasar) of Cleveland, Ohio.  The grant funding will contribute to accelerating the commercialization of patent-pending anaerobic digestion technology developed at The Ohio State University (OSU).  

iADs (integrated anaerobic digestion system) can cost-effectively recover energy from abundant sources of cellulosic biomass as well as other organic wastes.  Additional collaborators on the project include the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center, Rockwell Automation, Seaman Corporation, seepex, and McCabe Engineering.   

“The Third Frontier award will allow quasar to expedite the development of a strong supplier chain of Ohio vendors to manufacture the digester components while reducing costs and retaining and creating jobs in the region,” comments Mel Kurtz, President of quasar.

The company plans to demonstrate iADs in Wooster, Ohio on the OSU – Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) campus where its flagship anaerobic digestion facility is currently under construction. 

"quasar has been an excellent partner for OARDC/OSU as they rapidly adapt and adopt new technologies while moving forward with their core commercial development plans", comments Dr. Steven Slack, Associate Vice President for Agricultural Administration and Director OARDC.

quasar is a Cleveland, Ohio based waste-to-energy company with a superior laboratory and engineering facility on the OSU-OARDC campus.  quasar designs, builds, owns and operates anaerobic digestion facilities using US components to produce clean renewable energy.    For more information on quasar, go to www.quasarenergygroup.com.

The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) is the research arm of the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University.  OARDC research and development is focused on the following strategic areas:  Advanced bioenergy and biobased products; Food security, production and human health; and Environmental quality and sustainability.

The Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center (OBIC) is an alliance of industry and academic organizations that links research capabilities with industry needs to accelerate commercialization of agbioscience technologies.  Created in 2005 as a Third Frontier program, OBIC supports Ohio’s specialty chemical, polymer, and advanced material industries with bio-based alternatives to fossil resources.