Svet and seven others were elected to three-year terms on the board. They will be seated at the board's meeting on Friday at Hocking College.

The state-backed, nonprofit Edison center supports companies involved in fuel cell technology development and alternative energy materials. The center works with the fuel cell coalition to promote the growth of the manufacturing industry for fuel cells and their components in Ohio.

As a result of that work with state officials, California-based UltraCell Corp. has started up a manufacturing plant for fuel cell components near Dayton International Airport.