Michigan Economic Development Corporation - Michigan Advantage Blog

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Advanced Energy Storage

Detroit area to grow jobs around advanced energy storage systems

September 23, 2011 Advanced Energy Storage

Southeast Michigan has been awarded $2.1 million through the federal Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge to create new jobs and technologies related to the rapidly emerging advanced energy storage system (AESS) industry cluster.
The initiative is being coordinated by Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW), a national nonprofit based in Ann Arbor that focuses on creating [...]

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Tagged as: advanced battery, Alternative Energy, economic diversification, electric vehicle R&D, Jobs

MIT Says Sakti3 Technology is Top 10 in the World

April 22, 2011 Advanced Energy Storage

When we say “high-tech” in Michigan, we mean it. Take, for example, Sakti3 in Ann Arbor. The spin out from the University of Michigan is developing and commercializing revolutionary lithium-ion battery technology that uses lighter materials to reduce weight and cost and increase durability and storage capacity. The company is quickly moving a nascent industry [...]

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Tagged as: advanced battery, Alternative Energy, Economic Growth, electric vehicle R&D, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, global automotive innovation, Green Technology

Three high-tech companies growing in Michigan receive national honors

March 11, 2011 Advanced Energy Storage

Trade & Industry Development magazine recently announced its 2011 awards for corporate investment, and once again Michigan companies earned top accolades. This year’s group of Corporate Investment winners includes a couple of “firsts.” Dow Chemical, of Midland, is investing $343 million to establish its first full-scale production facility for what it is touted as a [...]

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Biden: Michigan is leading the way toward U.S. oil independence

June 21, 2010 Advanced Energy Storage

Michigan hosted a very special VIP, er, make that VP, today as Vice President Joe Biden celebrated the groundbreaking of a new Dow Kokam advanced battery plant in Midland.  He praised the plant as a solid step toward cutting back the country’s reliance on oil, and rebuilding Michigan’s manufacturing base.
The Dow Kokam story demonstrates what [...]

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Moving in the Right Direction: Over 5,000 New Jobs Planned for Michigan

January 19, 2010 Advanced Energy Storage

We are fighting hard to bring new investment and new jobs to our state and keep jobs here. Today, our efforts have resulted in eight job-creating projects generating 5,210 new jobs, retaining another 415 and bringing approximately $77 million in new investment to communities across the state.
The projects span the state and include alternative energy, [...]

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Tagged as: Alternative Energy, Economic Growth