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Solar Energy

Four Michigan organizations win more than $16.5 million for solar energy projects

September 6, 2011 Great Companies

Four Michigan-based organizations have been awarded more than $16.5 million in grants for solar energy projects that accelerate research and development to increase efficiency, lower costs and advance technologies.
Funded under the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy SunShot Initiative, the grants went to projects that improve materials, manufacturing processes, [...]

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Tagged as: Alternative Energy, solar industry

Outlook sunny for Michigan’s solar, wind sectors

March 28, 2011 Solar Energy

Michigan is known the world over for being the state that put the world on wheels.  This might soon change, reports the Chicago-based Environmental Law & Policy Center, as Michigan is becoming a leader in North American renewable-energy jobs and green technology.
Nationwide, Michigan ranks fourth in the number of jobs tied to solar energy and [...]

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Tagged as: Alternative Energy, economic diversification, Economic Growth, Green Technology, renewable energy manufacturing, solar industry, wind energy

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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Over 4,200 New Jobs Planned for Michigan

September 15, 2010 Advanced Manufacturing

Tuesday, Symmetry Medical announced it would invest approximately $14.8 million to expand in Lansing to meet growing demand for their high-precision machining, creating up to 159 jobs. Symmetry could have chosen to expand at its facility in Malaysia, but it chose Michigan because of our highly skilled workers and competitive business climate.
That was only one [...]

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Tagged as: aerospace industry, Alternative Energy, automotive manufacturing, economic development attraction/retention programs, economic diversification, Economic Growth, green manufacturing, Green Technology, high-tech medical industry, manufacturing diversification, renewable energy manufacturing

Driving the Alternative

September 28, 2007 Solar Energy

The other day as I was pumping gas I heard a gentleman behind me cursing the three-dollars-a-gallon he was going to have to shell out. Although I completely empathize, I also know that Michigan is fast becoming a leader in the development of alternative energy sources. Companies excelling in the solar, advanced battery, biofuel and [...]

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Tagged as: advanced battery, advanced technology, Alternative Energy, biofuel, economic diversification, Economic Growth, green manufacturing, Green Technology, manufacturing diversification, renewable energy manufacturing, solar industry, water technology sector, wind energy, wind turbine manufacturers