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Posts from April 2011

  • Thin Film Solar Cell Efficiency Record

    April 25, 2011
    The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has confirmed a twelve percent conversion efficiency for a large-area solar cell using the Uni-Solar brand proprietary nano-crystalline silicon layers on a flexible stainless steel substrate. Auburn Hills-based United Solar, a subsidiary… Read More »
  • Vertical Axis Wind Generation

    April 22, 2011
    A midsize vertical axis wind generator company has moved from Brighton to the GVSU Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center incubator space in Muskegon. McKenzie Bay International Ltd. has its first 200 kW WindStor wind turbine up and… Read More »
  • Solar Manufacturing Expands near Albion

    April 19, 2011
    Patriot Solar Group LLC is investing almost $4 million to move its manufacturing operations into larger facilities in Sheridan Township. The Michigan Economic Growth Authority has awarded an employment tax credit worth $1.2 million over five years in… Read More »
  • Advanced Energy Storage Research Contract to Cobasys

    April 17, 2011
    The U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a leader in research and development of electrochemical energy storage (EES) for nearly 20 years, has awarded $15.6 Million in advanced energy technology contracts to three companies.  USABC is a subsidiary of… Read More »
  • Renewable Energy Annual Report has Surprises

    April 17, 2011
    The first annual report to the Michigan legislature from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) on the impact of the 2008 Michigan Clean, Renewable, and Efficient Energy Act was filed on February 15. It found that progress toward… Read More »
  • Energy Moves from MDELEG to MDLRA, MDEC and MDEQ

    April 12, 2011
    As the result of two executive orders issued by Governor Snyder, energy departments and energy functions at the state level will soon be relocated. The Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth will be reorganized, reduced in size,… Read More »
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