Posts from April 2011
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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