Solar may become Michigan’s most vibrant renewable energy sector
Solar is the new black when it comes to alternative energy sources in Michigan. And Ann Arbor is at the center of development.Excerpt:Michigan is bucking its cloudy heritage to become a national leader in solar energy research and manufacturing.The state – boosted by a $19.5 million influx in federal research dollars to the University of Michigan – is quietly assembling a makeshift solar energy supply chain from research to commercialization.The U-M project and a $12.5 million project at Michigan State University mark the latest in a series of encouraging developments for Michigan’s solar energy industry, which can now plausibly stake a claim as the state’s most vibrant renewable energy sector.Read the rest of the story here and about Ann Arbor’s solar seminars here.
Solar is the new black when it comes to alternative energy sources in Michigan. And Ann Arbor is at the center of development.
Excerpt:
Michigan is bucking its cloudy heritage to become a national leader in solar energy research and manufacturing.
The state – boosted by a $19.5 million influx in federal research dollars to the University of Michigan – is quietly assembling a makeshift solar energy supply chain from research to commercialization.
The U-M project and a $12.5 million project at Michigan State University mark the latest in a series of encouraging developments for Michigan’s solar energy industry, which can now plausibly stake a claim as the state’s most vibrant renewable energy sector.
Read the rest of the story here and about Ann Arbor’s solar seminars here.
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