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Michigan Wind Energy

Design & Developemnt

No state is better prepared than Michigan to support advancements in wind energy technologies. Consider:

  • Michigan leads the nation in industrial R & D investment
  • More than 65,000 engineers, specialists and technicians make their home here
  • We are home to more than 330 automotive R&D facilities
  • The University of Michigan ranks 2nd in the nation for R&D spending
  • Michigan ranks 4th in the nation for number of engineering graduates, and 7th for number of patents awarded

In addition, our major research universities are working together to address the needs of Michigan's growing alternative & renewable energy industry. Members of this Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing of Alternative and Renewable Energy Technologies (CAMARET) include:

  • Western Michigan University
  • Michigan State University
  • Wayne State University
  • University of Michigan
  • Michigan Technological University

Find Out More

There are numerous ways to find out more. The MEDC is here to help you. To begin your engagement with the MEDC for alternative/renewable energy projects please fill out our automated questionnaire.

 

 

Related News & Michigan Successes
In May, the state of Michigan formed a partnership with the government of Navarra, Spain to work collaboratively with leading industry experts, including the Michigan-based wind turbine manufacturer Energetx Composites, to develop green technology.
In April, MSF approved a Center of Energy Excellence designation and $6 million in funding for Astraeus Wind Energy, a cooperative venture between MAG Automation Systems (Port Huron and Sterling Heights) and Dowding Machining (Eaton Rapids) and in collaboration with ORNL and Dow Chemical Company.
Ground was broken this spring for a 115,000-square-foot plant on 38 acres at the Port of Monroe for production of steel wind turbine towers.

Grand Rapids plastic injection-molding firm has become an alternative energy pioneer.

Michigan blows Indiana away in luring Danotek's wind turbine-parts project.
Ann Arbor Wind Power Company Attracts $200,000 in Pre-Seed Venture Capital Funding
    
Danotek in Plymouth Township