Michigan is quickly becoming the international hub of the clean energy economy, and our advanced manufacturing and engineering expertise is a perfect fit for the needs of the growing wind industry in Michigan. Whether it’s harnessing the wind energy to generate domestic energy, or wind turbines manufacturing and their component parts, Michigan has the alternative energy resources, infrastructure and supply chain in place that makes Michigan the best place in the world for the wind energy manufacturing industry to locate and create jobs.
Michigan's industrial base, tuned to supporting the needs of the automotive industry, has all the expertise and capacity to handle the advanced precision manufacturing needs of the wind energy industry. In fact, federal studies rank Michigan among the top four states in industrial capacity to develop and manufacture wind energy systems. Consider:
- Michigan leads the nation in industrial R&D investment spending per dollar of gross state product and trails only CA in total expenditure at $15.2B. (Vehicle R&D spending, for instance, is $10.7B with CA second at just over $2B).
- The University of Michigan ranks 2nd in the nation for R&D spending according to the National Science Foundation.
- Michigan ranks 4th in the nation for number of engineering graduates, and 7th for number of patents awarded.
- More than 65,000 engineers, specialists and technicians make their home here.
“We have, as a state, enormous manufacturing and engineering capability.”
- David Slikkers
Principal
Energetx Composites, LLC
