Solar may become Michigan's most vibrant renewable energy sector

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 | Source: Ann Arbor Business Review

Solar is the new black when it comes to alternative energy sources in Michigan. And Ann Arbor is at the center of development.

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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.

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