The King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, came to town to talk about his country's success in creating jobs through alternative energy, which is something Michigan is looking to do.
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"We want to do what other places have done to create jobs," Granholm
said. "Not just Sweden, but Sweden is probably one of the best
examples. We want Michigan to be a leader for the country in solutions
to reduce global warming, create jobs and provide alternative and
renewable energy."
In Flint, King Carl Gustaf attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Swedish Biogas project at Kettering University.
The
production facility will convert waste to biogas for use in the Flint
bus system. The technology has been used in the Swedish city of
Linkoping for 15 years. The project, which will provide about 700 jobs,
is the only one of its kind in the United States.
"If you can
create fuel for buses at half the cost, you're going to save
significantly on the cost to run those diesel buses," said K. Joel
Berry, head of mechanical engineering at Kettering University, at
Friday's session in Dearborn.
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