At 5 Lakes Energy, we are committed to helping Michigan chart a clean energy journey that takes advantage of Michigan’s inherent strengths. Those strengths include an exceptional workforce, highly developed research university system, expansive community colleges, beautiful natural resources, advanced manufacturing expertise, engineering know-how, and others. Deploying more renewable energy here is critical to maintain the natural resources we want our children and grandchildren to love as much as we do. An even better approach is to manufacture energy generation devices designed by Michiganians, on tooling machinery created by Michiganians, built and deployed by Michiganians.
A strong case for the business model is made here by 5 Lakes’ Skip Pruss.
http://www.mttlr.org/voleighteen/pruss.pdf
The technology pathway is described here by the Secretary of Energy Steve Chu.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v488/n7411/full/nature11475.html