Spanish Partner for Michigan on Renewable Energy
by Bruce Goodman
The State of Michigan has formed a partnership with the government of Navarra, Spain to work collaboratively on renewable energy projects. The MOU signed in May provides for joint activities, including policy sharing, technology transfer, value-chain mapping, and trade missions. It targets wind technology, biomass, solar energy, smart-grid technology, and bio-climactic research sectors. Navarra currently produces approximately 65 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources. The Renewable Energy National Centre of Spain (CENER), which over the past eight years has become a leader in renewable-energy technology, is located in Navarra and is expected to work with Michigan companies in development efforts, such as testing Energetx Composite wind turbine blades in its laboratory.
