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		<title>New Coal Plant for Holland at Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/new-coal-plant-for-holland-at-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coal fired power plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy policy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Public Service Commission]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman
The MPSC staff has made a determination that the 70 MW (net) coal-fired electric generating plant being proposed by the Holland Board of Public Works is not needed. The report found that the municipal utility has not explored sufficient alternatives to show that a new coal plant was the best way to meet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spanish Partner for Michigan on Renewable Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/spanish-partner-for-michigan-on-renewable-energy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biomass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CENER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan alternative energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wind turbine blades]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catching the Offshore Wind Wave and the Beneficial Ripples</title>
		<link>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/catching-the-offshore-wind-wave-and-the-beneficial-ripples/</link>
		<comments>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/catching-the-offshore-wind-wave-and-the-beneficial-ripples/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan alternative energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[offshore wind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.varnumblogs.com/?p=520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman
Michigan’s best wind resources are in the Great Lakes; a natural resource that can be “used” but not depleted.  Wind is a fuel that cannot be spilled, does not create waste, and has no emissions. Offshore wind provides an opportunity for Michigan to establish a new manufacturing, technical, and industrial support system for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Offshore Wind Legislation in Michigan is Possible</title>
		<link>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/new-offshore-wind-legislation-in-michigan-is-possible/</link>
		<comments>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/new-offshore-wind-legislation-in-michigan-is-possible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan alternative energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[offshore wind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.varnumblogs.com/?p=516</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman
In March the Great Lakes Wind Council provided written input proposing new legislation to clarify the existing law on use of Michigan’s lakes for offshore wind energy generation. Now, Senator Patricia Birkholz is leading a workgroup of legislators developing a bill to supplement the current law governing use of the bottomlands in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two New Centers of Energy Excellence for Wind Research</title>
		<link>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/two-new-centers-of-energy-excellence-for-wind-research/</link>
		<comments>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/two-new-centers-of-energy-excellence-for-wind-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan alternative energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[wind energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wind turbine blades]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.varnumblogs.com/?p=502</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman
Energetx Composites LLC has been awarded a $3.5 million grant to establish a new Center of Energy Excellence (COEE) in Holland. It will collaborate with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Dow Chemical to develop advanced materials, including carbon fiber, to make wind turbine blades. The COEE will also include workforce training provided by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Supply Policy Does Not Have Free Lunch</title>
		<link>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/energy-supply-policy-does-not-have-free-lunch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/energy-supply-policy-does-not-have-free-lunch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baseload capacity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Public Service Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MPSC Renewable Portfolio Standards groundrules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MPSC RPS groundrules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.varnumblogs.com/?p=490</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman
Comprehensive energy supply policy needs to simultaneously address concerns about climate, energy security, and economic viability.  Anyone who advocates a program on a single issue needs to be viewed skeptically.  The wind does not blow nor the sun shine all the time.  There is no single answer &#8211; technical nor policywise &#8211; to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan Saves:  Energy Efficiency Retrofit Initiative Awarded $30 Million</title>
		<link>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/michigan-saves-energy-efficiency-retrofit-initiative-awarded-30-million/</link>
		<comments>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/michigan-saves-energy-efficiency-retrofit-initiative-awarded-30-million/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Public Service Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retrofit]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.varnumblogs.com/?p=481</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman
In April Vice President Biden announced a $30 million Recovery Act grant to ramp up energy efficiency retrofits in Michigan homes, businesses, and public buildings. The Michigan Retrofit Ramp-up Initiative (MRRI) will target homes and commercial buildings across the state with energy efficiency incentives, along with affordable loans through Michigan SAVES and other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Either at the Table or on the Menu &#8211; MPSC Hearing</title>
		<link>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/either-at-the-table-or-on-the-menu-mpsc-hearing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/either-at-the-table-or-on-the-menu-mpsc-hearing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Public Service Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MPSC Renewable Portfolio Standards groundrules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MPSC RPS groundrules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy credits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[standby]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.varnumblogs.com/?p=477</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman
The Michigan Public Service Commission has announced it will hold a public hearing at 9 a.m. on June 22 for its proposed rules governing renewable energy plans and energy optimization plans. These rules may well set the tone and the future for energy projects in Michigan for the next decade.  Provisions include defining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Devil is in the Details, so it is Time to Comment on the MPSC Rules</title>
		<link>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/the-devil-is-in-the-details-so-it-is-time-to-comment-on-the-mpsc-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/the-devil-is-in-the-details-so-it-is-time-to-comment-on-the-mpsc-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 12:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan alternative energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Public Service Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MPSC groundrules for RPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MPSC Renewable Portfolio Standards groundrules]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.varnumblogs.com/?p=469</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman
Michigan’s 2008 legislation requiring utilities to purchase energy from and/or to construct renewable energy projects was a drawn out battle with many compromises and a mixed outcome. The MPSC has now proposed implementing rules, and the alternative energy industry needs to pay attention. Rules can never be perfect “right out of the box.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Searching for Any Port in an Economic Storm</title>
		<link>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/searching-for-any-port-in-an-economic-storm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2010/searching-for-any-port-in-an-economic-storm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan alternative energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[offshore wind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[port cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shipping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.varnumblogs.com/?p=433</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman
As Michigan charts its economic future it needs to make certain it identifies and leverages its natural assets.  In the past it has used its timber resources to foster the furniture industry, the special character of its sands to foster the sand casting foundry industry, and its abundant water to foster water intensive [...]]]></description>
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