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		<title>Another Renewable Energy Renaissance Zone Established</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Bruce Goodman The State of Michigan has now designated twenty six acres in Holland Township as a new fifteen year Renewable Energy Renaissance Zone. Energetx Composites will built its new composites manufacturing plant at the site to produce utility-scale wind turbine blades. The company is also considering expanding into the electric vehicle sector. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midland is Site of New Renewable Energy Renaissance Zone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman Dow Chemical’s $165 million Powerhouse™ solar-shingle manufacturing site in Midland has been designated a 155 acre Renewable Energy Renaissance Zone for 15 years. Other state assistance for this site includes brownfield tax credits, a photovoltaic tax credit, and job creation tax credits. Hiring has started, with full-scale production and market introduction expected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Renaissance Zone for Turbine Blade Manufacturer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman Holland Township has approved a 26 acre site in Ottawa County as a Renewable Energy Renaissance Zone for Energetx Composites to build a new plant for manufacturing wind turbine blades, other wind energy components, aerospace parts, and alternative energy transportation bodies. Once approved by the state this designation will lower or eliminate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forest Products Processing Renaissance Zone Created</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Bruce Goodman Verso Paper’s U.P. Quinnesec Mill in Breitung Township has been designated a Forest Products Processing Renaissance Zone by the state.  It is expected to double its capacity to turn wood products into electricity through a $43 million renewable energy project.  This will allow the mill to meet 95 percent of its energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biomass Gasification Entity Gains Momentum</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman A few months ago I wrote about the potential for Michigan to become a leader in converting biomass to energy.  We now are reading a lot about the occupant of the new Renewable Energy Renaissance Zone in the City of Kentwood which has various projects underway to convert biomass to energy. Heat Transfer [...]]]></description>
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