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Renewable Energy Business Alliance
Hosts Statewide Energy Summit

LANSING -- Midwest Integrated Suppliers for Renewable Energy (Midwest Integrated Suppliers) will host 2012 Energy Moves Michigan Forward! summit soon.  Make sure to check back often for the updated dates.  It will be held at Perspective 2 Studio, 319 E. Grand River, Old Town Lansing. At this time, the day-long conference will feature Steve Bakkal, Wind Sector Development Director, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and clean energy champion State Representative Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor).

 The summit is designed for businesses and advocates for developing economic opportunities for manufacturers in the renewable energy field. In addition to its keynote speakers, the summit will include sessions on analyzing potential energy initiatives and inclusion of domestic content through regulatory and legislative processes.

"This is an important step forward for businesses in Michigan that want to develop renewable energy products and services, explained Dwight Smith, Chairman of the Midwest Integrated Suppliers Advisory Board. Smith is CEO of Cole Manufacturing Systems, Rochester Hills. "Our members believe that there are considerable business opportunities in the renewable energy field that can result in jobs and economic development for our state."

 Midwest Integrated Suppliers is a business alliance developed in 2010, initially to recruit utility-scale wind turbine manufacturers to Michigan and create business opportunities for manufacturing suppliers in the state. The scope of the alliance has since expanded to promote business opportunities in all alternative energy sectors. It currently represents manufacturers with an interest in developing alternative energy products and services, as well as advocates, to create a better business environment for renewable energy manufacturers.

"This is a state that has led the world in several areas, from cars to corn flakes. Today, however, we stand at a critical juncture in developing new industry for Michigan, explained Tim Bannister, executive director for Midwest Integrated Suppliers. It is well-known that we need to diversity the industrial base in Michigan; likewise, we realize that we must take new approaches to create further business opportunities.

 "Clean renewable energy technology is the future, and with $10 billion already invested and more than 220 manufacturers supplying wind and solar components, we've already started down the path to make it part of Michigan's future. Michigan manufacturers need to leverage this base and take the lead in clean energy technology. This will require progressive-thinking business owners, elected officials, and policy-makers willing to work with suppliers and service providers in creating an environment conducive to renewable energy growth.

"Wind and solar energy investors around the world are looking to jurisdictions that have clear and well-defined targets for energy development and a comprehensive policy framework to support renewable energy investment. There are several entities advocating for various aspects of clean energy in Michigan -- but no single organization is committed to this area.

"Midwest Integrated Suppliers will play a unique role in coordinating all interested parties in reviewing and ranking initiatives that increase renewable energy-related manufacturing and services; advocating for policy change that incorporates a greater incentive to use Michigan content; and educating our state on the benefits of these proposed initiatives.  In short,  he added, "we will develop one message and present it with one voice."

The registration fee for the conference is $45.00 for members; $85.00 for non-members. To attend 2012 Energy Moves Michigan Forward!, go to Perspective2 Studio's website (http://www.perspective2studio.com/happenings/default.aspx#energy) and register by March 14, 2012.  For more information, contact Tim Bannister, executive director, at tbannister2@integrated-suppliers.com or call 888.244.0047.  ###

January midwest alert

Renewable Energy Business Alliance
 Hosts Statewide Energy Summit
LANSING -- Midwest Integrated Suppliers for Renewable Energy (Midwest Integrated Suppliers) will host the 2012 Energy Moves Michigan Forward! summit on Wed., March 21, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Perspective 2 Studio, 319 E. Grand River, Old Town, Lansing. The day-long conference will feature Joe Arvin and Scott Newton, co-founders of Citizens for American Manufacturing, as well as co-authors of A Nation On Borrowed Time; and clean energy champion State Rep. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor).
The summit is designed for businesses and advocates for developing economic opportunities for manufacturers in the renewable energy field. In addition to its keynote speakers, the summit will include sessions on analyzing potential energy initiatives and inclusion of domestic content through regulatory and legislative processes.

 "This is an important step forward for businesses in Michigan that want to develop renewable energy products and services"  explained Dwight Smith, Chairman of the Midwest Integrated Suppliers Advisory Board. Smith is CEO of Cole Manufacturing Systems, Rochester Hills. "Our members believe that there are considerable business opportunities in the renewable energy field that can result in jobs and economic development for our state."
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 Sponsorship packages for the energy summit are now available

If your company finds value in promoting your product or service to Michigan businesses engaged in manufacturing renewable energy components, or providing support service to manufacturers or installers of renewable energy systems, then your company will find value in sponsoring the summit. Contact Midwest Integrated Suppliers for details.
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Midwest Integrated Suppliers is a business alliance developed in 2010, initially to recruit utility-scale wind turbine manufacturers to Michigan and create business opportunities for manufacturing suppliers in the state. The scope of the alliance has since expanded to promote business opportunities in all alternative energy sectors. It currently represents manufacturers with an interest in developing alternative energy products and services, as well as advocates, to create a better business environment for renewable energy manufacturers.

"This is a state that has led the world in several areas, from cars to corn flakes. Today, however, we stand at a critical juncture in developing new industry for Michigan,"explained Tim Bannister, executive director for Midwest Integrated Suppliers. It's well-known that we need to diversity the industrial base in Michigan; likewise, we realize that we must take new approaches to create further business opportunities.

"Clean renewable energy technology is the future, and with $10 billion already invested and more than 220 manufacturers supplying wind and solar components, we've already started down the path to make it part of Michigan's future. Michigan manufacturers need to leverage this base and take the lead in clean energy technology. This will require progressive-thinking business owners, elected officials, and policy-makers willing to work with suppliers and service providers in creating an environment conducive to renewable energy growth.

"Wind and solar energy investors around the world are looking to jurisdictions that have clear and well-defined targets for energy development and a comprehensive . . .Read more

 

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