DETROIT ? NextEnergy gave $290,000 in Education Grants to four Michigan universities and two community colleges to develop Alternative Energy Curriculums.
Phase Two award recipients are:
Henry Ford Community College – $50,000
Kettering University – $44,000
Lansing Community College – $46,000
Lawrence Technological University – $50,000
Oakland University – $50,000
Wayne State University – $50,000
In 2003, NextEnergy awarded Phase One grants totaling$750,000 to Wayne State University, Lawrence Technological University, Kettering University and Lansing Community College to develop basic and advanced AET curriculum. Under Phase One, some 50 courses were designed creating programs at the associate, undergraduate and graduate levels as well as developing continuing education courses. So far, nearly 30 of those courses have been launched and more than 1500 students have enrolled.
The state-of-the-art, 45,000 square foot NextEnergy Center, scheduled to open in spring 2005, will be the Michigan headquarters of NextEnergy. Through its Microgrid Power Pavilion, the Center will include a working laboratory for advancing fuel cells and other distributed power generation technologies. NextEnergy is constructing alternative fuel infrastructure to support Michigan businesses in the development of hydrogen and bio-fueled vehicles and power generation systems.
For more information, visit www.nextenergy.org.
