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The American love affair with the car may have stalled, but that doesn’t mean the driving forces behind it aren’t trying to jump-start the relationship. (How’s that for mixed metaphors?) During a recent trade show in Western Michigan, auto parts makers think their ability to make parts for cars can be transferred into making parts for other things, like wind turbines and the other underpinnings of the “green economy.”
Dan Radomski, vice president of industry services, NextEnergy, was surprised to find that he had sell-out crowd at the Automotive Manufacturing Diversification conference at Grand Valley State University, According to Julia Bauer’s reports in The Grand Rapids Press. The event was hosted by The Right Place Inc. economic development group.
“I remember hosting supplier events just around the renewable, alternative energy industry three years ago, and we could barely get 20 people in a room,” Radomski told the crowd.
Parts for utility-grade wind turbines, the gear or direct-drive control boxes, and the massive blades could all be made in Michigan, he said. The U.S. already has 120 wind turbine manufacturers, but 50 percent of the demand must be imported. (http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/02/conference_for_auto_suppliers.html)
Making those things here could help sustain an automobile industry that is going to have to become less dependent…
Tags: green energy, renewable energy, solar power, Wind Power
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