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Michigan awards $285K to new mobility initiatives that improve roadway safety and sustainability, and customer service

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Michigan will enable four new mobility services to help address challenges across the state related to sustainable transit, roadway safety, parking and staffing shortages in the service industry. In partnership with key universities, four companies—Bluecity, GEKOT Inc., Bluecity ($100,000).

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DOE collaborating with Michigan to advance hydrogen and fuel cells

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Michigan and DOE will also work to develop emerging hydrogen infrastructure technologies and grow the domestic supply chain. Through this MOU, MEDC will leverage capabilities at DOE’s national laboratories to enhance analysis and data collection to guide future R&D.

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Ford to produce 50,000 Airon ventilators in Michigan in next 100 days; partnering with GE Healthcare

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Ford Motor Company, in collaboration with GE Healthcare, will begin producing in Michigan the Airon pNeuton model A ventilator with the goal to produce 50,000 of the needed units within 100 days and up to 30,000 a month thereafter as needed.

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Ford, University of Michigan open $8M battery lab focused on test production of advanced technologies

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Ford and the University of Michigan opened a new $8-million battery lab, housed at the U-M Energy Institute, which will serve as a battery manufacturing facility designed to support pilot projects. Other investors include the University of Michigan, Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the US Department of Energy.

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University of Michigan launches new program to accelerate advanced transportation technologies

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A new program at the University of Michigan will award funds for researchers to accelerate advanced transportation technologies. Alain Piette, technology team manager, Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center. Tony Grover, co-founder and managing director, RPM Ventures. Malhan, advanced research director, Denso.

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Biomethane Pickup Debuts in Flint, Michigan

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Mott Foundation, Swedish agencies, and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). The project is a collaboration of Swedish Biogas International (SBI), Kettering University, and the city of Flint, with support from the C.S.

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GM adds 3 acres of solar arrays in Michigan

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General Motors is increasing its renewable energy use with 3 acres of new solar arrays at two Michigan facilities. According to SEIA, GM leads all automakers in the number of solar installations in the US and ranks among the top US corporate solar users in 2013 and 2012. That is equivalent to the annual energy use of 25 homes.

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