LANSING, MI — Governor John Engler of Michigan has introduced an economic development plan, called NextEnergy, designed to make the state a leader in the research, development, commercialization, and manufacture of alternative energy technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells. Fuel cell applications will include stationary use for homes and buildings as well as mobile use to power cars and trucks.
The proposal calls for the creation of a 700-acre, tax-free NextEnergyZone near Ann Arbor, building a NextEnergy Center there, and attracting alternative energy companies to the zone.