Mechanical Contractors Association, 7550 Caple Blvd, Northwood, OH 43619, US

ABOUT NEXTENERGY Energy drives America. We need it for transportation, for manufacturing and business, for our homes and offices. It fuels our economy and lifestyles today, and holds the key to our aspirations for the future, powering the next generation of American innovation and research. Increasing energy demands, tightening supplies, and environmental concerns have increased the focus on alternative ways to generate and use it. Launched in 2002, NextEnergy is already one of the nation's leading research catalysts and business accelerators for alternative and renewable energy. Our leadership team offers more than a hundred years of experience working with utilities, alternative fuels, hybrid power trains, business development, venture capital investment and more in the alternative energy industry. Located in Detroit, we are within an hour of more than a dozen major research universities, and in the heartland of America's transportation, technology, and manufacturing industries. Fostering dynamic research and innovation, we combine this intellectual capital with Michigan's legendary manufacturing prowess and entrepreneurial ingenuity to help generate new technologies, viable businesses, solid growth, and industry leadership.