Talent Development Projects Funded 2009

Below is a list of the Industry Partners/Grantees whose projects were approved to receive first-round grants from the Renewable Energy Marketplace - Alliance for Talent Development in 2009. Click on the link to connect to the project summary details.

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To see a table summarizing all the projects, anticipated number to be trained, and products to be developed, click here .

Solar Skies Mfg LLC/Alexandria Technical College

SMI & Hydraulics, Solar Skies, Empire Plumbing and Heating, and others/Southwest Initiative Foundation

Outland Energy, Granite Falls Energy, Fagen Engineering, and others/ Minnesota West Community & Technical College

Xcel Energy, BH Electronics, and others/Southwest FIRST Collaborative

SMI & Hydraulics, Global Wind Harvest, and others/Minnesota West Community & Technical College

StoneL Corporation, Better Through Design, 3M/Tri-State Manufacturer’s Association

Alliant Energy, Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services/Workforce Development, Inc.  

Heron Lake BioEnergy and others/Minnesota West Community & Technical College 

BTD, Inc. and others/Minnesota State Community and Technical College

Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Ottertail Power Corporation/Lake Country Service Cooperative

Wilcon Construction, Schwickert’s, and others/Minnesota State University, Mankato  

Nova-Tech Engineering, Epitopix/MinnWest Technology Campus

Chippewa Valley Ethanol/Benson Public School

Easy Energy Systems, Inc./Easy Energy Systems, Inc.

V-Tek, Cambria, Dotson Iron Castings, and others/South Central College

Nova-Tech Engineering; Hammel, Green and Abrahamson/University of Minnesota, Morris