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. If you think that the Motor City is not one those places that has long embraced the potential of alternative energies, where business leaders are taking huge strides toward ending America's dependence on nonrenewable and increasingly expensive fossil fuels, you would be wrong.
. The new $12-million home of NextEnergy near Wayne State University is as much about changing that view of southeast Michigan as it is about creating a place for players in the alternative energy field to collaborate.
. With oil and gasoline prices at new highs, the timing for NextEnergy to begin the next phase of its mission couldn't be better.
. The 45,000 square-foot NextEnergy Center, off Cass Avenue in the TechTown business incubator district, showcases a variety of emerging technologies from biodiesel to hydrogen fuel cells.
. Inside the building, the spacious glassed-in lobby will serve as a showroom for local companies' products, and the firms can use the 80-seat auditorium for presentations to potential investors and distributors.
. One wing of the building is 18,400 square feet of lab space where NextEnergy can nurture alternative energy startups.
. Tenants for seven of the eight labs have already signed on, and the first ones are expected to move in next month.
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