September 1, 2005

NextEnergy Appoints New Board Members

DETROIT, Sept. 1 -- NextEnergy, Michigan's Alternative Energy
Business Accelerator, announced the appointment of Michael R. Boulus, Ph.D.,
Robert J. Buckler, Lana Pollack and Chris Rizik to serve on the non-profit's
Board of Directors. Each new Board member brings a wealth of knowledge and
experience in their respective fields.

Dr. Boulus is Executive Director of Presidents Council, State Universities
of Michigan and has been involved in education for more than 30 years. He has
held positions with Michigan's Department of Treasury, Epylon Corporation,
Middle Cities Education Association, Michigan Schools Energy Corporation,
Michigan State University and the Michigan Association of School
Administrators.

Robert Buckler is President and Chief Operating Officer for DTE Energy
Distribution and has been with the organization for more than 30 years.
Buckler has been a visionary in the use of advanced energy technologies on the utility power grid, and has extensive experience in engineering, management, and customer and marketing services.

As President of the Michigan Environmental Council since 1996, Lana
Pollack has extensive experience working with government and environmental
organizations. She serves on the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board
and the Environmental Advisory Committee for the State Department of
Environmental Quality. Pollack was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm to the Michigan Land Use Leadership Council in 2003.

Chris Rizik is a co-founder and partner of Ardesta, LLC, a venture capital
firm that is one of the nation's leading investors in micro and
nanotechnologies and the creator of several successful start-up companies. He
is a former chair of the Michigan Microsystems Alliance and has held numerous
positions in technology and law as a former partner with Avalon Investments
and Dickinson Wright PLLC.

"We are grateful to have the knowledge, insight, and guidance of Dr.
Boulus, Robert Buckler, Lana Pollack and Chris Rizik on our Board of
Directors," said James Croce, CEO of NextEnergy. "The addition of these
respected individuals to our strong existing Board team will ensure that
NextEnergy delivers on its objective of strengthening Michigan's economic
security through energy diversity."

About NextEnergy Center
NextEnergy is a non-profit corporation founded to advance business and
community development by promoting technologies that strengthen the nation's
energy security and Michigan's economy. The state-of-the-art NextEnergy
Center and related energy infrastructure supports research, development,
education, and outreach through collaboration among automotive, military, and
energy company interests. For more information, visit
http://www.nextenergy.org.