Projects related to various forms of alternative energy are all the rage these days and that's true along the Great Lakes shores. Sault St. Marie, Ont., is the scene of a joint venture between steel maker Algoma Steel and SIAG (Schaaf Industries Corporation) of Germany. The firms will establish a wind tower manufacturing facility on a site adjacent to the Algoma steelworks. The US$30-million project will have the capacity to produce 180 wind towers annually and will eventually employ 140.
   Ethanol is also in the mix along the lakes. Marysville Ethanol is building a $95-million plant in Marysville, Mich., near Port Huron. Operations will begin in 2007 and the facility will produce more than 50 million gallons a year, using 18 million bushels of corn. In Windsor, Ont., Commercial Alcohols is investing in a $102-million facility.