MANISTEE - Manistee County Commissioner Allan O'Shea talks about the success of the 2007 Michigan Energy Fair, which featured exhibits on green energy technologies at the Manistee County Fairgrounds in June. O?Shea is one of the founder fathers of the event, which attracted thousands of alternative energy advocates. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com
SOUTHFIELD ? Denso International America and Masco Corporation Foundation are challenging the Michigan business community to support Team ALOeTERRA, Lawrence Technological University's entry in a prestigious international competition for building a solar-powered home. Lawrence Tech is one of just 20 universities ? and the only one in Michigan ? competing in the U.S. Department of
DETROIT- DTE Energy has developed a plan that will give its 2.2 million electric customers the option of choosing renewable energy for all or part of their electricity needs. The proposal, which was filed today with the Michigan Public Service Commission, has been under development for more than a year. It is intended to encourage
LOS ANGELES - Even after pulling the wraps off its first hybrid-electric vehicle at the Los Angeles auto show, Nissan remains skeptical about the market for the high-mileage technology. The automaker will offer its Altima Hybrid in just eight states, marketing boss Jan Thompson told TheCarConnection.com, though if demand exceeds initial expectations, she added, "It's
ROCHESTER HILLS ? The losses continue to decline for alternative energy focused Energy Conversion Devices. The company reported a net loss of $2.3 million (or $0.06 per share) on revenues of $27.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2007, as compared to a net loss of $6.5 million (or $0.22 per share) on revenues
ROCHESTER HILLS ? Energy Conversion Devices awarded a cost-shared has been awarded $1.2 million from the US Department of Energy to continue its work on small hydrogen internal combustion engines. ECD will pump about $500,000 into the project. Under the contract, ECD Ovonics will develop a low-cost method to convert small gasoline internal combustion engines
LANSING ? PM Environmental and AKT Peerless Environmental Services will become AKT-PM Environmental & Development Services when they merge on New Year's Day 2007. AKT Peerless Environmental Services is a Michigan-based environmental consulting firm. PM Environmental serves banks and other lending institutions, developers, commercial realtors and borrowers/buyers of commercial real estate by providing a full
DETROIT- DTE Energy plans to sell off some non-utility businesses in 2007, and reduce the demand for capital, which could generate some $1 billion in additional cash for shareholders next year. What?s more, DTE Energy plans to repurchase approximately 1 million shares of common stock starting this month to help drive up the per share
MANISTEE ? Manistee County will work closely with the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association to figure out ways to develop wind-power generation plants ? a prototype project that could provide other Michigan counties with a roadmap for alternative energy development. GLREA will work with Manistee County officials, starting in January, to develop a community-based wind
DETROIT ? Ryan Waddington, who headed up alternative energy investing for NextEnergy, has left the incubator to join Ziff Brothers Investments in New York where he will lead the firm's newly created alternative energy department. His first day on the job was Monday. Waddington said Ziff Brothers approached him through his network of contacts in