LUDINGTON - The annual Michigan Energy Fair, sponsored by the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association, is this weekend at the Mason County Fairgrounds. Friday will feature workshops geared towards those individuals in the field of Alternative Energy with topics like Community Solar, Net Metering, and Grid Modernization with Renewables. The cost to attend the Friday
ANN ARBOR - The Clean Energy Coalition?s Green Fleets Program, funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, will showcase the statewide impact of Michigan?s Green Fleets June 13 at the Henry Ford Community College parking lot. Project partners, such as Wright & Fillipis, Schwan?s Food Services, DTE Energy and Metro Cars, will display vehicles
DETROIT ? Clean energy technology company GreenLancer has launched a proprietary e-commerce platform where contractors can order the engineering documents needed to quickly to develop solar energy projects. This cloud-based platform provides clients access to a virtual network of highly accredited engineers who help cut costs and streamline the project development process from initial feasibility
LANSING ? The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced that the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association has been awarded a $33,304 grant from the Michigan Energy Office, Renewable Energy Demonstration Program, to perform a Community Solar PV Garden Feasibility Study. ?Renewable energy resources, such as community solar, offer many potential community, economic, environmental, national security, and
GRAND RAPIDS - The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that Ottawa County has been awarded $400,000 in grant funds from the Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Program to assess, cleanup, and redevelop contaminated properties, promote economic development, create jobs, and protect public health. The County will utilize the grant funds
DETROIT ? Mark Tercek, president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, will explore why responsible stewardship of nature is of the utmost importance to businesses, governments and societies on May 21 at a program hosted by Inforum Michigan. After the event, Tercek will be signing copies of his recently released best-selling book, Nature's Fortune: How
ROCHESTER ? The MI Green Team announced the winners of the third annual MI Green Hall of Fame Awards, which recognize dedication and achievement of some of Michigan's green leaders in business, community service, academia and media. The 2013 MI Green Hall of Fame inductees include: Kenneth Cockrel Jr. - Detroit City Council president, founder
EAST LANSING - The importance of improving the Great Lakes, cleaning its waters and beaches and ridding it of invasive species, is magnified by the recognition that the entire Great Lakes region is equal to the fourth-largest economy in the world. At a forum on threats to the Great Lakes, sponsored by the Institute for
LANSING ? Michigan was among the top 10 states for wind power capacity additions and growth rate in 2012, according to the American Wind Energy Association's annual market study reported Friday. The study, reported by MLive.Com, said Michigan added 611 megawatts of wind energy capacity in 2012 for a cumulative total of 988 megawatts, ranking
DEARBORN - Ford in the first quarter of 2013 sold more than 20,000 hybrids, the best hybrid sales quarter ever for Ford. Ford's hybrid sales were up 324 percent nationally over 2012, achieving 16 percent share of the electrified vehicle market - up from 4 percent last year. This was the first quarter in which