MUSKEGON ? This week, Grand Valley State University anchored a research buoy 35 miles offshore in Lake Michigan to help assess the commercial-scale viability of wind generation in the Great Lakes. The buoy can now collect wind measurements up to 175 meters high, which is the same height as next-generation wind turbines currently being marketed,
LANSING - Proponents of legislation that would remove a requirement for lakefront property owners to obtain a permit to groom their beaches criticized Thursday the Department of Environmental Quality's effectiveness in managing the current permitting process. Beachfront owners told the Senate Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes Committee they should not be required to get
LANSING ? Michigan House Democrats want to see action on a package of bills that would place a two-year moratorium on the practice of hydraulic fracturing in Michigan and force the companies to disclose what chemicals they will use in the process. The final bill in the package (HB 5565 , HB 5151 , HB
TRAVERSE CITY - The Great Lakes Bioneers announced this year's Great Lakes Youth Ambassador awards will go to six students for their interest and actions in support of people and the planet. Each student will receive $100 to be used for higher education or an earth-and-people-friendly project. The awards will be announced during the Northern
DETROIT - Kicking off the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit, GE's Jeffrey Immelt said that the main impediments to achieving a robust smart grid for EVs are not technology-related, but rather business-process issues. Key among the 10 ideas for business and country competitiveness that General Electric?s Chairman and CEO shared to open the SAE
DETROIT - Mark Little, Senior Vice President & Director of GE Global Research, predicts big advances in EV technologies and in the ability to distribute power to and from vehicles and the grid. The shift to electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids heralds a major change for automotive technologies, one that will ripple out to many
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Small business owners support government investments in clean energy and believe such investments have an important role in creating jobs and boosting the economy, according to an opinion poll of 600 small business owners in six states released Tuesday by Small Business Majority. The poll, conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, found
WARREN - Many Michigan businesses have found that ?being green? is good for business, but only two have been named Elite Winners at this year's 101 Best and Brightest Sustainable Companies awards event on April 18, 2012 honoring all of Michigan?s 101 Best and Brightest Sustainable Companies. The 101 Best and Brightest Sustainable Companies awards
DETROIT - DTE Energy announced Thursday that it plans to build its next wind park in Huron County, which will add another 110 megawatts to the company's renewable energy portfolio, enough to power 30,000 homes on purely renewable energy. The wind park in Oliver and Chandler townships is part of DTE Energy's efforts to expand
LANSING - Customers of DTE Energy and Consumers Energy can expect to receive smaller bills this year thanks to a ruling made Tuesday by the Michigan Public Service Commission. The PSC ordered DTE Energy and its gas subsidiary, MichCon, to refund $30.9 million to 2.1 million electric and 1.2 million gas customers. Consumers Energy must