SOUTHGATE - Meadowlark Energy will partner with the Michigan Suburbs Alliance in the Green Anchors project to manage the construction portion of a pilot project in Southgate, Michigan, to rehab abandoned or foreclosed properties and make them as energy efficient as possible. The program involves an intensive rehab of several neighborhood homes to bring their
LANSING - The Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council filed comments with the state Public Service Commission Thursday that contend Michigan could generate 40 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2035. The comments came on the Draft Report on Renewable Energy prepared by Michigan Public Service Commission chairman John Quackenbush and Michigan Energy Office
ANN ARBOR - Meadowlark Builders will be conducting tours on Nov. 16-17 of a resource-efficient home under construction in Ann Arbor. Attendees will be able to see what makes up the core of a super energy-efficient home using a variety of the latest cutting-edge green design and building strategies mixed with tried-and-true construction methods. Advanced
OXFORD - Light-emitting diode manufacturer Relume Technologies has announced the appointment of Jason Bolte and Guy Rojo as Regional Sales Directors reporting to Patrick Gee, Senior VP Sales and Service. In their new positions, responsibilities will include calling on select accounts and developing new business opportunities in the United States with a direct focus on
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission and the Michigan Energy Office on Tuesday released their draft report on electric choice, and unlike previous reports, this one was met with mixed reactions from those closest to the issue. "While we welcome the release of this draft report - which rightly keeps this critical issue moving
COPEMISH ? Contractors Building Supply hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its solar panel assembly plant on Oct. 3 becoming the U.S. manufacturing facility for all Sonali Energees products. About 60 people attended, including Dan Scripps from the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council, Mike Worden, President of Honor Bank and Ron Bytwerk, Mayor of Copemish
LANSING - It is essential to Michigan's environment to reduce the amount of mercury being released into it, so electric utilities, particularly DTE, should drop a challenge to new federal standards, environmental groups said in a teleconference Thursday. But DTE executives said DTE cannot drop the lawsuit because it is only indirectly a party and
DETROIT - NextEnergy Energy Storage Event Oct. 30 provides an informal, neutral setting with key players in the advanced energy storage systems sector, learn about start-stop systems forecasts from a leading market analyst, and hear from two industry leaders on important matters related to ES systems. The event is free, Includes access to PlugVolt webinar,
GRAND RAPIDS - For researchers, chemists, engineers, industry CEOs, students, educators, entrepreneurs, and policymakers, the 2013 Michigan Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference Oct. 23-24 provides an excellent opportunity to hear and share ideas on how we can best "green up" Michigan through green chemistry and engineering. Conference attendees will learn how green chemistry and engineering
LANSING - The Public Service Commission released the second of four draft reports Tuesday on renewable energy before Governor Rick Snyder's recommendations on the state's energy future, expected in December. The report consists of miscellaneous energy questions that were not classified specifically to renewable energy, energy efficiency or electric choice. The questions include electric liability,