DETROIT ? Eco-Motors announced Tuesday that a Chinese automotive supplier, Zhonding, will build a $200 million factory in Eastern China to build 150,000 of the fuel efficient engines a year. The engine design called OPOC, which stands for opposed piston, opposed cylinder, has half the number of parts of a typical piston engine and could
LAPEER - Grid Logic has been awarded a $3.8 million grant through the Advanced Research Projects Agency ? Energy of the United States Department of Energy. To support Grid Logic's federally required cost share, NextEnergy has selected Grid Logic as the first recipient of its Michigan Accelerating Technology Energy Grant. Grid Logic develops and manufactures
HOLLAND - Holland Board of Public Works announced it has received the Reliable Public Power Provider 1 Diamond recognition from the American Public Power Association for providing consumers with the highest degree of reliable and safe electric service. This award places HBPW in the top one percent of all public utilities in the United States.
ROCHESTER ? MI Earth Day Fest, which drew 50,000 attendees in year's past, is scheduled again for April 26-28 in downtown Rochester after a three-year hiatus. Admission is free. Featuring green and healthy living exhibits, presentations, programs and networking, as well as entertainment, awards, food and family fun, the MI Earth Day Fest will highlight
HOLLAND ? The Holland Board of Public Works has voted to recommend a 20-year renewable energy wind contract with the Michigan Public Power Agency. The energy will come from Beebe Wind in Ithaca. The contract will be presented to Holland City Council for approval March 20. The contract is the second wind energy power purchase
LANSING - About $20 million for emergency dredging activities was approved on Wednesday to be included in a Natural Resources Trust Fund bill that otherwise authorizes spending for various Department of Natural Resources and parks and recreation projects across the state. SB 233 currently includes $23.3 million in appropriations from the fund for 22 acquisition
WASHINGTON D.C. - Companies and communities across the country announced more than 300 clean energy and clean transportation projects in 2012 that are expected to create 110,000 jobs, according a report released Wednesday by Environmental Entrepreneurs. Michigan ranked second, behind California, with 29 projects. ?It?s now crystal-clear that clean energy and clean transportation are helping
LANSING - The Public Service Commission on Thursday approved a settlement agreement authorizing The Detroit Edison Company to refund $9.3 million to customers, or a credit of just shy of $2 for residential customers using 500 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month. Customers should see the credit in April, the PSC said, but the commission also
LANSING - Speakers and attendees of the first public forum on energy policy Thursday largely agreed on the need to move toward more renewable power and energy efficiency, but were split on whether the state's current energy law was the way to get there. The goal of the seven forums planned between Thursday and April
LANSING - The Public Service Commission on Friday released its report on the implementation of the state's renewable energy standard and its cost effectiveness, showing the estimated renewable energy percentage is expected to reach 4.7 percent in 2012. The state's renewable energy standard is currently set at 10 percent by 2015, and the PSC has