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TARDEC’s Skalny Joins NextEnergy Board

DETROIT ? NextEnergy announced that Paul F. Skalny, recently retired from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, has joined the company's Board of Directors. Skalny recently retired from TARDEC, where he held numerous leadership roles over the course of 25 years. His tenure for the Army spanned more than 32 years and

By |2012-01-25T00:00:00-05:00January 25th, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Michigan Changes Pre-Paid Gas Sales Tax Rate

LANSING ? Michigan companies that pre-pay state gas sales tax will get a break beginning March 1, as the new rate the state will charge for bulk purchases of fuel takes effect. The Department of Treasury earlier this month issued Revenue Administrative Bulletin 2012-1 setting a change from the prepaid sales tax rate from the

By |2012-01-24T00:00:00-05:00January 24th, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

NextEnergy Hires Lundberg As VP, Finance And Administration

DETROIT ? NextEnergy announced Tuesday that Kenneth Lundberg has joined the alternative energy group as vice president, finance and administration and chief financial officer. Lundberg?s key responsibilities will be to manage approval and maintenance of accounting systems; maintain relationships with financial institutions, and control banking operations, investment portfolio and related activities; manage insurance coverage; and

By |2012-01-24T00:00:00-05:00January 24th, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Michigan Energy Forum Feb. 2: Financing Your Commercial Energy Project

ANN ARBOR ? February's Michigan Energy Forum event, Financing Your Commercial Energy Project, will focus on highlighting an array of financial mechanisms that exist to help commercial building owners make their energy efficiency and/or renewable energy project a reality. Event Details: SPARK Central, 330 East Liberty, Ann Arbor Date: 2/2/2012 Time: 5 - 7 PM

By |2012-01-23T00:00:00-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

RheTech Expands Its RheVision Biocomposites Product Line

WHITMORE LAKE ? RheTech has expanded its RheVision biocomposites product line to include agave fiber and coconut fiber. These new biofibers, including RheVision's existing offering of wood fiber, rice hull and flax fiber reinforced polyolefin, are helping RheTech meet the growing demand for environmentally friendly materials that meet the performance characteristics of its customers. ?We

By |2012-01-19T00:00:00-05:00January 19th, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

City Of Detroit Wins Advanced Lighting Technology Demonstration Grant

LANSING ? The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced Thursday that the City of Detroit has won a $400,000 Advanced Lighting Technology Demonstration grant to upgrade street lights in six areas of the city. ?The State of Michigan is pleased to partner with the City of Detroit and DTE Energy to replace aging and inefficient lighting

By |2012-01-19T00:00:00-05:00January 19th, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Oil Fracking In Michigan Does Not Pose Environmental Concerns: Oil Official

LANSING - Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been linked to a variety of environmental problems around the country, but industry officials said a combination of the state's geography and its regulations would prevent those incidents in Michigan. Though the issue has become a hot button for environmentalists in recent months, Michigan has had wells that

By |2012-01-17T00:00:00-05:00January 17th, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Azure Dynamics Delivers 1000th Balance Hybrid Electric Truck

OAK PARK - Azure Dynamics Corp. announced that it has delivered its 1,000th Balance Hybrid Electric Truck to Purolator, Azure's largest customer. This unit also represents Purolator's 200th Hybrid Electric truck received in 2011, which is part of its previous record 600 unit order providing for 200 units being delivered in 2011 with an additional

By |2012-01-13T00:00:00-05:00January 13th, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Group Seeks Amendment To Increase Renewable Standard To 25 Percent

LANSING - Increasing Michigan's portfolio standard is the goal of a constitutional amendment submitted this week with the Department of State. A group calling itself Michigan Energy, Michigan Jobs is backing adoption by voters of a 25 percent RPS standard by 2025, meaning utilities would have to generate 25 percent of their electricity from renewable

By |2012-01-12T00:00:00-05:00January 12th, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|