HOUGHTON - A new solar energy center at Michigan Technological University will let students and researchers study photovoltaic systems in the demanding weather conditions of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The facility is made possible by generous gifts from corporate sponsors, including SolarBridge Technologies (SolarBridge). The Michigan Tech Solar Photovoltaic Research Facility at Keweenaw Research Center includes
ANN ARBOR - Ultra Electronics AMI has secured a $870,000 contract to provide 30 of its solid oxide fuel cells to the U.S. Army's Rapid Equipping Force. Soldiers in the field will use the 300-watt fuel cells to recharge batteries and provide primary power for communications and information systems. The first delivery of five fuel
DETROIT - NextEnergy today is one of twenty winners of the $37 million Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge, a Department of Commerce competition launched in May to promote the advancement of 20 high-growth, regional industry clusters. Coordinated by Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, Michigan?s portion of the award totals $2.1 million distributed across five agencies
MIDLAND - A Japanese company has developed a method to turn shredded paper into a stronger, greener paper-plastic composite, and Michigan Molecular Institute is helping to bring the technology - along with 30 new jobs - to Michigan. Tokyo-based ECO Research Institute has developed a process that can grind shredded office paper to the micron
ANN ARBOR ? A University of Michigan professor and student have developed a "subconscious mode" for smartphones and other WiFi-enabled mobile devices could extend battery life by as much as 54 percent for users on the busiest networks. UM computer science and engineering professor Kang Shin and doctoral student Xinyu Zhang will present their new
DETROIT - DTE Energy plans to issue Requests for Proposals to add energy efficient programs to its electric profile. Contractors interested in submitting a proposal must contact DTE Energy by Sept. 23. Detroit Edison, DTE Energy's electric utility, is seeking bids from qualified Michigan energy efficiency implementation vendors to provide energy-saving programs for two of
DETROIT - DTE Energy is offering a new incentive and reward program for its large commercial and industrial customers that will be equivalent to taking 23,000 cars off the road. DTE Energy also announced it plans to issue Requests for Proposals to add energy efficient programs to its electric profile. DTE Energy will offer 125,000
LANSING - The Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development approved Wednesday the standards farms have to meet to be in the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program and the process for measuring whether they met those standards. The commission has only been required to approve the standards since March when the MAEAP became statutory, but they
LANSING - A regional compact regulating how invasive species are handled in the Great Lakes is the goal of legislation under initial review Thursday by the Senate Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Committee. Similar to the Great Lakes Water Compact, which governs water withdrawal out of the basin and lakes, SB 508 , SB 509 and
DETROIT - The worldwide market for Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles will reach almost $9 billion by 2015, when 2.5 million hybrids, 300,000 plug-in hybrids and 500,000 electric vehicles will be coming down production lines. This growth will, however, be accompanied by massive overcapacity. Over the next few years, we will see Li-ion battery production