DETROIT - Detroit Cobo Center will host the inaugural Small and Community Wind Conference & Exhibition Nov. 3-5. Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who worked with the Legislature to pass Michigan's first renewable energy portfolio standard, will speak at the general session. The Program Chairs, Jacob Susman, Chief Executive Officer, OwnEnergy and Charles Newcomb, Chief Technology
LANSING - Michigan has become slightly more energy efficient over the past year, but not enough to count as one of the top movers on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's annual report card and not enough to move it into the top half of states. Michigan ranked 34th on the 2009 State Energy
TROY - With green technologies and initiatives gaining momemtum, it is hard to deny that the future looks green. Join Automation Alley to hear from Conan Smith with the Michigan Suburbs Alliance and Michele Soderstrom with NextEnergy as they discuss what's currently happening in green technology and where future opportunities exist. Several local companies in
DETROIT - The Wayne State University College of Engineering has named Simon Ng, professor of chemical engineering and materials science and director of the National Biofuels Energy Lab, the college's interim associate dean of research. Ng replaces Mumtaz Usmen, who recently was appointed interim dean of the college. Ng is also the project director of
DEARBORN - Retired four-star Gen. Wesley Clark will the keynote address at the plug-in electric vehicle conference October 19-21. The conference will explore viable solutions to policies that will enable the commercial introduction of plug-in electric vehicles and economic models for success. The agenda includes sessions focused on infrastructure requirements, battery manufacturing, and vehicle technology
ANN ARBOR ? A new study says the "greening" of corporate vehicle fleets presents an opportunity to move a substantial number of highly efficient, clean fuel vehicles onto the road in a relatively short timeframe, results that are both environmentally and economically positive. A newly released report by the Sustainable Transportation and Communities group at
LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm Tuesday announced Georgia-based Suniva will invest $250 million in a new solar manufacturing facility in Saginaw County's Thomas Township, creating some 500 new jobs over the next five years �?? if they get an Energy Department loan guarantee recently applied for. "Today we welcome Suniva to our growing list of
LANSING - Unions, businesses and legislators from both parties, including Democratic leaders from both chambers, called on Gov. Jennifer Granholm to step back from her decision requiring new coal-fired electric power plants to show not only that they meet emissions requirements, but that the power they produce will be required. House Speaker Andy Dillon (D-Redford
KALAMAZOO - Fifteen students are heading for Michigan's Thumb this week to gain a "thumbs-up" acceptance into Kalamazoo Valley Community College's first-of-its-kind-in-the-nation training academy for technicians who will work on utility-sized turbines clustered on wind farms around the world. It's part of a win-win agreement between the KVCC Wind Energy Center and the Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port
LANSING - Do you know what biodegradable plastics, clothing, bedding, and packing material all have in common? They can all be made from corn and were started as research projects funded through Michigan's corn check-off, the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan. Research is an integral part of the CMPM. State farmer dollars invested in corn