ONEKAMA - AT&T hopes to have about 15,000 work vans on the road across America over the next 10 years powered by natural gas or hybrid electric powertrains. So far, in a limited California experiment, the phone company is reaping a one-third equivalent fuel-cost savings over unleaded gasoline, an AT&T manager said during the Michigan
LANSING - The state has approved a Renewable Energy Renaissance Zone, a 28.6-acre site, for the Alpena Prototype Biorefinery, a partnership of Atlanta-based American Process and San Antonio-based Valero Energy Corporation, a Fortune 500 company and the largest refiner in North America. ?We are continuing to diversify Michigan?s economy through the development of green energy
ONEKAMA - Jennifer Alverado, executive director of the Michigan Energy Fair, recaps the fourth annual Michigan Energy Fair held June 25-28 at the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama, a tiny town on the Lake Michigan coast south of Traverse City. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
ONEKAMA - Azure Dynamics has developed a series of hybrid powered electric buses, vans and other work vehicles that reduce greenhouse gases and improve fuel mileage. Azure, based in Southeast Michigan, displayed its vehicles at the Michigan Energy Fair. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
EAST LANSING - Kinetic Wave Power, which has developed technology to generate electricity out of crashing waves in the ocean, was named the grand prize winner in the 2009 Great Lakes Entrepreneur�??s Quest business plan writing contest. Kinetic Wave Power won $25,000. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
EAST LANSING - Advanced Battery Concepts was a triple winner in the 2009 Great Lakes Entrepreneur�??s Quest business-plan writing contest. The clean tech company won first place in the New Business Idea category, plus won the special Automation Alley Advanced Manufacturing and Next Energy green business concept awards. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
TRAVERSE CITY - Even with the push to develop alternative energy and energy efficiency, utility rates and regulations, by and large, still encourage growth in use of energy and resources, panelists said at the Mid-American Regulatory Conference Tuesday. Michigan utilities are able to collect fees to cover energy efficiency programs, but the majority of their
TRAVERSE CITY - Electric transmission facilities are currently designed to get power from power plants to local communities. But with the growth of alternative energy, those transmission systems need to expand to pass power around states, regions and the nation, officials told the Mid-American Regulatory Conference Tuesday. The nation's current electric grid is still based
TRAVERSE CITY - Utilities are seeing unpaid bills and disconnections increase, and they are seeing those delinquencies from higher income customers, utility officials told those gathered for the Mid-American Regulatory Conference. But, while utilities are covering some of the efforts to assist those customers now, those efforts will have to move back to the government
TRAVERSE CITY - With coming changes in energy sources and costs, utilities and regulators are going to have to work together to ensure the new technology is implemented and customers are not buried by the costs, regulators and utility officials told the Mid-American Regulatory Conference on Monday. The cost of generating power is increasing as