LANSING - The number of agricultural renaissance zones in Michigan would be increased by five to 18, under a bill that won unanimous approval of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday. The zones would provide special tax breaks for operations of facilities creating ethanol from woody waste. The bill (SB 1122 ) was made more
LANSING - Legislation that would cap Michigan electric choice at 10 percent of the loads of the two largest utilities ? plus allow them to build the interest charges on a new power plant into the rate base if they can show need - could be introduced in the Senate by week's end. Rep. Frank
DETROIT - DTE Energy has issued a Request for Proposal to purchase Michigan-based renewable energy for the company's GreenCurrents renewable energy program. GreenCurrents provides DTE Energy's 2.2 million electric customers the option of choosing environmentally-friendly renewable energy for their homes and businesses. More than 8,000 customers have signed up for GreenCurrents since its inception last
MIDLAND - The Dow Chemical company Tuesday introduced a new technology that will make the fabrication of wind blades for alternative energy use that are stronger, lighter and easier to manufacture. Launched at the JEC show in Paris, France, AIRSTONE Systems for Wind Energy from Dow once again highlight how the Company's sharp focus on
LANSING - Renewable energy legislation passed one house of the Michigan Legislature unanimously on Thursday, but it wasn't the wide-sweeping standard Gov. Jennifer Granholm and environmental groups have called for. The Senate approved SB 1000 on a 38-0 vote. Supporters of the legislation that would require state government to purchase increasing levels of renewable energy
DTE Energy's GreenCurrents Program Gets National Certification DETROIT - DTE Energy's GreenCurrents renewable energy program has received Green-e certification from the Center for Resource Solutions, the nation's leading certification and verification program for renewable energy. The Green-e program provides independent, third-party certification to ensure renewable energy meets strict environmental and consumer protection standards. DTE Energy
LANSING - The Mackinac Room in the House Office Building was crammed Tuesday for a workgroup session on an energy package including largely re-regulating the electric industry and mandating energy efficiency and a renewable portfolio standard. But while the participants argued over changes to the bills, no consensus was reached in the seven-hour meeting. House
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nevada - The Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy invites science and engineering doctoral students, post-docs, and research faculty to spend a week learning to recognize, develop, and bring to market green businesses built on their research. The five-day immersive program, from July 7-11, provides students with focused lectures, practical exercises, and hands-on experiences turning
DETROIT - To promote itself, Detroit Electric - a new joint venture between Zap and China's Youngman Automotive Group - plan to release a limited number of cars based around the Detroit Electric, an electric car produced by the Anderson Electric Car Co. in the early part of the 20th century. Anderson produced various models
SAN JOSE - To make ethanol, you want to make vinegar first, according to ZeaChem. The biofuel start-up, which has moved from Colorado to Silicon Valley, says it has come up with a method of making cellulosic ethanol that results in close to 40 percent more fuel per ton of wood chips than competing processes.