NEW YORK - After Acura displayed its new i-DTEC 2.2L four-cylinder diesel engine at the Detroit Auto Show and announced it would debut in a US market Acura model in 2009, speculation immediately began about which model would be selected. The speculation is over with Honda's announcement it will tap the TSX as its first
DETROIT - In part two of the Hydrogen Forecast's discussion with Larry Burns, the GM technology guru turns to the automaker's competitors and the race to bring fuel cell vehicles into the mainstream market. In the arena of fuel cell development, companies such as Honda, Daimler, Ford - and of course GM - have been
LANSING - If Michigan pursues development of alternative energy it could result in hundreds of thousands of jobs created in Michigan, Governor Jennifer Granholm said Monday after touring a Lansing plant using landfill-created methane to generate electricity. Granholm called the electric generating facility at Granger Energy, a division of Granger Container Services, a great example
LANSING - Though the utilities and their competitors appear still miles apart on how to address Michigan's energy needs, some plan will be moving from the House by the end of February. A workgroup of leaders from both chambers, the administration, utilities and their competitors met for some four hours Wednesday night to begin hashing
LANSING - Legislation to boost energy development in Michigan could be a good test of how well the Legislature and Governor Jennifer Granholm are going to work together this year, Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop (R-Rochester) said Monday. But he warned against trying to "jam" standards for the use of renewable energy that technology does
SAN CARLOS, Ca. - The cold rain that had been falling on Northern California in mid-January paused before we silently rolled the roadster out the development garage in San Carlos. With the sun shining for a least a short time, the top was easily removed by releasing a pair of latches on each side and
SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. - For green-tech start-ups, 2008 could be the year of either break-neck speed or just hitting the brakes. A tidal wave of venture capital has poured into clean tech over the past four years, reflecting the confidence investors and entrepreneurs have that high energy prices and climate change make the sector ripe
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan Strategic Alliance has appointed Ken Freestone as interim Green Infrastructure Project Manager, replacing Katie Kahl, who stepped down to complete a Ph.D. in Fisheries and Wildlife Management at Michigan State University. Freestone has worked with the WMSA in the past, contributing to the "Common Framework" publication and serving on
DETROIT - DTE Energy has signed an agreement with Cadillac-based Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative to provide wind energy supply for the company's GreenCurrents renewable energy program. Introduced last April, GreenCurrents provides DTE Energy's 2.2 million electric customers the option of choosing environmentally-friendly renewable energy for their homes and businesses. "We are extremely pleased to be
LANSING - With the creation of a task force in Michigan, all of the states under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region V are now involved in the Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative. The first meeting of the Michigan task force is scheduled for February 6. The five other states in the region began their task forces