ANN ARBOR - The Builders and Remodelers Association will present a seminar on Feb. 26 for Creating Your Green Home, presented by Michael Klement, AIA, principal of Architectural Resource, one of the foremost residential sustainable design firms in South East Michigan. The seminar will cover all aspects that you will need to consider when planning
MUSKEGON - Grand Valley State University's Annis Water Resources Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding with Michigan State University's Institute of Water Research on water-related issues. AWRI, which sits on Muskegon Lake, is a part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at GVSU and supports research, education and outreach aimed at preserving
LANSING – The Michigan Public Service Commission this week approved Consumers Energy Co.’s request to add wind generation to its renewable energy plan, but delayed a decision on the company’s request to add solar facilities. Consumers said the new wind and solar facilities are needed to meet the state’s renewable portfolio standard. The standard set
ANN ARBOR – Officials at the University of Michigan announced the selection of the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality, a team that will recommend how the university will reach the goal of becoming a carbon neutral institution, as well as develop transferable strategies that can be used by other institutions and larger communities to achieve
ANN ARBOR – When local residents feel the planning process for building wind turbines is fair and open, their perceptions of the often-controversial energy source remain steady or improve with time, according to a new University of Michigan study. In fact, the openness with which the planning process is handled is more important in shaping
CORUNNA — Construction of a $250 million, 1,200-acre solar power farm in mid-Michigan’s Shiawassee County is predicted to begin later this year after the project proposed by New York City-based Ranger Power was approved by the Shiawassee County Planning Commission. Officials with Ranger Power said the commission’s approval of a special use permit for the
GALESBURG - Power management company Eaton announced its eMobility business has developed compact power-dense automotive inverters capable of increasing the range of electric vehicles. The inverters, which draw electricity from the battery and control how it is applied to the motor to manage power and torque, will be tested by a global automaker in first
DETROIT - Soft demand for electric vehicles and an unclear regulatory future were among the challenges facing the automotive industry debated during a variety of panel discussions at AutoMobili-D on Thursday at NAIAS. On one hand, automakers and suppliers are busy reinventing the future with the multi-billion dollar investments in hybrid, electric and self-driving vehicles. At
ANN ARBOR — Partnerships, co-production and research to practice. These themes define four projects recently awarded Catalyst Grants by the University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute. Led by multidisciplinary faculty teams, the projects aim to advance sustainability at local, state, national and international levels by engaging diverse communities on a range of contemporary problems. “Catalyst
ROYAL OAK - On this segment of M2 Techcast, ITC Transco Chief Operating Officer Jon Jipping explains why the huge electric transmission company donated $75,000 to Michigan Tech’s ECE Learning Center and why it is looking to hire more power engineers to keep up with retirements and expansion. ITC Holdings Gives Michigan Tech University $75,000
