LANSING - If Michigan lawmakers can beat other Midwest states in the race to approve renewable energy portfolio standards, it can provide the incentive for alternative energy manufacturers to set up shop in the state, bringing up to 35,000 jobs with them, said a report released on Wednesday from the Blue Green Alliance, a partnership
BEIJING, China - Suntech Power Holdings, an aggressive, rising star in the solar world, said in a conference call yesterday that it hopes to build plants in the U.S. to help it break into the market here. "We are currently in discussion with the governors of three different states who have been recruiting us to
LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm and her economic team will tour the state this week to talk to alternative energy companies about their expansion plans and needs. But she also pushed the Legislature to adopt a renewable energy portfolio to give those alternative energy companies a big boost. Michigan hopes to put alternative energy manufacturing
ADELAIDE, Australia - The University of Michigan solar car team finished 7th in the World Solar Challenge after losing 10 racing hours to a race accident. Just seven kilometers into the Challenge, the U-M lead vehicle was cut off by the Stanford Solar Car Team and forced to break quickly. The U-M solar car, Continuum,
LANSING - Business and environmental groups appeared to be starting on largely the same side as the Senate Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee began discussions on adopting the Great Lakes Compact. Both groups urged legislation that would adopt the compact, which essentially creates a regional authority over use of Great Lakes waters. But environmental
LOS ANGELES - Venture Vehicles, another entry in the alternative car market, says that in 2009 it will start selling a three-wheeled electric car that tilts into turns like motorcycles. The car, based on a steering technology invented by a Dutch company called Carver, will cost $20,000 for a hybrid version or $25,000 for a
ANN ARBOR - DTE Energy and The Ark, a well-known folk and acoustic music venue in Ann Arbor, have formed a partnership to promote renewable energy in Michigan, which could win concert goers a free music CD, or a ticket to an upcoming Ark performance. November has been designated Green Energy month at The Ark.
LANSING - Approval of the Great Lakes Compact along with new or renewed efforts to increase the use of alternative energy, boost recycling and control imports of trash were all part of a package of environmental initiatives outlined by Michigan Senate Republicans at a press conference on Wednesday. But in outlining the proposals, Republicans also
WASHINGTON DC - Lawrence Tech students and recent graduates participating in the Solar Decathlon in the nation's capital this week are one of 20 university teams ? as well as Germany, Spain, Canada and Puerto Rico ? that have accepted the challenge to design and build houses that convert sunlight into enough energy to meet
LANSING - After some additional questioning Thursday, the Michigan Senate Energy Policy and Public Utilities Committee unanimously recommended that the full chamber approve the appointment of Orjiakor Isiogu as chair of the Public Service Commission. A key question from committee members Thursday, and touched on briefly during a prior hearing, was why Isiogu had been