LIVONIA - A123 Systems LLC said Monday it has agreed to sell its grid storage business and other assets in energy storage for the telecom and data storage industries to Japan's NEC Corp. so it can focus on batteries for micro hybrid vehicles. The sale continues its move toward the transportation market, a simpler form
DETROIT - DTE Energy in partnership with The Engineering Society of Detroit and NextEnergy have selected two Farmington Hills-based companies as finalists in this year?s DTE E-Challenge Competition. Lumecon and Illuminating Concepts will demonstrate their innovations at the Detroit Zoo and the City of Royal Oak respectively. The winner will be announced during the DTE/ESD
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation on Thursday announced the formation of a work group including officials from state government, utilities and private-sector businesses in an effort to identify opportunities to decrease rates for high-energy users. "We will draw on knowledge from a range of stakeholders and decision-makers, and come up with recommendations that
HOUGHTON ? Kettering University has won the internal combustion division of the 2014 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge, after coming in runner-up the past two years. The competition was held over the weekend at Michigan Technological University. ?We?re ecstatic,? said team leader Matt Birt. ?This is our first win at Michigan Tech, and we couldn?t be
ANN ARBOR ? The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association is offering at least ten $500 scholarships at the Michigan Energy Fair in June at the Ingham County Fairgrounds in Mason. The scholarships will be awarded by lottery draw selection, not based on need, merit or other affiliation. All graduating high school seniors who will be
DETROIT ? NextEnergy and Michigan i-Corps is hosting an Energy and Transportation program in May that provides commercialization training for university, national lab researchers, and early-stage technology developers designed as a springboard for moving new ideas out of the lab and into the market. The deadline to apply is March 31. NextEnergy and the University
LANSING - The Senate Energy and Technology Committee on Tuesday began discussing two of four aspects of updating the state's 2008 energy law overhaul mandating a renewable energy standard, energy efficiency goals, and the pros and cons of electric choice in the marketplace. The committee heard from Steve Bakkal, director of the Michigan Energy Office,
LANSING - Rep. Mike Shirkey on Monday highlighted a report showing the state of Illinois saved $37 billion in consumer savings since switching to a more electric choice-style system, saying it is a prime example of why Michigan should get rid of its "monopoly-style" system. The joint report was issued by the separate entities of
LANSING ? The Green Infrastructure Conference, hosted by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, is taking registration for the event, scheduled for May 8-9 in Lansing. This conference includes several panels and keynote speakers that will be discussing what is being done at the federal and state levels to advance Green Infrastructure (GI) including new
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan's 2013 Sustainability Progress Report shows the university?s continuing successes in green education, research and operations. In 2013, more than 30 students declared sustainability as a minor, the Planet Blue Ambassador Program grew to 1,300-plus participants, and the university awarded more than $3.8 million in funding for UM Water