LANSING - If the state had, in 1997, implemented a fuel tax based on a percentage of the wholesale price, it could have substantially more transportation revenue than it does now, the Citizens Research Council said in a report released Thursday. To replace the 19-cent per gallon gas tax in 1997 would have required a
LANSING - As a Senate panel this week prepares to review the most controversial portion of the 2008 energy law, business groups said Monday this is one law that does not need reinventing. That provision mandates that no more than 10 percent of a utility's sales can go to a competitor. Less than a year
AUBURN HILLS ? Quantum Ventures of Michigan and NorthTech Partners have launched ClearTech Ventures with a $25 million commitment from Quantum. ClearTech will invest in technologies across the defense, security, energy and advanced outdoors markets. Mike Toribio, who has over a decade of operational and leadership experience implementing cutting-edge weapons systems, avionics, sensors and optics
LANSING ? If you have an innovative idea for a new use or market for corn, your time to submit a research proposal for consideration by the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan is fast approaching. There is no time to delay as our state?s corn farmers are looking for ideas that focus on the development
LANSING - Michigan's corn farmers applauded Lee Sesquicentennial Farms in Shiawassee County as part of a ceremony celebrating a milestone for the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program in recognizing the 1,000th farm to be verified under the innovative environmental program. Jody Pollok-Newsom, Executive Director of the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan, on Monday joined a
HOUGHTON - A new solar energy center at Michigan Technological University will let students and researchers study photovoltaic systems in the demanding weather conditions of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The facility is made possible by generous gifts from corporate sponsors, including SolarBridge Technologies (SolarBridge). The Michigan Tech Solar Photovoltaic Research Facility at Keweenaw Research Center includes
ANN ARBOR - Ultra Electronics AMI has secured a $870,000 contract to provide 30 of its solid oxide fuel cells to the U.S. Army's Rapid Equipping Force. Soldiers in the field will use the 300-watt fuel cells to recharge batteries and provide primary power for communications and information systems. The first delivery of five fuel
DETROIT - NextEnergy today is one of twenty winners of the $37 million Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge, a Department of Commerce competition launched in May to promote the advancement of 20 high-growth, regional industry clusters. Coordinated by Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, Michigan?s portion of the award totals $2.1 million distributed across five agencies
MIDLAND - A Japanese company has developed a method to turn shredded paper into a stronger, greener paper-plastic composite, and Michigan Molecular Institute is helping to bring the technology - along with 30 new jobs - to Michigan. Tokyo-based ECO Research Institute has developed a process that can grind shredded office paper to the micron
ANN ARBOR ? A University of Michigan professor and student have developed a "subconscious mode" for smartphones and other WiFi-enabled mobile devices could extend battery life by as much as 54 percent for users on the busiest networks. UM computer science and engineering professor Kang Shin and doctoral student Xinyu Zhang will present their new