DETROIT - Sales of vehicles powered by fuel cells running on hydrogen will surge over the next 10 years, according to a report released Tuesday by Pike Research. By 2014 fuel cell vehicles will be a commercial reality, and by 2020 over 2.8 million fuel cell-powered cars and trucks will have been sold, according to
ROCHESTER ? Bob Lilienfeld, founder and President of Cygnus Group, will keynote the Feb. 23 meeting of EcoTuesday at the Rochester Mills Brewing Co. Lilienfeld is a leader in resource use reduction and supply chain management. As author of "Use Less Stuff: Environmental Solutions for Who We Really Are", Bob will speak about the true
ANN ARBOR - Advanced Photonix lost money at even a faster pace in the third quarter ended Dec. 25 than during the quarter of a year before as revenues plunged dramatically as well. Net loss for the quarter was $1,344,000, or $.05 per diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $359,000, or $.01
ROCHESTER HILLS ? Energy Conversion Devices, which makes thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building-integrated and commercial rooftop markets, reported a net loss of $39.1 million in the second quarter, after posting a profit of $13 million in the same period a year before. Total consolidated revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2010
ANN ARBOR - Architectural Resource and Meadowlark Builders are teaming up to present the next installment of their Behind the Drywall Tour series of LEED Platinum homes on Feb. 13 at the Phoenix House. Their new home is near zero energy and features solar panels, geothermal heating and cooling, and a plethora of other advanced
LANSING - Changes to cable television regulations have meant more communities with competitive programming providers, but also more communities with no provider, according to a report released Tuesday by the Public Service Commission. The report said the number of complaints, and the types of complaints, held steady in 2009 from 2008. Cable competition appeared to
LANSING - Both Consumers Energy and Detroit Edison saw increases in customers seeking power from competitors sufficient to bring the utilities to the statutory caps on competition during the past year, the Public Service Commission said in a report issued Tuesday. The report also showed Michigan commercial power prices had dropped relative to other states
WARREN, Mi. - The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center will infuse its ranks with new talent this June through a summer job hire program. TARDEC, the Nation's laboratory for advanced military automotive technology, is seeking high school, undergraduate and graduate-level college students interested in working on science and engineering programs like
DETROIT ? The Smart low emissions car, with some 40,000 now on the road, is built by Mercedes in France and distributed by Penske in the United States. Next up is an all electric-powered car that will be available in the United States by the fourth quarter, Smart President Jill Lajdziak said in this interview
DETROIT ? The US Army's TACOM Command ? the Detroit Arsenal in Warren ? is developing a pilotless, electric-powered, six-wheeled armored scout vehicle that could help commanders monitor battlefield conditions without putting soldiers in harm's way. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>