MIDLAND - Midland Tomorrow and Saginaw Future Inc. Thursday launched a dynamic partnership to attract new solar business investment to the region. The Great Lakes Bay Economic Development Partnership is a marketing collaboration that will present a unified marketing message and help stimulate the region's solar industry. "The three economic development organizations have worked cooperatively
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google muscled into the burgeoning smart-grid software business Tuesday, showing off a prototype Web application that displays home energy consumption broken down by appliance. The software uses so-called smart meters, which can communicate home energy consumption back to utilities every few minutes. The driving idea behind the Google PowerMeter iGoogle gadget--and
DETROIT - DTE Energy, parent company of Detroit Edison and MichCon, is helping low-income customers apply for the Home Heating Credit, a state energy credit that can help offset the costs of natural gas or electricity used to heat homes in the winter. The Home Heating Credit is based on household income, the number of
DEARBORN - If an electric passenger car is good, an electric people mover is even better. Ford Motor Company on Monday announced plans to bring an all-electric version of the 2010 Transit Connect to the North American market in addition to its 2.0 liter gasoline-powered model. Based on the global Transit Connect platform, the light
DETROIT - Shares of Energy Conversion Devices Inc. on Tuesday lifted after the solar energy product manufacturer was upgraded on its exposure to strong markets in France and Italy, pending U.S. legislation helping solar energy companies and milder-than-expected price declines. Energy Conversion Devices shares gained $1.07, or 3.8 percent, to $29.21. PiperJaffray analyst Jesse Pinchel
ANN ARBOR - Meadowlark Builders and Architectural Resource is working with an Ann Arbor homeowner to create the nation's third LEED Platinum residential remodel - a unique home that features such CleanTech features as heavily insulated walls, energy efficient windows, special heating and cooling systems that together generate monthly energy bills of around $40. To
SOUTHFIELD - For the first time in its 114-year history The Engineering Society of Detroit is solidifying its role in Michigan by launching the ESD Institute - a conduit for communication and ideas designed to bring together some of Michigan's most formidable leaders to launch technical and business initiatives addressing private and public policies. The
ROCHESTER HILLS - Energy Conversion Devices, the leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building integrated and commercial rooftop markets, today announced that Dr. Subhendu Guha, Senior Vice President of ECD and Chairman of United Solar Ovonic, a wholly owned subsidiary of ECD, has been named the winner of the PVSEC
LANSING - The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association contends it is well positioned to help Governor Jennifer Granholm and the State of Michigan to achieve its renewable energy goals as outlined in the governor's state of the state address. "Sustainable energy incentives are the key to growing the renewable energy industry in Michigan," said Jennifer
LANSING - Michigan has a high potential for wind and other alternative energy program and a substantial number of brownfield sites on which these projects could be located, according to a report released Tuesday by the Michigan State University Land Policy Institute. The report, Potential Application of Renewable Energy on Brownfield Sites: A Case Study