ROCHESTER HILLS - Energy Conversion Devices, which makes thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building integrated and commercial rooftop markets, this week announced Battle Creek will be the location for its new 120 MegaWatt solar cell manufacturing plant - creating some 350 new jobs over the next three years. The company expects to begin
ANN ARBOR - Concerned about the future of Michigan's auto industry and our economy? Can Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles and the Smart Grid be the solution to our economic downturn? TechKnow Forum 2008: ReCharging Michigan on Oct. 23 at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus will address these issues, along with a world problem
LANSING - Governor Jennifer Granholm said Michigan would see new jobs with her signature on legislation requiring Michigan utilities to use more renewable energy. Environmental groups said the state's overall health would improve. But competitors challenged supporters to show over time that the restrictions on choice under the new legislation still kept rates down. Under
WARREN ? U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center unmanned ground vehicles and Adaptive Materials of Ann Arbor recently completed successful testing of a hybrid fuel cell system. The hybrid system combines Adaptive Materials' fuel cell system with a lithium battery designed to deliver performance and duration. The 2-year project proved that Adaptive
REDMOND, Wa. - According to a Microsoft-commissioned survey of 250 IT decision-makers from small businesses across the United States, 60 percent said that they were saving money by using sustainable technologies. Findings include 38 percent of respondents reporting that their companies were more focused on being environmentally friendly than they were one year ago. As
LANSING - The new energy package has not yet been signed, but the Public Service Commission began its work Tuesday to implement the measures. The commission issued orders Tuesday seeking comment on the provisions of HB 5524 that require deskewing of electric rates (case No. U-15244) and that require implementation of a special rate for
WASHINGTON DC - The Great Lakes Compact is one step away from final ratification after the U.S. House voted Tuesday to approve the agreement between the eight Great Lakes states to limit water withdrawals. The measure did not move on without objection. U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) had asked the chamber to hold off its
KALAMAZOO - Kalamazoo Valley Community College's version of Odyssey Day 2008 will go beyond the focus on hybrid vehicles and alternative fuels to showcase the college's initiatives into educating the public and training technicians in the emerging field of renewable sources of energy. The celebration is scheduled for Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. to 4
NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. applauds the announcement of the Upper Midwest Transmission Development Initiative, the five-state effort to encourage regional electric transmission development. "There is a critical need for further electric transmission development in the Upper Midwest if we want to harvest the region's strong wind energy potential," said Joseph L. Welch, chairman, president
LANSING - State-backed loans to farms would be separated from the grant program for horse racing under legislation approved Thursday by the Senate Agriculture Committee. The panel also approved a new fund to support alternative fuel research through an income tax checkoff. The state already has a guaranteed loan program for farms, but under SB