WASHINGTON DC - The Inflation Reduction Act recently passed by Congress adds significant long-term certainty for electric utilities and power generators eager to transition to cleaner power sources, but the effects won't be felt for a few years. That doesn't mean industry is waiting around in the meantime. In an astonishing trend, the United States
NAGANO, Japan - Last month, Japanese researchers from Shinshu University in Nagano developed a two-step method that is dramatically more efficient at generating hydrogen, a clean and renewable fuel, from a photocatalytic reaction. The team, however, indicated that they needed to engineer an improvement of the technology's efficiency to make it practically useful. This improvement may finally be here! Access
JACKSON—Officials at Consumers Energy have announced a proposal to stop using coal as a fuel source for electricity by 2025, 15 years faster than previously planned. The plan would make the company one of the first in the nation to go coal-free and provide a 20-year blueprint to meet Michigan’s energy needs while protecting the environment for future generations. “We are proud to lead Michigan’s
ASHVILLE, NC – Pine Gate Renewables and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. announced their first wave of solar energy projects into Michigan - 14 new solar farms in eight counties constructed as part of a larger initiative to bring more than 500MW of renewable energy projects to the state through 20-year Power Purchase Agreements. The
LANSING - Distributed energy generation continues to grow in Michigan, as the number of installations producing power increased nearly 57 percent in 2018, according to the Michigan Public Service Commission’s annual report tracking participation in the state’s legacy net metering program. Participation in the state’s legacy net metering program has grown every year since 2006.
DETROIT - DTE Energy last week announced three senior executive rotations aimed at accelerating the energy company's progress toward enhancing its renewable energy business, development strategies and regulatory priorities. "In order to achieve our net zero carbon emissions goal for our electric company, we are rapidly expanding our regulated renewable energy business and associated investments,"
EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP - DTE Energy broke ground this week on a $1 billion natural-gas plant that will provide lower emission electricity for 850,000 homes starting in 2022. The Blue Water Energy Center will help DTE Energy take a significant step toward its goal of reducing carbon emissions by more than 80 percent. East China Township
LANSING - More than 122,000 Michigan residents now work in clean energy industries in every county in the state according to a new analysis of energy jobs data from Clean Energy Trust and the national, nonpartisan business group E2, short for Environmental Entrepreneurs. Michigan’s clean energy workforce now employs more than all the waiters and
LANSING - DTE Energy announced Friday its latest renewable energy plan filed with the Public Service Commission contains plans to double the company's renewable energy capacity by 2022. The company's plan would bring 1,000 megawatts of additional renewable energy online, its total capacity to 2,000 megawatts. DTE Energy Renewable Energy Director Dave Harwood said the
LANSING - The Michigan Agency for Energy has issued a Request for Proposals for $100,000 in grants to Michigan municipalities, public K-12 schools, hospitals, nonprofit organizations and small businesses for energy waste reduction and renewable energy products and services. This is the first time that hospitals are included in the program. Projects must benefit public
