Posts Tagged ‘Michigan’

Renewable Energy Gasification Systems Converting Biomass Wastes into Fuel Focus of Green Energy Live Inc. (OTCBB: GELV), Interviewed on SmallCapVoice.com

November 18th, 2009

SmallCapVoice.com has announced their interview with Green Energy Live Inc. (OTCBB: GELV) is available to listeners visiting the site.
Listen to the audio interview with Green Energy Live Inc.
Green Energy Live, is a fully reporting, publicly-listed engineering and technology company headquartered in Wyoming, Michigan (adjacent to Grand Rapids). The company is focused on developing [...]

Energy Efficient Michigan Benefits Everyone

November 16th, 2009

The “Clean, Renewable, and Efficient Energy Act” (Public Act 295) was passed by the legislature about a year ago and is designed to save you money on your utility bills while helping the State of Michigan become more energy efficient.
Check with your local utility company to find out what programs they are offering and all [...]

Are wind turbines energy of the future?

October 18th, 2009

By McKenzie Flannery
Wind turbines are becoming a more popular form of energy source in the state of Michigan. And, many local residents are looking for new ways to reduce their carbon footprint.
?Are wind turbines the energy of the future?
? Due to the increasing popularity of residential wind turbines, the Fenton Planning Commission is creating an [...]

Raser Technologies Invites Governors to Take a Spin in Electric Hummer

June 12th, 2009

PROVO, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: RZ) announced today it will showcase its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, the Electric Hummer H3E, at the Western Governors’ Association Annual Meeting in Park City, Utah.
Raser Technologies and development partner FEV, Inc., of Auburn Hills, Mich., a leading automotive integrator, unveiled the demonstration vehicle at the SAE World Congress [...]

Great Lakes Wind and Geothermal jobs down under

June 12th, 2009

According to officials in Cuyahoga County,Ohio, a new offshore wind development could be built in Lake Erie within three years.
The first phase of the project is expected to include three to five turbines, and would provide local manufacturing jobs for many who have been affected by massive cutbacks in the auto industry.
While the cost to [...]

Rethinking nuclear power

May 16th, 2009

MICHIGAN is in the grip of a ferocious recession now, but the state’s energy providers are betting that, sooner or later, the economy will improve and the state’s demand for electric power will increase.
Building generating plants takes years, and various utilities have filed permit requests to construct five new coal-fired facilities, with three more requests [...]

Driving into the future with biofuels

May 3rd, 2009

By Suzanne Bohan
Contra Costa Times
When the first Model T left the assembly line in 1908, by design it could run on ethanol or gas. Henry Ford, the car’s manufacturer, added that flexibility because he envisioned a day when ethanol — made from crops grown on American soil — would provide the bulk of fuel for [...]

Switch to nuclear power

April 22nd, 2009

On this coming 39th anniversary of Earth Day on Wednesday, Michigan is facing one of the greatest energy challenges in its history, with serious implications for the state’s environment and its economy. Our energy demand is surging, and we need every available energy source to meet it. At the same time, we need to prioritize [...]

Role of nuclear power in state’s energy future debated

April 18th, 2009

LANSING - It’s easy to recognize Fermi 2’s distinctive cooling towers rising over Newport. The nuclear power plant’s hyperbolic-shaped towers have puffed water vapor along the shore of Lake Erie since 1988.
The DTE Energy-owned facility is the newest of Michigan’s three nuclear plants. The Cook Nuclear Plant in Bridgman opened in 1975 and Palisades Power [...]

Federal officials back wind energy ’superhighway’

April 15th, 2009

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved incentives that could help a Michigan company build a 3,000-mile transmission “superhighway” to move wind-generated power out of the Midwest.
Novi, Mich.-based ITC Holdings Corp. filed its rate and incentives application in February. On Monday, FERC approved a 12.38 percent return on investment for the project, which is expected [...]