Watt’s New? Energy Law
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Graphene Technology Increases Anode Capacity for Lithium-Ion Batteries
May 15, 2013XG Sciences Inc. of Lansing has used its proprietary know-how to improve lithium-ion battery capacity by a factor of four over conventional anodes. Using graphene nanoplatelet anode material not only improves charge storage capacity, but it also has good cycle life and high efficiencies.
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Courts to Rule on Wind Issues
May 13, 2013Seventeen neighbors of the Consumers Energy Lake Wind Energy Park have filed a complaint in Mason County claiming the wind farm has negatively impacted property values and caused sleep disruption, headaches, ringing ears, dizziness, stress, extreme fatigue, nausea, and other physical and mental problems.
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DOE Renews MSU Biofuels Funding
May 8, 2013The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $25 million per year for another five years to fund the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center.
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Energy Innovation with Nanoparticles
May 6, 2013Grid Logic Incorporated of Lapeer is developing a low-cost superconducting wire for electric utility application. Using a new manufacturing technique, it will embed very fine particles into metals to induce superconductivity. This will reduce the cost of transmission lines, motors, wind turbines, and other electric devices.
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Community Solar Success
May 3, 2013Cherryland Electric Cooperative has installed 48 solar panels on a site adjacent to its offices in Grawn. Individual customers have signed up to lease each panel for 25 years for a one-time fee of $470 per solar panel.
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Annual Meeting of Energy Group
May 1, 2013The Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council held its Annual Meeting on April 17 in Lansing and elected new Board members. The meeting featured a solar industry panel discussion and a keynote address on the Department of Energy’s New Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative.
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