Posts from April 2010
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April 30, 2010
As Michigan charts its economic future it needs to make certain it identifies and leverages its natural assets. In the past it has used its timber resources to foster the furniture industry, the special character of its sands…
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April 29, 2010
The Great Lakes Wind Council submitted two recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature early in March month. The first suggests the process to regulate offshore wind energy development on the bottomlands of Michigan’s portion of the Great…
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April 23, 2010
A total of 636 solar panels now cover the roof of the Padnos Iron & Metal Company’s plastic and paper recycling station in Wyoming, Michigan. The 150 KW project was installed by Cascade Renewable Energy of Grand Rapids. …
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April 20, 2010
The footprint for the wind project proposed by Scandia Wind Offshore LLC has been modified to two 500 MW offshore fields, and a 125 MW onshore project. In response to a concerted “social media” effort by offshore wind…
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April 18, 2010
Research at U of M has led to a recent discovery in understanding how to chemically break down the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a useful product—carbon monoxide. The studies have figured out a way to efficiently make…
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April 17, 2010
The RFP for the GVSU offshore meteorological tower and research platform in Lake Michigan was issued on April 15. With $2.7 million in seed money, and a partnership with U of M’s Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute, the RFP…
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