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Posts from April 2012

  • Landfill Gas Projects Abound

    April 26, 2012
    Methane gas emissions at landfills are used to run reciprocating engines 24/7 to generate electricity.  Waste Management  has 141 such landfill gas projects, nine of which are in Michigan.  One of its largest will be at Pine Tree Acres… Read More »
  • Remaining Competitive in Solar Cell Raw Materials

    April 24, 2012
    Dow Corning Corporation and its Hemlock Semiconductor Group  subsidiaries have applied to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board for subzone authority.  This is an effort to hold down the costs of supplying silicones and polysilicons that are manufactured in Michigan and sold… Read More »
  • Research Monies goes to Holland Firm

    April 23, 2012
    The U.S.A. Battery Consortium consisting of Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler has awarded $5.48 million for lithium-ion battery technology development by Johnson Controls Inc. in Holland, MI.  This is JCI's third USABC contract, and is co-funded by the U.S. Department… Read More »
  • Energy Innovation Business Council Holds First Forum

    April 18, 2012
    The newly formed Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council  (EIBC) focused on energy efficiency, renewable and advance energy projects and job opportunities at its March 5 forum at NextEnergy  in Detroit.  The Detroit Economic Growth Corp co-hosted the event.  With sixty… Read More »
  • Azure Dynamics Files for Bankruptcy Protection

    April 16, 2012
    British Columbia’s Azure Dynamics filed for bankruptcy-type protection in Canada and has canceled its plans to sell shares.  With conversion operations in Oak Park, Michigan, the company is best known for its electric drive powertrains sold to major… Read More »
  • Green and White Considers Going Green(er)

    April 12, 2012
    Michigan State University  developed a draft strategic plan to steer the university to a more energy-efficient future.  The Energy Transition Plan is the result of more than a year's work by a twenty-four member committee of students, faculty,… Read More »
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