Energy
For small Michigan companies, a welcome assist on energy efficiency
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Retired engineers travel across the state to audit small manufacturers’ energy use.
Energy
Poll: Public supports Clean Power Plan that states fight
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Poll showed that 72 percent of voters in Michigan; 68 percent in Wisconsin; and 64 percent in Missouri support the Clean Power Plan. The sample size was 801 voters.
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Farmer invents air conditioner powered cold storage units
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This farm hack saves small farmers thousands of dollars on cold storage equipment.
Energy
Revised energy bill would still harm Michigan ratepayers, advocates say
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Michigan Senate Republicans spent the past six months revising a comprehensive energy policy proposal that brought fierce opposition from interest groups over electric choice, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Podcasts
University’s energy future transitions from coal to conservation
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Kirk Heinze and MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon talk about the university’s energy future.
Podcasts
DTE Energy and Detroit move forward with solar power plans
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Kirk Heinze speaks with DTE Energy’s Vice President of Planning and Development Irene Dimitry about a 10-acre urban solar power array set for installation in Detroit.
Energy
Clean energy can produce jobs, economic growth, study says
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The state’s energy policies adopted in 2008 have brought close to $3 billion in new investment.
Energy
Michigan company looks to halve offshore wind costs
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Company uses physics of thunderstorms to summon energy out of air.
Energy
Michigan researchers issue guidelines for sustainable energy storage
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Energy storage can have adverse environmental impacts.
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Advocates say policy changes could stunt Michigan’s solar job growth
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Smaller, distributed projects have largely fueled Michigan’s solar growth until now. Analysts project the next wave will come from utility-sale projects.