Lean & Green Michigan sets contractor PACE training
DETROIT–The Lean & Green Michigan organization will hold in-person training for contractors in the Property Assessed Clean Energy financing system Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 7:30 a.m. to noon at the …
Treetops becomes northern Michigan’s first PACE project
GAYLORD—Treetops Resort near Gaylord has become the first business in northern Michigan to use Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing on nearly $3 million in energy efficiency renovations. The project …
Michigan PACE official gets new post in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS–PACE Loan Group, a Minneapolis-based provider of commercial property assessed clean energy (CPACE) financing, announced the hiring of Bali Kumar as COO effective Jan. 1. Kumar was previously CEO of …
OU, UM-Dearborn win top spots in ESD-DTE energy efficiency competition
SOUTHFIELD—Innovative ideas on energy management earned two Michigan schools, Oakland University and the University of Michigan-Dearborn, top spots in the E-Challenge Competition. Teams from both schools developed comprehensive energy management …
PACE Summit, set for April 15, postponed
SOUTHFIELD—Due to ongoing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak the Southeast Michigan PACE Summit that had been scheduled for April 15 in Ann Arbor will be postponed until further notice. Event …
Colleges vying for energy efficiency crown in DTE, ESD competition
SOUTHFIELD—Teams of students and faculty from seven Michigan colleges and universities are putting their creative engineering minds together to develop energy-efficient, waste-reducing programs on their campuses. Seven teams have been …
Detroit conference to focus on ‘Zero Net Energy’ commercial buildings
DETROIT–The Grand Rapids-based nonprofit Green Home Institute is sponsoring “Reaching for Net Zero Commercial Buildings in Michigan,” a conference on building or retrofitting buildings that generate as much energy that …
Energy engineers to hold test prep at ESD
SOUTHFIELD — The East Michigan Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers will hold study sessions for the professional designation of Certified Energy Manager later this month. The sessions will …
EGLE awards energy efficiency rebate to three Upper Peninsula small manufacturers
LANSING—The Michigan Energy Office, part of the new Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, has awarded rebates to three small manufacturers in the Upper Peninsula as part of …
MSU awarded a third ARPA-E grant: $2.3 million for efficient power generation
EAST LANSING—Michigan State University’s growing expertise in additive manufacturing and high-efficiency power generation has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) with a new …