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 …
PACE financing firm reports surge in new business
DETROIT — Lean & Green Michigan has reported a spike in new and larger products under Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing for energy efficiency and renewable energy. Levin Energy …
UM study finds fewer efficient light bulbs for sale in poorer areas — and price is higher
ANN ARBOR — Energy-efficient lightbulbs are more expensive and less available in high-poverty urban areas than in more affluent locations, according to a new University of Michigan study conducted in …
PACE project moves ahead at Hannan Foundation
DETROIT — The Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation will use Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing on a $900,000 project to reduce energy costs for the foundation’s headquarters, a building that …
Dow, USGBC to partner on carbon mitigation
MIDLAND — Dow Building Solutions, a business unit of Dow DuPont Specialty Products, will work on improving energy efficiency in buildings through a new partnership with the U.S. Green Building …