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Lear commits to 100% renewable energy by 2030

SOUTHFIELD—Officials at Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA), the Southfield-based manufacturer of automotive seating and electronics systems, announced an expansion of its sustainability efforts, with the goal of using 100 percent renewable …

Chemical Industry / Climate Science / Green Technology / Recycling / Renewable Energy

Dow sets goal of carbon neutrality by 2050

MIDLAND—Officials at the Midland-based chemical giant Dow Inc. announced new commitments to address both climate change and plastic waste while issuing the company’s 2019 Sustainability Report and outlining progress to …

Engineering / Renewable Energy

Engineering firm Atwell adds new VP

SOUTHFIELD—Atwell LLC announced the appointment of  Tracey Dubuque to its team as Vice President. Dubuque will lead Atwell’s power and energy and renewable energy operations, nationally. She will be responsible …

Planning and Zoning / Renewable Energy

New online tool helps Michigan communities plan for renewable energy

ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan researchers have created a searchable, sortable public database of Michigan zoning ordinances related to siting renewable energy, such as windmill farms and solar panel fields. The …

Green Technology / Renewable Energy / Utilities

Consumers Energy CEO to keynote renewable energy conference

LANSING—Patti Poppe, president and CEO of Jackson-based CMS Energy Co., will serve as keynote speaker of the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council’s Eighth Annual Energy Innovators Conference April 22 at …

Agricultural Industry / Climate Science / Renewable Energy / Sustainability / University Research / Water Resources

U-M’s Graham Sustainability Institute awards four ‘catalyst’ research grants

ANN ARBOR—Four new research grants from the University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute will address the challenges of safe drinking water, climate change vulnerability, sustainable livestock production, and the health …

Green Technology / Higher Education / Renewable Energy

UM to buy half of its electricity from renewables through DTE

ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan is on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly following an agreement to buy renewable energy through DTE Energy that will result in about half …

Green Technology / Renewable Energy

EIBC announces panel for annual member meeting

LANSING—The Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council has announced the lineup for an opening mainstage panel at the EIBC Annual Member Meeting April 23 at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing. …

Electric Vehicles / Renewable Energy

Transportation electrification conference coming to Novi in June

DETROIT — ITEC2019, the IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, will be held June 19-21 at the Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave. in Novi. The event, now in …

Renewable Energy / Utilities

Consumers Energy to retire two coal plants, go 43% renewables by 2040

JACKSON — Consumers Energy announced that it would file an Integrated Resource Plan with the Michigan Public Service Commission to zero out its use of coal as a power source …

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