SkySpecs announces milestones, growth plans
ANN ARBOR–Officials of SkySpecs, the provider of asset management for the wind energy industry, provided the company’s 2020 year in review and 2021 plans. The company now has almost 100 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …