Pewabic Pottery goes solar
DETROIT—Officials of the 117-year-old Detroit pottery maker Pewabic Pottery announced a move to 21st century energy, with the addition of 74 solar panels atop its education center and tile studio, …
Romulus trailer manufacturer boosts solar energy, minimum wage
ROMULUS—Benlee, the Romulus-based trailer manufacturing company, announced renewed commitment to its environmental, social, and governance principles. Included are a $500,000 investment in two large rooftop solar arrays from Powerhome Solar, …
Construction starts on Consumers Energy solar farms
MINNEAPOLIS—Geronimo Energy LLC, a Minneapolis-based subsidiary of London, England-based National Grid Group plc, announced the start of construction activities for two Michigan solar projects whose energy will be purchased by …
Consumers Energy taps San Francisco firm for residential battery storage pilot
JACKSON—Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest energy provider, announced a collaboration with Sunverge, a San Francisco, Calif.-based provider of rooftop solar and home energy management systems, for a Consumers Energy residential battery …
Gov. Whitmer to keynote Michigan Energy Innovators Gala
LANSING—The Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council (EIBC) announced that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be the keynote speaker at its Seventh Annual Michigan Energy Innovators Gala on Thursday, Nov. 14 …
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 …
Flushing schools get 1-megawatt solar array
FLUSHING—The Flushing Community School District and Rockville, Md.-based Standard Solar Inc. have announced the completion of a seven-site solar energy array for the school district. The project is expected to …
UM study: Investing in energy storage for solar, wind power could greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions
ANN ARBOR—Drive through nearly any corner of America long enough and giant solar farms or rows of wind turbines come into view, all with the goal of increasing the country’s …
Michigan Tech study: 79 billionaires could green the grid
HOUGHTON—The cost of solar energy has plummeted in recent years, and a new study from Michigan Technological University’s Michigan Tech Open Sustainability Technology (MOST) Laboratory shows just how few fortunes …
EIBC sets annual member meeting
LANSING — The Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council will hold its seventh annual member meeting Tuesday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Michigan State University’s Kellogg Hotel …