UM, partners tackle energy insecurity in three Detroit neighborhoods
ANN ARBOR—Some Detroiters spend up to 30 percent of their monthly income on home energy bills, a sky-high rate that places the city among the Top 10 nationally in a …
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 …
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 …
Huron Capital adds smart building company to portfolio
DETROIT – The Detroit-based private equity firm Huron Capital announced its building automation and energy services platform, Edison, N.J.-based Albireo Energy, has acquired EMS Technologies Inc., a Crofton, Md.-based provider of …
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 …
Powerley Pilots Energy-Driven Smart Home with BC Hydro
ROYAL OAK — Powerley, the Royal Oak-based home energy management software and services developer, announced that the Canadian utility BC Hydro has launched a consumer pilot of the Powerley platform …
Royal Oak Firm Unveils Energy Management, Smart Home Combo
ROYAL OAK — Powerley, the utility-led smart home technology pioneer, today introduced the next generation of its platform at DistribuTech, the power transmission and distribution conference being held this week …
Maryland Firm Gets Energy Savings Deal For Michigan Federal Buildings
BETHESDA, Md. — Energy efficiency upgrades to 13 U.S. General Services Administration buildings in Michigan will generate more than $3.9 million in savings to taxpayers, as part of a federal …
New Plan Aims to Boost Clean Energy Employment In Michigan
LANSING — The Michigan Agency for Energy Tuesday has issued a Clean Energy Manufacturing Roadmap, a collaborative effort of the state of Michigan and officials in northeast Ohio to boost …