Articles tagged: alternative energy
with map & poll: New 2-acre solar panel field will be built off Fuller Road in Ann Arbor
Posted: Jan 17, 2013Ann Arbor saw its first large solar panel installation recently, and officials say it's far from the last one that will alter the landscape of the area. Read more »
Ann Arbor to install solar panels at Veterans Park Pool and Fire Station 6
Posted: Apr 18, 2012Solar panels are on their way to the Veterans Memorial Park Pool following the Ann Arbor City Council's approval of a contract with Huron Valley Electric. The city previously approved a contract with the same ... Read more »
Deeper meditation takes intention and preparation
Posted: Jan 16, 2011When I meditate, the depth of my experience varies widely. In the morning my mind is so active, I concentrate on relaxing in a cross-legged posture and observe the nature of my thoughts. Although these ... Read more »
Saline to host Brandon Inge, other Tigers players at Susan Komen cancer research fundraiser
Posted: Jun 11, 2010Brandon Inge and several other members of the Detroit Tigers baseball team will be the main attraction at a benefit auction in Saline July 1 for a cancer research fundraiser. The Bid for a Cure ... Read more »
Martin Sexton bringing his ambitious new songs to town
Posted: Apr 15, 2010Martin Sexton is trying to bring people together — for their own good, and for the good of America, he says. Martin Sexton shares his intimate songcraft in performances at The Ark and the downtown ... Read more »
MGoBlue.com: Michigan baseball wins Big Ten opener in extra innings
Posted: Apr 02, 2010BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A grand slam in the top of the tenth inning by Garrett Stephens helped the University of Michigan baseball team open Big Ten play with a 16-10 win at Indiana on Friday. ... Read more »
The Permablog - The Dervaes Family
Posted: Mar 27, 2010Jules Dervaes and his children in Pasadena, Calif. "With so much of our modern dialogue turning toward going green, alternative energy and sustainability, very few of us have stopped to think, 'What does sustainability actually ... Read more »
Ann Arbor entrepreneur Maria Thompson departs electric vehicle battery firm A123Systems
Posted: Mar 25, 2010Ann Arbor alternative energy entrepreneur Maria Thompson retired this month from electric vehicle battery firm A123Systems, AnnArbor.com learned today. Thompson was credited with playing an instrumental role in securing a $249.1 million federal grant from ... Read more »
With video: General Electric deluged with interest for technology jobs in Ann Arbor region
Posted: Jan 14, 2010Any initial skepticism that General Electric would not find enough talent to fill 1,200 job openings at its new information technology operation in Van Buren Township can be dismissed. The company has attracted 18,000 job ... Read more »
Environment briefs: Millers Creek Film Festival accepting entries on local watershed preservation
Posted: Jan 04, 2010The Huron River Watershed Council is accepting entries for its fifth annual Millers Creek Film Festival through Feb. 2. The film festival is looking to feature short videos and public service announcements about protecting the ... Read more »
Adaptive Materials lands $3 million from Air Force to develop fuel cell systems
Posted: Dec 28, 2009Adaptive Materials, one of the Ann Arbor region's leading alternative energy companies, has landed a $3 million deal to deliver 60-watt fuel cell systems to the U.S. Air Force. The deal builds on Pittsfield Township-based ... Read more »
Danotek Motion Technologies raises $13.2 million from alternative energy venture capitalists
Posted: Dec 14, 2009Danotek Motion Technologies, one of the Ann Arbor region’s top renewable energy companies, will start production of wind turbine components after attracting $13.2 million in funding from several influential clean-tech venture capitalists. Canton Township-based Danotek ... Read more »
'Model T of wind energy'? Accio Energy lands $250,000 DARPA contract
Posted: Dec 10, 2009Ann Arbor-based Accio Energy recently won a $250,000 federal contract to continue developing its potentially revolutionary wind energy device, which would generate electricity without the moving parts associated with a traditional wind turbine. Accio General ... Read more »
Experts: Michigan's clean energy industry would benefit from feed-in tariffs
Posted: Nov 23, 2009Two tools used in other states and nations could give a significant boost to the clean energy technology industry in Michigan and the United States, a state official said Friday. Stanley "Skip" Pruss, director and ... Read more »
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