Articles tagged: solar energy

Ann Arbor residents happy that University of Michigan solar array off Fuller Road is 'tucked away'

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Posted: Apr 25, 2013

University of Michigan and DTE Energy officials outlined their plans for a 1.56-acre array off of Fuller Road during a Wednesday meeting. Read more »

Manchester Enterprise: Donor pledges up to $70,000 to install solar panels at Manchester schools

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Posted: Apr 16, 2013

An anonymous donor has pledged between $50,000 and $70,000 to help the Manchester Community Schools install solar panels on the roofs of its facilities to reduce the district's energy costs, the Manchester Enterprise reported. Read more »

Nonprofit hosts community forum promoting solar energy goal for Ypsilanti

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Posted: Mar 26, 2013

A nonprofit environmental advocacy organization will host a community forum Tuesday night in Ypsilanti to promote solar power. Read more »

Ypsilanti officials optimistic about proposed $4M DTE Energy solar project on former landfill

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Posted: Dec 05, 2012

A project to develop a former Ypsilanti landfill into a future $4 million solar array site that would produce alternative energy for DTE Energy received a green light from the city to move forward. Read more »

Former Ypsilanti landfill could be site of $4M DTE Energy solar project

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Posted: Dec 03, 2012

A closed landfill in Ypsilanti may be the development site of a future $4 million solar array project that would produce alternative energy for DTE Energy. Read more »

Energized: ArborMotion becomes site of largest private solar panel project in Washtenaw County

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Posted: Mar 05, 2012

ArborMotion, the umbrella for six car care companies that include longtime Swedish Engineering, last week became the site of the area’s largest privately owned system of solar panels in Washtenaw County. Read more »

Business Review: Top 5 reasons the Ford Wixom energy plant deal matters to Ann Arbor

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Posted: Sep 13, 2009

Two alternative energy companies recently announced a $725 million deal to turn the 4-million-square-foot ex-Ford plant in Wixom into a renewable energy park. The plant is located about 40 miles from Ann Arbor, but it ... Read more »

University of Michigan's Stephen Forrest: 'We've got to commit to something'

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Posted: Aug 20, 2009

Stephen Forrest doesn’t mind picking winners. In fact, he thinks it’s imperative. Forrest, the University of Michigan’s vice president for research and chairman of Ann Arbor SPARK, is a fervent proponent of leveraging university technology ... Read more »