Articles tagged: wind energy

Records show Pioneer High could be site of $1.4M wind energy project

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Posted: Apr 21, 2013

Pioneer High School could be the future site of two towering wind turbines in Ann Arbor, according to city records obtained by AnnArbor.com under the Freedom of Information Act. Read more »

Manager of Ohio wind energy company questions $1.4M turbine project in Ann Arbor

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Posted: Apr 13, 2013

The managing director of an Ohio-based wind energy company says a potentially $1.4 million wind turbine project in Ann Arbor is a waste of taxpayer dollars. "We did the wind study for Washtenaw County up ... Read more »

with video: Michigan company says $1.4M wind energy project in Ann Arbor will be in good hands

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Posted: Jan 22, 2013

Lake Effect Energy Corp. of Harbor Springs, Mich., says it's planning to partner with New York-based Wind Products Inc. on a $1.4 million wind energy project in Ann Arbor. Read more »

Ann Arbor's $1.4M wind turbine project intended to educate community about renewable energy

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Posted: Jan 08, 2013

The city of Ann Arbor is planning to partner with Ann Arbor Public Schools and New York-based Wind Products Inc. on a potential $1.4 million wind energy project. The exact location hasn't been determined yet, ... Read more »

Potential $1.4M wind energy project on Ann Arbor City Council agenda

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Posted: Jan 07, 2013

Update: Ann Arbor's $1.4M wind turbine project intended to educate community about renewable energy Three weeks after adopting an ambitious plan to reduce the community's carbon footprint, Ann Arbor officials are pushing ahead with a ... Read more »

OPINION: Tax reform efforts in Lansing could hurt Michigan's wind energy industry

Posted: May 08, 2012

As Michigan lawmakers grapple with how to create jobs and a positive business climate, new tax reforms shouldn’t stall the economic progress we’ve already made. A perfect example of this is the proposed personal property ... Read more »

Ann Arbor officials will consider wind options to meet city's new renewable energy goals

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Posted: Apr 22, 2011

(This story has been updated will comment from Mayor John Hieftje.) Ann Arbor has set a new goal: Cut greenhouse gas emissions from municipal operations in half by 2015, and have 30 percent of the ... Read more »

Saline to host Brandon Inge, other Tigers players at Susan Komen cancer research fundraiser

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Posted: Jun 11, 2010

Brandon 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 »

'Model T of wind energy'? Accio Energy lands $250,000 DARPA contract

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Posted: Dec 10, 2009

Ann 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 »

Wind energy component production bolsters Ann Arbor's Kaydon Corp. in 2nd quarter

Posted: Jul 31, 2009

An Ann Arbor-based designer and manufacturer of products that feed the wind energy market posted $600,000 year-over-year 2nd quarter gains in that segment of its business, according to a report released today. Kaydon Corp. said ... Read more »