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New Generation Power Michigan LLC announced Thursday that it is bidding 100 megawatts of solar renewable energy and 100 megawatts of wind energy for Detroit Edison's renewable energy request for proposals. The company said the projects are estimated to cost between $650 million and $700 million.
As fuel cell technology works its way toward viable commercial application in automobiles, researchers at Midland-based Oxazogen Inc. are doing their best to help push the science along.
Jackson-based Consumers Energy has updated its renewable energy plan to reflect the latest market conditions and proposes lowering costs for electric customers by about $55 million per year. The utility has filed its updated plan for review by the Michigan Public Service Commission.
The contract will also create jobs here in Michigan according to U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow.
The state Senate approved a measure to boost funding for the state's Pure Michigan tourism promotion campiagn to $25 million by a 35-1 vote Thursday.
The Ann Arbor software industry consulting firm Stout Systems has added a new service for the technology industry. The "Stout Technology Assessment" is a 12-point review of code, database schema, environment, practices and processes for a small to mid-sized company or for a single team within a large company.
With the recent announcement that the U.S. government will propose new fuel economy standards this fall, a University of Michigan study shows that automakers fine-tune vehicle fuel economy to qualify for more favorable treatment.
State budget reductions proposed last week by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder could cost Michigan Technological University more than $10 million, President Glenn Mroz told the University's Board of Control at its regular meeting in Houghton Thursday. Mroz reassured them, however, that Michigan Tech is prepared to respond without sacrificing the university's core values or strategic goals.
The recently released 2010 Dietary Guidelines identifies fiber as one of four nutrients of concern, noting most Americans fail to get enough in their daily diet. New reserach commissioned by the Kellogg Co. might help explain why. Nearly 20 percent of Americans incorrectly believe that meats, seafood and dairy foods are a good source of fiber and nearly one in 10 even thinks water provides the nutrient.
Two iconic downtown Detroit federal buildings will be heated for the next decade with reliable steam from renewable energy municipal waste sources in a $9 million, environmentally friendly deal signed by the federal General Services Administration with Detroit Thermal LLC.
A new recycling program at Grand Valley State University's Meijer Campus in Holland hits the triple bottom line of sustainability -- economic, environmental and social
The threat of another major storm system moving into the metro Detroit area combined with unrest in the Middle East have created long lines at the gas pumps.
There was an armed robbery at the CVS Store in Southfield and police are requesting assistance from the public in identifying the suspect.
The Dow Chemical Co. announced it will bring together recognized thought leaders to offer their unique perspectives on women advancing the field of chemistry -- as well as other sciences -- during "The Future of Women in Chemistry and Science."
Fire officials are investigating after a man was injured in an Ann Arbor house explosion Monday morning. CBS News Detroit's Jordan Burrows gives the latest updates from the scene.
The Michigan State Spartans celebrated a weekend of commencement ceremonies.
Families poured in to check out this Michigan treasure.
The City of Detroit's Easter Fun Fest returns to provide families an opportunity to not only get outside and be active, but ring in the holiday with some fun.
Mixed media artist Donald Calloway has been creating art in some form or fashion most of his life. His art studio takes you on a journey, as his creative collection of his art runs the gamut.
Soon after a positive test, Dorfman found himself hospitalized, on a ventilator and in a medically induced coma.
It has been 12 days since anyone has seen Armani Kelly, Montoya Givens and Dante Wicker. Now, a Facebook live video conversation has surfaced where Kelly is seen talking with three men about coming to Detroit only two days before he went missing.
A Plymouth man's cancer diagnosis hit the reset button on how he lived his life. Since then, he and his family have been giving back to others facing the same struggles.
The Sphinx organization gives a platform to Black and Latinx performers of all ages.