Local developer planning Indiana wind farm
Carmel-based Performance Services Inc. plans a 25-turbine wind farm in a rural area north of Lafayette, across about 2,500 acres in northern Tippecanoe County.
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Indiana panel’s proposal would expand net metering
The draft net metering rule would boost the state’s power cap for renewable power units and expand it to all customer classes served by electric utilities.
Traffic-signal maker flashing red over Indianapolis contract
Domestic vendor who thought “buy American” provision would help it win contract loses out to Taiwanese supplier.
State makes it easier to renew asbestos-removal license
Indiana currently licenses about 2,500 asbestos-removal professionals each year.
New enforcement rules worry environmental activists
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s top attorney asked agency staff to change how they cite companies for
violating the state’s water pollution law.
Urban farming key to this ‘Taste of Indiana’
First-of-its-kind event in Indianapolis showcases what’s known as the slow food movement, which promotes the benefits of producing
plants, seeds and livestock for local consumption.
KHARBANDA: Indiana can lead in shaping energy policy
The
United States has shown little leadership in finding solutions to global climate change.
Indianapolis-based Xylogenics licenses yeast strain to ethanol producer
Xylogenics claims its yeast strain, developed at the Indiana University School of Medicine, can increase yields and lower
costs of producing corn ethanol.
Opponents expected at hearing on I-69 project
Opponents of the Interstate 69 extension from Indianapolis to Evansville are warning that a 27-mile portion of the highway
could inflict significant ecological damage on a sensitive, cave-filled region of the state.
LEADING QUESTIONS: IPL chief takes charge
Ann Murtlow describes taking control of the troubled utility and how she handles the demands of serving on a dozen different boards.
Remy rides home new contract from electric motorcycle maker
MotoCzysz sees the Remy motor as part of an electric motorcycle-based drive system—tailored to automobiles. The companies
collaborated on the winning electric bike at Isle of Man race.
Oil, gas investment firm targets downstate potential
Midwest Energy Partners will back two oil/gas producers. New technologies could stoke investor returns from wells in Illinois
Basin, where production peaked decades ago.
Smooth utility deal carries potential bonus for city
If Citizens Energy can successfully manage and mitigate over the next two years the city’s lingering legal and contractual
obligations involving the water and sewer utilities Citizens is negotiating to buy, the city can hang onto an extra $25 million
in the deal.
City lands $13.8M more than expected from water deal
The city's AAA bond rating boosts proceeds to $153.8 million. It originally expected $140 million for street, bridge and
sidewalk projects.
USDA expects record corn crop in Indiana
The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects Indiana farmers to produce more than 1 billion bushels of corn, compared with the
933 million bushels harvested last year. Officials also predict a record crop nationwide.
Battery-maker EnerDel eyes utility power-storage market
Locally based EnerDel Inc. has been riding high on prospects its lithium-ion batteries will be in hot demand to power plug-in
electric vehicles, but another market might be larger. A Piper Jaffray report estimates the global market for batteries used
to store electricity on utility power grids could be $600 billion over 10 years.
Purdue aims to boost solar progress
Purdue University will join the quest for cheap solar-generated electricity with an initiative aimed at speeding up research
across the industry. The Network for Photovoltaic Technology will launch this fall, focused on creating computer models to
eliminate costly and slow trial-and-error research in the solar industry.
Remy to supply motors for all-electric Equinox
Remy International on Tuesday signed a contract with Cincinnati-based Advanced Mechanical Products Inc. to supply motors
for
an all-electric version of the Chevrolet Equinox.
Indiana counselor ‘deeply concerned’ about Duke plant
Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor David Stippler’s comments came four months after Duke Energy revealed the cost of its southwestern
Indiana plant had grown to nearly $2.9 billion, or about twice the project’s original 2007 estimate.
Summer is key time for those who raise Christmas trees
Christmas and July harmonize like a blizzard on Independence Day, but the summer months are perhaps the most vital for Tom
Dull and his wife, Kerry, who raise 23,000 Christmas trees on their peaceful farm in Thorntown.