The meeting notes from the EMAEE Fall 2011 board meeting are now online.

Washtenaw County has produced some green media focusing on initiatives that have helped to "green up" homes and businesses in Washtenaw County. Videos for homeowners and businesses alike can be found at their green media website. One of their videos has even been nominated for an Emmy! Check it out.

Can you guess which state governor's mansion is the most energy efficient? Perhaps you would like to know the best way to lower your energy bills by using renewable energy?

The answer to both of those questions and more can be found on a new Web site www.ChooseRenewables.com being launched by a Michigan company that promotes the use of clean and environmentally friendly energy sources.

More info can be found in this Free Press article on the ChooseRenewables website.

The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary have educated tens of thousands of students in Metro Detroit, and it might seem easy to conclude that the aging nuns in the order have accomplished most of the work they believe God intended for them. But life is long and the nuns say they believe it is all sacred.

So they have set a new path, emphasizing the environment and scientific discoveries as part of their spirituality. A nationally acclaimed $56 million renovation of their huge motherhouse, which last week received another in a long list of awards from the Environmental Protection Agency, and a newly published booklet are but two examples of their unique fusion of faith, science and the human condition.

For more information, refer to this Detroit News article on the Sisters.

Bustling oilfield activity and retiring baby boomers, among other factors, have petroleum outfits large and small trying to hire thousands of engineers, and experts say the trend is expected to extend into the next decade as worldwide energy demand grows.

Management consulting firm Oliver Wyman says roughly eight in 10 global oil and gas companies forecast a shortage of petroleum engineers through at least 2011. The American Petroleum Institute said U.S. energy companies will need at least another 5,000 engineers by decade's end.

For more information, see this Free Press article on the energy engineer shortage.

DTE Energy, Rolls-Royce and NextEnergy plan to announce later today the start of a three-pronged study of a new electricity delivery system that could signal a change in how consumers get their energy in the future.

At a news conference, the trio will unveil the research project that tests solid-oxide fuel cells through Rolls-Royce's inverter technology at NextEnergy's microgrid located at 461 Burroughs in Detroit.

For more information, refer to this Free Press article on the study's announcement.

The Land Policy Institute at Michigan State University will host its first annual conference on wind power and its role in the state's energy portfolio.

The conference entitled Manufacturing and Developing Wind Energy Systems in Michigan takes place Sept. 10-11 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center on the campus of MSU in East Lansing.

The two-day event will feature more than 200 alternative energy executives, experts and researchers discussing how Michigan can increase its profile in the $20 billion wind power industry.

For more information, see this Free Press article or visit the conference's website.

As oil prices near record highs, U.S. energy major Chevron is inviting people to deal with a potential future energy supply crunch in an online game called Energyville, which uses real data and scenarios to power a city until 2030.

Players in the free game, designed by The Economist Group, can choose from sources such as biomass, natural gas, nuclear and petroleum, with oil shale and hydrogen being added to the mix by 2015. Players can also invest in energy efficiency.

The game can be accessed through the Web site, www.willyoujoinus.com -- an energy discussion forum and a slogan for a Chevron campaign advocating green energy and looking to recruit people.

More info can be found in this Yahoo News article about the energy game.

The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (GLREA) is hosting a one-day residential and small business solar energy program Sept. 15 in Oakland County.

Cosponsored by Oakland University, the Go Solar Oakland Country event will feature alternative energy experts talking about ways to save money using solar power.

The free event will take place in Gold Room C at the Oakland Center on the OU campus from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

For more information, see this Free Press article about the Go Solar Event.

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More information regarding the upcoming April, 2007 EMAEE meeting will be coming soon. We hope to have an interesting speaker and lots of time to socialize and talk with one another.

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