Latest Detroit Thermal LLC Stories
DETROIT, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit Thermal (www.detroitthermal.com), owner and operator of the downtown Detroit district energy steam system, today announced the 25-year commitment by Wayne State University to Detroit Thermal's (DT) renewable steam network. Gordon H. Scott Hall and the Helen Vera Prentis Lande Building will join the network as part of the school's strategic sustainability efforts. "Wayne State University has strengthened its relationship with Detroit...
DETROIT, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit Thermal (www.detroitthermal.com), owner and operator of the district energy steam system throughout the greater downtown Detroit area, has been selected by U-Haul as the top renewable energy source for the refurbished National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) Building slated to open in early 2013. Detroit Thermal (DT) has partnered with U-Haul to re-establish steam heating services to the 280,000-square-feet local landmark in New Center,...
DETROIT, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit Thermal (www.detroitthermal.com), owner and operator of the district energy steam system throughout the greater downtown Detroit area, today announced that as of this month, it is supplying hot water heaters for Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions. Detroit Thermal (DT) has worked closely with Ford Field to replace the stadium's natural gas hot water heaters with three steam heat exchangers that will improve efficiency, reduce...
DETROIT, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit Thermal (www.detroitthermal.com), owner and operator of the district energy steam system throughout downtown Detroit, today announces that it will add Woodward Gardens, a mixed-use area, to the Detroit Thermal (DT) steam network. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120709/NE36764) Construction will begin later this summer on this, the third residential project, in addition to Cadillac Square Apartments and Park Avenue House,...
DETROIT, Feb. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 General Services Administration (GSA) with Detroit Thermal, LLC, owner and operator of the district energy steam system along the Woodward Corridor from the Riverfront to Midtown and New Center. The federal contract brings Detroit Thermal's score...
DETROIT, Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit Renewable Power LLC ("DRP") is calling back 91 workers who had been temporarily laid off as a result of actions of the previous owners of the Detroit energy-from-waste (EFW) facility. The call back is part of a systematic plan for restarting the facility to insure the highest standards of operation. A total of approximately 130 workers are expected to be called back once the EFW plant resumes full operations. The announcement was made by DRP...
DETROIT, Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- A coalition of public and private enterprises, led by Detroit Renewable Energy LLC, the new parent company of Detroit Thermal, LLC; along with the City of Detroit, the Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Authority, the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324, Utility Workers Union of America, AFL, CIO Local 223, and DTE Energy, has attracted a $50 million investment to Detroit in a deal that assures a long-term, cost-effective and...
DETROIT, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit's eco-friendly district energy system, Detroit Thermal, LLC, is "tying" seven downtown Detroit Wayne County buildings deep underground with an innovative approach and a new three-year contract estimated at $8 million, continuing major growth of the underground steam energy system serving Detroit from the riverfront to the New Center area. Additionally, recently completed new service connections to the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (RIM), part...
Koppang Lauded For Growing Customer Base, Modernization Of Detroit District Energy System DETROIT, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Victor Koppang, 62, has been promoted to President of Detroit Thermal, LLC effective immediately. Since joining Detroit Thermal in 2008 as general manager, Koppang has brought new life to the district energy company with the recent announcement of nearly $100 million in new business, including a ten-year, $80 million contract with the Detroit Medical Center....
It's Back To The Future As "District Energy" Gets New Life As City, Businesses Pursue Smaller Carbon Footprint, Lower Fuel Costs Detroit Medical Center, Superior Ambulance, Others Get Energy Advantage With New Contracts In Reborn Steam System DETROIT, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit's more than century-old steam system gets new life with more than $29 million in capital investments made by new owners, Detroit Thermal, LLC, and nearly $100 million in new commitments from customers...
