Dive Brief:

• Detroit Renewable Energy LLC, a conglomerate of renewable energy generation and distribution companies, has partnered with general Motors Corp. on a project which will transform municipal solid waste into steam.
• The process steam will be used to heat and cool areas of General Motor's Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant.
• ​15.8 megawatts of renewable energy will be created at the facility, and accounts for approximately 12% of GM's goal of achieving 125 megawatts of renewable energy into its portfolios by 2020.

Dive Insight:

Construction began in November and is expected to be in operation by the spring. 58% of the plant's energy will be derived from renewable energy, catapulting the plant into the top position in GM, as the facility uses the highest percentage of renewable energy in the world.