DETROIT—Officials with Michigan state government have announced a new partnership with Israel-based Electreon, a provider of wireless EV charging, and the Los Angeles-based commercial electric vehicle manufacturer Xos, Inc. to operate wireless charging stations for commercial EVs in Michigan. In partnership with Xos, Electreon’s wireless charging technology will be integrated into an Xos Stepvan, demonstrating
ANN ARBOR–Cybersecurity services provider Censys announced its latest integration with ServiceNow, the AI platform for business transformation. ServiceNow Configuration Management Database (CMDB) is now part of Censys’ Integrations Marketplace, where security teams can deploy any integration in less than 15 minutes. Building on Censys’ partnership with ServiceNow, customers can now integrate ServiceNow IT Service Management
ANN ARBOR–After a successful pilot program, BioVigil announced it will launch full production of its hand wash system, AccuWash, which observes and records a health provider’s handwashing compliance. AccuWash uses thermal energy and a set of sophisticated sensors inside a sink beacon. When the beacon senses a user’s hands under the faucet, it starts a
LANSING–Michigan Virtual, the provider of virtual learning services to K-12 education in Michigan, announced a partnership with the Stride Tutoring subsidiary of Herndon, Va.-based education services provider of Stride Inc. to bring tutoring to schools and districts across Michigan. “Access to high-quality tutoring personalizes learning for students, which is yet another critical step towards achieving
DETROIT–Last month, DTE Energy announced it had broken ground on three new solar parks in response to growing customer support for clean, renewable energy. The Fish Creek and Mission Road solar parks, located in mid-Michigan, and the Little Trout Solar Park, located in northern Michigan, are all funded by customers who voluntarily enrolled in DTE’s
JACKSON—Consumers Energy announced it had completed its Mid-Michigan Pipeline, replacing and upgrading 55 miles of natural gas transmission pipeline in Clinton, Shiawassee, Ingham, Livingston and Washtenaw counties. Mid-Michigan is the last in a series of major projects representing a nearly $1.5 billion investment to modernize the company’s natural gas system, ensuring the major arteries that keep
SOUTHFIELD–The SAE Detroit Section will host a technical meeting Tuesday, Nov. 19 at the San Marino Club, 1685 E. Big Beaver Road in Troy. on the topic of “Thermal Runaway Propagation.” The event begins with networking and refreshments from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., with the presentation and question-and-answer session running from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University has been awarded $2,28 million through the Critical Minerals Grant program, part of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget. This funding, provided by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), supports Centrepolis' efforts to advance innovative solutions for the recovery and recycling of critical
NEW YORK–BMW, Ford and Honda have begun operations of the new joint venture that they announced last year and have appointed the first CEO and CTO. ChargeScape is a software platform that integrates electric vehicles into the power grid, shoring up grid stability while saving drivers money on their charging. The announcement underscores that automakers
DETROIT–Sharrow Marine, developers of innovative new propeller technology for the boating industry, announced the launch of its new propeller series, the Sharrow MX-A, designed specifically for boats with outboards in the 40-200 HP range. This latest release brings Sharrow’s award-winning technology to a far wider range of boaters, including those with pontoon boats as well
