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Australian Solar Breakthrough Could Help Michigan Meet Surging Energy and Data Center Demand

ANN ARBOR - A breakthrough in solar manufacturing developed in Australia could have far-reaching implications for Michigan’s clean-energy transition — particularly as the state grapples with rising electricity demand from data centers, electric vehicle production, and advanced manufacturing. Researchers at UNSW Sydney have developed a contactless solar cell inspection technology that could make solar energy

By |2025-12-20T12:16:51-05:00December 20th, 2025|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|
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Michigan’s Data Center Boom Meets Backlash As Massive Tech Projects Drive Energy And Community Debates

LANSING — Michigan is rapidly becoming a front-line state in America’s data center boom, with proposals worth tens of billions of dollars poised to reshape parts of the state’s rural and suburban landscape — and its power grid. Utilities and tech giants are racing to lock down land and energy deals for sprawling facilities designed to

By |2025-12-20T12:14:01-05:00December 19th, 2025|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|
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Proposed $600 Million High-Voltage Transmission Line Part Of ITC Michigan’s Efforts To Strengthen Electric Grid

NOVI — A proposed high-voltage transmission line stretching from Oneida in Eaton County to a new Sabine Lake substation in Livingston County is emerging as one of the most significant energy infrastructure projects Michigan has seen in years — not because of its size alone, but because of what it represents about the future of

By |2025-12-20T12:45:04-05:00December 19th, 2025|Business, Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless, Featured|
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Ford Resets EV Strategy, Shifts Focus to Hybrids, Profitability, and Energy Storage

DEARBORN — Ford Motor Co. has hit the reset button on its electric vehicle strategy, taking a roughly $19.5 billion charge tied to its EV business and pivoting toward hybrids, extended-range vehicles, and battery-based energy storage, a move that signals a broader industry reckoning — and carries major implications for Michigan’s economy. The Dearborn automaker

By |2025-12-17T15:08:26-05:00December 17th, 2025|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|
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Aircela Unveils Machine That Turns Air Into Carbon-Neutral Gasoline, Challenging EV-Only Future

NEW YORK - A new startup just revealed a compact machine that turns air into real gasoline—quietly, cleanly, and without oil, drilling, or engine upgrades. Backed by major investors and already operating, the technology could upend the clean-energy debate. During a rooftop demonstration above New York’s Garment District, a refrigerator-sized device converted ambient air into

By |2025-12-10T15:38:37-05:00December 9th, 2025|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|
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$1.5 Trillion In White Gold Found In Ancient Volcano On Nevada-Oregon Border

NEVADA - Buried beneath an ancient volcanic crater on the Nevada Oregon border sits an enormous deposit of lithium rich clay. Scientists now think this quiet landscape may hold enough lithium to influence the global battery market for decades. A new study argues that McDermitt caldera may host about 20 to 40 million metric tons of lithium,

By |2025-12-04T17:08:05-05:00December 4th, 2025|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|
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Study: Internal Combustion Engines Officially Minority In EU

NEW YORK - A new analysis from TechGaged Research reveals that combustion engines have officially become a minority in the European Union, marking a decisive and historic shift in the region’s automotive landscape. According to TechGaged’s research, petrol and diesel models accounted for just 36.6% of all new vehicles registered across the EU this year,

By |2025-12-04T16:26:47-05:00December 4th, 2025|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|
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Study Predicts When Triple Whammy Extinction Event Will Hit Earth

NEW YORK - Scientists think they know when a mass extinction event will hit Earth. Living creatures will likely face a 'triple whammy' of extinction events that will make the Earth inhospitable to life, a Nature Geoscience study conducted using a supercomputer has found. But thankfully, despite the habitat-endangering threat posed through climate change caused by the

By |2025-11-30T17:28:22-05:00November 30th, 2025|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|
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$540 Billion In White Gold Discovered In Southern California

CALIFORNIA - A 'white gold' mine containing $540 billion in treasures has been discovered at the bottom of a giant lake in Southern California. The Salton Sea, which is the largest lake in the US state was being studied by scientists as part of research funded by the Department of Energy. The study aimed to

By |2025-11-24T08:28:49-05:00November 24th, 2025|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|
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DOE Study: Crops Planted Near Solar Panels Thrive

DETROIT - Researchers studying whether food crops and a solar array could share the same land were shocked to discover a mutually beneficial relationship between the plants and panels, The experiment took place in Houston, Alaska, about one hour outside Anchorage. Houston is home to Alaska's largest solar array. Using funding from the Department of

By |2025-11-23T09:46:54-05:00November 23rd, 2025|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|
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