DETROIT - The tides are changing, and a Qatari investment firm has plenty to do with it. Al Masdar Investment, chaired by Sheikh Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani, has acquired a 63 percent majority stake in Tyde, the German builder of all-electric hydrofoiling boats best known for The Icon and The Open created with BMW. The
DETROIT - Solar panels could soon be obsolete since researchers at the University of Basque County have mentioned a new material that absorbs 99.5% of light at 700°C. This unbelievable revelation focuses on ultrablack copper cobaltate nanoneedles, which go beyond the performance of conventional carbon nanotubes. A wonderful aspect of these copper cobaltate nanoneedles is that they
LANSING - A new report from the Michigan Public Service Commission finds continued growth in the state’s renewable energy and distributed energy programs, with participation expected to continue to rise as the state implements the changes made to Michigan’s energy laws in 2023. The MPSC’s Status of Renewable Energy, Distributed Generation, and Legacy Net Metering
NOVI - Between March 28 and 30, 2025, northern and parts of south central Michigan faced ice and wind storms that caused widespread electricity disruptions. ITC Michigan was recognized with an Edison Electric Institute Emergency Response Award for its recovery and assistance efforts. Brenda Houtz, Vice President of Operations for ITC Michigan, joined Mike Brennan,
LOS ANGELES - Despite California’s Hydrogen City facing a huge storm with industrial reality hitting hard, hydrogen, the ‘green oil,’ is still seen as the fuel that can change California into the new Dubai of renewable energy. Right from the beaches of Los Angeles to Lancaster, there is promise; however, with federal funding being withdrawn
SOUTH KOREA - A team of researchers in South Korea has just taken a massive step toward a cleaner, more efficient energy future, and it could transform how the world produces hydrogen. Scientists at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials have developed and successfully tested the country's first 20-kilowatt-class solid oxide electrolysis cell system,
GRAND RAPIDS – Woodchuck announced that it has partnered with Barton Malow to divert wood waste from the Hart Solar Farm into clean energy. Together, the companies are not only diverting thousands of tons of wood waste from landfills, but also saving valuable time and resources by streamlining the waste hauling process. The diverted material
DETROIT - The year 2027 is poised to be a big one for electric vehicles. That's when Ford plans to start building a lower-cost, all-electric pickup starting at $30,000. By the end of that year, Panasonic is set to be making a breakthrough battery that can add nearly a hundred miles of range to the popular Tesla
BRAZIL - The secretary general of the United Nations has warned that humanity must 'change course now' after failing to limit global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Speaking before next month's COP30 climate summit in Brazil, António Guterres said that overshooting the target set in the Paris climate agreement is 'inevitable'. He warns that the consequences of this
DETROIT - Imagine you come across a silent field of concrete houses and behold America’s newest reactor, completed and licensed, just waiting to be activated. Humming with potential but not yet on, the reactor presents a pivotal change, not just for the U.S. energy infrastructure but for committing to clean and reliable nuclear power and moving on
