LANSING — Michigan’s clean-energy economy is entering a more fragmented phase after the state lost roughly $540 million in federal climate-related grants, triggering a pullback in several high-profile renewable and green-manufacturing projects while other energy investments continue to move forward. The funding losses follow a shift in federal priorities in 2025 that froze or terminated
ANN ARBOR - For decades, solar power has followed a familiar formula: rigid, flat panels mounted on rooftops or spread across open fields. Those panels have helped Michigan steadily expand its solar footprint — even in a state better known for cloud cover than desert sun. Now, researchers are developing a new class of photovoltaic
ANN ARBOR - Scientists are increasingly alarmed that Thwaites Glacier, the massive Antarctic ice stream nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier, is edging closer to a point of no return. A new study by the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration reveals a dramatic increase in fractures across the glacier’s floating ice shelf over the past two decades—a structural
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
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
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
ANN ARBOR — The Ann Arbor Police Department is cautiously testing the use of electric vehicles in law enforcement, currently operating one electric patrol vehicle as it evaluates whether EVs can play a broader role in police work. Department officials describe the vehicle as a pilot, not a fleet conversion. The EV is primarily used
DEARBORN — Ford Motor Co. and South Korean battery manufacturer SK On are unwinding one of the most ambitious electric-vehicle bets of the past decade, ending their $11.4 billion joint venture to build EV battery plants in the United States as demand for electric vehicles softens and federal policy signals shift. The move marks a
VAN BUREN TWP. — A new proposal for a massive hyperscale data center has emerged in southeast Michigan, adding to a growing list of projects aimed at powering artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. Panattoni Data Center Group wants to develop a data center campus on roughly 280 acres in Van Buren Township, near Belleville in
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
