Clean Update

MPSC Report: Continued Growth In Renewable Energy And Distributed Generation

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

By |2025-11-12T11:24:26-05:00November 11th, 2025|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

ITC Michigan Wins Edison Electric Institute Award For Spring Ice Storm Recovery

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,

By |2025-11-06T10:17:10-05:00November 6th, 2025|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, mitechtv|

California’s Green Oil Production Threatened After Trump Revokes Funding

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 Right from the beaches of Los Angeles to Lancaster, there is promise; however, with federal funding being withdrawn

By |2025-11-06T14:41:51-05:00November 5th, 2025|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

Tech Breakthrough Could Transform How The World Produces Hydrogen

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,

Woodchuck Partners With Barton Malow To Transform Wood Waste Into Clean Energy

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

By |2025-10-31T16:11:15-04:00October 31st, 2025|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|

Panasonic Battery Breakthrough Will Supercharge Tesla Performance

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

UN Warns Devastating Consequences Are Inevitable For The World

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

By |2025-10-29T16:39:32-04:00October 29th, 2025|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Climate Change|

New Energy Source Could Mark Beginning Of End For Fossil-Fuel Systems

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

By |2025-10-25T16:10:12-04:00October 25th, 2025|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|

Toyota To Launch FIrst Electric Vehicle With Solid-State Battery By 2027

TOKYO - One of the world's biggest car manufacturers has announced plans to mass-produce a type of battery for electric vehicles (EVs) that can last far longer and charge much quicker than current technologies. On October 8, Toyota and the Japan-based Sumitomo Metal Mining Company announced a joint venture to mass-produce cathode materials for solid-state

Michigan EV Drivers Could Pay Up To $400 More Each Year To Pay For Road-Funding Plan

DETROIT - Thanks to Gov. Whitmer's new road-funding plan, electric vehicle registration will cost an additional $100 annually, or an 83 percent increase, bringing the fee to $260 before accounting for the standard vehicle registration cost. Combined, this could cost some owners more than $400. The change moves Michigan from the middle of the pack up