Clean Update

Time To Bring Hydrogen Hype Down To Earth And Focus On Three Possible Industries

SYDNEY - If you listen to the dreamers, hydrogen is the magical fuel of the future that can replace everything from the petrol in your car to the coal in a steelworks. Hype around hydrogen has been building in Australia since at least 2018. Every government has a hydrogen strategy. Hydrogen has been promoted as a replacement for our coal and

By |2023-12-16T16:10:45-05:00December 16th, 2023|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|

SAE Picks MAHLE System As Global Standard For Wireless EV Charging

PITTSBURGH - SAE International has chosen MAHLE’s positioning system as the global standard for wireless EV charging, a move that closes a final gap in standardizing inductive charging for electric vehicles. MAHLE’s cross-manufacturer solution paves the way for a rapid, comprehensive introduction of alternatives to wired, plug-in charging for electric- and hybrid-electric vehicles. Wireless EV

By |2023-12-16T16:10:48-05:00December 16th, 2023|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

LuxWall Gets DOE Funding To Accelerate Growth In Vacuum-Insulating Glass Manufacturing

YPSILANTI– The U.S. Department of Energy announced that LuxWall, Inc. is one of seven U.S. companies selected to receive funds to strengthen clean energy supply chains and accelerate domestic clean energy manufacturing. According to the press release, $275 million will be assigned to projects that “boost U.S. manufacturing, strengthen domestic clean energy supply chains, and revitalize energy communities.” The $31.7

By |2023-12-16T16:10:49-05:00December 16th, 2023|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Industry 4.0|

Trillion Ton Iceberg Extending 40 Miles Breaks Away From Antarctica

SEATTLE - What is the clearest natural water in the world? And what about those piercing-cyan-blue beaches at vacation spots around the world: “It’s like a screensaver!” says Jon Favreau’s character Joey in Couple’s Retreat. We’re going to look at the world’s clearest water beach. Countless blue-clear beaches around the world provide incredible opportunities to snorkel or

By |2023-12-09T13:27:47-05:00December 9th, 2023|Clean Update, Climate Change, Featured|

Falling EV Prices Could Hinder Widespread Adoption

DETROIT - Prices of used electric vehicles are down roughly 30 percent year over year, according to market research studies using data from September and October. The cheaper prices might bode well for buyers, but they raise concerns that low resale values could hurt EV adoption among mainstream consumers. The falling prices also add fuel

By |2023-12-09T13:27:49-05:00December 9th, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update|

Whitmer Orders Michigan Government Vehicles To Become Zero Emissions By 2040

LANSING - Every vehicle in the state government’s fleet must be zero-emissions by 2040 after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order establishing the goal. The order defines zero-emissions as “any vehicles that use a propulsion technology that does not produce greenhouse-gas emissions,” which leaves the door open to options beyond electric vehicles. Whitmer has

By |2023-12-06T09:21:42-05:00December 6th, 2023|Clean Update, Featured|

Ann Arbor Gets DOE Grant To Make Bryant Community Center Net-Zero Energy Living Lab

ANN ARBOR — The City of Ann Arbor was awarded $182,360 from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of State and Community Energy Programs through their Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program to renovate the Bryant Community Center into a net-zero facility and living learning laboratory of climate action. These grant funds will

By |2023-12-01T11:19:06-05:00December 1st, 2023|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

Terrifying View Of What Earth Would Look Like If All Ice Melted Due To Global Warming

NEW YORK - Even as activists continue to face opposition-and even disdain-from climate deniers for attempting to raise awareness about the danger our planet is in, mounting scientific data shows that the world's ice is melting at a rapid pace. According to a study published earlier in 2021, global ice loss has increased rapidly over the past

By |2023-12-01T10:03:43-05:00December 1st, 2023|Clean Update, Climate Change, Featured|

Our Energy Landscape: Looking Ahead To 2024

NOVI – On the Nov. 27 episode of MITech TV, Kwafo Adarkwa, director of public affairs at ITC, discussed the changing energy landscape as it relates to the electric grid today and in the future. Adarkwa emphasized that while our energy landscape is heading in the right direction, we must be prepared to invest in

By |2023-11-28T13:52:58-05:00November 28th, 2023|Clean Update, Featured, mitechtv|

Millions Of EV Batteries Could Retire To Solar Farms

NEW CUYAMA, Ca. - On a 20-acre parcel outside the tiny Southern California town of New Cuyama, a 1.5-megawatt solar farm uses the sun’s rays to slowly charge nearly 600 batteries in nearby cabinets. At night, when energy demand rises, that electricity is sent to the grid to power homes with clean energy. To make

By |2023-11-26T13:35:02-05:00November 26th, 2023|Clean Update, ESD|