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Solar-Powered Electric Houseboat From China

BEIJING - I’ve found plenty of fun and strange EVs for this Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, but the electric houseboats have always been some of the most outlandish. This time though, the houseboat actually looks like something that you could conceivably live in. Largely surrounded by glass walls, the houseboat helps

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

Scientists Predict Solar Panel Advances Will See Millions Leaving Electric Grid

LONDON - More than 30 million homes in Europe could meet all their energy needs using rooftop solar panels alone, according to a new study. Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany found that more than 50 per cent of Europe’s 41 million freestanding homes could have been self-sufficient in 2020 using just solar and

By |2023-11-19T12:47:03-05:00November 19th, 2023|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|

Bill Gates Backs Fan On A Stick Wind Energy Device That Cut Costs By One Third

SEATTLE - It looks nothing like a typical "fan on a stick" wind turbine, but this oval track with evenly spaced wing blades could be an enormously disruptive addition to the renewable energy mix, since it slashes the cost of wind power to unprecedented lows. Wyoming's Airloom Energy has come out of stealth mode with

By |2023-11-19T12:47:04-05:00November 19th, 2023|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|

2 degrees Equals 40-Foot Sea Rise As Melting Ice Dramatically Impacts Earth

NEW YORK - Top scientists say the world’s ice sheets are melting more rapidly than expected and that world leaders must ramp up their climate ambitions to avoid a catastrophic rise in sea levels. A report released Thursday from the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative, a network of policy experts and researchers, pleads with world leaders

By |2023-11-17T16:19:41-05:00November 17th, 2023|Clean Update, Climate Change, Science|

EV Charging Pod Introduces Truck-Mounted Mobile Charging Platform

BRIGHTON – EV Charging POD has been developing stationary Natural Gas and Propane powered charging stations that allow Electric Vehicle owners to charge their EVs without plugging into the electrical grid. Now founder Steve Bratic has introduced a truck-mounted mobile charging platform that can fast-charge more than 20 EVs at a time. He also sells

By |2023-11-26T15:34:39-05:00November 16th, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update, mitechtv|

Clean Energy Package Sent To Gov. Whitmer’s Desk

LANSING - Democrats' huge clean energy package, requiring utility providers to rely 100% on "clean energy" in the next 17 years and empowering Governor-appointees to certify commercial wind and solar projects, has passed both the Senate and House. All but one bill in the seven-bill package – SB 277, which allows farmers with protected land

By |2023-11-15T18:09:17-05:00November 15th, 2023|Clean Update, Featured|

Decarbonizing Light-Duty Transportation In US: U-M Study Reveals How

ANN ARBOR—One of the goals outlined by the Biden administration's National Climate Task Force in 2021 was to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to 50%-52% below 2005 levels by 2030. Now, a University of Michigan study investigates one of the strategies to achieve this goal, which is to increase new vehicle sales to 50% electric

New Approach To Water Electrolysis For Green Hydrogen

BEIJING - Recent research into the demanding task of developing catalysts for hydrogen production has made substantial progress. Professor Yong-Tae Kim from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Graduate Institute of Ferrous & Eco Materials Technology, and Kyu-Su Kim, a doctoral student from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Pohang

By |2023-11-12T11:40:57-05:00November 12th, 2023|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

WMSBF Names Sustainable Business Of The Year Award Winners

GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will honor local organizations and professionals at its 10th Annual Triple Bottom Line Bash on Wednesday, October 18 at the The Goei Center in Grand Rapids. The sold-out event is the signature function of the region’s sustainability and sustainable business community. The Forum will recognize six local

By |2023-11-08T09:50:53-05:00November 8th, 2023|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

Israeli Company Building Road In Detroit That Charges Electric Vehicles

DETROIT - Wireless electric road charging has long been hailed as a potential holy grail for widespread electric vehicle adoption. Later this year, the technology will get its first real test in the US, when Israeli company Electreon and the state of Michigan unveil a 1-mile stretch of road in Detroit that will allow drivers

By |2023-11-07T09:29:43-05:00November 7th, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Featured|