Clean Update

DTE Commissions Wind Park To Power 78,000 Homes

DETROIT - DTE Energy announced that Michigan’s largest wind park, Meridian Wind, is now operational. Spanning three townships across Midland and Saginaw counties, the 225-megawatt wind park has 77 wind turbines and generates enough clean energy to power more than 78,000 homes. DTE managed all aspects of the Park’s development, from land acquisition and permitting

By |2023-04-20T20:07:01-04:00April 18th, 2023|Clean Update, Featured|

Rivian Remains On Track To Build 50,000 EVs In 2023

NEW YORK - Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive said Monday that its first-quarter deliveries were in line with expectations and that it remains on track to produce 50,000 EVs in 2023. Rivian said in a statement that it produced 9,395 EVs in the first quarter and delivered 7,946 vehicles to customers by quarter-end. Both numbers were down

By |2023-04-17T10:29:32-04:00April 17th, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update|

MPSC Technical Conferences To Bolster Reliability And Resilience Of Michigan’s Electric Grid

LANSING - Building on its ongoing work to address widespread power outages in Michigan, the Michigan Public Service Commission today announced it will conduct several technical conferences aimed at addressing utility resilience and reliability to better understand challenges facing the state’s electric grid, as well as on residential energy storage, an emerging component of the

Toyota North America On Path to Achieve 100% Renewable Energy For Michigan Operations Through DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower Program

PLANO, Texas— Toyota Motor North America and DTE Energy announced Toyota’s enrollment in MIGreenPower, DTE’s voluntary renewable energy program. Toyota’s participation puts all of TMNA’s Research and Development operations in Michigan on a path to attribute 100% of their electricity use to renewable energy projects starting in 2026. This includes the company’s R&D Headquarters in

By |2023-04-16T18:46:43-04:00April 16th, 2023|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

Researchers Can Extract Hydrogen From Seawater To Produce Low-Carbon Fuels

PALO ALTO, Ca.- Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University with collaborators at the University of Oregon and Manchester Metropolitan University have found a way to tease hydrogen out of the ocean by funneling seawater through a double-membrane system and electricity. Their innovative design proved successful in generating hydrogen

By |2023-04-16T18:29:48-04:00April 16th, 2023|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

Biden Releases Road Map To Scale Up Nuclear, Hydrogen, And Energy Storage

WASHINGTON DC - Last week, the Department of Energy, or DOE, released a road map for scaling up three emerging technologies that could make or break the U.S. energy transition. According to the agency, advanced nuclear, clean hydrogen, and long-duration energy storage are crucial for reaching net-zero emissions. The problem is, self-sustaining markets for these

By |2023-04-05T10:05:55-04:00April 5th, 2023|Carbon Capture, Clean Update, Climate Change|

More US Electricity Generated By Renewables In 2022 Than Coal

WASHINGTON DC - Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced Monday. Renewables passed nuclear electricity production for the first time in 2012 and continued to outpace it.Growth in wind and solar significantly drove the increase in renewable energy and contributed

By |2023-04-02T12:12:12-04:00April 1st, 2023|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Climate Change|

Can We Afford To Ignore Green Hydrogen In Clean Energy Mix

NEW YORK - Historically a dark horse, green hydrogen energy has received renewed attention among global policy-makers and energy experts as a potential driver of net zero emissions. This is in large part because of significant advances in enabling technologies along with government subsidies and industrial policies supporting its research and development (e.g. more than

By |2023-06-25T16:15:58-04:00April 1st, 2023|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

1,000-Foot Floating Multi-Turbine Unit Could Power 80,000 homes

NORWAY - Norwegian company Wind Catching Systems (WCS) has developed an innovative floating wind farm technology that features multiple smaller turbines mounted on a grid. The 1,000-foot-tall unit is designed to float in deep waters, where winds are stronger and turbines can perform more rotations per minute, generating more energy. The company claims that its

By |2023-04-01T12:07:17-04:00April 1st, 2023|Clean Update, Featured|

Chevy Bolt EV To Overtake Ford Mustang Mach-E In Sales

DETROIT - The Chevy Bolt EUV makes a strange rival to the Ford Mustang Mach-E. But make no mistake — these two EVs are taking the age-old Ford vs. Chevy battle to an electrifyingly new level. No, the Bolt EUV can’t compete with the Mustang Mach-E in performance. You won’t see the cute subcompact SUV beat its bigger, faster

By |2023-03-26T14:57:51-04:00March 26th, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Featured|