Clean Update

The Electricity GRID – How ITC Handled Demand In 2022, How ITC will Handle Power In The Future

NOVI - ITC Michigan President Simon Whitelocke provides a summary of what ITC-Holdings did to strengthen the power GRID in Michigan during 2022 and the electricity transmission company's plans to strengthen the GRID in 2023. In this video interview, Whitelocke answers the following questions: Would you mind kicking things off by reminding our viewers who

By |2022-12-12T11:20:21-05:00December 12th, 2022|Clean Update, mitechtv|

U.S. Renewable Energy Will Surge Past Coal And Nuclear This Year

NEW YORK - Renewables are on track to generate more power than coal in the United States this year. But the question is whether they can grow fast enough to meet the country’s climate goals. Supply chain constraints and trade disputes have slowed wind and solar installations, raising questions about the United States' ability to

By |2022-12-10T16:24:41-05:00December 10th, 2022|Clean Update|

Renewable Power To Double Capacity In The Next 5 Years Enough To Power China

NEW YORK - The global energy crisis is driving a sharp acceleration in installations of renewable power, with total capacity growth worldwide set to almost double in the next five years, overtaking coal as the largest source of electricity generation along the way and helping keep alive the possibility of limiting global warming to 1.5

By |2022-12-08T12:59:22-05:00December 8th, 2022|Clean Update, Featured|

DTE Energy Retires Two Coal Plants On Carbon-Free Goal

DETROIT - DTE Energy Thursday announced the retirement of two coal fired power plants, bringing Southeast Michigan closer to a carbon-free future with more affordable and reliable energy. DTE is also retraining displaced workers for jobs elsewhere in the company. The retirement of the Trenton Channel and St. Clair coal power plants marks a significant milestone

By |2022-12-08T12:59:24-05:00December 8th, 2022|Clean Update, Climate Change|

This EV From Scotland Takes Off-Road To Another Level

GLASGOW, Scotland - The Munro Mk 1 is an all-electric off-road vehicle, designed and built in Glasgow, Scotland, and built to handle a tough life as a working vehicle on farms, in quarries or anywhere where strong off-road credentials or serious pulling power are required. Launched this week at an event in Edinburgh, the Mk

By |2022-12-07T19:12:13-05:00December 7th, 2022|Auto Tech, Clean Update|

US Sanctions Against Chinese Solar Panel Makers May Harm US Solar Industry

WASHINGTON DC - The US Department of Commerce has determined that four out of eight Chinese solar companies that it’s been investigating are “attempting to bypass US duties by doing minor processing in one of the Southeast Asian countries before shipping to the United States.” Here’s what it means for the US solar industry. The

By |2022-12-04T18:41:42-05:00December 4th, 2022|Clean Update, Politics, Politics/Government|

WMSBF December Forum: Sustainable Packaging

GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum and the Institute of Packaging Professionals West Michigan Chapter will host a luncheon forum on Monday, December 12 at Kendall College for Art & Design in Grand Rapids discussing current trends and issues in packaging design and specification for local businesses and industry. Local packaging professionals are

By |2022-11-30T18:57:28-05:00November 28th, 2022|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Featured|

Scientists Discover Hydrogen Separation Technique To Recover Clean Energy From Unrecyclable Waste

MANCHESTER, UK - A team of experts at The University of Manchester led by Dr Amir Keshmiri have received government funding to work with Powerhouse Energy Plc - a world-leading UK company specializing in treatment of unrecyclable wastes - to help recover hydrogen for clean energy use. This project will develop and validate a novel and inexpensive

By |2022-11-28T17:49:45-05:00November 28th, 2022|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

UN Report: Indiscriminate Use Of Hydrogen Could Slow The Energy Transition

NEW YORK - Hydrogen use by the G-7 could jump by four to seven times by the middle of this century compared to 2020 in order to “satisfy the needs of a net-zero emissions system,” according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency. In a foreword to the report, IRENA Director-General Francesco

By |2022-11-18T17:57:58-05:00November 18th, 2022|Clean Update|