NEW YORK - The solar energy industry has been thrown into a panic and projects are grinding to a halt after the Biden administration launched an investigation that some solar CEOs worry could tank the industry. The Commerce Department launched the probe in March into whether four countries in Southeast Asia that supply about 80 percent of US
ANN ARBOR - In this segment of the ITC Energy Report, we’re going to talk about the trend of electrification and what needs to be done to prepare for a future where more items are running on electricity. is Kwafo Adarkwa, Director of Public Affairs with ITC, explains. Questions include: Who ITC is? But what
DETROIT - Block Island Wind Farm in Rhode Island is the United States’ first offshore wind farm. The 30-megawatt, five-turbine offshore wind farm began commercial operations in December 2016 and generates enough energy to power 17,000 homes. And it turns out, it’s perfectly safe, and sometimes even beneficial, for fish. A seven-year-long study, the first
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Scientists with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District’s Regulatory staff are streamlining wetland delineation by developing Automated Wetland Determination Data Sheets. The ADS streamline wetland delineation data collection and reporting, facilitating responsible natural resource management and providing a valuable tool
DETROIT - A transition to renewable energy is not just one of the most consequential tools at our fingertips to act on climate, but also represents a great opportunity to increase control over our energy choices, improve the health of our communities and the planet, create jobs and wealth, and much more. But how feasible
JINJUA, China - FREY Bike, the high-end electric bicycle manufacturer, has just released a fat tire version of the company’s popular CC full-suspension electric comfort bike. The new FREY CC Fat takes the laidback and relaxed riding style of the original CC and opens the door to more off-road trail rides and diverse terrain with its
DETROIT - Undersea electricity cables could become increasingly common as governments drive their energy strategies towards renewables. As countries develop their wind and solar power industries, there will be a greater incentive to build undersea cables that can promote power-sharing across regions. The first of many new major cables is set to be built between
LANSING - Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council and Advanced Energy Economy applauded Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s release of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s MI Healthy Climate Plan. The administration established a goal of economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050 when Gov, Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2020-10. The MI Healthy Climate Plan focuses on an
LUDINGTON— Sprawled like a gigantic swimming pool atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan is an asphalt-and-clay pond holding enough water to produce electricity for 1.6 million households. It's part of the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant, which uses simple technology: Water is piped from a lower reservoir — the lake, in this case — to an upper
DETROIT - The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by a factor of 1,000 if three different materials are arranged periodically in a lattice. This has been revealed in a study by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. They achieved this by creating crystalline layers of barium titanate, strontium titanate and calcium titanate
