TOKYO, Japan - Power-hungry, fossil-fuel dependent Japan has successfully tested a system that could provide a constant, steady form of renewable energy, regardless of the wind or the sun. For more than a decade, Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. has been developing a subsea turbine that harnesses the energy in deep ocean currents and converts it into a steady
VENICE, Fla - The next generation of electric passenger boats flies above the water at high speeds. Unveiled today in Venice, the new foiling Candela P-8 Voyager lets its passengers travel silently and comfortably through wake-sensitive areas or over delicate coral reefs, without leaving a trace. Conventional speedboats – such as taxi boats or yacht tenders - have
ANN ARBOR - Vinit Gupta, ITC-Holdings Vice President for Operations, explains how the high voltage transmission company that transmits electrical power to last-mile providers DTE and Consumers Energy, makes sure those lines remain secure even during bad weather. For more information, click on ITC-Holdings https://youtu.be/X3I0Qvc7plc
LONDON, UK - Nuclear power is considered a clean energy source because it has zero carbon dioxide emissions; yet, at the same time, it produces massive amounts of hazardous, radioactive waste that pile up as more and more reactors are built around the world. Experts have proposed different solutions for this issue in order to
DETROIT - Consumers Energy plans to spend $100 million to upgrade "the backbone" of its electricity distribution system. High voltage lines move electricity to transformers, which then "step down" the power to lower voltages for customers. The move comes as climate change makes storms become more fierce and frequent. "As we are facing more severe
LANSING – A bill passed by the Michigan House of Representatives last week that would study how the state could add more nuclear plants after one of the state’s existing plants closes. House Bill 6019, sent to the state Senate after passing in an 85-20 vote Thursday, May 19, would require the Michigan Public Service
LANSING — A new loan program from Michigan Saves will help low- to moderate-income Detroiters and nonprofit organizations more easily access financing to update buildings and electrical systems to greener, cleaner and more cost-effective technologies. The new loan program will launch on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Funded through a $2.5 million program-related investment from The
DETROIT - Imagine being able to power your house with solar "energy cubes" that you can stack up like LEGO pieces to create a network of energy. It sounds like something out of sci-fi movie, yet this remarkable idea invented by a Swiss company may one day actually provide us with inexpensive, clean energy across
NAGANO, Japan - Last month, Japanese researchers from Shinshu University in Nagano developed a two-step method that is dramatically more efficient at generating hydrogen, a clean and renewable fuel, from a photocatalytic reaction. The team, however, indicated that they needed to engineer an improvement of the technology's efficiency to make it practically useful. This improvement may finally be here! Access
PORTUGAL - Europe’s largest floating solar farm is ready to generate 7.5 gigawatt-hours annually starting in July, according to Reuters. The solar farm is built by Portugal’s main utility Energias de Portugal (EDP), on Western Europe's biggest artificial lake, the Alqueva reservoir. A vast array of 12,000 solar panels, the size of four soccer fields, is moved by
