Clean Update

DNR Seeks Public Input On Lake Superior And Its Tributaries

LANSING - Michigan anglers also can play a role in fisheries management by participating in opportunities for public input, such as the Lake Superior Management Plan survey. The information obtained in this survey will be used along with biological data to develop a 10-year management plan for Lake Superior and its tributaries. The survey was

By |2021-04-22T18:27:26-04:00April 22nd, 2021|Clean Update|

Battery Solutions and NextEnergy Partner on EGLE Grant to Bring Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Opportunities to Michigan

WIXOM - Battery Solutions, LLC. and NextEnergy have kicked off a new project funded by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy centered around evaluating the Michigan’s electric vehicle battery supply chain for collection, analysis, remanufacturing, reuse, and recycling. This assessment will include areas such as battery capacity and secondary use. The six

By |2021-04-20T14:07:05-04:00April 20th, 2021|Clean Update|

DTE Energy Switches On Three New Wind Parks, Two Are Michigan’s Largest

DETROIT – DTE Energy on Tuesday announced operation of three new wind parks, two of which are now Michigan’s largest. Located in mid-Michigan’s Isabella County, Isabella l and Isabella ll have a total of 136 turbines with a capacity of 383 megawatts. The third park, Fairbanks Wind, is located in the Upper Peninsula’s Delta County

By |2021-04-20T14:25:29-04:00April 20th, 2021|Clean Update, Featured|

Shyft Group To Build EV Work Truck Bodies

NOVI—DuraMag, a brand of the Shyft Group’s specialty vehicles business unit, will engineer, manufacture, and install vocational body upfits for Boston-based EV Transportation Services Inc. and its FireFly vehicles, making the all-electric lightweight utility vehicle well suited to a variety of essential service and electro-mobility (e-mobility) functions. DuraMag, an all-aluminum truck body manufacturer, will build food

By |2021-03-26T15:11:54-04:00March 26th, 2021|Clean Update, ESD|

EGLE Announces $1.2 Million In Recycling Grants to West Michigan

LANSING - EGLE announced the recipients of the Renew Michigan grants to encourage recycling in West Michigan. The grants are the largest single effort to encourage recycling in West Michigan. Recipients include: West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum, Kent County Department of Public Works, City of Holland, Goodwill Industries of West Michigan and PADNOS Recycling and

By |2021-03-25T21:19:10-04:00March 25th, 2021|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

New Bladeless Turbine May Look NSFW But Could Be The Future Of Wind Power

AVILA, Spain - Salvation comes in all shapes and sizes, and it seems, to the benefit of humans and wildlife, the next innovative leap forward in sustainable energy could be a suggestively shaped bladeless wind turbine. The novel technology has been created by Vortex Bladeless, a tech startup based in Avila, Spain, who describe their design as

By |2021-03-25T21:19:15-04:00March 25th, 2021|Clean Update|

LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator Offers Clean Tech Development Program

ANN ARBOR - Dennis Shaver Expert in Residence, Centrepolis Accelerator, will provide details on the new C3 Accelerator to Fast Track Cleantech, Climatech, and Circular Economy Hardware Technology. Up to $275,000 is in the pool. Deadline to apply is May 31 at www.centrepolisaccelerator.com/Program The C3 Accelerator offers grants, investments, and services that support the development and

By |2021-03-19T13:22:38-04:00March 19th, 2021|Clean Update, mitechtv|

Consumers Energy To Purchase 140 Megawatts Of Solar Power

JACKSON—Officials at Consumers Energy have announced an agreement to purchase 140 megawatts of clean, renewable energy—enough to power about 70,000 homes—from the Calhoun Solar Center. Invenergy, a Chicago-based developer and operator of green energy installations, is building the project. Said Tim Sparks, vice president of electric grid integration at Consumers Energy: “We are committed to

Solar Power Stations In Space Could Be The Answer To Our Energy Needs

WALTHAM, Mass. - It sounds like science fiction: giant solar power stations floating in space that beam down enormous amounts of energy to Earth. And for a long time, the concept – first developed by the Russian scientist, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, in the 1920s – was mainly an inspiration for writers. A century later, however, scientists

By |2021-03-11T20:34:22-05:00March 11th, 2021|Clean Update|

Israeli 5-Minute Battery Charge Aims To Fire Up Electric Cars

TEL AVIV, Israel - From flat battery to full charge in just five minutes -- an Israeli start-up has developed technology it says could eliminate the "range anxiety" associated with electric cars. Ultra-fast recharge specialists StoreDot have developed a first-generation lithium-ion battery that can rival the filling time of a standard car at the pump.

By |2021-03-07T10:47:42-05:00March 7th, 2021|Clean Update|