Clean Update

Elon Musk: Tesla To Unveil Updated Cybertruck Next Quarter As Tesla Focuses On Production

SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk is teasing Tesla unveiling an updated version of the Cybertruck next quarter as the automaker is focusing on bringing the electric pickup truck into production. Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck back in November 2019, but the vehicle isn’t expected to enter production until late 2021. Over the last year since the

By |2021-03-07T10:47:43-05:00March 7th, 2021|Auto Tech, Clean Update|

Startups Funded By Robert Downey Jr., Bill Gates Funded Electric Motor Company That Slashes Energy Consumption

SAN FRANCISCO - Sometimes the smallest innovations can have the biggest impacts on the world’s efforts to stop global climate change. Arguably, one of the biggest contributors in the fight against climate change to date has been the switch to the humble LED light, which has slashed hundreds of millions of tons of carbon dioxide

By |2021-03-06T15:50:13-05:00March 6th, 2021|Clean Update|

MSU’s Institute Water Research Picked For Economic Study Of Groundwater Contamination Management

LANSING - Michigan State University’s Institute for Water Research has been chosen to conduct an economic study of the Long Run Risk management strategies for groundwater contamination under a $349,808 grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). The research team will use case studies to better understand the long-term implications,

Michigan Sustainable Biz Forum Focus On Sustainability In Business Research

GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan Sustainable Business Forum is pleased to host John Elkington - world renowned author, advisor, and entrepreneur - for a discussion of his sustainability in business research and his recent book Green Swans: The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism. This virtual event will feature a one-hour discussion, as well as a networking

By |2021-03-05T13:07:45-05:00March 5th, 2021|Clean Update|

LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator Launches New Program For Cleantech Businesses

SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University has launched a new program called the C 3 Accelerator for green technology companies working in the cleantech, climatech, and circular economy industries. The new accelerator, funded in part by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), New Economy Initiative (NEI) and the Wells Fargo

By |2021-03-05T12:51:53-05:00March 5th, 2021|Clean Update|

Report Identifies Areas Most In Need Of Green Infrastructure Investment

ANN ARBOR—Three counties in Michigan were identified among those most in need of new investment in green infrastructure, according to a new report from a coalition of environmental groups and consulting firms. The report, “Climate Risks and Opportunities in the Great Lakes Region,” identified Wayne, Ingham, and Isabella counties as places where green infrastructure investment

By |2021-03-04T16:33:35-05:00March 4th, 2021|Clean Update, Featured|

$4,500 Electric Car Outselling Tesla’s Model 3 In China By Almost Two To One

BEIJING, China - State-owned Chinese automaker SAIC Motor is reportedly massively outselling Tesla in the country with its electric vehicles that sell for just 28,800 yuan ($4,465). SAIC Motor sold 25,778 Hong Guang Minis in China in January, compared to 13,843 sales of Tesla's Model 3, the BBC reported, citing data from the China Passenger Car

By |2021-02-26T19:26:18-05:00February 26th, 2021|Auto Tech, Clean Update|

Consumers Energy Buys 166 Megawatts Of Wind Power From Crescent Wind

JONESVILLE—Officials at Consumers Energy announced that it had taken ownership of the 166-megawatt Crescent Wind farm in Hillsdale County, which is now producing clean, renewable energy for residents and businesses in Michigan. Said Dennis Dobbs, vice president of enterprise project management, engineering and services for Consumers Energy: “It’s amazing to consider the addition of Crescent Wind

Startup Backed By Bezos And Gates Seeks To Use Nuclear Fusion To Make Nearly Unlimited Clean Energy

CAMBRIDGE,  Ma. - After Brandon Sorbom graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in 2010, he decided to take the “couple of thousand dollars” he had saved and his credit card (he had 0% interest for a year) and fly to Boston. Sorbom wanted to get his Ph.D. in nuclear fusion but had been rejected

By |2021-02-19T15:52:17-05:00February 19th, 2021|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|