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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|
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PlanetM Startup Grants: Panel Discussion And Webinar

DETROIT - NextEnergy is hosting a panel discussion and webinar noon Dec. 11 for anyone wanting to learn more about the the PlanetM Startup Grants. The grants provide access to $1.3 million in funding for global mobility startups to test, validate and prove out new technologies with the goal of making transportation easier, safer and

By |2018-10-31T16:46:12-04:00October 31st, 2018|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles|
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The Inside Story On TechTown’s Purchase Of The NextEnergy Center

ROYAL OAK - Wayne State University bought the NextEnergy Center, the state of Michigan’s advanced energy industry accelerator, and will transform it into a center for university-industry collaboration and research. Ned Staebler, president of TechTown, joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan to explain why Wayne State spent $6.6 million to create Detroit Urban Solutions, a

By |2018-06-06T14:55:53-04:00June 6th, 2018|Entrepreneur Corner, Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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NextEnergy Appoints Saber New President, Redfield Returns To Private Business

DETROIT - NextEnergy Wednesday announced Jim Saber will be appointed president and CEO of the Detroit-based technology accelerator, effective March 2. Saber, who has led NextEnergy’s business development and technology commercialization efforts since 2004, will replace Jean Redfield who will re-join Fordsell Machine Products, the precision machining manufacturing firm she co-owns with her husband. Redfield,

By |2018-02-21T09:19:20-05:00February 21st, 2018|Clean Update, Featured|
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SmartCone Wins $60,000 Top Prize in NextChallenge: Smart Cities Technology Challenge

DETROIT - SmartCone, a Bicycle-Pedestrian Safety Solutions, has won the NextChallenge: Smart Cities technology challenge, a will receive $60,000 in grant funding from Wells Fargo to demonstrate and validate the concept. NextChallenge: Smart Cities technology challenge, a global competition challenging innovators to find hardware and software technology solutions to address unmet needs in urban areas.

By |2017-12-14T16:44:33-05:00December 14th, 2017|Entrepreneurs|
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Semi-Finals For 9th Annual Global Automotive & Mobility Innovation Challenge

DETROIT - Next Energy is hosting on Feb. 23 the semi-finals of the 9th Annual Global Automotive & Mobility Innovation Challenge presented by SAE International and the MI Innovation Alliance. GAMIC provides early‐stage start‐ups with an opportunity for competition‐prep coaching and targeted exposure to decision‐makers, in addition to over $300,000 in total in-kind acceleration services and

By |2017-02-06T20:59:25-05:00February 6th, 2017|Entrepreneurs|
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Callida Energy Wins $80,000 2016 NextChallenge: Smart Cities

DETROIT - Callida Energy, a software that helps more efficiently heat and cool buildings, won first prize Thursday and a check for $80,000 in the 2016 NextChallenge: Smart Cities technology challenge. RideHop, a company that more efficiently operate transportation systems, won second place and $20,000. The challenge is a partnership among NextEnergy, Denso International America,

By |2016-12-09T16:38:52-05:00December 9th, 2016|Clean Update, Featured|
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U-M Dearborn Students Help Denso, NextEnergy Study Future Of Car Sharing Technology

SOUTHFIELD - Thirty students at the University of Michigan-Dearborn have been sharing three battery-electric Ford Focus cars for the past three weeks as part of a long-term study that will help shape the future of vehicle sharing. The experiment was crafted by auto supplier Denso and NextEnergy, a Detroit-based accelerator of advanced energy and mobility

By |2016-12-02T14:50:12-05:00December 2nd, 2016|Clean Update, Featured|
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NextEnergy Partners With Denso To Accelerate Smart City, Advanced Mobility Technologies

DETROIT - NextEnergy has partnered with global auto supplier Denso to accelerate smart city and advanced mobility technologies. Japan-based Denso said in a press release that its sponsorship aligns with the company’s corporate environmental policy and action plan to help resolve environmental and energy issues and conduct business in harmony with nature, a policy first

By |2016-10-27T20:26:09-04:00October 27th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Tech|
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Deadline To Apply For $80,000 NextChallenge: Smart Cities Competition July 28

DETROIT - The deadline to apply for the $80,000 NextChallenge: Smart Cities competition is just two weeks away. Innovators should submit an online concept proposal by 11:59 pm EDT on July 28. The competition is co-hosted by NextEnergy, DENSO, DTE Energy and Wells Fargo - both at the individual innovator and organization level – to

By |2016-07-14T18:25:53-04:00July 14th, 2016|Clean Update, Featured|
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