DEARBORN - Engineers at Ford have filed a patent for a pre-combustion system that could dramatically reduce emissions and, as a result, earn a reprieve for gas-powered cars in an era of on-going electrification. You might want to grab a coffee at this point as it’s going to get pretty technical. The idea is to
LANSING - Michigan has upped its commitment to sustainable power by introducing a new state law that demands utility companies provide 100% renewable energy by 2040. The milestone is accompanied by incremental targets in the preceding years, according to the website of State Senator Sam Singh. Under the Clean Energy Future plan, an 80% clean energy standard must be
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a more than $92 million increase in rates for electric customers of Consumers Energy Co., including significant emphasis on investments needed to improve reliability (Case No. U-21389). The $92,009,000 increase is 57.4% lower than the $216 million rate increase the utility sought in its initial application. Consumers
WASHINGTON DC - Seventy-nine percent of Americans reside in a county that has at least one licensed marijuana retailer, according to data published today by the Pew Research Center.The Pew analysis estimates that nearly 15,000 dispensaries are currently operating in the United States. While cannabis retailers are relatively common on the west coast, in the northeast,
GRAND RAPIDS – Michigan Capital Network (MCN), the state’s largest association of regional angel investing groups and the management entity for four venture capital funds, announced today it has named Jenni Li as Senior Associate. Li joined MCN in 2020 as an analyst after completing her BS in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Georgia Tech, where she
KNOX, Ind. — An Israeli company has started work to build a solar energy farm that’s planned to cover some 13,000 acres across two northern Indiana counties when completed. Executives of Doral Renewables took part in a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday with Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and local officials for the project that is estimated to
WASHINGTON DC - China has become a powerhouse in electric vehicles. Its automaker BYD recently topped Tesla in global EV sales, with Elon Musk warning of Chinese carmakers, “If there are no trade barriers established, they will pretty much demolish most other car companies in the world. They’re extremely good.” On Friday, the Alliance for American Manufacturing sounded the alarm,
ANN ARBOR —A national technology competition seeks innovative solutions for maintenance and sustainment operations, sponsored annually by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) to provide the Department of Defense (DOD) with new ways to streamline maintenance and sustainment operations. The 2024 Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities (CTMA) Technology Competition highlights innovative technologies that enable
NEW YORK - In an exciting move toward sustainable fuel, airlines are exploring powering planes with biofuels made from corn and other plants. This would slash aviation pollution and boost American farming, bringing tidy financial and environmental wins, according to The New York Times. Turning corn into ethanol for fuel could funnel money into rural economies
HONG KONG - According to a recent report from the South China Morning Post, Chinese scientists and engineers claim to have developed a plasma stealth device for military aircraft that is capable of rendering nearly any such aircraft undetectable by radar. Unlike older versions, which created a blanket of plasma covering the entire aircraft, the new technology can
