MANCHESTER, UK - A team of experts at The University of Manchester led by Dr Amir Keshmiri have received government funding to work with Powerhouse Energy Plc - a world-leading UK company specializing in treatment of unrecyclable wastes - to help recover hydrogen for clean energy use. This project will develop and validate a novel and inexpensive
DETROIT - After decades of attempts to power cars with energy from the sun, the solar automotive age might finally be upon us. Germany’s Sono Motors, which went public on the Nasdaq last year, may have cracked the code with a $25,000 electric SUV called the Sion that's covered pretty much bumper to bumper in
DETROIT – The DTE Energy Foundation today announced it has awarded $1 million to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to fund several significant environmental programs throughout Michigan that will preserve, protect and enhance the state’s treasured natural habitats and species. This latest grant to TNC will be used to fund the Healthy Cities program in Detroit,
BOSTON, MA - Spikes in gas prices have already taken a toll on small business owners trying to bounce back from the pandemic, inflation, labor shortages, and other challenges. In fact, Alignable's Gas Price Poll of 6,439 small business owners surveyed from 3/13/22 to 3/27/22 showed that 68% say gas price spikes have had a "very significant" negative
WASHINGTON DC - All scientist Erin Pettit could see when she looked at the satellite photos of the ice shelf in front of the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica was the giant crack that stretched across most of the image. Two years before, when she and her colleagues were deciding where to put their research
PHILADELPHIA - Scientists have come across an unexpected way to commercialize a breakthrough form of battery technology, opening up the possibilities for a new generation of long-range robots and electric vehicles. Engineers at Drexel University in Philadelphia accidentally stumbled upon the technique while working on another solution to improve the viability of lithium-sulfur batteries, which are
NOVI - The Shyft Group announced it will reveal its all-new electric delivery vehicle on their Class 3 EV chassis at the NTEA Work Truck Week trade show in Indianapolis from March 8-10. “Unable to find a viable EV chassis option in the market, we decided to build our own,” said Shyft Group CEO Daryl
LONDON, England - Wealthy people have disproportionately large carbon footprints and the percentage of the world’s emissions they are responsible for is growing, a study has found. In 2010, the most affluent 10 percent of households emitted 34 percent of global CO2, while the 50 percent of the global population in lower income brackets accounted
GRAND RAPIDS - Meijer is looking to outpace science-based climate targets by making a big sustainability pledge. The retailer announced an ambitious goal to reduce absolute carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2025. "At Meijer, we believe in taking responsibility for the well-being of the world around us," Meijer President and CEO Rick Keyes said.
JACKSON—Consumers Energy and General Motors today announced a new pledge to power Michigan automotive plants in Flint, Burton and Wyoming with clean energy, partnering to build the next generation of vehicles in Michigan, where both companies are headquartered. “We’re thrilled to see General Motors pledge to use 100% clean energy that Consumers Energy will provide,
