DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. and General Motors' chiefs on Thursday offered clashing perspectives on the importance of hybrid vehicles to their long-term strategic outlooks. Ford CEO Jim Farley wants the industry to stop viewing hybrid vehicles as only an interim solution to be used until drivers are comfortable going fully electric, while GM CEO Mary Barra does not
JACKSON - Consumers Energy agreed to pay a $1 million fine and take other steps to improve its performance after the Michigan Public Service Commission investigated complaints about malfunctioning electric meters, violations of rules on estimated billing, and significant delays in providing new electric and gas service. The Commission in October directed Consumers Energy to
GRAND RAPIDS – Aquinas joined more than 2.7 million college students and staff across the country in a National Wildlife Federation competition to reduce the campus waste footprint through minimization efforts. The participating colleges donated, composted and recycled more than 30.7 million pounds of waste. As a result, they have collectively kept more than 105
NOVI – ITC will be conducting aerial patrols of the high-voltage transmission structures and lines in Michigan from approximately May 28-June 26, weather permitting. The helicopter patrols are conducted to provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system that is operated by ITC’s Michigan operating entities, ITCTransmission and Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC).
NEW YORK - When you consider today’s industrial wind turbine, you likely picture the windmill design, technically known as a horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT). But the very first wind turbines, which were developed in the Middle East around the 8th century for grinding grain, were vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWT), meaning they spun perpendicular to the wind, rather than
SEATTLE - Amazon officials recently announced that its first solar farm-plus-battery energy storage project has become fully operational in the High Desert. Located in Baldy Mesa near Adelanto, the project is considered one of the largest DC-coupled solar plus storage facilities in California, the company in a press release on Tuesday. Assembled in rows across a westward
DETROIT - Purchasing an electric vehicle requires maintenance on the owner's part, such as charging the battery for ensured operation. As much as about 80% of charging is done at home, as it proves to be the most affordable and efficient way of charging your EV's battery. This charging behavior has opened a pathway of innovation for
Earth’s surface has evolved dynamically over centuries of years. It has led to a change in the borders and boundaries that we see today. But have you ever wondered how our planet might look after millions of years? Interestingly, an animation shared by nonprofit scientific association AGU (Advancing Earth and Spaces Science) reveals that Earth’s continents are likely to undergo
TEL AVIV - Israeli company BaroMar is preparing to test a clever new angle on grid-level energy storage, which it says will be the cheapest way to stabilize renewable grids over longer time scales. This innovative system lets water do the work. The zero-carbon energy grid of the future looks remarkably complex. Solar, wind and
PARIS - You probably need to see it to appreciate the challenges the automobile industry faces in transitioning to electricity. You also need to come here to understand how the Chinese industry's overcapacity has flooded the European market. That morning, as the sun unexpectedly lit up the maze of highways leading to this remote arm
