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U-M Solar Car Team Returns To The American Solar Challenge

July 24, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Michigan, research, solar car races, solar cars, Solar energy, university of michigan, world solar challenge

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:22:25 +0000

For the first time since 2018, the University of Michigan solar car team will stake their claim as one of the nation’s best Sporting a brand new roll cage, the University of Michigan solar car team’s latest vehicle will speed down parts of the Oregon Trail and seven other national historic … [continued]

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Making Electric Motors More Efficient, Affordable By 3D-Printing Magnets

June 7, 2024 admin 3D PRINTING, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, magnets, Michigan, permanent magnets, research, university of michigan

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 14:11:21 +0000

A $2.6M project will fine tune an advanced manufacturing approach that opens doors to more power-dense and sustainable magnetic materials. Improving electric motor efficiency, reducing costs and ultimately making them without heavy rare-earth elements are the goals of a new $2.6 million project led by the University of Michigan. Today … [continued]

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A New $900 Million Investment Catapults Michigan Into Solar Industry Spotlight

March 3, 2024 admin clean power, Energy, green economy, green investing, green investment, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, Michigan, perovskites, polysilicon, renewable energy, solar cells, Solar energy, solar industry, solar panels, university of michigan, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:55:36 +0000

Corning’s Hemlock polysilicon venture in Michigan is getting a new $900 million neighbor to beef up the state’s solar industry.

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Upgraded School Buses Linked to Increased Student Attendance

April 14, 2023 admin Air pollution, clean transport, electric buses, electric school buses, Electric vehicles, mass transit / public transit, pollution, research, SCIENCE, university of michigan

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 21:15:15 +0000

Replacing all of the oldest school buses in the nation could lead to 1.3 million fewer daily absences annually, according to a University of Michigan study. The suspected cause of these preventable absences is exposure to high levels of diesel exhaust fumes, which can leak into school bus cabins or enter buses through open windows. […]

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USPS Electric Vehicle Study Challenged By U-M Analysis

August 30, 2022 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ford, Michigan, university of michigan, us postal service, usps

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 02:24:07 +0000

ACS Publications: Abstract “The United States Postal Service (USPS) plans to purchase 165,000 next-generation delivery vehicles (NGDVs) between 2023 and 2032. The USPS submitted an environmental impact statement (EIS) for two NGDV procurement scenarios: (1) 90% internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) and 10% battery electric vehicles (BEVs) (‘ICEV scenario’) and (2) 100% BEVs (‘BEV scenario’). To correct several significant deficiencies in the EIS, we conduct a cradle-to-grave life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment of these two scenarios.”

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University of Michigan Reveals “Aevum” Solar Racecar

June 28, 2022 admin clean transport, cleantech news, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar evs, university of michigan, world solar challenge

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:05:18 +0000

If you’ve ever read about or followed solar car racing, you figure out pretty quick that it’s not like other races. The cars generally don’t go very fast, sometimes averaging only 15 MPH. The challenge is how fast the vehicles can go powered only by the sun on their backs, and with today’s solar technology, […]

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Researchers Make Progress on Several Power Projects

February 20, 2020 admin cranfield university, Energy Storage, Hydro, hydro-quebec, hydrogen, International, li-ion battery, mit, news, power trading, Renewables, Research and Development, Solar, Technology, university of michigan, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:15:27 +0000

The post Researchers Make Progress on Several Power Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Researchers at a few prominent universities have published findings on recent power-related projects. At Cranfield University in the UK, hydrogen production technology is advancing with an eye on cost and carbon reductions; researchers at the University of Michigan released best practices for extending lithium-ion battery life; and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study found […]

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Responsible Battery Coalition Applauds University of Michigan Research on Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation Calls Research “Important Step” in Educating Consumers About Extending Battery Life

February 18, 2020 admin Acer, apple, asus, batteries, cars, clean transport, consumer technology, dell, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, google, hp, htc, Huawei, lenovo, lg, lithium-ion batteries, microsoft, motorola, nokia, press releases, research, responsible battery coalition, Samsung, SCIENCE, Sony, toshiba, u-m center for sustainable systems, u-m school for environment and sustainability, university of michigan, zte

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:22:54 +0000

The Responsible Battery Coalition (RBC) — a leading coalition of companies, academics and organizations dedicated to the responsible management and environmental sustainability of batteries — applauded research published today by the University of Michigan (U-M) in the Journal of Energy Storage on best practices for consumers for extending the life of lithium-ion batteries, as well as the cost savings associated with minimizing degradation

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ASR Says It Has A Parachute For Every eVTOL Aircraft

January 4, 2020 admin autonomous vehicles, Aviation, aviation safety, aviation safety resources, clean transport, electric airplanes, electric aviation, electric vertical takeoff and landing, evtol, light sport aircraft, parachutes, Safety, tethered rockets, uam, university of michigan, unmanned aerial systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, urban air mobility, vtol

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 02:59:53 +0000

Aviation Safety Resources (ASR) — a leading parachute safety company that won one of Revolution.Aero’s competitions earlier this year — says it has a parachute system that will work with eVTOL aircraft, even at low altitudes. I recently spoke with Larry Williams, CEO of ASR, on how the company’s parachute technology works, its application for eVTOL aircraft, and public perception