Making Cement With Fewer Carbon Emissions
Researchers at the University of Michigan have devised a new electro-chemical process to make low carbon cement.
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Electric Vehicles Create More Jobs than Fossil Fuel Vehicles — Research
In a comment thread on an article yesterday, a reader made an important point. Although there’s a common narrative that a transition to electric vehicles will reduce jobs in the auto industry, the opposite is actually true! A University of Michigan study published earlier this year found that automotive assembly … [continued]
U-M Solar Car Team Returns To The American Solar Challenge
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]
Making Electric Motors More Efficient, Affordable By 3D-Printing Magnets
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]
A New $900 Million Investment Catapults Michigan Into Solar Industry Spotlight
Corning’s Hemlock polysilicon venture in Michigan is getting a new $900 million neighbor to beef up the state’s solar industry.
Upgraded School Buses Linked to Increased Student Attendance
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 … [continued]
USPS Electric Vehicle Study Challenged By U-M Analysis
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.”
University of Michigan Reveals “Aevum” Solar Racecar
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, … [continued]
1,000-Cycle Lithium-Sulfur Battery Could Quintuple Electric Vehicle Ranges
A new biologically inspired battery membrane has enabled a battery with five times the capacity of the industry-standard lithium ion design to run for the thousand-plus cycles needed to power an electric car. A network of aramid nanofibers, recycled from Kevlar, can enable lithium-sulfur batteries to overcome their Achilles heel … [continued]
New Transparent Aerogel “Sponge” Spikes The Solar Power Ball
It’s only a matter of time before concentrating solar power slips into the industrial process heat field, if a new aerogel pans out.
