30 Under 30 Energy 2017: The best minds planning how to power our country Forbes, feat. Travis Thompson (Sakamoto Lab)
It's no easy task finding young minds tackling the problem of energy. The capital-intensive industry tends to be dominated by grizzled veterans who know their way around an oil field. Of course energy goes far beyond traditional oil and gas, but it's still a tough industry to break into. Even so, for this year's 30 Under 30, we managed to find some young talent reimagining what our energy future might look like.
New chemical manufacturing institute to streamline production
Michigan Engineering News
The University of Michigan is joining the American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE) in a manufacturing institute dedicated to improving the efficiency of the chemical industry. The institute is charged with reducing the energy required and the waste generated in making chemical products – from fuels to paper to toothpaste.
To download a Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project Seed Grant application form, click here.
The University of Michigan Regents resolved in 1948 that: “...the University of Michigan create a War Memorial Center to explore the ways and means by which the potentialities of atomic energy may become a beneficent influence in the life of man, to be known as the Phoenix Project of the University of Michigan.”
To this end, the Advisory Board of MMPP administers a seed-funding program for research groups developing proposals for external support.
Trump, carbon neutrality and the next phase of business sustainability
The Conversation, feat. Andy Hoffman
The Trump administration appears to be moving in one direction on the issue of climate change with the appointment of climate skeptic Scott Pruitt to head up the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a transition team led by and stacked with fossil fuel interests.
How will self-driving cars impact Michigan’s future?
CBS Detroit, feat. Huei Peng
Detroit put the world on wheels over 100 years ago. With stiff competition from Silicon Valley, Pittsburgh, China and Japan, will the city and state also be the center of the new autonomous revolution?
And how will this seismic shift to self-driving vehicles impact you and your family?
CBS 62 is proud to present its latest “Eye on the Future” special “Giving Up the Wheel, a Look at our Autonomous Future.”
On December 1-2, the Ross Energy Club at the Ross School of Business hosted its Renewable Energy Case Competition, this year focusing on start-up ideas that could take advantage of New York’s post Hurricane Sandy Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) program.
“Global tragedy” to come if Trump pulls back on climate change efforts, U of M expert says
Michigan Radio, feat. Mark Barteau
Energy policy will change under the new administration and state policies in places such as Michigan are more likely to look like Trump policies than Obama polices. That's the opinion of Mark A. Barteau, the director of the University of Michigan Energy Institute.
“Global tragedy” to come if Trump pulls back on climate change efforts, U of M expert says
Michigan Radio, feat. Mark Barteau
Energy policy will change under the new administration and state policies in places such as Michigan are more likely to look like Trump policies than Obama polices. That's the opinion of Mark A. Barteau, the director of the University of Michigan Energy Institute.
What does a Donald Trump Administration mean for the Great Lakes?
Academics, legislators, scientists, environmental groups and citizens are pondering the breadth and depth of that question following the American electorate's decision to make the New York businessman president.
What President Trump means for the future of energy and climate
The Conversation, feat. Mark Barteau
President…Donald…Trump. For those on both sides of the aisle who vowed “Never Trump!,” that’s going to take some getting used to. On this morning after a stunning election, the first impulse may be to describe the future in apocalyptic phrases. Game over for the climate! Game over for NATO! Game over for the Clean Power Plan! Game over for Planned Parenthood!
President…Donald…Trump. For those on both sides of the aisle who vowed “Never Trump!,” that’s going to take some getting used to. On this morning after a stunning election, the first impulse may be to describe the future in apocalyptic phrases. Game over for the climate! Game over for NATO! Game over for the Clean Power Plan! Game over for Planned Parenthood!
