The financial case for EVs — with caveats
While EVs generally have higher sticker prices, running a car on electricity is typically cheaper — often by a lot.
Reames receives Michigan Chronicle's Men of Excellence award
Reames received a Michigan Chronicle Men of Excellence award
SEAS PhD candidate Chandler Sachs awarded NDSEG fellowship
Congratulations to Chandler Sachs, a SEAS PhD student affiliated with the Center for Sustainable Systems
Center for Sustainable Systems publishes hydrogen demand technical report
Leveraging Green IT What it is and how it can offer a competitive advantage
Sustainable IT, also known as “Green” IT, reduces the environmental impact associated with conventional Information Technology (IT).
Creating a throw-away culture: How companies ingrained plastics in modern life
Think about how much of the plastic you use today will end up as trash. If you live in the United States, it’ll probably add up to about a pound of stuff — just today.
The Sustainability of the Maple Syrup Industry
Spencer Checkoway, offered some key insights from his team’s research into ways that this unique industry is adapting to climate change.
Sweet talk about carbon emissions in the maple industry
Two researchers from the University of Michigan, Geoff Lewis and Spencer Checkoway, who received a USDA-AMS ACER grant to conduct a carbon lifecycle assessment of maple syrup production.
DTE power plant to support new ford EV complex in Tennessee
Overcoming barriers to heat pump adoption in cold climates and avoiding the 'energy poverty trap'
A way to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Improved refrigeration could save nearly half of the 1.3 billion tons of food wasted each year globally
A new study concludes that nearly half of the food waste, about 620 million metric tons, could be eliminated by fully refrigerated food supply chains worldwide.
SEAS student Maxwell Woody: Driving down emissions
To gain a better understanding of just how much electric vehicles may contribute to U.S.