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U-M, Ford open robotics complex to accelerate future of advanced, more equitable robotics and mobility

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The University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company are opening a new advanced robotics facility. U-M’s Ford Motor Company Robotics Building is a four-story, $75-million, 134,000-square-foot complex situated on the north campus. The new facility brings together U-M researchers from 23 different buildings and ten top-10 programs.

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Ford, Detroit Edison and Extreme Power Working to Build One of Michigans Largest Solar Power Systems at Michigan Assembly Plant; 2 MWh Battery Storage System

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Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford will work with Detroit Edison to install a 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly.

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GM and DTE Energy to install 516 kW solar array at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly

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GM and DTE Energy will install a 516 kW solar array at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly—the home of the Chevrolet Volt. The array, the largest photovoltaic solar array in Southeast Michigan, will generate electricity capable of charging 150 Volts per day (54,750 Volts/year).

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Energy Conversion Devices files Chapter 11, seeks sale of businesses; Ovonic Battery Company sold to BASF Corporation

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a pioneer in materials science and renewable energy technologies, today voluntarily filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Sale of United Solar. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Solar Integrated Technologies, Inc.

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Stay on top of the EV news

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GM is building a new battery research facility in Michigan. Ford and SK Innovation plan to build a 3,600-acre campus in Stanton, Tennessee. Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. It’s been a wild ride. The Polestar 2 was among the winners in the “Popular Mechanics” EV Awards. Rivian truck.

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Stay on top of the EV news

Electric Auto Association

GM is building a new battery research facility in Michigan. Ford and SK Innovation plan to build a 3,600-acre campus in Stanton, Tennessee. Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. It’s been a wild ride. The Polestar 2 was among the winners in the “Popular Mechanics” EV Awards. Rivian truck.

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The James Webb Space Telescope was a Career-Defining Project for Janet Barth

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Barth, an IEEE Life Fellow, conducted pioneering work in analyzing the effects of cosmic rays and solar radiation on spacecraft observatories. Barth initially attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, to pursue a degree in biology, but she soon realized that it wasn’t a good fit for her. Member grade: Life Fellow.

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