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Michigan invests $7.5 million searching for geologic hydrogen, untapped clean energy source with "great potential"

The state of Michigan will invest $7.5 million in seed money in looking for deposits of geologic hydrogen. The carbon-free gas can be formed deep underground under the right conditions, and those conditions may exist in Michigan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping inspect an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

Putin and Xi hail their friendship and growing energy trade at meeting in Beijing

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw the signing of over 40 cooperation agreements in trade, technology, and media on Wednesday and praised each other as friends.

Digital Crossroad, a data center facility in Hammond, Indiana, sits on the shore of Lake Michigan. Nearly all the electricity that enters a data center turns into waste heat.

The Great Lakes are wasting a massive source of clean energy

Consumers plans to decommission the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant this year.

Will Consumers Energy have to keep an old, polluting coal burning plant open? We'll find out this week.

Consumers Energy is running an aging coal-burning electric power plant near Lake Michigan past its scheduled closing date at the order of the Trump administration.

Kick your tiredness with these 7 natural energy boosters

A full calendar doesn't mean you have to feel exhausted all the time. Experts share natural ways to boost energy and beat the constant battle of tiredness.

Workers install solar panels on the roof of a house on Monday in Antipolo, Philippines. In the wake of the Iran war, the Philippines imported more than $400 million in solar panels from February to May.

The Iran war has pushed some countries away from oil and toward clean energy

The new round of bombing in the Middle East has underscored the precarity of relying on fossil fuels. The war is speeding up the global transition to EVs, solar and batteries, experts say.

Digital Crossroad, a data center facility in Hammond, Indiana, sits on the shore of Lake Michigan.

The energy boom is coming for Great Lakes water

This is the first article in our “Shockwave” project, a series of reports that will investigate the rapid evolution of the energy landscape in the Great Lakes region and the consequences the new era will have for one of the world’s largest reserves of fresh water. Produced by the five partners of the Great Lakes News Collaborative — Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now, Michigan Public and The Narwhal — Shockwave will document the depth and breadth of the region’s energy transformation and its influence on water use and pollution.

Consumers Energy electricity rates to rise 2.8%, with some intervenors largely dissatisfied

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says an order for a 2.8% increase in Consumers Energy electricity rates for customers could have been worse, but she's still unhappy given the utility's poor record of reliability.

Farms and rural small businesses in Michigan could be eligible for up to $500 thousand in grants for energy improvements.

Consumers Energy to add 100 MW of battery storage, stabilize renewable energy-heavy electric system

Consumers Energy says it will have 400 MW of battery energy storage once a new Washtenaw County electric battery storage facility is operational in 2027.

Six seasons and a sequel: 'Peaky Blinders' is easy to consume and impossible to forget

Tommy Shelby's estranged son has taken control of the old gang and is making new and dangerous moves and alliances. Cillian Murphy stars in this gripping movie-length Peaky Blinders sequel.

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