Wayne Snyder Director, Technology Development NextEnergy “I don’t know about that!” A recent SNL parody skit pokes fun at the Amazon Echo. I identify with this expression. I’m pragmatic in my day-to-day life and I…
HeatherSeptember 13, 2017
Richard J. Mueller Manager of Engineering Technology DTE Energy The world’s population living in urban areas is estimated to rise from 54 percent in 2014 to 66 percent by 2050. And as these populations…
HeatherJuly 12, 2017
Dave Anderson, Director, Venture Services, NextEnergy Electric vehicles (EVs) are trendy, fun to drive, cheaper to maintain, and better for the environment. As the EV market continues to grow, so too will the market for…
kristinhofmanJune 15, 2017
Gina Schrader, Director, Business Model Innovation, NextEnergy Confession time: how many of you forget to turn the lights off at work when you leave a room? Or, perhaps you keep the lights on when the…
HeatherMay 9, 2017
Jean Redfield, President & CEO, NextEnergy This year’s I-Corps Energy and Transportation (which will be the fourth cohort of innovators to participate in our unique spin-off of the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps commercialization training program)…
kristinhofmanMarch 9, 2017
Dave Anderson, Director, Venture Services, NextEnergy Joining the team at NextEnergy this past September as director of venture services has allowed me to combine my passion for both technology and entrepreneurship. I could not be…
kristinhofmanFebruary 13, 2017
Gina Schrader, Director NextEnergy Back in May of this year, NextEnergy launched NextChallenge: Smart Cities to accelerate entrepreneurial innovation by demonstrating a smart city technology that reduces the stress of congestion, emissions, or land use…
kristinhofmanDecember 14, 2016
Kevin Kerrigan, Senior Vice President of the MEDC Automotive Office, Senior Adviser Automotive Initiatives, State of Michigan When you look at the number of advanced automotive projects taking place in Michigan, it’s apparent research and…
kristinhofmanNovember 9, 2016
Susan Zielinski, Managing Director, SMART at the University of Michigan Before we dive in to what’s happening with MaaS in Michigan, let’s describe what it means. Here is a snippet from Wikipedia: Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) describes…
kristinhofmanSeptember 15, 2016