article thumbnail

BMW Group plants stepping up activities in balancing-power market to contribute to grid stability

Green Car Congress

The energy control stations at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Landshut are stepping up their activities in the balancing-power market in Germany. Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant.

Grid 191
article thumbnail

German power-to-gas facility opens green methanation plant; €28M STORE&GO project

Green Car Congress

Construction on the methanation plant began in July 2017. While the current facility feeds pure hydrogen (“WindGas”) directly into the gas grid, the new methanation plant provides for the generation of “green” methane. Electricity grid type (transmission grid; municipal distribution grid; regional distribution grid).

Store 258
article thumbnail

IBM Research launches 10y project to support China in transforming national energy systems; “Green Horizon”

Green Car Congress

The city of Beijing will invest more than $160 billion to improve air quality and deliver on its target of reducing harmful fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5 ) particles by 25% by 2017. To support the objective, IBM has developed a renewable energy forecasting system to help energy grids harness and manage alternative energy sources.

China 275
article thumbnail

myenergis Insight Into the CMA Report and the EV Charging Market

My Energi

Without increased scrutiny, there could be further market centralisation, potentially leading to consumers’ homes not being properly future proofed as needed to deliver a truly smart and flexible energy grid. . zappi is the worlds first solar compatible electric vehicle charger invented in 2017 by British manufacturer myenergi.

Insight 105
article thumbnail

15 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2024

Cars That Think

It’s interesting to note that Google’s 2017 transformer model , which introduced the architecture that underpins almost all of today’s large language models, was trained for only US $930. And they have a hefty carbon footprint The AI Index team also estimated the carbon footprint of certain large language models.

article thumbnail

California Governor’s Office releases 2013 ZEV action plan; 1.5M ZEVs on CA roadways by 2025

Green Car Congress

Ensure a minimum network of hydrogen stations for the commercial launch of fuel cell vehicles between 2015 and 2017. Plan for and integrate peak vehicle demand for electricity into the state’s energy grid. Streamline permitting of hydrogen stations. Establish consistent statewide codes and standards for ZEV infrastructure.