Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The report— A Vision for a Sustainable Battery Value Chain in 2030 —suggests that, with a concerted push to put the right conditions in place, batteries could enable a 30% reduction in carbon emissions in both the transport and power sectors. This would also contribute to achieving the more ambitious 1.5°

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Climate Batteries Battery Climate Change 191

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Li-ion battery maker A123 Systems will supply a Grid Battery System (GBS) to Maui Electric Company (MECO), a utility serving residents and businesses on the islands of Maui, Lanai and Molokai in Hawaii. The system, NSTAR’s first battery energy storage project, is proposed for installation at a substation in Medway, Mass.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2011

Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems will supply a 500kW Li-ion energy storage solution to Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC), the third largest manufacturer of wind turbines in the People’s Republic of China and the country’s largest exporter of power equipment.

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Li-ion Energy Storage Wind Corporation 230

Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle.

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Grid Power Powered Vehicles 137

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2011

exhibited five models from its Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) lineup, including three trucks all based on the Atlas 24 model equipped with Nissan LEAF components and other EV-related technologies at the 2011 Tokyo Truck Show: the e-NT400 Atlas Concept; the Atlas F24 Refrigerator Van by Li-ion Battery; and the Atlas F24 Power Supply Truck.

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Nissan Li-ion Light Commercial 240

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2011

On Maui, 15% of the electricity supply is already generated by renewable energy, and there are plans to increase this percentage going forward. Specific details of the project and the roles of participating companies are as follows: EV-based Remote Island Smart Grid Model on Maui (Hitachi, Sharp, and JFE Engineering). Hitachi Ltd.

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Grid Hawaii Japan Charging 218

Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

While fossil fuel generating capacity could be turned on and off relatively easily to match variations in electrical requirement, matching demand with a renewable-powered grid is far more difficult; the wind cannot be made to blow harder or the sun to shine brighter to match desired levels.

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Renewable Power Powered Charging 52

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

And while coal plants still supplied over half of Australia’s power in 2021, change is afoot. The other glimmer of reality is a project in Gladstone to build one of the world’s largest electrolyzer-manufacturing plants, which promises to provide a local source of equipment amid ongoing chaos in global supply chains.

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Australia Hydrogen Green Renewable 145

Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Airplanes, for example, won’t be able to fly long distances on battery power. In a typical scenario, wind power out at sea would be converted only once to direct current and then used to electrolyze water. That will mean great variability in the levels of power supplied by the wind turbines.

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Wind Hydrogen Grid Gas-Electric 90

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a member of a team that was recently awarded a $7-million contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers to demonstrate integration of electric vehicles, generators and solar arrays to supply emergency power for Fort Carson, Colo. Demonstration (JCTD) called the Smart Power Infrastructure.

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Parts Electric Vehicles Power Powered 290

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2014

In many respects, hydrogen FCVs could offer features that are similar to today’s gasoline cars and are more challenging to achieve in battery-powered vehicles, including good performance, large vehicle size, refueling time of 3-5 minutes and a range of 300-400 miles.

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Davis Hydrogen Transportation North America 250

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2019

BorgWarner introduced its Onboard Battery Charger (OBC), adding to the company’s impressive portfolio of technologies for plug-in hybrid and pure-electric vehicles. This technology uses silicon carbide technology and is best-in-class for power density, power conversion efficiency and safety compliance, the company says.

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Batteries Battery Power Grid Volt 223

Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

A coalition of car makers, battery suppliers and electricity providers has come together to ask for federal help for EVs. “A coalition of auto makers, battery manufacturers, utility operators and shipping companies wants the U.S. Updated to attribute projection on “smart-grid&# earnings to FERC Chairman.).

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Volt Tax Credit Cash For Clunkers Tax 100

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2012

Sectioned Mg||Sb liquid metal battery operated at 700 °C showing the three stratified liquid phases upon cooling to room temperature. Large-scale energy storage is poised to play a critical role in enhancing the stability, security, and reliability of tomorrow’s electrical power grid, including the support of intermittent renewable resources.

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MIT Molten Salt Batteries Battery 301

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2017

SiC-Based Wireless Power Transformation for Data Centers & Medium-Voltage Applications. Eaton Corporation and its project team will develop and validate a wireless-power-based computer server supply that enables distribution of medium voltage (AC or DC) throughout a data center and converts it to the 48 VDC used by computer servers.

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