article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

While theoretically, increased use of wind and solar power also increases the need for balancing power, empirical evidence in Germany suggests otherwise. Since 2008, installed wind and solar capacity in Germany tripled. At the same time, balancing power reserves decreased by 20%. The German Balancing Paradox.

Grid 191
article thumbnail

Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL goes into preproduction; fuel-cell/battery plug-in hybrid powertrain

Green Car Congress

The fuel-cell system is around 30% more compact than before; can for the first time be housed entirely in the engine compartment; and is installed on the usual mounting points like a conventional engine. The powerful storage battery is space-savingly installed in the rear of the SUV. By means of the 7.2

Mercedes 186