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Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries

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Called the Off Grid Battery Energy Storage System (ESS), Pramac’s technology—which features lithium-ion cells from Jaguar I-PACE batteries taken from prototype and engineering test vehicles—supplies zero-emission power where access to the grid supply is limited or unavailable.

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CoorsTek proton ceramic membranes produce hydrogen from ammonia, natural gas or biogas

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Our work shows that protonic membranes can make hydrogen from ammonia, natural gas and biogas so efficiently that hydrogen fuel cell cars will have lower carbon footprint than electric cars charged from the electricity grid. —co-author Jose Serra, professor with Instituto de Tecnología Química in Spain.

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Nissan and ENEL announce V2G system, launch smart grid trials in Europe

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At the 21 st UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris this week, Nissan announced the development of a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) system which will allow drivers to operate as individual energy hubs with the ability to store, use or return electricity to the grid. Endesa 10 kW bidirectional charging point for EVs.

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Endesa develops prototype charger enabling electric vehicle to return power to the grid; hoping for deployment by 2020

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Endesa, Spain’s largest utility, has developed a prototype V2G (Vehicle to Grid) charger that enables electric vehicles to return stored power to the grid. These projects also evaluate the impact of a large-scale introduction of EVs on the power grid.

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Why Bidirectional Charging is The Next Big Thing for EV Owners

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With bidirectional EV charging, you can actually make money from your EV, among other exciting benefits. This is a common issue for many EV owners approaching the charging world. This article is your lighthouse: it will give you some background on what bidirectional EV charging means and how it works. But how does this work?

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SEAT unveils plug-in hybrid prototype based on the new Leon hatchback; smart charging and V2G

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The Leon Verde (“Green”) prototype is the culmination of the four-year Cenit Verde research project in Spain, and was presented at the official closing event of the project. With a fully charged battery and a full 40-liter (10.6 Alternatively, a standard quick charge function is also available. Combined maximum output is 125 kW.

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Mitsubishi Heavy, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Corp. to begin $65M project on EV transportation infrastructure for smart community system demo project in Spain

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and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) as contractors for the Smart Community System Demonstration Project in Spain, as the result of a feasibility study which was conducted from March through October 2011 by the three companies. Spain’s largest power supplier; Telefonica Investigacion y Desarrollo, S.A. (MHI), Hitachi, Ltd. an ICT provider.

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