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Duke Energy partnering with Ford in V2G pilot

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Duke Energy and Ford Motor Company are partnering on a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) pilot. In exchange, customers will allow their EVs to feed energy back to the grid, helping to balance it during peak demand. Stored energy drawn from the electric vehicles’ batteries will help balance the power grid during periods of highest energy demand.

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Driving Fairness Among EV Charging

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As more consumers purchase an EV, an open and fair charging network is needed to ensure fairness in the market for current and future EV drivers. Billion to EV charging equipment. Recently, there have been fierce debates regarding the ownership of EV charging equipment. Who Owns the Infrastructure. Legislation.

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What Does Battery Storage Mean for EV Drivers?

Blink Charging

Blink Charging recently announced our first battery energy storage system (also referred to as a BES system or BESS) in Pennsylvania that includes four direct current fast chargers (DCFCs). This innovative electric vehicle (EV) charging station will be beneficial to both drivers and businesses that want to host DCFC charging stations.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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The winds had barely died down when electric-power specialists and others began calling for a radical overhaul of Puerto Rico’s electricity networks, one that would emphasize renewable energy, distributed generation, and, critically, microgrids. A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Blue Frontier, LLC (Parkland, Florida). Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. Energy Storing Efficient HVAC, $595,558. Honeywell (Plymouth, Minnesota).

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. University of Florida, Gainesville. Florida, Tampa). Farnesene will accumulate.

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Electrifying School Buses

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Also, the majority of these vehicles sit unused during the summer when electricity demands are often the highest and take the greatest toll on the power grid. This makes them perfect targets for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) integration. . Charging needs. First, any electric fleet needs charging stations! Switching Costs.

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