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HOMER Grid software now models EV charging stations

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HOMER Energy by UL, a global developer of energy modeling software, announced that HOMER Grid , software for designing grid-tied distributed energy projects, can now model how hybrid systems power electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The solution is to co-locate renewables and storage with charging infrastructure.

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AeroVironment licenses PNNL EV smart charger controller technology

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The PNNL technology tells a vehicle’s battery charger when to start and stop charging based upon existing conditions on the electrical grid. The Grid Friendly EV Charger Controller technology notifies the car’s battery charger when to start and stop charging based upon existing conditions on the electrical grid.

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The Role of Power Utilities in Turning EVs into a Grid Asset – Part 2

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Part 1 of this two-part blog discusses the challenges facing electric utilities – both electricity generators and grid operators – with electric vehicle (EV) adoption coinciding with the electrification of buildings, heating, and industry. Balancing the load with managed smart EV charging.

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What is Demand Response?

Driivz

Participants are rewarded for their willingness to be flexible in their energy use in response to grid conditions or peak hours, while utilities gain a more reliable grid, avoid outages, and defer investments in additional generation capacity. How do Demand Response and EV home charging work? What is a Demand Response event?

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EV charging trends for 2023 and the future of electrification

My Energi

Jordan Brompton, co-founder and CMO of myenergi, gives her thoughts on the EV charging trends we’re likely to see in 2023 and discusses why the next 12 months will be a pivotal period for the UK’s transition to electrification. So, as we kick-start 2023, what themes are we likely to see emerge from the EV charging sector? New products?

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The Future of Charging: Bidirectional V2G

MyEVOnline

Instead of getting confused by complicated mechanical jargon on the internet, keep reading to learn about the various benefits of bidirectional charging. How does Bidirectional Charging work? To understand the dynamics behind bidirectional charging, you should first know how an EV is normally charged.

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BMW, Ford and Honda to create new company focused on optimizing EV grid services: ChargeScape

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Benefiting both EV customers and the electric utility industry in the US and Canada, ChargeScape will unlock entirely new value that EVs can provide to the electric grid, while enabling EV customers to earn financial benefits through a variety of managed charging and energy-sharing services.

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