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Opinion: Reinventing fuel-based power for a more secure and resilient grid

Green Car Congress

With battery storage able to provide a unique role in balancing a renewable electricity grid, Toby Gill, CEO of Intelligent Power Generation, asks could innovations in green hydrogen and biofuel technologies contribute to a more optimized and economical energy mix? Our grid is changing, and so must the way we operate it.

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Event: City of Los Angeles Taking Green To the Streets

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“With this new hybrid street sweeper we take another big step forward in achieving our goals of cleaner and greener streets, healthier communities and a more sustainable future for all Angelenos.” An optional Emergency Power Panel can provide power to first responders in an emergency or grid outage.

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BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

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Now entering its third phase, ChargeForward originally launched in 2015 to test the ability of EVs to support the electric grid and provide benefits to customers through vehicle-grid-integration applications that enable smart charging and demand response.

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Renewable Energy & EV Charging – Perfect Synergy

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Renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, is a more environmentally friendly and cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels. To begin with, they are much cleaner and more environmentally friendly, emitting far fewer harmful emissions that contribute to air and water pollution, as well as climate change.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

The general principle for bidirectional charging is EVs can either feed power from a charged vehicle back into the house (vehicle-to-home or V2H) or interact with the electric grid itself (vehicle-to-grid or V2G). Even so, world events are putting wind in the sails for backup power. Not so independent.

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Ford and Kia EVs keep the lights on after California earthquake

Teslarati

However, thanks to electric vehicles with vehicle-to-load technology , businesses and emergency services alike didn’t have to be wholly disconnected after the event. And in turn, customers and automakers alike are seeing just how powerful a tool vehicle-to-load and vehicle-to-grid technology can be. As reported by CNN , the 6.4

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

Cars That Think

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. Well, let's think. And nature ‘messed’ with that judgment.” She looked at a recent study out of the U.S.

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