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The big upgrade to the US power grid is kicking off

Electrek

The Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday launched the Better Grid Initiative to develop new and upgraded high-capacity electric transmission lines, which is great news for electric vehicles, charging infrastructure rollout, and clean energy in the US.

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EVs Can Support Power Grid Reliability & Reduce Costs. Here’s How.

CleanTechnica EVs

power grid, particularly when it comes to grid reliability. There have been high-profile rotating power outages caused by a heatwave in California (August 2020), a winter storm in Texas (February 2021), and another winter storm in Tennessee and North Carolina (December 2022).

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Long-Duration Energy Storage Is Key To Cleaning Up The Power Grid

CleanTechnica EVs

Long-term storage can include seasonal energy storage, which can shift delivery of power to a different time of year. Diurnal storage can shift power delivery over a few days. When reading about energy storage you may come across terms like long-term storage, seasonal storage, diurnal storage, or long-duration storage.

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Thomas Built Buses has delivered 200 Proterra-Powered electric school buses

Green Car Congress

The district has been applauded for its strong electrification efforts, including recognition of the ‘Electric School Bus Fleet Award’ by Drive Clean Indiana. TBB’s Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus is equipped with the same vehicle quality, durability, performance, safety and comfort as the popular Saf-T-Liner C2.

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BMW of North America & California Bioenergy expand partnership to provide clean energy for EV charging

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The collaboration aims to power EVs in California with clean energy, and generate cleaner air in the state by leveraging the latest biodigester technology to create renewable energy by capturing methane from manure to feed back into the power grid.

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Scaling & Aggregation Supercharge Electric Vehicle Charging With NREL Analyst Luke Lavin

CleanTechnica EVs

NREL Analyst Luke Lavin Discusses Pitfalls and Opportunities of Managed Charging Approaches This installment of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) Tell Me Something Grid series features Luke Lavin, a member of NREL’s Grid Planning and Analysis Center. Distributed energy […]

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New Model Finds Best Sites for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

CleanTechnica EVs

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that can be used to determine the optimal places for locating electric vehicle (EV) charging facilities, as well as how powerful the charging stations can be without placing an undue burden on the local power grid.