Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The tools, which were announced by DOE as part of its Clean Cities Initiative, are available online, making them accessible to consumers, installers, governments and businesses. The Grid Interaction Tech Team helped to identify and address roadblocks that would prevent successful commercialization of all types of plug-in electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2016

The largest public multi-standard electric vehicle charging facility in California officially opened in Santa Clara. The Santa Clara Electric Vehicle Charging Center, located at the city’s Tasman Parking Garage, features 48 Level 2 chargers and one DC Fast Charger.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2010

Chevrolet will join with Con Edison as part of a development and demonstration program to introduce electric vehicles to New York City. The arrangement will be announced at the New York Auto Show, where the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range will be on display. Con Edison, a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2013

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled a utility-scale sodium-sulfur battery energy storage system ( earlier post ) pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. EPRI’s reports will be made available to the public. The project was made possible with a $3.3-million

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Equipped with 48 volts of ECO R advanced lead acid battery technology, the integrated, compact unit is targeted at common renewable energy storage needs and is packaged in an easily installed, indoor/outdoor cabinet. The HES unit is capable of powering critical loads and has an optional integrated electric vehicle charger plug, level 2 EVSE.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, GM announced that the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle will first be available late next year in California, with other lead markets to be named later. The initial Volt launch markets, including California, will play a vital role in validating the retail market readiness for electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

will design, construct, and operate an engineering-scale 1 megawatt-electric post-combustion, hybrid carbon capture system. Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. EPRI) will produce an engineering design and cost estimate of a membrane-based post-combustion CO 2 capture system on Duke Energy’s East Bend Station in Kentucky.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2010

Greater Washington DC will be an initial launch market for the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range. In addition to geographical considerations, each market also has progressive local and state government leaders and utility partners who are crucial in bringing electric vehicles to market.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2009

A pilot project by We Energies, Alstom and The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) testing an Alstom advanced chilled ammonia process ( earlier post ) has demonstrated more than 90% capture of carbon dioxide from the flue stream of a coal-fueled power plant in Wisconsin (the Pleasant Prairie Carbon Capture Pilot Plant ).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2010

Eaton Corporation has selected A123 Systems to supply battery systems for production of a hybrid power system to be installed on a Ford F550-based Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Chevrolet Volts: extended range electric vehicles (EREVs). Chrysler Ram Pickup: plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). SCAQMD/EPRI/Via Motors: PHEV vans and pickups. How many electric vehicle miles are traveled and what level of petroleum reduction can be achieved? Between 1 Jan. 2011, and 31 Dec.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

General Motors is working with communities such as San Francisco to develop a plan of action to establish the supporting technical and policy infrastructure required for broad commercialization of plug-in electric vehicles such as the upcoming Chevrolet Volt. GM described its approach at the Washington Auto Show. State Government.

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Plug-in GM San Francisco Plug 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2011

Installed revenue by ESG technology, worldwide. Electric grids require balance in order to function properly. The energy storage market is currently limited by a number of factors, Pike notes, including: Inflexible electricity market structures; Displaced cost and benefits (i.e., Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

By allowing utility operators to pump water up to a dam or impoundment during periods of low electricity demand and release water during times of peak electricity demand, pumped storage hydropower improves the reliability of electric grids and helps increase the use of variable renewable energy resources such as wind and solar power.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2009

The new awards are the second installment of projects awarded under CCPI Round III. Clean Coal Power Initiative Round III Selections include: American Electric Power Company, Mountaineer Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Demonstration. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). DOE share: $295 million; project duration: 11 years.

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APRIL 28, 2011

Source: EPRI. Further, the study found that actual installed costs would need to be lower to accommodate life-cycle impacts and maintenance. Niche high-value market sizes were estimated to total approximately 5 GW if energy storage systems could be installed for $1400/kWh and all benefits could be monetized. Click to enlarge.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 26, 2007

today announced the RechargeIT initiative that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil dependence by accelerating the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. announced that it has switched on the solar panel installation at its Mountain View, Calif. In addition, Google Inc. In addition, Google Inc.

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Plug In Partners

JULY 18, 2006

C harging ahead with new LIPA buses By Jean Paul Vellotti Long Island Business News Friday, July 14, 2006 HAUPPAUGE – After five years of planning, research and development, the first plug-in hybrid electric bus built to serve Long Island straphangers is getting ready to roll. In its place, a new four-cylinder Volkswagen diesel was installed.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

As one example in the opening plenary panel session, Peter Darbee, Chairman and CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation described the opportunity and challenges from his utility’s point of view. The impact from plug-in electric vehicles on the grid could be very substantial. kW—about three times the load.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

But when you do, your car essentially becomes an electric vehicle with a gas-tank backup. Lifetime service costs are lower for a vehicle that is mainly electric. California Air Resources Board studies show that battery electric vehicles emit at least 67% lower greenhouse gases than gasoline cars -- even more assuming renewables.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Advanced Do It Yourself/EAA-PHEV www.priusplus.org : CalCars and the Electric Auto Associations PHEV group created this open-source project to bring PHEV conversions to 04-08 Prius owners across the country. Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies www.hevt.com Chicago, IL converts Ford F-150 pickup trucks. Go to Hymotion.com.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

GM’s Britta Gross, Director of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Commercialization will participate in a webchat tomorrow to field questions about the development of the plug-in ecosystem. Percentage of 2010 electricity consumption required by 10M plug-ins. Source: EPRI. of projected 2010 electricity consumption in the US.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2009

An analysis by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the implementation of smart grid technologies could reduce electricity use by more than 4% by 2030. Making Electricity Distribution and Transmission More Efficient: $400 million. Electric Distribution Systems (13 projects, $254.3

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

Currently, there are two primary and parallel standardization efforts for vehicle to grid communications: a joint ISO/IEC working group and an EPRI/SAE effort. This should entail a system oriented on well known mobile phone functionality, with a simple contract with an electricity supplier. Vehicle communications. Value added services.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there. Power and Associates 2004 report ].

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Electric field swing adsorption for carbon capture applications. Earlier post.) DOE grant: $7,200,000).

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

In their existing form, there are two primary and parallel standardisation efforts for vehicle to grid communications – these are a joint ISO/IEC working group and an EPRI/SAE effort. These could result in two sets of standards, which Werner Preuschoff from Daimler described as “a lot of effort”. .

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