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NSF awards UCSD team $39M to improve integration of distributed energy resources into grid; EV batteries also

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DERConnect will address an outstanding national need for large-scale testing capabilities across universities, national labs, industry, utility companies and Independent System Operators to validate future technologies for autonomous energy grids in real-word scenarios.

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IBM Research launches 10y project to support China in transforming national energy systems; “Green Horizon”

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In China, where cities have been the engines of much of the country’s economic growth over the past decade, the government has launched the “Airborne Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan” as it moves to safeguard the health of approximately 700 million people living in urban areas. Renewable energy forecasting.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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In the future, 100% of additional purchased electricity will come from verifiable renewable sources, such as wind- and hydropower. In Jawor (Poland), a new CO 2 -neutral engine plant is being built. This ensures a reliable power supply even in fluctuating grids. The plant will start operating in 2019.

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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

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That’s according to 2023 IEEE President Saifur Rahman , who was among the speakers from engineering organizations at the COP27 event held in Egypt in November. Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change.

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BMW, Ford, Honda to Form New EV Charging Company

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While EV charging companies owned by vehicle manufacturers are hardly new, ChargeScape is hoping to set itself apart by focusing on sharing the energy stored in their EV batteries with the electric grid — especially during periods of peak demand. Though whether that theory plays out as advertised remains to be seen.

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Three Battery-Electric Opel Merivas to Participate in MeRegioMobil Research Project; Vehicle-to-Grid Integration

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—Rita Forst, Opel’s Vice President of Engineering. Opel’s engineers integrated the electric drive without making concessions on luggage capacity or comfort. A charging station connects the Meriva as a storage unit to this local energy grid.

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