Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. SEUL is a two-year project that commenced in April 2017.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2017

Results of a study by a team at the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, SOEST, University of Hawaii at Manoa, suggest that the additional cycling to discharge vehicle batteries to the power grid in a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) scenario, even at constant power, is detrimental to EV battery cell performance. 2017.05.015.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2022

JERA, the largest power generation company in Japan, responsible for about 30% of Japan’s electricity, and Toyota Motor have built and deployed the first large-capacity “Sweep Energy Storage System”. The project plans to operate grid storage batteries for recharge and discharge operations, connected to the Chubu Electric Power Grid Co.,

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Cars That Think

APRIL 11, 2023

Whenever new technologies are introduced into the power grid, there’s always a chance they could disrupt the system, possibly even leading to blackouts. Finding ways to deal with the impact on the grid caused by incorporating renewable energy has been the focus of Vijay Vittal ’s research for nearly 20 years.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2021

Jeep 4xe Charging Stations will be either directly connected to the power grid or use solar power to generate electricity. With Level 2 charging, the 17 kWh battery pack in the Jeep Wrangler 4xe can be fully recharged in about two hours.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2018

Vastly greater numbers of electric cars on United Kingdom roads could pose problems for the power supplies used to recharge them—if, that is, they all plug in during the day. could burden the power grid if owners opt to charge those.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 12, 2010

Last week's heat wave prompted another eruption of that perennial question: Won't electric cars that recharge from grid power overload the nation's electricity system? power grid? Or put more bluntly: Will electric vehicles bring down the U.S. The answer, equally bluntly, is: No. They won't.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

The agreement with Leclanché’s Stationary Solutions group provides the complete recharging infrastructure. Both of the electric vessels are powered by Leclanché’s Marine Rack System (MRS), certified by Bureau Veritas, under prior contracts with Leclanché’s e-Marine group. Earlier post.). —Anil Srivastava, CEO, Leclanché.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2012

Hydro-Québec’s research institute, IREQ, is teaming up with B3CG Interconnect, based in Saint-Eustache, and its partners to test vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-home (V2H) power exchanges. For purposes of the project, a test vehicle equipped with Québec-designed technologies will be assembled at IREQ.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Endesa, Spain’s largest utility, has developed a prototype V2G (Vehicle to Grid) charger that enables electric vehicles to return stored power to the grid. In addition to selling vehicle power to the electricity market, users will be able to use the electricity from their vehicles to power their homes.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2019

Connected to the grid or even off-grid, the station can charge up to four electric cars simultaneously, based on the principle of a ‘power bank’, two with DC quick charging. The charging station can be used as interim storage for eco-power; however, when connected to the mains power grid, it becomes a permanent charging point.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

The report, Bucks for balancing: can plug-in vehicles of the future extract cash—and carbon—from the power grid? , is based on a research collaboration between a team of engineers from Ricardo and National Grid, the operator of the high voltage electricity transmission system within Great Britain (GB).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Researchers from Japan’s NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science), the University of Tokyo and Hiroshima University have jointly conducted a techno-economic analysis for hydrogen production from photovoltaic power generation (PV) utilizing a battery-assisted electrolyzer. The team then evaluated the economic feasibility of the system.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2023

Lead author Aniruddh Mohan and colleagues wanted to develop a method that evaluated the life-cycle costs and benefits for two battery-powered ridesource fleets and a gasoline-powered one. The analysis indicated that electrified fleets had 40-45% lower greenhouse gas costs per trip compared to the gasoline-powered version.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South officially welcomed into service the US Navy’s first solar-powered electric car charging station. The carport will enable NSA Mid-South to recharge its current fleet of 17 electric vehicles with renewable electricity in approximately four hours, while reducing demand on the commercial power grid.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Charging Power Grid Recharge Grid 52

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2011

have been selected as contractors for a joint US-Japan collaboration supporting a Smart Grid project on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Part of the demonstration plan includes utilization of the EVs for grid-balancing services ( earlier post ). Hitachi, Ltd., Cyber Defense Institute, Inc., and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2014

Up to 30 electric vehicles at a time can recharge in Fraunhofer IAO’s parking garage. The aim of charge@work is to design a micro smart grid (MSG) capable of supplying the EV fleet with electricity produced exclusively from renewable sources. The MSG is designed as a direct current (DC) grid. Click to enlarge.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Power Grid Recharge Grid Climate 40

Driivz

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Las Vegas Charging Power Grid Recharge 40

Driivz

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Power Grid Recharge Grid Climate 40

Driivz

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Power Grid Recharge Grid Climate 40

Driivz

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Las Vegas Charging Power Grid Recharge 40

Driivz

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Driving Climate Recharge. ” John ByrneHead of EV Solutions, ESB “Charging EVs on a massive scale, in a sustainable way within the limits of the existing power grid, can only be […] EV Charging and Energy Management Solution.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 26, 2017

The purchase of an electric car that plugs into the power grid to recharge its battery often gets drivers thinking about the source of their energy. We haven't seen data from recent years looking at the overlap between electric-car drivers and home solar panels.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2009

The long-term goal is to achieve up to 300 kW of charging capacity—enabling a quick recharge in roughly 6 minutes. The development engineers are also investigating how the constant switching on and off of the batteries affects the power grid; the harmonics this generates could knock the grid out of sync.

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