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Pike Research forecasts worldwide grid energy storage spending to reach $22B by 2021, down from 2010 forecast of $35B

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In its new report Energy Storage on the Grid (ESG), Pike Research forecasts that global spending in the ESG market will reach a little over $22 billion over the next 10 years. This is a downward revision from the $35B the firm forecast for ESG spending through 2020 in a report published last August. Earlier post.).

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US DOE Issues Request for Information on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Market Development; Reports to Congress on Program

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At the end of January, DOE also issued the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Activities, Progress, and Plans Report to Congress as required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT). Report to Congress. In addition to fuel cells for on-site power generation, the hydrogen produced using biogas can be used to power vehicles.

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SoCal Edison white paper shares data about PEV usage and charging

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The paper, “Charged Up: Southern California Edison’s Key Learnings about Electric Vehicles, Our Customers and Grid Reliability,” shares information based on customer data and utility operations gathered since SCE began to prepare the distribution system and its customers for widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption in its service territory.

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Is green to blame for problems in auto industry?

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Part of the blame he believes lies with the Bush administration’s mandate for Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards to take cars from 27.5mpg to 35mpg by 2020. The author believes that Congress failed to consult the public about green jobs or the Smart Grid, not to mention the cap and trade that will “tax the air you breathe&#.

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UKH2Mobility interim report finds potential for 1.6M hydrogen-powered vehicles on UK roads by 2030, with annual sales of 300K units

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Opportunities for the UK to take a leading role in low carbon technologies will be looked at as part of our auto industrial strategy, published later this year. Nevertheless, the analysis identified sufficient early adopters to generate sales of approximately 10,000 per year by 2020. —Business Minister Michael Fallon.

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8-state alliance releases action plan to put 3.3M ZEVs on their roads by 2025

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Since the MOU signing, state regulators, the auto industry and infrastructure developers and other stakeholders have shared information and best practices to help move this effort forward. The plan calls for a goal that by 2020, all interested state agency employees with plug-in vehicles (PEVs) will have a place to charge them.

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European automakers define recommendations to standardize charging of plug-in vehicles; 2017 for harmonized application

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With respect to connector types/modes and vehicle/grid communication, ACEA agrees on following key principles and recommendations: For a Phase 2 solution (i.e., With respect to connector types/modes and vehicle/grid communication, ACEA agrees on following key principles and recommendations: For a Phase 2 solution (i.e.,

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