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Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

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For comparison, the US DOE’s 2020 target for the levelized cost of hydrogen (production only) is $2.30/kg. The joint research team designed an integrated system capable of adjusting the amount of battery charge/discharge and the amount of electrolysis hydrogen production in relation to the amount of solar power generated.

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3 Things Utilities Can Do to Prepare the Power Grid for More Electric Cars

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Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? The capacity is there, but to truly handle this new surge in EV grid demand, it will take planning on the part of utility companies across the U.S. grid produced in 2020. Can the Power Grid Handle the Growing EV Demand? of what the U.S.

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Volkswagen introduces near-series design study of the MEB-based flexible quick charging station at Geneva

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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. Series production will start from 2020 onwards in Germany at the company’s Hanover site.

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Wallbox introduces Quasar 2 next-generation bidirectional home charger at CES 2022

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Depending on the car and energy usage Quasar 2 is expected to be able to power a home for more than three days during a blackout based on an average household’s critical consumption. The average American experienced more than eight hours of power interruption in 2020. Providing up to 11.5

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Accedian, New Context, and Savari partner on next-generation smart infrastructure

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This alliance is mobilized to connect countless sensors, applications, autonomous cars, and remote services across every industry sector to create an assured, attested and secured foundation for tomorrow’s transportation and electrification infrastructure. Smart infrastructure will also be safer.

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Opinion: Reinventing fuel-based power for a more secure and resilient grid

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As our world becomes more connected, more electrified, and more renewable, not only are we increasing the demand on our energy systems, but we are also fundamentally changing the way they operate. Grid balancing is about ensuring electricity supply meets demand second-by-second, by regulating properties including power, voltage and frequency.

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UPS-led SEUL consortium switches on smart-grid fleet charging solution in London; maxing out on EVs without expensive grid upgrades

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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. in 2016.

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