Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2020

Mercom Capital Group, LLC, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the global Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors for the second quarter (Q2) and first half (1H) of 2020. Smart Grid. billion compared to $2.4

Grid 221

Grid 2020 Companies Batteries 221

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 16, 2023

power grid, particularly when it comes to grid reliability. There have been high-profile rotating power outages caused by a heatwave in California (August 2020), a winter storm in Texas (February 2021), and another winter storm in Tennessee and North Carolina (December 2022).

Power Grid 97

Power Grid Grid North Carolina Power 97

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2020

XL Fleet, a leading provider of vehicle electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, has entered into a partnership with a commercial EVSE (electric vehicle supply equipment) supplier to begin the launch of its XL Grid division. XL Fleet intends to continue expanding its XL Grid division to meet these energy demands.

Grid 303

Grid Fleet Charging Energy Storage 303

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2021

This RFI is being jointly issued by EERE’s Vehicle Technologies Office and OE’s Advanced Grid Research and Development Division. Through this RFI, DOE is soliciting input in five categories: An evaluation of the use of EVs to maintain the reliability of the electric grid. The impact of grid integration on EVs.

Grid 236

Grid Congress Charging Electric Vehicles 236

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2020

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Officer has certified the 2020 annual update to the carbon intensities (CI) of the lookup table pathways for a) California Average Grid Electricity Used as a Transportation Fuel in California and b) Electricity Supplied under the Smart Charging or Smart Electrolysis Provision.

2020 383

2020 2019 Transportation Fuel 383

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2023

Today’s fleet of storage resources can capture enough electricity to power up to 5 million California homes. compared to 2020. compared to 2020. This amount remains unchanged from 2020 despite the jump in renewables due to drought-related declines in hydroelectric generation.

California 396

California 2019 Grid 2002 396

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

EPIC funds are competitively awarded to support the most promising technologies and approaches across six investment areas: the entrepreneurial ecosystem; resilience and safety; building decarbonization; grid decarbonization and decentralization; industrial and agricultural innovation; and low-carbon transportation.

Grid 243

Grid Lithium Ion Energy Storage California 243

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

The signatories Elli, Elia and re.alto say that the batteries of electric vehicles can help stabilize grids as the share of volatile, renewable energies increases. Trusted data: ensuring that e-vehicle data is recognised as reliable and secure and can be used by the power system.

Grid 247

Grid Connect Connected Belgium 247

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2020

A consortium comprising Engie Solutions, Siemens Gas and Power, Centrax, Arttic, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and four European universities is implementing the HYFLEXPOWER project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Framework Program for Research and Innovation (Grant Agreement 884229).

Hydrogen 411

Hydrogen Power Powered Gas 411

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Electrify America is investing $2 million in solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in rural California that are not tied to the electrical grid. The EV ARC 2020 is a transportable, solar-powered electric vehicle-charging infrastructure product. Each standalone station is equipped with a 4.28-kilowatt

Solar 435

Solar America California Power 435

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

The first of these buses, which represent the first battery-electric buses in Virginia, were delivered in November of 2020. The bus will further participate in a V2G strategy deployed by Highland Electric Transportation and utility provider, National Grid.

Virginia 435

Virginia Power Powered Highlander 435

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Electrify America (EA), the largest open DC fast charging network in the US, is increasing access to sustainable electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure for rural Californians with the deployment of eight new solar-powered, off-grid charging stations across Fresno County. feet and can operate in the event of a blackout or power outage.

Fresno 459

Fresno Solar America Charging 459

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The adoption of emerging technologies has drastically increased since 2020, according to a McKinsey & Co. The current IEEE Academies’ topics are artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and the smart grid. billion , nearly doubling in value from 2020. Smart Grid. Artificial Intelligence.

Grid 104

Grid 2020 Concept Financing 104

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2020

China’s attempt to fight the coronavirus outbreak has led to delayed production across a number of battery production facilities located in key coronavirus hit provinces and is expected to lower the output of Chinese battery manufacturers by around 26 GWh in 2020. —Sneha Susan Elias, Senior Power Analyst at GlobalData.

2020 292

2020 Batteries Battery Energy Storage 292

Teslarati

APRIL 18, 2022

megawatt Tesla Megapack battery energy storage system (BESS) located at Moss Landing, which officially certifies the project to join the company’s grid. The project integrates renewable energy sources into California’s grid while also enhancing the reliability of the energy supply.

Grid 98

Grid Power Powered Tesla 98

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.

Grid 225

Grid London Fleet Charging 225

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. The company projects that the technology could be a reality in 2020, and would allow electric vehicle users to sell surplus energy.

Grid 231

Grid 2020 Electric Vehicles i-MiEV 231

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2022

EPA that the EPA lacks the authority to set emission standards for power plants so strict as to force a shift of power generation from fossil fuels. It located that newfound power in the vague language of an “ancillary provision[]” of the Act, Whitman, 531 U.S., The Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) has ruled in West Virginia v.

EPA 321

EPA West Virginia Power Powered 321

Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Power Grid first-ever EV charging station in Meghalaya. The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has announced that it has installed its first-ever Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) in the state of Meghalaya at its office complex at Lapalang, Shillong.

Power Grid 68

Power Grid Grid Charging Power 68

EV Connect

APRIL 17, 2023

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.

Power Grid 59

Power Grid Grid Electric Cars Power 59

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2020

Volkswagen Group Components and the start-up Shanghai DU-POWER New Energy Technical Co., Series production of the flexible quick charging stations is currently scheduled to start in the second half of 2020. —Yong Kang, CEO of Shanghai DU-POWER New Energy Technical. —Thomas Schmall, CEO of Volkswagen Group Components.

China 269

China Charging Power Powered 269

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.

Arizona 87

Arizona Grid Universal Power Grid 87

Cars That Think

AUGUST 1, 2022

As the number of electric vehicles on the world’s roads explodes, electric utilities are grappling with increasing demand while simultaneously having to stabilize their grids where more intermittent renewable-energy sources like wind and solar are coming online. That’s the promise of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. million sold.

Grid 97

Grid Netherlands Sweden Cleaner 97

EV Adoption

MAY 25, 2021

One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. Heavy Coal Using States Accounted for Only 10% of EV Sales in 2020. The argument that EVs are powered mostly from coal simply isn’t true.

Coal 145

Coal West Virginia Power Powered 145

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2022

Rhombus offers a broad portfolio of Underwriters Laboratory (UL)-certified DCFC charging solutions, including Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) capabilities. BorgWarner has just added Rhombus Energy Solutions, a provider of charging solutions in the North American market. Earlier post.)

Electric Vehicles 444

Electric Vehicles Vehicles Electric Electrical 444

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2013

ITM Power has won a competitive tender process, based on both price and performance, to supply a hydrogen production unit to a 360kW Power-to-Gas (Strom zu Gas) energy storage plant Thüga Group project. The unit produces 125 kg/day of hydrogen gas and incorporates AEG power electronics.

Germany 231

Germany Grid Hydrogen Gas 231

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2017

Following the start of the project in September 2015, a redox flow battery system (2 MW x 4 hours) was constructed for a power grid at a substation in San Diego. Demonstration will now be carried out to evaluate the management of surplus electricity and regulation of grid frequency and voltage fluctuation.

Power Grid 150

Power Grid Grid San Diego California 150

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

There have been vigorous debates pro and con in the United States and elsewhere over whether electric grids can support EVs at scale. Palo Alto boasts the highest adoption rate of EVs in the United States: In 2020, one in six of the town’s 25,000 households owned an EV. The answer is a nuanced “perhaps.” The city of Palo Alto, Calif.

Grid 118

Grid United States Charging Gas-Electric 118

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2020

ITM Power is establishing ITM Motive as a separate, wholly owned subsidiary for building, owning and operating a portfolio of hydrogen refueling stations in the UK. On establishment, ITM Motive will own and operate a network of eight publicly accessible hydrogen refueling stations, which will expand to 11 by the end of 2020.

Building 210

Building Power Powered Hydrogen 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2021

This carbon-free hydrogen is obtained through electrolysis that is powered by nuclear generation. When the electric grid has ample power, rather than ramping down power generation, the electricity generated by nuclear plants can be used to produce cost-effective hydrogen in support of the burgeoning hydrogen economy.

Idaho 199

Idaho Power Powered Energy 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The project’s planned renewable power production is estimated to save more than 200,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions per year. The technology will first be deployed on a demo scale with 50 MW offshore and 100 MW onshore wind power, as well as a 5MW offshore electrolyzer and another 100-MW onshore electrolyzer.

Wind 315

Wind Hydrogen Green Power 315

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Americans experienced the most power interruptions on record in 2020, according to the US Energy Information Administration; with F-150 Lightning, homeowners can use their truck to maintain their routines during brief or extended outages. Once power is restored, the system automatically reverts back to utility power.

F-150 435

F-150 Ford Energy Solar 435

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The average cost of a Li-ion battery cell—used to power electric vehicles and to provide flexibility in the power grid as more renewables, such as solar and wind, are added will fall below $100 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the next three years, according to a new analysis by IHS Markit.

Lithium Ion 360

Lithium Ion Cost Of Li-ion Batteries 360

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2020

This quantity represents more than a 150X increase in the amount of energy storage deployed in the state since 2010 and is the energy equivalent of powering 37 million homes. In Spring 2020, the California Public Utility Commission called for 1 GW of new LDES capacity by 2026. —Alex Morris, Executive Director of CESA.

Energy Storage 315

Energy Storage 2010 California Energy 315

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2021

The real differentiator about these batteries is their very high power density of up to 7000 watts/kg, which endows them with a very high charge rate. UQ’s research team was awarded A$390,000 over three years from the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Project in 2020 to develop the graphene aluminum-ion technology.

Batteries 375

Batteries Battery Power Powered 375

Teslarati

OCTOBER 28, 2022

A Tesla-powered Slovenian energy company has just launched its third–and largest–Megapack project to date, helping support 70 percent of the country’s energy grid. Slovenia’s NGEN first started utilizing Tesla Megapacks for energy storage and grid stabilization in 2019. MWh capacity. MWh capacity.

Companies 103

Companies Power Powered Tesla 103

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2020

Electric vehicles (EVs) will be a major disruptor for the US electric power sector, with the number of EVs in the US projected to increase from 1.5 million in 2020 to 10–35 million by 2030. They could feed up to 300 GW of power back into the grid to help integrate renewables once large-scale vehicle-to-grid (V2G) operations are viable.

Power 243

Power Powered Grid EPRI 243