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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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. Packetized energy management (PEM) allows the power grid to flexibly handle a varying supply of renewable energy.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

Grid-connected battery farms back up renewables when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing and are considered important to help integrate clean energy into power grids. This is particularly important for China, which has minimal natural gas capacity, a more flexible power source than slow-ramping coal plants.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

Grid-connected battery farms back up renewables when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing and are considered important to help integrate clean energy into power grids. This is particularly important for China, which has minimal natural gas capacity, a more flexible power source than slow-ramping coal plants.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

Swapping could help to ease the strain on power grids at peak times when drivers recharge, but industry analysts and executives expect it would only become feasible if batteries become more standardised. It currently has 2,382 battery swapping stations and 21,652 public charging stations, according to Li.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Flow batteries are typically used in stationary applications like power-grid storage,but as Charette notes in our cover story, “ Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium? During his reporting for that series, Charette ran across a startup called Influit Energy that is trying to commercialize a new type of flow battery.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. This article, by researchers at PARC and the University of Washington, is one possible answer.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

Further, natural gas can be used to keep the power grid stable as solar and wind power fluctuate. Link to original article: [link]. Natural gas does produce about 28% less CO2 emissions than heating oil and 50% less than coal for the same amount of energy when burned.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

Swapping could help to ease the strain on power grids at peak times when drivers recharge, but industry analysts and executives expect it will only become mainstream if batteries become more standardised.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Jenkins has also helped push Congress to think more seriously about the power grid, releasing a report last year that showed that much of the 43 percent emissions reduction expected by 2030 would be squandered if the United States doesn’t double the pace of transmission upgrades. power-grid transmission.

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Setec Powerr

MAY 19, 2023

This article aims to delve into these complexities, providing a clearer picture of the factors that determine the future of EV charging pricing. As the power grid expands to meet the demands of the EV industry, the pricing model will have to evolve in tandem.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 2, 2022

With a major utility like PG&E testing a solution as well, it could be soon that homeowners may have at the ready external sources for power shutdowns. In fact, there have been predictions of late that vehicle-to-grid bi-directional charging capability will one day be a requirement for all vehicle sales.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. Once electricity is generated and passes into the grid, it is typically used almost immediately.

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Drive Electric

APRIL 4, 2023

In this article, we will explore what happens to old EV batteries in New Zealand and why it’s essential to dispose of them properly. A battery in its second life can serve a variety of purposes, such as: Providing stability to the power grid. So, what happens to EV batteries once they have done their dash?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Much recent research on batteries, including other work done by Cui’s research group, has focused on lithium-ion batteries, which have a high energy density; however, energy density really doesn’t matter for storage on the power grid. Nature Communications 2, Article number: 550 doi: 10.1038/ncomms1563. —Colin Wessells.

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EV Adoption

MAY 25, 2021

Last year I wrote an article — Electric Vehicles Have Lower Well-to-Wheel Emissions in All 50 States and DC Than Gas-Powered Vehicles — looking at “well to wheel” from the US Department of Energy and my own analysis of EV sales and source of electricity by state. And so “EVs are bad.”

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Cars That Think

JULY 14, 2023

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. One useful application of direct control is adjusting electrolyzers’ energy consumption based on the power grid ’s current energy mix. Hydrogen has great promise as a low-emission fuel source.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

And with the popularity of electric vehicles, the grid is under more and more pressure, so the demand for energy storage is growing. This article will answer your confusion. It has launched the Emergency mobile EV charging system , which combines battery storage technology with fast charging technology to enable off-grid operation.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 28, 2010

For more information, read the article: GE, Nissan team on smart charging for electric cars. Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: GE, Nissan team on smart charging for electric cars. smart-grid lab for three years. by Martin LaMonica. Credit: GE).

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Blink Charging

JULY 28, 2022

Learn more about these batteries in this article, where we discuss the lifespan of different batteries and how to recycle them when the time comes. It allows cars to get charged from a power grid and the battery to charge the grid back. Part of the answer to this question lies in the efficiency of EV batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2010

Another concern associated with EVs is that they could increase emissions of criteria pollutants like SO 2 and NO x because power plants are believed to be the largest contributor to China’s SO 2. Generation mix of the six interprovincial power grids in 2008. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es100520c. and NO x emissions.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 20, 2009

Here’s a quote from the LA Times article By Maeve Reston: Obama unveils $2.4-billion “Even as our economy has been transformed by new forms of technology, our electric grid looks largely the same as it did half a century ago,&# Obama said. Read the full LA Times article and the complete Town Hall Transcript.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

This article may contain affiliate links. Preheating your car when it’s still plugged in is highly recommended–this will use energy from the power grid instead of taking from the battery’s reserves, saving valuable energy for driving. How To Survive the Winter Driving an EV. Tips for Electric Cars To Navigate the Cold Stuff.

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My Energi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

All joking aside, we have a serious debate on our hands and in this article we are going to put across our views on the matter at hand. It’s as though Elon had designed this car, purely to feature in this article. Let’s face it, the power grid is always down in the murky setting of a post nuclear zombie movie or game.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Regardless of whether hydrogen or PtX products are being generated, the production islands won’t be directly connected to an onshore power grid, and so they’ll need to operate reliably on their own. It turns out that the former option is better. That variability will also strain the electrical systems.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In 1952 PG&E donated the powerhouse to California, according to an article about the facility on PG&E's blog. Pacific Gas and Electric. The Folsom Powerhouse provided electricity to Sacramento for nearly five decades. The Milestone plaque is to be displayed at the Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As electric vehicles gain traction and renewable energy rises in prominence, an increasing number of drivers are contemplating the shift to solar power for charging their vehicles. Solar energy is not just a clean power source; it represents a self-sufficient lifestyle. appeared first on SETEC POWER.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This sponsored article is brought to you by NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Modestino and the other researchers involved are applying the framework to a variety of areas, such as clean transportation, industrial decarbonization, efficient and resilient power grids, disaster risk analysis, environmental justice, and others.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 1, 2010

From the article by Bill Howard: What sounds like an odd-couple fit – Microsoft? Here’s the full text of the article in case the link goes bad: [link]. Another interesting development : Ford is using Microsoft’s technology in its upcoming EV. Microsoft’s Hohm to Manage Ford’s Electric Cars.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 31, 2023

So when he called me on a Friday afternoon in the summer of 2021 to propose an article delving into the complexities of the global transition to electric vehicles, I knew that he’d do the research at a deeper level than any tech journalist, and that he’d explore angles that wouldn’t even occur to them. Take power-grid transformers.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The 260-kilometer, 320-kilovolt high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission system, based on technology from Hitachi Energy , in Zurich, marks a milestone in an ongoing transformation of the European power grid: It will plug into the first truly dynamic multiterminal HVDC network in Europe. electrical engineers with HVDC expertise.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Here’s the text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. Updated to attribute projection on “smart-grid&# earnings to FERC Chairman.). The group issued a lengthy report and a 30-second television commercial touting its plan, and its members outlined it at a presentation in Washington, D.C.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 28, 2023

EV owners should be urged to charge at night to save not only money and the power grid but “ the world ,” a news headline cries out. Not so fast, exclaim researchers at Stanford University, who state that charging EVs during the day is actually cheaper, better for the grid, and healthier for the environment.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Each microgrid includes a 250-watt photovoltaic panel, a pair of 12-volt lead-acid deep-discharge tubular batteries designed for solar systems, and about 30 3-W LEDs, according to Jean Kumagi 's article in IEEE Spectrum about the expedition, in which she gave her first-hand account. Kumagi described the trek in her 2016 Spectrum article.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 6, 2024

It’s very similar to the infrastructure for electric cars because the idea, ultimately, for electric cars is that you also are revamping your grid to facilitate, whatchamacallit, intermittent renewable energy sources, like wind and solar, because having an electric car that runs off a coal-fired power plant is defeating the purpose, essentially.

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Vehicle to Grid is a really interesting area to do projects. The idea here is that you can connect your EV to the power grid and flow power from your EV to the Grid. An electric car acts as a load or micro-generating station for the grid. Advantages of V2G in grid perspective 2. Thank you. #16

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Cars That Think

JUNE 24, 2022

MW of captive wind power off-site, the electricity from which will be wheeled in. Should the local power grid fail, the complex has backup diesel generators. On the way to that admittedly ambitious goal, the country’s power grids will also benefit from the decentralized energy management within these complexes.

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