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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

Cars That Think

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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Energy storage: the key to a decarbonised future

Setec Powerr

We are transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, and the use of energy storage is becoming more widespread. 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.

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Best EV To Own To Survive a Zombie Apocalypse?

My Energi

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. We’ve narrowed our selection down to eight vehicles to represent a varied mix in both size, USP, manufacturer and price point. Meet The Contenders. To read more about the Aspark Owl click here .

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Lean Software, Power Electronics, and the Return of Optical Storage

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Goldstein: Everything you need to know about the EV transition can be yours for the low, low price of free. In fact, Ozzie Zehner wrote an article for us way back in the mid-Teens about the— the dirty secret behind your electric car is the coal that fuels it. We’ve talked about how much power grid centers today get more efficient.

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

While the timing of charging can be handled through the use of these smart meters, this does not preclude the need for upgrading the grid, a project that will save massive numbers of kWh that are currently being wasted due to the incredibly old and cobbled together grid we’ve got now. By Rebecca Kimitch, Staff Writer.

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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chambers Williams III • THE TENNESSEAN• April 26, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share Del.icio.us If mass charging of cars takes place during the daytime, particularly in the afternoon when energy demand is at its peak, then TVA and other power providers will have to add generating capacity, he said.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the current power grid could handle many tens of millions of cars plugging in at off-peak hours before wed have any capacity issues [See EPRI article PDF ]. Whats Vehicle-to-Grid and why would I like it? How about a car-mounted wind-generator?

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