Teslarati

JUNE 20, 2023

Tesla and Neoen will collaborate to build a massive 219MW, four-hour 877 MWh battery energy storage system in Western Australia near the coal town of Collie that will be powered by 224 2XL Megapacks. This one is the largest and will be able to support times when energy is most needed by the grid to encourage stability.

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Teslarati

JULY 13, 2021

The project aims to build the first Tesla Solar neighborhood, making a sustainable residential community. The Tesla Solar neighborhood was provisionally named SunHouse at Easton Park. The solar and home battery units are integrated into the homes’ sale price as well, much like state-of-the-art appliances.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2019

Because of this, the new power consumers not only present an additional load on the power grid, but can potentially serve as flexible storage devices in the context of the variable availability of solar and wind power. It is conceivable that EEBUS devices will interact with the power grid to an even greater extent in the future.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is attempting to power its EV charging stations with solar power facilities along the highway. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette , the Turnpike is currently building out three solar power generation facilities along the highway; Jeanette, New Stanton, and Harrison City. billion debt.

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Baua Electric

MAY 6, 2024

Solar EV startup Aptera Motors has announced a clever new demand lever to get more of the public to invest in its technology en route to initial vehicle production later this year. Those who invested in Aptera have had their deliveries prioritized with commemorative Launch Edition builds. As it is for all startups, scaling is hard.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2011

As part of the Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, the US Department of Energy (DOE) is making nearly $170 million for funding over three years available to support a range of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology areas.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2022

As well as enabling EV owners to charge and discharge their electric vehicle to power their home or the grid, Wallbox’s latest innovation is designed to give EV drivers the ability to isolate their home from the grid and use their EV for backup power during a blackout.

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Teslarati

JUNE 23, 2021

Tesla China announced earlier that it has launched a solar-powered Supercharger facility in Lhasa, the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. “The annual average of 3,000+ hours of light let the gifts of nature be used efficiently and help build a new green travel and low-carbon life way.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades. This is good for the grid.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will make up to $130 million available to develop five new program areas including biofuels, thermal storage, rare earth alternatives, grid controls, and solar power electronics. Up to $30 million will be made available for this program area.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2013

The solution combines weather prediction and big data analytics to forecast accurately the availability of wind power and solar energy. This will enable utilities to integrate more renewable energy into the power grid, the company says. This project contributes to China’s 5-year plan to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The Nissan/Eaton partnership offers xStorage Home, xStorage Buildings and xStorage Grid-scale products. xStorage Home comes with solar panel inverters already integrated; if a home is equipped with solar panels, the consumer can connect directly to xStorage Home, storing and then powering the home using renewable energy.

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APRIL 9, 2023

The Megafactory is planned to initially produce up to 10,000 units of commercial energy storage batteries per year, with an energy storage scale of nearly 40 GWh, and the product will be available to the global markets. Megapack is a powerful battery that stores and supplies energy, helping to stabilize the grid and prevent power outages.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2023

Rimac Energy’s ESS is built upon a novel electrical architecture, which the company says enables significant performance, safety, and availability advantages, including up to 50% reduced energy losses and 40% smaller system footprint. Insights into the technology will be revealed later this year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The project partners will generate zero-carbon hydrogen onsite via electrolysis with solar and wind power and reformation of renewable natural gas from a Texas landfill. The team will assess available resources, prospective hydrogen users, and delivery infrastructure, such as existing pipelines that supply hydrogen to refineries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2013

A plot of ESOI for 7 potential grid-scale energy storage technologies. Benson from Stanford University and Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) has quantified the energetic costs of 7 different grid-scale energy storage technologies over time. Credit: Barnhart and Benson, 2013. Click to enlarge. Barnhart and Sally M.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2021

a provider of solar and battery power systems that enable fully-electric Transport Refrigeration Units (eTRUs) for Class 8 commercial trailers. eNow has pioneered the development of mobile solar battery charging systems to the commercial fleet market since 2011. XL Fleet Corp.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2012

Consortia researchers will leverage their expertise and resources in solar technology, advanced biofuels, and building efficiency. As part of a planned five-year initiative, the Energy Department will make $5 million available in fiscal year 2012. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.; Moser Baer India Ltd.; Thermax Ltd.;

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2021

Arriving in spring 2022, F-150 Lightning will be available in four series and two battery options at more than 2,300 EV-certified Ford dealers across the country, with the option for fleet customers to access Ford’s complete ecosystem of connected data and telematics services via Ford Commercial Solutions. -ft. With the ability to offload 9.6

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EV Connect

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Naturally, it’s perfect to consider how pairing renewable energy like solar with EV charging can have a huge impact on the future of widespread adoption of both technologies. What Is Solar EV Charging? EV charging with solar technology uses panels to convert energy from the sun into power that an EV can utilize.

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Driivz

AUGUST 30, 2023

Installing and operating EV charging stations offers businesses and owners of commercial and industrial buildings a winning proposition. Building owners can work with a charge point operator or EV service provider to install and manage the EV chargers. EV charging itself creates a new “green” revenue opportunity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2023

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories, co-leads of the Heliostat Consortium , announced seven awardees from a request for proposals (RFP) aimed at achieving DOE’s goals for heliostat cost reduction, sustained multifaceted innovation, and improved solar field performance.

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Driivz

MAY 15, 2023

The bill, SB-233 , aims to advance grid resilience and protect the climate by using EVs as “batteries on wheels,” tapping their stored energy to balance electricity supply and demand rather than bringing high-polluting peak generators online. Vehicle-to-building works much the same way but on a larger scale.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2012

A new policy brief published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) International Transport Forum (ITF) notes that existing electricity systems will need to be reconfigured to support the widespread adoption of electric mobility and suggests that Smart Grid technologies and EVs and EVs could be mutually beneficial.

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Driivz

MAY 10, 2022

Part 1 of this two-part blog discusses the challenges facing electric utilities – both electricity generators and grid operators – with electric vehicle (EV) adoption coinciding with the electrification of buildings, heating, and industry. These capabilities are available and in use today. . Leveraging EVs as grid assets.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Yi Cui has developed nanoparticle copper hexacyanoferrate (CuHCF) battery cathode materials that demonstrate long cycle life and high power for use in grid storage applications. Short-term transients, including those related to wind and solar sources, present challenges to the electrical grid. A team at Stanford led by Prof.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Charging and energy are becoming a core business for Volkswagen; the company is building a universal and seamless eco-system for charging its electric models. The main benefit of this is that it makes charging with self-generated solar power even easier for owners of photovoltaic systems.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

is developing a pilot plant in Falkenhagen in the north east of Germany to convert power from wind energy into hydrogen which can then be stored in the country’s gas grid. This makes the gas grid a storage system for power from weather-dependent renewables. —Professor Klaus-Dieter Maubach, member of the E.ON

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Teslarati

JULY 23, 2021

Tesla has launched its Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program in California, allowing customers to utilize their Powerwall batteries and solar panels to help the state’s grid. As noted by Tesla on its Support Page , the California grid operator has forecasted a need for residents (who are able) to support the grid through 2021.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Last year, Blink introduced a new demand response feature, enhancing grid management alongside existing local load management capabilities. Load management facilitates cost reduction by sharing power among multiple chargers, while demand response enables hosts to engage in grid optimization programs. What is Demand Response?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The US Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems. A full list by state of the all the projects is available here. DOE funding $75,161,246, total project value with cost share $150,322,492).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2012

The California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO), California’s non-profit grid operator, released its new five-year (2012-2016) strategic plan. Between now and 2020, wind and solar generation will quadruple within the ISO transmission grid at the same time electric vehicle charging increases significantly.

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Baua Electric

MAY 1, 2024

Toyota is building a microgrid at H2HQ that will allow it to operate off-grid. The microgrid includes 230 kW of solar, a 1 MW stationary proton exchange membrane fuel cell generator, 325 kW solid oxide fuel cell, and a 500 kWh battery storage system. It hosts Toyota’s largest dynamometer (1.2 Read more: Toyota to invest $1.3B

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford will work with Detroit Edison to install a 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2023

By starting with a clean sheet of paper, rather than opting for an off-the-shelf solution, we can build strong synergies between AEHRA and Miba to ensure that not only does the battery pack fully complement the body structure, but that the body structure fully complements the battery pack.

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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. The tools built in the ’70s and ’80s were not cut out for that.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

Vermont has one of the least carbon-intensive electricity sectors of any state, but because it’s part of the New England grid that’s powered mainly by natural gas, it’s still consuming fossil fuels. We look forward to building on this important first step and thank the legislature for its hard work.” Standout features of H.289

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