Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2020

Voltpack Mobile System delivers up to 250 kW with a scalable capacity from 245 to 1225 kWh of available energy. The system scales through a central interface hub, which can connect in parallel up to five self-contained Voltpacks, each containing three liquid-cooled, industrial-grade battery Voltpack Cores.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

Distributing grid operational decision-making is revolutionary. These technologies rely on established cryptography and consensus mechanisms to ensure transactions remain secure, and an entire industry has emerged to apply blockchain technology in resolving real-world challenges. Everyone would have laughed at you. Source: NREL.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) and Grid-to-Vehicle (G2V) are two-way communication technologies that involve the flow of electricity between electric vehicles (EVs) and the power grid. Let’s explore each in detail: Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Technology: 1. Let’s explore each in detail: Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Technology: 1.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2012

GE’s WattStation Connect for mobile device users. GE Energy’s Industrial Solutions business unveiled the new WattStation and WattStation Connect software at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit, Mich. WattStation Connect provides owners a user-friendly method to manage, monitor and maintain their EV charging ecosystem network.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

The report, Bucks for balancing: can plug-in vehicles of the future extract cash—and carbon—from the power grid? , is based on a research collaboration between a team of engineers from Ricardo and National Grid, the operator of the high voltage electricity transmission system within Great Britain (GB). Click to enlarge.

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Driivz

JULY 14, 2021

Grid balancing ensures that the energy supply meets the volume of energy demanded. In the short run, when utilities cannot balance their local grids, they must buy energy on the open market – an expensive OPEX proposition – to meet immediate demand and prevent outages. How can EV charging service providers help achieve grid balancing?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2020

This award marks the first Advanced Class Gas Turbines in the industry specifically designed and purchased as part of a comprehensive plan to sequentially transition from coal, to natural gas and finally to renewable hydrogen fuel, and creates a roadmap for the global industry to follow. Earlier post.). and Hitachi, Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

JenaBatteries GmbH and BASF are cooperating in the production of an electrolyte for a battery technology that is particularly suitable for stationary storage of electricity from renewable energy sources and for stabilizing conventional transmission grids. BASF will supply one of the two electrolytes as part of the collaboration. Background.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2019

MWh and uses used lithium-ion batteries from development vehicles to test various interaction scenarios between electric cars and the power grid. It is therefore particularly important to integrate electric vehicles into the energy industry, Audi says. This would allow charging with solar or wind power, depending on what is available.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

An updated roadmap for the Smart Grid is now available from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which recently finished reviewing and incorporating public comments into the NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 2.0. Just as its draft version did, the final 2.0

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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. Further, like other industries, the energy business has become digitized , meaning the skills needed are different from those previously required. The answer is a nuanced “perhaps.”

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant. The combined heat and power station at BMW Group Plant Dingolfing is part of the BMW Power Pool and supports the compensation of frequency fluctuations in the grid.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2014

A team from Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO, together with Daimler AG and the Institute for Human Factors and Technology Management at the University of Stuttgart, is developing both the charging infrastructure and the energy management systems required to manage large fleets of EVs in a project called charge@work.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Internally, the main power semiconductors are ST’s third-generation (Gen3) STPOWER SiC MOSFETs, which combine industry-leading figure of merit (R DS(ON) x die area) (R DS(ON) = drain-source on resistance),with very low switching energy and super performance in synchronous rectification. ACEPACK DRIVE SiC-based power module.

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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. SB-233 covers school buses as well so they can power V2B and fleet depots use cases.

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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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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2012

Balqon Corporation, a developer of heavy-duty electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium battery storage devices, has introduced high-capacity lithium-ion batteries as an alternative to the current industrial deep cycle lead acid batteries. VDC folded prismatic cells connected in a series, available in 12V, 24V and 48V configurations.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2021

The charging stations will be located near Jeep Badge of Honor trails, an industry exclusive off-road rewards program to support enthusiasts looking to earn a Badge of Honor for their new Jeep Wrangler 4xe. Jeep 4xe Charging Stations will be either directly connected to the power grid or use solar power to generate electricity.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2014

million in development funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support research aimed at significantly reducing the current costs of electrical vehicle (EV) chargers and developing “smart” charging capabilities that support power grid efficiency and consumer demand. Appliance connection. In 2012, Siemens was awarded $1.6

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2022

The fuel is intended for the maritime industry to support the transition to carbon neutral shipping. The goal is to make the investment decision in late 2023, subject to environmental permitting process and extension of the electricity grid connection. Sundsvall Energi, biogenic CO2 supplier and host for FlagshipTWO.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2010

GE has partnered with ServiceMagic, a leading website connecting consumers with service professionals, to provide a network of certified electricians for reliable installation of the residential WattStation in consumers’ homes. GE WattStation will be commercially available globally in 2011. Residential WattStation.

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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

JUNE 8, 2021

This could be a game-changer as the automotive industry looks for ways to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels and indicates just how important this project is. L-R: ORNL’s Omer Onar and Veda Galigekere with the dynamic wireless charging test bed at ORNL’s Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center.

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Driivz

MAY 3, 2022

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first installment in our two-part blog series on the role of utilities in turning EVs into a grid asset. We set the stage by examining EV adoption trends, the impact of EV charging on the grid, and the risks of unmanaged EV charging. . The impact of EV charging on the grid. Which statement is correct?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2020

With Plug and Charge, a charging session can be automatically and securely billed from the moment the plug connects to the vehicle, regardless of the network operator. This unit provides a 175kW charge through an elegant and compact design, making it an economical solution for sites where limited space for charging is available.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

To accelerate this growth, the EV industry now needs to overcome the twin hurdles of limited range and grid-dependency. The global EV market was valued at $160-plus billion in 2019; and is projected to reach $800-plus billion by 2027 according to international market assessments from Bloomberg, IDTechEx and TIME.

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Baua Electric

MAY 6, 2024

megawatts of power, currently the highest-speed charger available in the US, along with solar and battery backup on-site and a unique partially grid-islanded setup. The standard is close to being finished, though currently there aren’t really available MCS-capable trucks, or even UL-certified charging units.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The new charging station is suitable for electric models of all brands with the European standard Type 2 variant of the widely used Combined Charging System (CCS), and is now available for use free of charge. The industrial consortium includes automotive manufacturers the BMW Group and Dr. Ing. 450 kW, the second gives up to 175 kW.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2018

The chargers will also utilize de facto industry-standard for communication, Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP 1.6). Proterra’s new charging systems are capable of bi-directional, vehicle-to-grid power flow (V2G), enabling the chargers to be smart-grid ready to maximize the energy management capability of an entire bus fleet.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The shift will require the integration of various technologies to meet the availability, reliability and simplicity that customers will demand in order to keep the EV industry charging forward. Here, we take a look at three critical areas for the growing, competitive CPO industry. #1 million in 2021. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Driivz

JULY 13, 2022

The technology powering the EV charging industry has evolved so much over the last few years. As EVs become a natural part of the transportation ecosystem, we are witnessing a shift toward the standardization of chargers and the introduction of new industry protocols for interoperability. EV Charging Industry Protocols and Standards.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Ford is collaborating with Amazon in the US for all installation services from 240V outlets to the Ford Connected Charge Station. By offering industry-leading charging access we are dismantling those barriers, allowing more customers to confidently enjoy the benefits of owning an electric vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2019

The FOA requests proposals in three areas that will improve the global competitiveness of the US by catalyzing innovation around manufacturing of key energy technologies and by reducing industrial process energy intensity. Specific subtopics include: Advances in Industrial and Process Drying. Thermal Process Intensification.

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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.

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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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Teslarati

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Its primary clients come from the auto industry, which Diess is also intimately familiar with, making him a good candidate for chairman. Engineers designing advanced electric vehicles or sensor fusion can use the hardware support package, even before silicon is available. The Munich-based chipmaker purchased U.S.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Many Changes Are Coming Quickly The world is increasingly unpredictable, and the automotive industry is feeling it. In addition to the CASE (Connected-Autonomous-Shared-Electrified)-driven transformation of the industry, a combination of additional internal and external factors is piling on complexity. In the U.S.,

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