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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. Then it takes the DC from the bus, or car, and converts it back to AC to provide power for the grid.

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New lithium polysulfide flow battery for large-scale energy storage

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We believe our new battery may be the best yet designed to regulate the natural fluctuations of these alternative energies. Currently the electrical grid cannot tolerate large and sudden power fluctuations caused by wide swings in sunlight and wind. Batteries Power Generation Smart Grid' Energy Environ.

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How EV Connect Can Help With EV Fleet Management

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This begins with the upfront costs and questions of site planning — how many on-site charging stations do you need and where will you put them? It continues on through how you think about deployment — which cars have sufficient battery power available and where will they recharge along the route?

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies. AC Transit, California (Hayward, headquarters in Oakland): $6,400,000.

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PNNL study outlines requirements for grid storage, reviews four electrochemical energy storage systems: vanadium redox flow, Na-beta, Li-ion and lead-carbon

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To be successful, systems will need to evolve—in some cases, considerably—to compete financially with the cost of natural gas production. EES is already an established, valuable approach for improving the reliability and overall use of the entire power system (generation, transmission, and distribution [T&D]).

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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Four nuclear-powered merchant ships have been built so far, all of them government-led projects begun mostly for developmental and testing reasons rather than purely commercial ones. The first was the American NS Savannah , built in the late 1950s at a cost of $46.9 The battery solution is dead before it starts,” he declares.

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Must Read 40+ Electric Vehicle Interview Questions & Answers

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It coordinates communication between different systems, including the motor, battery, power electronics, and charging system. 7 DC-DC Converter: A DC-DC converter converts high voltage DC supply from the battery to low voltage supply. Electricity is usually cheaper than gasoline or diesel on a per-mile basis.