Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) UK, with experts and stakeholders from industry, academia and funding and support bodies, has published an updated power electronics value chain which shows an end-to-end supply chain view of materials and components required for volume manufacturing of automotive inverters, converters, and onboard chargers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2014

A 10 kWh battery energy storage system in the garage, using the same lithium-ion cells that are used in the Honda Fit EV, allows stored solar energy to be used at night, when household demand typically peaks and electric vehicles are usually charged. DC-to-DC electric vehicle charging. DC-to-DC electric vehicle charging.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As dealerships embrace electrification to maintain competitiveness , it’s crucial to also explore the benefits of integrating battery energy storage systems (BESS). Discover key insights into incorporating battery storage for your dealership’s sustainable energy storage. What are battery energy storage systems?

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Electrek

APRIL 19, 2022

BigBlue previously cut its teeth on a number of green energy and power supply products, including a modestly sized 500Wh portable power station and folding solar panel. But now the company is launching a much larger power station, the CellPowa2500, which can likely power just about anything you own, be it AC or DC.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Boulder Electric Vehicle and Coritech Services have demonstrated bi-directional DC fast charging, making Boulder Electric Vehicle the first electric truck company to implement Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) charging. Current demonstrations are seeing charger rates of 150 amps during charge or discharge on the 360V nominal battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2020

ABB and AFC Energy are partnering to create the next generation of high power sustainable electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for grid-constrained locations. AFC Energy is a leading provider of hydrogen power generation technology, which can provide clean electricity for on- and off-grid applications.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

We’re excited to be part of the development of a battery-electric transport eco-system along with our Volvo LIGHTS project partners. Greenlots installed two fully operational 50kW DC fast chargers at the Fontana site and has plans to install an additional 150kW DC fast charger in the next month.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Customized super chargers will be utilized to charge the truck’s battery during offloading and onloading at each stop—usually around 15 minutes. Volvo Trucks has set a global target that in 2030, 50% of all new trucks sold will be battery or fuel cell electric.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2022

At the Zwickau vehicle plant, Volkswagen commissioned the first fast-charging park in Saxony supplied with energy largely from a power storage container (PSC). The advantage is that fast-charging infrastructure can be built nearly anywhere, even if in places with a low-capacity grid connection.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2014

developer of a power conversion technology called Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA), received a purchase order for ten of its PPSA-enabled 30 kW battery converters from Coritech Services, a provider of custom engineering solutions for a variety of applications including electric vehicle charging. Ideal Power Inc., Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. Today, new plants in Europe are already planned with a CO2-neutral energy supply from the start. With a CO2-neutral energy supply of the plants, we are consistently pursuing this approach and are actively driving sustainability in production.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

They could also back up or temporarily replace grid-sourced electricity for residential and small commercial enterprises at times of power disruption. GM is supplying HYDROTEC fuel cell power cubes to Renewable Innovations of Lindon, Utah to build the Mobile Power Generator. Mobile Power Generator. Retail EV Charging Stations.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Vehicle-to-grid EV charging technology has arrived in Australia – or, at least, one small part of it. A Nissan Leaf owned by Barossa winemaker Joseph Evans has become the first car to be connected to the electricity grid in South Australia. Nissan Leaf being used for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

Eos’s standard Aurora 1000|4000 product, a containerized 1 MW DC battery system providing four continuous hours of discharge, offers a cost-effective energy storage solution competitive with gas peaking generation and utility distribution infrastructure. The Aurora 1000|4000 will be sold at a price of $160/kWh in volume.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2013

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled a utility-scale sodium-sulfur battery energy storage system ( earlier post ) pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. The system has a 4 megawatt capacity, and can store more than six hours of energy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2019

TBB is the only school bus manufacturer to offer DC fast charging architecture as standard equipment. Jouley can charge in about three hours with the Proterra 60kW DC fast charging system and can supply power back to the power grid using vehicle to grid (V2G) technology. —Proterra CEO Ryan Popple.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2018

At CES 2019 in January, Honda will debut its Wireless Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) system, co-developed with WiTricity—a bi-directional energy management system that has the potential to reduce CO 2 and create new value for customers. Block diagram for a bi-directional WPT system. Tachikawa et al. Tachikawa, K., and Atasoy, O.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

(MHI), jointly with SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc), will begin an energy storage system demonstration project using the power grid in the UK’s Orkney Islands, which has a high proportion of renewable energy generation in relation to demand. In the project, Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe, Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2022

ST has already supplied STPOWER SiC devices for more than three million mass-produced passenger cars worldwide. SiC is gaining mass adoption in multiple EV systems such as the DC-DC converter, traction inverter, and on-board chargers (OBC) with bi-directional operation ready for vehicle-to-grid power transfer.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2015

Dynapower Company will be supplying the 250 kW energy storage inverters as an integral part of Tesla’s recently announced Powerpack Commercial battery systems for large commercial and utility customers. Multiple 100 kWh DC battery blocks are grouped to scale from 500 kWh to 10 MWh+.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2014

is supplying ultracapacitors to ABB for its recent contract win to upgrade Philadelphia area rail lines. When decelerating or braking, a traction vehicle (train, tram or trolleybus) is feeding the regenerated braking energy back into the DC power network. Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2010

Saft is providing the Li-ion (lithium-ion) battery technology for ABB’s new SVC (Static Var Compensator) Light with Energy Storage—its latest development within the FACTS (Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems) family. The technology can play an important role in integrating renewables into the grid. Source: ABB.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2022

will supply 1200V Silicon Carbide MOSFETs to Rhombus Energy Solutions for its EV2flex line of charging infrastructure products, enabling greater efficiency, higher power density and faster charging times. Silicon Carbide technology leader Wolfspeed, Inc.

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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. The city has provided incentives for the purchase of both EVs and charging ports, the installation of heat-pump water heaters , and the installation of solar and battery-storage systems.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

The 40-foot unit is located in south Charlotte and has several BYD-vertically integrated components including a 200 kW bi-directional, UL-compliant BYD inverter with BYD’s 500 kWh Iron Phosphate battery. Expected service life of the Iron-Phosphate batteries is more than 25 years.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2011

have been selected as contractors for a joint US-Japan collaboration supporting a Smart Grid project on the Hawaiian island of Maui. On Maui, 15% of the electricity supply is already generated by renewable energy, and there are plans to increase this percentage going forward. Hitachi, Ltd., Cyber Defense Institute, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2020

The new vessels will be able to fully operate on battery power and will have the capability to revert to hybrid mode, if required. The battery power can also extend zero-emissions capability along the supply chain by using renewables and hydroelectric power.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In Germany, the Volkswagen brand also offers a suitable electricity supply contract with “Volkswagen Naturstrom”, to guarantee fully certified green electricity from renewable energies. This system recognizes all the requirements of consumers so that it can stagger and manage their power supply intelligently. App on their smartphone.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2012

the developer of advanced lead­carbon PbC batteries and energy storage systems ( earlier post ), was awarded a purchase order from SilTek Inc. for participation in a Zero Energy Building in the Washington DC Naval Yard. Axion Power International, Inc., The principal contractor for the project is Herndon VA-based SilTek Inc.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2021

ABB has secured a contract with Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondán to supply the all-electric power solution for fast 40-meter urban passenger ferries transporting up to 540 passengers each across Lisbon’s Tagus river. The new ferries will be powered by battery packs with a total capacity of 1,860 kWh each.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

Step inside the cutting-edge testing laboratory for an exclusive and close-up look at how EV chargers and batteries are rigorously tested. Here is what you can expect to learn during our laboratory tour: Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment and Inverter Testing: Dive into the world of AC and DC EV charging tests.

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Setec Powerr

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

It mainly charges the battery directly with a large current through an off-board charger, so that the battery can be charged to about 80% in a short time. For battery replacement, the car battery is charged by replacing the power battery. How does a lithium-ion battery work? What is an EV charging profile?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2013

a company that develops semiconductor components and advanced circuits for the management of battery systems used for grid storage and EVs, has introduced the SFP100, a high-precision current sensing IC, that extends by at least an order of magnitude the range of accurate measurements of current through a resistive shunt.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

This collaboration will accelerate the introduction of new solutions for electric vehicle charging, the fast ramp up of renewables combined with energy storage in off-grid and on-grid solutions as well as battery and energy storage solutions for the fast growing marine segment. Micro-grid applications. Solar energy.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

For companies that invest in EV charging, deploying battery storage can reduce power demand charges. This is typically a set fee that everyone pays just to be part of the grid. For example, if you install a 100kW DC fast charger, your peak demand will increase by 100kW when it starts working. Energy Consumption.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2019

While the Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) charges the battery via the grid with a plug, the MHEV does not have a battery that can be recharged via a plug, but is equipped with a 48V belt starter generator. In addition to the regular 12V on-board battery, the mHEV drive has a 48V lithium-ion battery mounted under the passenger seat.

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