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Wallbox and Bidirectional Energy win $2.2-million CEC grant for V2X demo project – Charged EVs

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kW bidirectional charger that enables EV owners to use their EV batteries to power their homes (V2H) or send energy back to the grid (V2G). Users with solar panels can also store excess solar energy in their EVs during low usage periods and discharge this energy at peak usage periods. Quasar 2 is an 11.5

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Porsche demos grid balancing capability of group of Taycan EVs with cloud-based pooling system

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A realistic pilot test conducted by Porsche, the grid operator TransnetBW and consulting firm Intelligent Energy System Services (IE2S), has demonstrated that electrical balancing power can be stored in the high-voltage batteries of an intelligent swarm of electric cars. —Dr Rainer Pflaum, CFO TransnetBW.

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EnerDel to Supply Batteries for Japanese Electric Bus Demo

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Lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel has been selected to provide the heavy-duty battery systems used to power Japan’s first lithium-ion-powered electric bus. EnerDel’s heavy duty battery systems are also being used in 16 fuel cell buses made by coach builder Van Hool and UTC Power, a unit of United Technologies Corporation.

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Toshiba begins demo operation of power-to-gas system; solar-to-H2

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H2One combines photovoltaic installations, storage batteries, hydrogen-producing water electrolysis equipment, hydrogen and water tanks, and fuel cells. In times of disaster, H2One will use stored hydrogen to provide an estimated 300 evacuees to the site with electricity and hot water for about one week. Click to enlarge.

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Toshiba to partner with Kawasaki City on 5-year demo of independent energy supply system utilizing solar power and hydrogen

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The independent energy supply system combines a 25 kW photovoltaic facility; a storage battery; hydrogen-producing water electrolysis equipment; hydrogen (275 Nm 3 ) and water tanks; and fuel cells.

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Schaeffler demo vehicle hits 2020 CAFE targets without electrification; 15% cut in fuel consumption; 48V hybrid system for 2025

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Schaeffler Efficient Future Mobility North America demo vehicle in Detroit. Further, a latching valve stores hydraulic pressure and provides automatic vehicles with energy for a faster start-up after the engine has been stopped. Click to enlarge.

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BMW i ChargeForward Program to demo contribution of intelligent EV charging to grid efficiency

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The study has two parts, a managed charge pilot program involving BMW i3 owners and a battery second life energy storage system. Grid efficiency through managed charging, combined with a used EV battery “second-life” system. EV battery “second life” system using MINI E vehicle batteries. Program participation.

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