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Tesla-powered Slovenian company launches third–and largest–Megapack project

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A Tesla-powered Slovenian energy company has just launched its third–and largest–Megapack project to date, helping support 70 percent of the country’s energy grid. Slovenia’s NGEN first started utilizing Tesla Megapacks for energy storage and grid stabilization in 2019. MWh capacity. Hz, NGEN told us.

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BorgWarner acquires Italy-based EV charging industry

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The do business in improves BorgWarner’s capacity in generating 400- and 800-volt on-board chargers suitable with diverse regional electrical grid permutations, presen additionally bringing high-frequency DC/DC converter era to its choices. The corporate has spent just about $140 million in R&D over the latter 5 years.

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BorgWarner acquires EV charging industry in Italy for roughly $80 million

Baua Electric

The do business in improves BorgWarner’s capacity in generating 400V and 800V on-board chargers suitable with numerous regional electrical grid permutations, date additionally bringing high-frequency DC/DC converter generation to its choices. The corporate has spent just about $140 million in R&D over the ultimate 5 years.

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COP27 Ends – How can Smart Energy Management for EV Charging Help?

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The conference also saw a number of other developments , including the resumption of formal climate talks between the US and China and emission reduction plans from India, the EU, Turkey, and other countries. Smart energy management works by optimizing the use of existing grid capacity.

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Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

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is shown with both UK and French grid mixes. Renault recently made public the findings of an internal study, published first in October 2011, detailing and comparing the lifecycle assessments (LCAs) of the battery-electric and two internal combustion engined versions (gasoline and diesel) of the Renault Fluence. Click to enlarge.

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Nuclear Energy Brinkmanship in Ukraine

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To date, plant operators have continued to respond to orders from Ukraine’s grid operator.) Factors cited to justify operation include the possibility that cooling the plant will make it easier for Russia to transfer its generation to its own grid, and the need for power exports to Europe that deliver revenue and political support.

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WEC report: EVs need 16% market share by 2020 for fuel economy standards to be met

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Electricity demand attributed to new EVs can likely be managed with proper planning by utilities and could be further mitigated at the local level with emerging technologies such as vehicle-to-grid (V2G), the report said. In the EU, the EV gap is 1.4 million, 10% of the estimated 2020 projected passenger sales, in the US, 0.9