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DOE provides $65M for “connected communities” of buildings powered to transform electric system

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $65 million through its Connected Communities funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to expand DOE’s network of grid-interactive efficient building communities nationwide. ( —Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette. interactive Efficient Building: An energy?efficient

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Ford introducing new connected fleet management tools for electric fleets

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With new fleet-wide energy monitoring and vehicle management tools from Ford Commercial Solutions, available through app and web-based interfaces, Ford is helping North American commercial fleets and businesses make a seamless transition to electric vehicles.

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ENGIE New Ventures increases investment in 2nd-life battery company Connected Energy

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ENGIE New Ventures, the corporate venture fund of ENGIE, is participating in a new round of investment to further the development of Connected Energy. Based in the United Kingdom, Connected Energy uses end-of-life EV batteries to create energy storage systems. —Matthew Lumsden, CEO of Connected Energy.

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Audi involved in EEBUS standard for intelligent connection of EVs and buildings

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At the “Plugfest E-Mobility” at the Audi plant in Brussels, developers are testing cross-industry compatibility before the EEBUS standard for energy communication is introduced in February. The electric car will play an important role as a power consumer in the digital energy world. Audi offers various solutions for charging at home.

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Tesla Megapack battery farm in Queensland connected to the grid: report

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The 100MW/200MWh Chinchilla battery in Queensland, Australia, has been registered and connected to the grid. It is also the first battery farm that will be built by state-owned generator CS Energy, as noted in a Renew Economy report. Akaysha Energy is setting up the 150MW/300MWh Ulinda Park battery near Kogan Creek as well.

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MTU researchers develop optimization model to fill in the gaps in connected vehicle data

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Researchers at Michigan Technological University (MTU) have developed a data-driven optimization modeling framework to reconstruct the location-duration-path choices for the missing observations from incomplete data from connected vehicles. For example, connected vehicles provide high-frequency (e.g., s) time and location information.

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How Skycharger Built Their Charging Network on the EV Connect Charging Business Platform

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Under the strategic direction of Andy Karetsky, CEO of Skycharger, and backed by renewable energy project and venture investor Skyview Ventures, the company has seen what can be achieved with the right technology and market insight. They found a reliable network technology and services platform in EV Connect.

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