Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2021

Workplace charging is a critical enabler of carbon-free transportation as the electrons consumed primarily come from solar power plants, as opposed to at-home charging, which occurs at night and relies more on fossil fuel power plants. —Jan Kleissl, senior author. Only four out of 100 stations in the study were fast-charging.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2014

ABB and Solar Impulse have formed a technology alliance under which ABB will support Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in their attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered airplane in 2015. The 12,000 solar cells built into the wing provide four 10 hp electric motors with renewable energy. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 21, 2021

If you're going to build a camper van, why not make it electric? The modified van is equipped with a 220-volt battery to power onboard accessories, which can be recharged using a roof-mounted solar panel. The Nissan e-NV200 Winter Camper concept shows how an electric van can be converted into a home away from home.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Furthermore, when hydrogen is produced using renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass, CO 2 emissions are minimized during the production process as well. Swappable for easy replacement and quick recharging. Volume flexibility allows for a broad variety of daily use applications.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2022

A BYD Han EV at Shell Recharge site. Both companies will seek to provide integrated home energy solutions such as dynamic tariff scheduling, solar integration, home batteries, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) charging in different regions across the world.

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Driivz

AUGUST 30, 2023

Installing and operating EV charging stations offers businesses and owners of commercial and industrial buildings a winning proposition. Building owners can work with a charge point operator or EV service provider to install and manage the EV chargers. EV charging itself creates a new “green” revenue opportunity.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2011

(ECD), a global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products and systems for the building-integrated and commercial rooftop markets, has initiated a process to divest its Ovonic Battery Company (OBC) subsidiary.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2014

3Degrees provides renewable energy certificates and carbon offsets to Fortune 500 companies, green building firms, and other organizations. SunPower: residential solar with energy storage. Combining solar with energy storage will help provide homeowners peace-of-mind and opportunity to access back-up power during a power outage.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

Stationary fuel cell generators (FC generators) and rechargeable batteries will be introduced at stores, managed centrally by building energy management systems (BEMS), raising the proportion of renewable energy and electric power derived from hydrogen used. Boil-off hydrogen from the hydrogen station can also potentially be used.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2009

Toyota Industries’ solar charging station. Toyota Industries Corp (TIC) has developed a solar charging station for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). The municipal government of Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture plans to build 21 such stations at 11 locations such as the municipal office and branch offices.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2011

The primary element of one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is now up and running. Ford collaborated with DTE Energy to install the 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly. Michigan Assembly will operate on a blend of renewable and conventional electricity.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

With recent and projected cost declines in wind, solar, and lithium-ion batteries, electrification using batteries has become a viable option for applications compatible with the inherent range limitations and recharging time. A paper on the work is published in the journal Joule. Zhao et al. —Zhao et al. Zhao et al.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford will work with Detroit Edison to install a 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Boston’s “ Recharge Boston: Boston’s Zero Emission Vehicle Program ,” has a goal of every household being within a 10 minute walk of a public EV charging station or EV car share, so installing 250 curbside EV chargers is part of that program. Once the contracts are approved, they’ll run for 10 years. Get started here. –

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

Researchers at Harvard University have developed a new solid state battery that can be recharged in 10 minutes. Dendrites are projections of metal that can build up on the lithium surface and grow like roots into the electrolyte. Adden Energy has scaled up the technology to build a smart phone-sized pouch cell battery.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The best-known wearable energy-harvesting tech today is, of course, solar, which pulls down electrons from sunlight or ambient light. But solar is just the opening gambit. A backpack with a giant solar panel might work technically, but not in reality. Leveraging watch tech for…bisons? Batteries die before animals do.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

million by the German government to build 25 fast charging stations. It will also allow Fastned to store the solar energy from its solar roofs on-site. Leclanché’s system will recharge the battery storage units during off-peak times at considerable cost-savings and reduction in stress to the grid.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In addition to the advantages of FCEVs, which enables long-distance driving with short refueling time, this all-new FCEV model will feature a plug-in function that offers the convenience of EVs which can be recharged at home. Through these initiatives, Honda will work to build partnerships with companies involved in this new area.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Like Tesla, Rivian is building its EV charging network and plans to allow others to use its sites. It can also include solar power to harness clean energy from the sun. Rivian energy storage device (Source: USPTO) Rivian’s patent describes a home “microgrid” with an EV, an energy storage device, and rooftop solar panels.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 12, 2023

The company is building these shipping container systems, which work like giant batteries that store energy as heat and pressurized air , rather than a chemical reaction (Cheesecake’s name is derived from a nerdy acronym for their technology.) They gradually lose capacity with each discharge and recharge cycle, and they can be fire hazards.

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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. Electric (Battery) Smart charging Solar Sustainability' EPA’s Energy Star.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 16, 2022

“Like any early technology, the incentives help us build out the program.” The megachargers are equipped with solar and battery storage systems. It will bring the battery down to around 20%, and recharging it only takes around 35-45 minutes. “It’s a great starting point to electrify,” he said.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2011

kWh used to power the car) that is recharged via a regular wall socket. Solar cells on the house roof and exterior provide the house with electricity. The solar cells are supplied by a manufacturer that is partly owned by Vattenfall. The Volvo C30 Electric is powered by a 24 kWh Li-ion battery pack (22.7

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2019

Energy cost of charging electric cars: There are implications for the electrical power generation in the UK needed to recharge these vehicles. Both these wind turbine and solar generation options for the added electrical power generation capacity have substantial demands for steel, aluminium, cement and glass.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

will create the Honda Smart Home US, a showcase that demonstrates Honda’s vision for sustainable, zero-carbon living and personal mobility, including the use of solar power to charge a Honda Fit EV battery electric vehicle. Among the technologies that will be applied to the Honda Smart Home US: Solar Power System. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 2, 2021

But the efficiency equation is more complicated than that because, unlike petrol pumps, recharging stations do not transfer energy perfectly. Some people will use this information to adapt their choices about where and when to recharge. For them, recharge efficiency might be just as important as MPGe rating.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

With the new electrified vehicles and the new Focus ST performance model also coming in 2012, Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is the first facility capable of building a full array of vehicles—gas-powered, EcoBoost, electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid—all on the same production line.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2014

Energy procurement is being shifted toward more sustainable sources, like biomass and solar power. The clean electricity will be used in factories and in sales outlets'' quick chargers where customers can plug in Nissan LEAF vehicles to recharge their batteries.

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Driivz

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

If the power is generated using solar or wind power, then EV driving is emission free. Charge point operators increasingly use smart energy management to incorporate energy from onsite renewables, usually solar panels, into the power supplied to the chargers, further reducing carbon footprint.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2011

The institute, a technology arm of Shimizu Corporation, a major Japanese construction firm, is presently conducting advanced studies, including verification testing, into various technological areas, including microgrids, which are a localized power management system, and smart BEMS (building and energy management system).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

As part of its bankruptcy plan, ECD intends to sell through separate sales its wholly owned operating subsidiary United Solar Ovonic LLC (USO) and other assets, including its minority stake in Ovonyx, Inc. Sale of United Solar. We firmly believe there is a strong and sustainable commercial market for UNI-SOLAR products.

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EV Connect

AUGUST 28, 2023

We can’t expect the market to move en masse towards electric until the public recharging network matches the landscape for petrol-powered vehicles. Not surprisingly, they overlap with the locations that tend to have the biggest parking lots, such as supermarkets, hospitality venues, office buildings and so on.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The carbon-free rigs will pack 50 kilos of hydrogen zapped from water using electricity from the refinery’s dedicated solar power plant. Building every electrolyzer promised for 2030 would provide only about one-sixth of the green hydrogen required to meet climate targets, according to figures from the International Energy Agency in Paris.

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Driivz

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Smart energy management can improve the economics of fleet electrification The majority of light commercial EVs and medium-duty EV trucks will operate as “return to base” vehicles, parking at the fleet depot overnight and recharging their batteries to be ready for the next day’s work.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 24, 2023

Without sunlight, solar panels become useless, their broad expanse then serving only to lose heat. A combination of insulation, reflection, and energy produced from solar panels works to keep the entire spacecraft within an acceptable temperature range throughout its flight. At night the temperature falls to -220 °C, as cold as Pluto.

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Driivz

MARCH 26, 2023

For example, using onsite solar power generation and storage for charging can positively impact emission reduction goals by replacing grid power with renewable energy. And installing workplace charging can help meet green building certification. Or you can structure a hybrid approach. Operational excellence.

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