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NREL researchers evaluating blockchain for transactive energy applications

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Today, utilities use complex software platforms called an energy management system (EMS) and advanced distribution management system (ADMS) to manage the demand, supply, and reliable delivery of electricity on the power grid. The results highlighted the path for future research. —Dane Christensen.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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The winds had barely died down when electric-power specialists and others began calling for a radical overhaul of Puerto Rico’s electricity networks, one that would emphasize renewable energy, distributed generation, and, critically, microgrids. A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid.

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Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

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Further promoting this market is the recent establishment of a new federal Energy Department public-private partnership effort called H2USA, which includes Toyota, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and Honda. Studies suggest that 68 stations are needed by 2017 to support the market. million ZEV vehicles on the roadways by 2025. Earlier post.).

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

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California is abusing their waiver authority and its status as the largest market in the United States to force this change on all Americans. We have a free market; therefore if Americans truly wanted to make the switch to electric vehicles, then they would buy them — no government interference necessary.

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The Many Benefits of V2G Charging

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V2G technology specifically allows you to pass that energy back to the power grid, usually in exchange for credits against your utility bills. To pass that electricity back to the grid, you need three things — an EV, a charger, and a utility company — equipped with V2G technology.

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California ISO releases five-year strategic plan; grid integration of renewable power, support for electric vehicle charging

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Between now and 2020, wind and solar generation will quadruple within the ISO transmission grid at the same time electric vehicle charging increases significantly. Advancements in technology including distributed generation such as storage as well as smart grid developments are also reshaping grid and market operations.

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The US Needs 20 Times More EV Charging Stations by 2030… Or Else

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of the total light-duty vehicle market in 2021! Public chargers need to be: economical equitably distributed appealing to use wired to a capable power grid This is where we come in. In addition to these federal programs, states offer their own incentives for buying and installing EV charging infrastructure.