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AeroVironment licenses PNNL EV smart charger controller technology

Green Car Congress

has licensed smart charging controller technology developed at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for incorporation into its charging station equipment. The commercial license agreement is between AeroVironment and Battelle, which operates PNNL. AeroVironment, Inc. Earlier post.)

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HOMER Grid software now models EV charging stations

Green Car Congress

The smart or deferrable charging station mode models the intelligent charging of a car or a fleet of cars to minimize the cost. The smart charger allows project developers to leverage HOMER Grid's capability to model demand charge reduction in any distributed renewable energy system and apply this to an EV charging station.

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What is Demand Response?

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There are many types of Demand Response programs, ranging from direct compensation-based programs for commercial and industrial customers to savings-based programs for consumer and retail customers. EV owners can install smart chargers at home and capture savings through participating in a utility’s Demand Response program for EV charging.

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How to Have a Greener Christmas?

Driivz

As the TV commercials like to remind us, ‘this the season for giving a new car to that special person in your life’. If a car is on your list this year, make it an electric vehicle (EV) and give the gift of sustainable driving. Unlike gas-powered cars or hybrids, zero-emission EVs run entirely on electricity.

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The Role of Power Utilities in Turning EVs into a Grid Asset – Part 2

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This includes smart EV charging and energy management technologies that utilities can leverage to help manage charging, balance grid loads, and transform EVs from a grid liability to a grid asset. . Balancing the load with managed smart EV charging. Most cars are parked 95% of the time, making EVs ideal flexibility assets for the grid.

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Vacation Rental EV Charging: EVmatch Is Here to Help!

EV Match

As an early adopter of electric vehicles, I remember the stress of planning trips with family and friends and calculating whether we could get to a public charger with our car’s modest range. Buy a compatible smart charger. Sign up for EVmatch and create a commercial listing. Ready to get started?

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Emporia’s energy management system prepares for the bidirectional EV charging future

Charged EVs

Total control of power usage: from solar to EV and back to the house. Once an EV can double as a stationary storage device, it will take its place as part of an energy ecosystem that includes rooftop solar and energy management—and could even become a source of revenue for owners and a valuable grid-balancing resource for utilities.

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