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Renault & Eneco collaborate on smart renewable energy charging solution for electric vehicles

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This app makes it possible to charge electric cars using renewable energy at times when the market prices are most favorable, such as at night, when the production of sustainable wind energy exceeds demand in most European countries. Renewable energies feature in 56% of the new electricity power plants built in the world today.

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AeroVironment licenses PNNL EV smart charger controller technology

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Under normal conditions, this stabilizing technology will be particularly important as the power grid is expected to rely more and more on variable renewable resources such as wind and solar technologies. First, reducing the cost of integrating variable renewable generation reduces the electricity costs for all ratepayers.

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

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That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. Packetized energy management (PEM) allows the power grid to flexibly handle a varying supply of renewable energy.

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Volkswagen Group presents technology roadmap for batteries and charging

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The Volkswagen Group presented its technology roadmap for batteries and charging up to 2030 today on its first “Power Day”. The goal of the roadmap is to reduce the complexity and cost of the battery significantly in order to make the electric car attractive and viable for as many people as possible. —Thomas Schmall.

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Why gas stations should add EV chargers?

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In the process, the retailers help themselves with renewed interest in visiting the fuel retails even with EVs. What’s more, charging hubs can help forecourts mitigate unexpected price fluctuations and spikes associated with renewable energy, by balancing demand and supply via the need for more electricity and the strain on power grids.

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Digital Twins Give Hydrogen a Greener Path to Growth

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But the use of hydrogen has never reached its potential as a renewable fuel, mostly because its production process drives up the cost. In order for hydrogen to be a viable source of clean energy, the cost of electrolysis needs to be much lower. Right now, we can’t think of all the use cases that make an electrolyzer efficient.

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Sandia Labs and NREL leading new DOE hydrogen infrastructure project; H2FIRST

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A new project launched by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and led by Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will work in support of H 2 USA, the public private partnership introduced in 2013 by the Energy Department and industry stakeholders to address the challenge of hydrogen infrastructure.

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