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Ford F-150 Lightning’s V2G charging will help power NC energy grid

Teslarati

Duke Energy, a North Carolina-based energy provider, is aiming to utilize the Ford F-150 Lightning to help reduce stress on the state’s energy grid. Participants will have to have the Ford Charge Station Pro home charger and Ford’s Intelligent Backup Power Home Integration System installed in their houses.

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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

Green Car Congress

BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. Utilizing real-time energy readings, the system can measure the available energy supply and demand, making the necessary calculations to determine the optimal time to charge or discharge the system.

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UC Riverside opening Sustainable Integrated Grid Initiative; integration of solar energy, battery storage and electric and hybrid vehicles

Green Car Congress

Schematic of the “New Grid Testbed” components, including renewable energy generation, energy storage, smart distribution and electric transportation Click to enlarge. Two megawatt-hours of battery energy storage. 27 electric vehicle charging stations. Solar carport. Click to enlarge.

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Gogoro announces major partnership to help accelerate global expansion

Baua Electric

After a week full of major news , the company is back with perhaps its biggest announcement lately: a plan for a major partnership that will see the company greatly expand the use of its swappable battery standard. It’s hard to overstate Sumitomo’s magnitude, owning over 900 subsidiary companies with 80,000 employees.

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Tesla secures new Megapack project with Arevon, bringing 2021 partnership to 1,000 MWh

Teslarati

Tesla and leading renewable energy company Arevon have signed a new master supply agreement that will supply the Scottsdale, Arizona-based entity with another 2 GW/6 GWh supply of Tesla Megapacks for an ongoing energy storage operation in California.

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NSF awards UCSD team $39M to improve integration of distributed energy resources into grid; EV batteries also

Green Car Congress

DERConnect will address an outstanding national need for large-scale testing capabilities across universities, national labs, industry, utility companies and Independent System Operators to validate future technologies for autonomous energy grids in real-word scenarios.

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Volvo CE and Rolls-Royce develop wood-burning charger for off-grid EVs

Baua Electric

There’s a saying in the construction business that goes, “you might be working for the power company, but that doesn’t mean you have power.” That energy can then be used to charge battery-electric vehicles, construction equipment, and portable power tools throughout the job site. Enter: the BioCharger.

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