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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. Once electricity is generated and passes into the grid, it is typically used almost immediately.

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US DOE Awards More than $47M in Recovery Act Funding to Advance Smart Grid Development; New Smart Grid Report and Smart Grid Clearinghouse

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However, technical challenges with regard to battery performance due to charge and discharge cycles need further investigation and remediation.” Smart Grid System Report Annex A. The DOE has also begun the development of a Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse. American Superconductor Corporation. Zenergy Power Inc.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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Medium-voltage DC circuit breakers could enable significant improvements in the United States’ electrical system, transforming how electricity is delivered and managed across the entire power grid, as well as critical applications in industry, transportation, and resource production.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Lynchburg, Virginia). Kairos Power (Alameda, California). Northrup Grumman Corporation (Elkton, Maryland). Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Washington). Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. Eaton Corporation (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin).

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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If successful, the team will construct a 500 kW building block for a DC fast charger that is at least four times the power density of todays installed units. Eaton Corporation. SiC-Based Wireless Power Transformation for Data Centers & Medium-Voltage Applications. Northeastern University.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Corporation, Columbia. Corporation). Corporation). deliver high power to a car or truck. Non-strategic Elements having Secure Supply Chains A Virginia Commonwealth University led team will. vehicles (EVs) without draining the electric battery, in effect, extending the driving range of EVs per electric charge.

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

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Just a few days after the California Air Resource Board's mandate came out, Governor Newsom had to publicly beg electric vehicle owners not to charge their cars due to concerns of the power grid and blackouts. This winter, residents in the Sierra Nevada mountains lost power for days due to heavy snow storms.