Charging, Energy, Grid and Resource

PNNL study finds 2028 grid resource adequacy likely sufficient for high EV penetration; managed charging strategies can double adequacy

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2020

A new study of the impact of high EV adoption on the Western US power grid by a team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has found that 2028 grid resource adequacy—from generation through transmission—is likely to be sufficient for high EV penetration. million for the WECC.

Grid

Grid Charging Power Grid California

Virtual Peaker partners with Fermata Energy to bring V2G bi-directional vehicle charging technology to utilities

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Virtual Peaker and Fermata Energy are partnering to integrate Fermata Energy’s vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with Virtual Peaker’s cloud-based residential energy demand response platform used by utilities across the country. Fermata Energy V2X bi-directional charger.

Energy

Energy Charging Grid Climate Change

Massachusetts electric school bus delivered power back to grid for 50+ hours over the summer; V2G

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2021

An electric school bus in Beverly, Massachusetts, successfully delivered power back to the electricity grid for more than 50 hours over the course of the summer using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Image source: Thomas Built Buses.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Grid Highlander Power

Elli and MITNETZ STROM publish concept for smart grid integration of EVs

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2022

Elli, a brand of the Volkswagen Group, and MITNETZ STROM have launched a nationwide pilot project for smart grid integration of electric vehicles. An algorithm uses price incentives to compare the cars’ charging plans with regional electricity output from renewable energies and the available capacities in the distribution grid.

Grid

Grid Concept Power Grid Renewable

New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2023

Researchers led by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have extended the capacity and duration of sodium-aluminum batteries. Specifically, after 345 charge/discharge cycles at high current, this acidic reaction mechanism retained 82.8% of peak charge capacity. —Weller et al.

Molten Salt

Molten Salt Grid Design Sodium

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

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The major driver for the project is the need to decarbonize the electrical grid, protect it from cybersecurity attacks and make it more resilient. We will be replicating the entire California power grid on one campus. The goal is to make the testbed available to outside research teams and industry by 2025.

Grid

Grid San Diego Energy Power Grid

NREL review explores potential value of EV managed charging for realizing effective vehicle-grid integration

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2022

A team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has completed a literature review on the potential value of EV managed charging. Their findings, published in Energy & Environmental Science , provide a comprehensive look at how EVs and the grid could work together as the electric and transportation sectors become intertwined.

Grid

Grid Charging Vehicles Renewable

Study: EV efficiency gains could cut grid demand, save billions

Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2024

EVs could end up using a lot of electricity, but efficiency improvements to support them could significantly reduce the need for new grid infrastructure, cut energy usage, and potentially save consumers billions of dollars, according to a new study from research firm EPRI and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

Grid

Grid EPRI Charging Energy

SMUD and Japan’s TEPCO partner on vehicle-grid integration technologies

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), Japan’s largest electric utility, will collaborate on vehicle-grid integration technologies with the purpose of accelerating transportation electrification and decarbonization. —Tomomichi Seki, Managing Executive Officer of TEPCO.

Grid

Grid Vehicles Sacramento Japan

MIT team studies grid impacts of concentrated highway EV fast charging

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2021

Researchers at the MIT Energy Initiative have investigated the grid impacts of scaled up highway fast-charging (HFC) infrastructure by using an operations model of the 2033 Texas power grid with uniquely high spatial and temporal resolution. —Mowry and Mallapragada. Mowry, Dharik S. Mallapragada (2021).

MIT

MIT Grid Charging Energy Storage

CoBank report finds that troubled US grid may need to use EVs for grid balancing

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Since its inception, the US electric grid has mostly operated smoothly as one synchronous machine with a one-directional flow of electricity to meet the nation’s predictable power needs. The US electric grid is experiencing something of a mid-life crisis. US power outages are up 64% this decade compared to the previous decade.

Grid

Grid Re-Charge Power Grid Water

Next 10 reports explore rapid changes to California grid driven by EVs, distributed energy resources and community choice aggregation

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2018

California’s grid is facing an era of rapid change. These innovations are all key elements in California’s efforts to transition to clean, renewable energy that is both reliable and affordable. There are a lot of complex issues for Californians — especially policymakers—to consider as we work toward a clean energy future.

Grid

Grid California Energy Renewable

HOMER Grid software now models EV charging stations

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2020

HOMER Energy by UL, a global developer of energy modeling software, announced that HOMER Grid , software for designing grid-tied distributed energy projects, can now model how hybrid systems power electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.

Grid

Grid Charging Renewable Smart Charger

DOE report highlights opportunities of hybrid energy systems

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report, Hybrid Energy Systems: Opportunities for Coordinated Research , highlighting innovative opportunities to spur joint research on hybrid energy systems (HES). using electrical or thermal energy to produce hydrogen from water or a methane source).

Energy

Energy Hybrid Grid Idaho

NREL researchers evaluating blockchain for transactive energy applications

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are evaluating the use of blockchain for transactive energy using hardware in the laboratory’s Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF). Distributing grid operational decision-making is revolutionary. Source: NREL.

Energy

Energy Grid Solar Power Grid

California faces worsening grid challenges on Monday and Tuesday; CAISO calls for even greater reductions in electricity use

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

We are facing a load forecast of 48,817 megawatts and energy deficits between 2,000 and 4,000 megawatts for Monday, resulting in the highest likelihood of rotating outages we have seen so far this summer. the extra hour of reduced energy use is needed because of projected market deficiencies through 10 p.m.

Grid

Grid California Electric Electrical

Two EVs at Plymouth State University delivered 1 MWh over 6 months with Fermata Energy bidirectional charging platform

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2023

Two Nissan LEAF electric vehicles (EVs) at the Plymouth State University (PSU) provided 1 MWh of energy to the PSU’s ALLWell Center, offsetting some of the building’s electricity needs, over a six-month period. The university controls whether to discharge by parking the EVs and plugging them into the Fermata Energy bidirectional charger.

Universal

Universal New Hampshire Rhode Island Energy

SCE signs 7 contracts for 770 MW of battery-based energy storage for grid reliability

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2020

Southern California Edison recently signed seven contracts totaling 770 megawatts of battery-based energy storage resources to help enhance the region’s electric system reliability needs. The recently conducted solicitation and the resulting contracts make up one of the country’s largest energy storage procurements. Gateway 1-2.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Grid Energy Batteries

ion Ventures and LiNa Energy conclude successful test of solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2021

ion Ventures, a modern utility and energy storage infrastructure specialist, and LiNa Energy , a solid-state battery technology developer, concluded their first successful trial of LiNa’s proprietary solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform at an undisclosed location in South East England last week.

Sodium

Sodium Energy Batteries Battery

Renault creates new grid-energy subsidiary: Renault Energy Services

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Groupe Renault, Europe’s number one manufacturer of electric vehicles, has formed a new subsidiary: Renault Energy Services. The aim of this new subsidiary is to have an active presence in the energy and smart grid sectors, both of which are fundamental to the expansion of electric mobility.

Grid

Grid Energy Energy Storage Store

What is energy storage?

Setec Powerr

MAY 17, 2024

Growing demand for renewable energy, an aging electrical grid, costly grid infrastructure improvements, and increasing extreme weather events will require increased energy flexibility to help the grid balance intermittent supply with responsive demand.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Energy Lithium Ion Grid

Cornell team develops framework for incorporating wireless charging road system into real-time electricity market

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JULY 25, 2022

Researchers at Cornell have developed a coupled transportation–power system framework for incorporating a wireless charging road system into the real-time electricity market. In addition, they propose an optimization-based control strategy to manage the energy storage system in a cost-efficient manner. —Jie Shi, lead author.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Market Charging Power Grid

California PUC adopts $1B EV charging program

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The decision provides a unified policy-driven funding structure for utility transportation electrification efforts through 2030, and prioritizes investments in charging infrastructure for low-income, tribal, and underserved utility customers. This action resolves the transportation policy framework that has been in development since 2020.

California

California Charging Grid Transportation

Enphase Energy to acquire EVSE pioneer ClipperCreek

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Enphase Energy, a global energy technology company and the leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, has agreed to acquire EVSE company ClipperCreek. The company has sold more than 110,000 Level 2 AC charging stations since its inception. Managing EV charging is an integral part of our strategy.

Energy

Energy 2006 Grid Solar

PG&E to offer US’ first vehicle-to-grid export rate for commercial electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has received approval to establish the nation’s first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) export compensation mechanism for commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging customers in its California service area. —Aaron August, PG&E Vice President, Utility Partnerships and Innovation.

Grid

Grid Commercial Electric Vehicles Vehicles

RMI report finds substantial emissions reductions possible with smart EV charging

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MARCH 8, 2022

A new report from RMI has found that optimized charging of electric vehicles, which involves automatically and strategically shifting when an EV charges, could significantly reduce transportation sector emissions, and could potentially result in an average of 800 pounds of CO? saved per vehicle annually.

Emissions

Emissions Charging Grid Re-Charge

NREL study finds that uncoordinated plug-in vehicle charging could prove challenging to the grid

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2018

An influx of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) charging without coordination could prove challenging to the nation’s electric grid, according to research conducted by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This effect is exacerbated when higher in-home power charging is adopted.

Grid

Grid Plug-in Plug Charging

NREL study finds most depot charging could accomodate short-haul heavy-duty electric trucks without upgrades

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JUNE 22, 2021

Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in collaboration with two electric utilities, recently examined the causes, costs and lead times of distribution system upgrades anticipated for depot charging of short-haul heavy-duty trucks in the United States. Their paper appears in the journal Nature Energy.

Charging

Charging Fleet Grid Electric

EV Mandates Jump Ahead of Energy and Charging Resources

Green Fleet Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

How should fleet managers factor energy, power grid, and utility access options into planning for EV fleet growth in the years ahead? The Off-Peak Video Summary: The goals and visions of mass adoption of electric vehicles do not yet match the realities of power sources.

Energy

Energy Power Grid Grid Fleet

Stockton school district partners with Mobility House for electric school bus charging; savings of $500K over 5 years

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

has partnered with The Mobility House to deploy smart charging strategy and management solutions for the district’s zero-emission fleet project, which is now operational and scheduled to transport students to schools throughout the district. The Mobility House’s mission is to create an emissions-free energy and mobility future.

Charging

Charging Maintenance Fleet Grid

California Energy Commission approves $2.9B investment for zero-emission transportation infrastructure

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a $2.9-billion billion investment plan that accelerates California’s 2025 electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen refueling goals. Last month, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a complementary plan for $2.6 900 million for light-duty EV charging infrastructure.

Transportation

Transportation California Emissions Energy

eMotorWerks and LO3 Energy partner on local energy trading platform between EVs and renewable microgrid projects

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2018

An initial project will connect the JuiceNet EV charging platform to one of LO3’s transactive energy marketplaces, activating local renewable energy to be traded between the microgrid and electric vehicle owners.

Energy

Energy Renewable Grid Charging

EV Connect pilots first V2G charging project in the Midwest

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MARCH 20, 2021

EV Connect, a California-based software-as-a-service company, is collaborating with the Indiana-based Battery Innovation Center (BIC) and Energy Systems Network (ESN) to deploy Indiana’s first large-scale Vehicle-to-Grid capable charging system to support school bus fleet, HD truck, and other customer segment applications.

Connect

Connect Connected Charging Grid

Fraunhofer analysis finds battery-electric trucks have energy cost advantage over hydrogen trucks

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The decisive factor for the switch to battery-electric vehicles is the energy cost advantage compared to hydrogen and diesel. Electricity and hydrogen are the two key energy carriers for a low-carbon future, and hydrogen will play a vital role in industry, shipping and synthetic aviation fuels. Plötz (2022).

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Energy Batteries Battery

Rhombus Energy Solutions announces UL 1741SA certification for its high-power charging systems for fleet EVs

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Rhombus Energy Solutions announced the certification of its high-power 60 kW AC to DC Power Conditioning System (PCS) charger unit to Underwriter Laboratories UL 1741 & 1741-SA standards. UL 1741 is UL’s Standard for Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources.

Fleet

Fleet Energy Power Powered

PG&E and BMW of North America start V2X testing in California

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2023

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and BMW of North America (BMW) are collaborating to test how vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology can serve as a solution to offset growing demand on the power grid, improve reliability for electric customers, and maximize the usage of renewable energy.

North America

North America BMW California America

Mercedes-Benz simplifies charging rates for Mercedes me Charge in Europe

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2022

From June 2022, there will be a new tariff system for the approximately 300,000 charging points in the Mercedes me Charge network in Europe. Mercedes me Charge will offer three new charging tariffs tailored to individual driving performance. Mercedes me Charge S: for occasional chargers.

Mercedes

Mercedes Europe Charging Green

DOE and partners announce V2X collaboration

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

The MOU will also advance cybersecurity as a core component of V2X charging infrastructure. The International Energy Agency (IEA) conservatively estimates that 130 million electric vehicles (EVs) will be on the road globally by 2030. A bidirectional fleet could also create new revenue opportunities for EV owners or fleets.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Grid San Diego Sacramento

EDF-commissioned GNA study finds current and emerging electric heavy-duty trucks and charging systems capable of meeting most fleet needs

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2021

GNA modeled the impact of electrification on those fleets under a series of scenarios including managed charging and deployment of on-site solar and storage. However, despite those long-term savings, charging infrastructure investments required for Class 8 fleets are significant and can vary dramatically.

Fleet

Fleet Charging Grid Energy Storage

BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2021

The BMW Group and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced an expanded partnership that further leverages renewable energy to sustainably power electric vehicles (EVs). ChargeForward is the first smart charging program to offer customers incentives for maximizing the integration of renewable energy while optimizing their EV charging.

BMW

BMW Grid Renewable Charging

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

Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

Grid

Grid Power Powered Vehicles

Volkswagen Group Components and DU-POWER establish JV for flexible quick-charging stations in China

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2020

Volkswagen Group Components and the start-up Shanghai DU-POWER New Energy Technical Co., plan to form a joint venture to produce flexible quick charging stations in China. Series production of the flexible quick charging stations is currently scheduled to start in the second half of 2020. Production is to begin this year.

China

China Charging Power Powered

Study finds Dutch EV drivers would prefer not to participate in V2G with current charging times; opposite true with fast charging

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JUNE 20, 2021

According to a new study by researchers from Delft University of Technology, in the context of current recharging time, Dutch EV drivers in general prefer not to participate in “vehicle-to-grid” (V2G) contracts, while the opposite is true in the context of fast recharging. Also important is the guaranteed minimum battery level.

Recharge

Recharge Charging Grid Netherlands

Oakland school district now has a 100% electric, V2G-capable school bus fleet – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

JUNE 18, 2024

With the help of grant money from the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program and the California Air Resources Board , Zum purchased 74 electric school buses and bidirectional chargers. Zum will manage charging through a V2G-capable platform that will deliver energy back to the grid as needed when the buses are parked.

Oakland

Oakland Fleet San Francisco Los Angeles

PNNL study finds 2028 grid resource adequacy likely sufficient for high EV penetration; managed charging strategies can double adequacy

Virtual Peaker partners with Fermata Energy to bring V2G bi-directional vehicle charging technology to utilities

Massachusetts electric school bus delivered power back to grid for 50+ hours over the summer; V2G

Elli and MITNETZ STROM publish concept for smart grid integration of EVs

New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

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

NREL review explores potential value of EV managed charging for realizing effective vehicle-grid integration

Study: EV efficiency gains could cut grid demand, save billions

SMUD and Japan’s TEPCO partner on vehicle-grid integration technologies

MIT team studies grid impacts of concentrated highway EV fast charging

CoBank report finds that troubled US grid may need to use EVs for grid balancing

Next 10 reports explore rapid changes to California grid driven by EVs, distributed energy resources and community choice aggregation

HOMER Grid software now models EV charging stations

DOE report highlights opportunities of hybrid energy systems

NREL researchers evaluating blockchain for transactive energy applications

California faces worsening grid challenges on Monday and Tuesday; CAISO calls for even greater reductions in electricity use

Two EVs at Plymouth State University delivered 1 MWh over 6 months with Fermata Energy bidirectional charging platform

SCE signs 7 contracts for 770 MW of battery-based energy storage for grid reliability

ion Ventures and LiNa Energy conclude successful test of solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform

Renault creates new grid-energy subsidiary: Renault Energy Services

What is energy storage?

Cornell team develops framework for incorporating wireless charging road system into real-time electricity market

California PUC adopts $1B EV charging program

Enphase Energy to acquire EVSE pioneer ClipperCreek

PG&E to offer US’ first vehicle-to-grid export rate for commercial electric vehicles

RMI report finds substantial emissions reductions possible with smart EV charging

NREL study finds that uncoordinated plug-in vehicle charging could prove challenging to the grid

NREL study finds most depot charging could accomodate short-haul heavy-duty electric trucks without upgrades

EV Mandates Jump Ahead of Energy and Charging Resources

Stockton school district partners with Mobility House for electric school bus charging; savings of $500K over 5 years

California Energy Commission approves $2.9B investment for zero-emission transportation infrastructure

eMotorWerks and LO3 Energy partner on local energy trading platform between EVs and renewable microgrid projects

EV Connect pilots first V2G charging project in the Midwest

Fraunhofer analysis finds battery-electric trucks have energy cost advantage over hydrogen trucks

Rhombus Energy Solutions announces UL 1741SA certification for its high-power charging systems for fleet EVs

PG&E and BMW of North America start V2X testing in California

Mercedes-Benz simplifies charging rates for Mercedes me Charge in Europe

DOE and partners announce V2X collaboration

EDF-commissioned GNA study finds current and emerging electric heavy-duty trucks and charging systems capable of meeting most fleet needs

BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

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

Volkswagen Group Components and DU-POWER establish JV for flexible quick-charging stations in China

Study finds Dutch EV drivers would prefer not to participate in V2G with current charging times; opposite true with fast charging

Oakland school district now has a 100% electric, V2G-capable school bus fleet – Charged EVs

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