Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2020

In the future thyssenkrupp’s electrolysis plants will be able to act as large-scale buffers to stabilize the power grid and compensate fluctuations quickly and flexibly. Operators can now link their plants to the German electricity market via E.ON’s virtual power plant.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

NREL Analyst Luke Lavin Discusses Pitfalls and Opportunities of Managed Charging Approaches This installment of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) Tell Me Something Grid series features Luke Lavin, a member of NREL’s Grid Planning and Analysis Center. Distributed energy […]

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The Midwest, not smog-plagued California, may realize the most health benefits from a pivot to cleaner energy, according to a new study geared toward exploring the impacts of converting America's power grid to future-proof sources of electricity.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2010

GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt unveiled the challenge, the “GE ecomagination Challenge: Powering the Grid,” in San Francisco 13 July. The global challenge invites technologists, entrepreneurs and start-ups to share their best ideas and come together to build the next-generation power grid to meet the needs of the 21 st century.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 19, 2023

The future of the power grid is a topic we’ve covered numerous times at CleanTechnica. While it’s an important topic, it’s definitely not the “Checkmate, libs!” ” talking point the anti-EV FUDsters think it is.

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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. In California 1.4

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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. The major driver for the project is the need to decarbonize the electrical grid, protect it from cybersecurity attacks and make it more resilient.

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Teslarati

JUNE 30, 2021

At the last TSLA earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk noted the importance of installing solar and storage batteries at the local residential level and utility level to stabilize power grids. The Saticoy battery seems to be a step towards Musk’s vision of the future. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

Of the $18B that the supermajors plan to invest in clean energy over the next five years, more than half will come from Norwegian state-owned multinational energy company, Equinor ASA ‘s (NYSE:EQNR) coffers. Equinor has announced plans to invest $10B into clean energy by 2025, mostly through its offshore wind portfolio.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tesla nickel supplier BHP announced that construction on one of the world’s largest off-grid mining solar and battery energy storage systems has started. TransAlta, a clean energy provider in Canada, the United States, and Australia, will help power BHP’s Nickel West assets, specifically its Mt.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

As one of the outcomes of the “Three Amigos” meeting in Ottawa, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Barack Obama, and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to an “ambitious and enduring” North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership. 50% clean power target.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

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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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Future fast charging, automotive internet, and intelligent charging are all likely to help pure electric vehicles continue to expand into new application scenarios. According to statistics, the future use of bi-directional chargers will enable pure electric vehicle owners to save 60% of their car charging costs.

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Cars That Think

JULY 14, 2023

It burns clean, generating only water as a by-product, and when it’s produced through electrolysis by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, the entire life cycle can be very environmentally friendly. In order for hydrogen to be a viable source of clean energy, the cost of electrolysis needs to be much lower.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. Details of the 28 companies awarded a total of $4.2

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

But, to solve the week-by-week or season-by-season variations with batteries is to follow the same route as a 100% wind and solar powered grid. Again, to scale battery storage to store the weeks and weeks of power needed to balance the grid in those situations would result in huge infrastructure requirements.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Four California state agencies and the independent power grid operator have released a new plan and vision for California’s energy future in advance of the Air Resources Board consideration of a first-in-the-nation rule requiring that a third of California electricity come from renewable sources by 2020.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. IEEE Spectrum did its best to cover those developments, and these were the stories that our readers liked best.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

And while coal plants still supplied over half of Australia’s power in 2021, change is afoot. And green hydrogen is the centerpiece of its clean-economy growth plan. Ark Energy’s project is part of a clean-energy blitz in Australia by its parent company, Seoul-based metal-refining giant Korea Zinc. Shipping hydrogen is pricey.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

The e-gas project consists of two main components: Audi is contributing to the construction of offshore North Sea wind turbines which will generate clean power,that is then fed into the public power grid. Audi wants to use green power to produce and also operate its electric-drive e-tron models in the future.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

The Group is adhering to its strategic financial targets and continues to aim for a capex ratio of around 6% by 2025 and an annual clean net cash flow of more than €10 billion in its core automotive business. Volkswagen intends to integrate the electric car in private, commercial and public energy systems in the future.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

The solution will use GE’s advanced Static Frequency Converters (SFCs) technology to provide high conversion efficiency and a safe and reliable power transfer from the electric power grid to the French naval vessels while in port. GE’s power solution has very low harmonics levels, ensuring high power quality.

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Driivz

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

However, for EVs to fully realize their potential as a clean transportation option, a reliable and convenient charging infrastructure, including smart EV charging and renewable energy sources, must be in place. The Advantages of Electric Vehicles Electric vehicles have several distinct advantages over traditional gasoline-powered vehicles.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Public chargers need to be: economical equitably distributed appealing to use wired to a capable power grid This is where we come in. Our vision is to help electrify transportation in the US (and other countries through the Blink family of companies) to prepare for a more environmentally sustainable future.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Next-generation lithium-ion battery power could allow for powering cars with clean energy from solar cells and from wind turbines. It could even allow for integrating cars into intelligent power grids for optimizing power supply and demand.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

CSE will work closely with KnGrid , a leader in vehicle-grid communications, to create a standardized platform that optimizes charging benefits for both grid operators and vehicle owners. Group 2: Grid communication interfaces for plug-in electric vehicle charging to support vehicle-to-grid services. Schmeck, H.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2017

Power-to-gas technology takes excess renewable electricity which would otherwise go to waste and converts it to hydrogen, which can then be blended with natural gas and utilized in everything from home appliances to power plants. Power-to-gas systems are currently in place in Germany and Canada.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2014

The project is integrated into Luxembourg’s Mobility Network linking different mobility projects in the western European country to exploit synergies and develop common visions for the mobility of the future. Volvo hybrid bus. Click to enlarge. The system is based on internationally certified standards.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2010

Siemens Energy and the utility China Southern Power Grid have put into operation the second pole of a world-record high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) system. With DC systems operating at ultra high-voltage levels we now have the transmission technology of the future in our portfolio.

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EV Connect

JANUARY 9, 2023

Batteries get more powerful , charging grows more efficient, and the path to an all-EV future becomes increasingly clear. The potential of this technology now extends beyond simply powering the cars we drive. Through a converter that’s usually present in the charger, it allows vehicles to send energy directly back to the grid.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2010

Fuel-cycle SO 2 emissions of EVs compared to those of gasoline ICEVs and HEVs in China, current (left) and future (right). The study examined the fuel-cycle CO 2 , SO 2 , and NO x emissions of EVs in China in both current (2008) and future (2030) periods and compared them with those of conventional gasoline vehicles and gasoline hybrids.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

As more consumers purchase an EV, an open and fair charging network is needed to ensure fairness in the market for current and future EV drivers. In order to keep EVs on the road, public charging stations will need to be economical, equitably distributed, appealing to use, and wired to a robust power grid.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2011

The intent of the report is to provide a way to evaluate V2G applications for utility interconnection, helping to pave the way for wider use of EVs and plug-in hybrids, as well as clean renewable energy for transportation in the future. The global vehicle-to-grid (V2G) market is expected to grow at a rapid pace, reaching the $2.25

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Wallbox

DECEMBER 28, 2021

To make it clear, in a unidirectional (one-way) EV charger, electricity flows from the electric grid into the electric vehicle and with a bidirectional (two-way) EV charger, electricity can flow both ways. Let’s put it this way, if you’ve already paid to charge your vehicle, why not use the left-over power to run your home too?

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Driivz

MAY 3, 2021

They bring together visionary like minded individuals, companies, and NGOs to build the future of eMobility. Their work advances the goal of a clean transportation system in which market forces drive adoption of electric vehicles and deployment of the EV charging infrastructure. Coordinating everyone’s interests requires major efforts.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The upstream, “well to wheel” emissions of the EV are linked to electricity generation and the electrical grid, with lower emissions in regions that use more renewable energy sources. They can be charged using clean energy, reducing their environmental impact. Let’s not forget our carbon footprint.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Robust investments in long-term decarbonization solutions can ensure the future of the sector, and that’s where partnerships with DC-MUSE can transformationally change the outlook of the industry,” he adds. In Europe, where consumers tend to be more unforgiving of companies who harm the environment, the industry has a head start.

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