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BMW Group and Toyota agree to mid-to-long-term research collaboration in next-generation Li-ion batteries; BMW to supply 1.6L and 2.0L diesel engines to Toyota Europe

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BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly technologies. Next-generation lithium-ion battery power could allow for powering cars with clean energy from solar cells and from wind turbines.

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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. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle.

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Electric Vehicle Industry Associations – Joining Forces to Drive Adoption

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The organizations’ annual conferences and webinars promote information sharing among eMobility leaders to drive the industry forward. They focus efforts across a range of activities, including bio-waste recycling, the built environment, the circular economy, green recovery, decarbonizing heat, power, and transportation, among others.

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Honda joins vehicle-to-grid technology demonstration project in partnership with University of Delaware and NRG Energy

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Such a system has the potential to reduce or eliminate the fluctuation of the grid, which can occur more frequently when renewable energy sources are introduced to the grid. Electric vehicle owners potentially benefit from supporting a more stable power grid, which can lead to reduced utility costs for the vehicle owner.

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Powering Offshore Wind Farms With Numerical Modeling of Subsea Cables

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These networks include cables that connect wind farms to the shore and supply electricity to our power grid infrastructure (Figure 3). The foundations for these structures are expensive to construct and difficult to install in deep sea environments, as the cables have to be buried in the seafloor. Chrysochos et al.,

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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The utility.will get a Ford plug-in hybrid vehicle by the end of this year and as many as 20 by some time in 2009 to test their durability, range and impact on the power grid, said Susan M. Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By By partnering with these two industries.

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IEEE Celebrates Engineering Brilliance

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HAGIT MESSER-YARON Tel Aviv University “For contributions to sensing of the environment using wireless communication networks.” CHAN MIT “For pioneering technical contributions and leadership in the fields of space and terrestrial optical communications and networks.” IEEE FOUNDERS MEDAL Sponsor: Lockheed Martin Corp.

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