Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2010

Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) has begun production of four converted electric bi-directional charging Ancillary Power Vehicles (APVs) ( earlier post ) as part of the US Army Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center (TARDEC) Micro-Grid project at Wheeler Air Base, Hawaii.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $35 million to 11 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Submarine Hydrokinetic And Riverine Kilo-megawatt Systems (SHARKS) program. The turbine will be designed for power delivery to remote and local grids. Emrgy, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Saft is supplying a lithium-ion battery system to provide energy storage for one of the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) projects funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE). Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems concept paper (2007). The SEGIS concept. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

Eguana Technologies, a supplier of power control and conversion solutions for distributed energy storage systems and Li-ion manufacturer LG Chem have combined their technologies under a multi-year agreement to deliver a certified, fully integrated energy storage system (ESS) Eguana calls “AC Battery”. Batteries Smart Grid Solar'

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2021

This is the second of two studios opening as part of the partnership announced in 2020 between Newlab and Michigan Central. Rhombus Energy Solutions: Rhombus develops new electric grid infrastructure, energy distribution and management systems, as well as advanced charging solutions to speed the adoption of electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2011

AC Propulsion has delivered an AC Propulsion-powered eBox to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where it will be used to evaluate Vehicle to Grid (V2G) operation as part of a research program. With V2G, for example, a fleet of EVs plugged in to the grid could balance the variable ups and downs of power generated from the wind.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2014

Honda’s HEMS leverages the battery to balance, shift and buffer loads to minimize the home’s impact to the electric grid. The system will also enable Honda to evaluate the second life, or re-use, of EV batteries in grid applications, home-to-grid (H2G) connectivity and other concepts. Photo by Dorian Toy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

At the recent 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, the US joined a dozen other countries in signing onto new agreements to curtail shipping emissions, and zero-emissions solutions for freight rail transport will be part of that commitment. TCO of locomotives by propulsion technology over 20?years Popovich, N.D., Rajagopal, D.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2013

The award was announced as part of a larger $3,994,121 award package for five research projects. The stored, compressed air will be used to generate electricity on an “on demand” basis to meet the facility’s needs, including periods of high demand or grid outages. The project includes $437,093 in match funding from Anaergia.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As more power stations adopted the clocks, the frequency regulation allowed them to share electricity and create an interconnected power grid. And Warren, who eventually solved the grid-frequency problem, was actually working on a different puzzle when he came across the answer. How Warren’s clocks regulated grid frequency Henry E.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Chemical plants on dedicated platforms then process part of the hydrogen, combining it with nitrogen to make ammonia, or with carbon dioxide to produce substitutes for fossil fuels.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

Whilst with unidirectional (one-way) EV chargers, electricity flows from the electric grid into the electric vehicle, with bidirectional (two-way) EV chargers, electricity can flow both ways. This conversion is carried out by either the car’s own converter or a converter located in the charger. V2G: Vehicle to Grid.

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EV Connect

MAY 4, 2023

An essential part of the learning curve for fleet operators is understanding how to deploy reliable charging infrastructure, which is quite unlike traditional fueling. ICE vehicles are dominated by moving parts, and maintenance and repair intervals revolve (pun intended) around replacing fluids.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The industry, academic, and government partners in this open JIP help to guide the test activities and move the technology from the lab to the field.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The US Department of Energy announced $98 million in funding for 40 new projects as part of OPEN 2018, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) latest open funding opportunity. Low-Cost, Easy-to-integrate, and Reliable Grid Energy Storage System with 2nd Life Lithium Batteries – $1,894,705. Kampachi Farms, LLC.

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EV Connect

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

While DC power was mostly supplanted by AC for power grid purposes, it has made a resurgence lately due to many modern technologies running on DC power. Computers, LEDs and electric cars are technologies that rely at least in part on DC electricity. This is the power found in fuel cells, solar cells and batteries.

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EV Match

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Arcadia and EVmatch partner to offer customers a new and easy way to connect to clean energy at home. At EVmatch , we envision a distributed, equitable, and carbon-free clean energy economy that connects and elevates all people. It’s an easy way to add clean energy to the grid and reduce fossil fuel consumption.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2016

Connected Signals, working with ANL. Connected Signals will obtain traffic signal data and demonstrate the benefits of real-time signal-state information for vehicles and drivers. Grid Logic, working with ORNL. Renewable Power Conversion, working with SNL. Transient Plasma Systems, working with ANL. Wind Power.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The DEG will generate electricity without the need for rotors or other moving parts. The goal is to develop an optimal generator for current energy conversion. This research into underwater coatings that prevent biofouling has the potential to positively impact all MHK systems and improve the conversion efficiency for MHK systems.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Many fleet operators are turning to third-party companies to manage all these elements as part of a turnkey charging service. What we’re talking about at TeraWatt is having dozens of chargers in one location, dozens of vehicles charging simultaneously, which requires more than just a simple grid connection.

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Don’t mix up alternating current electric car motors with other sorts of electric, which can utilise either alternating or direct current depending on whether you plug into the grid or a specific type of charging station. Conversion from alternate to direct current is thus required, either onboard or outside the vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2022

Starting with biochar, we see a future where suppliers and users of Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) technologies are connected through our easy-to-use online platform that allows them to buy, sell and verify the impacts of their GGR solution. This will transform the GGR market at pace, delivering over 50,000 t of carbon removal by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2012

Wanxiang’s proposed investment in A123 is intended to create the capital structure necessary for the company to continue growing its core businesses, and alignment with Wanxiang is also expected to substantially strengthen A123’s access to the growing vehicle electrification and grid-scale energy storage markets in China. 2Q 2012 results.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The US Department of Energy announced $35 million in awards for 12 projects that find new ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in industry, transportation, on the grid and beyond. GE Global Research, Inline Gas Discharge Tube Breaker for Meshed MVDC Grids – $4,350,686.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

A collaboration led by the UK’s Cranfield University has developed a retrofit plug-in hybrid conversion system for a conventional internal combustion engine vehicle. Tags: Conversions Hybrids Plug-ins. Battery pack state of charge vs. distance for the ADDZEV vehicle under all-electric power on the UDDC cycle. Source: Cranfield.

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Electric Auto Association

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Kansas City EAA chapter members challenge government regulation as part of their efforts to support clean energy. These homeowners generate their electricity and many of them put energy back into the grid, and they’ve still had to pay these ridiculous charges,” said MAEAA President Al Pugsley.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

Founding EVA chapter connects with entrepreneurial stars. When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. More recently, Gage became the CEO of EVGrid , working on Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech.

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Charged EVs

MARCH 30, 2023

And vehicle-to-grid technology offers alternate revenue streams for its vehicles. This enables more efficiency in terms of grid connections and capital investment. You have AC-to-DC conversion happening within that one unit. Q&A with Revel COO Paul Suhey. It’s 50 kW, 75 kW, that’s it.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The proclamation coincides with the launch of the brand’s all-electric i5 and is supposed to incentivize customers into “aligning their vehicle charging with times when renewable energy is highest on the grid.” & BMW’s ChargeForward uses the vehicle’s embedded connectivity, so your router going down shouldn’t make a difference here. .&

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2015

A key part of the JCAP design is the plastic membrane, which keeps the oxygen and hydrogen gases separate. One possible existing approach to solar-driven hydrogen production involves connecting photovoltaic (PV) panels, modules or cells physically and electrically in series with an electrolyzer (E), the researchers noted.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 31, 2024

Adding batteries to the system offers several benefits: coupled with on-site generation, it allows charging to be offered at off-grid locations; it enables peak shaving to avoid utility demand charges; and in some cases it allows a site to avoid expensive grid connection upgrades. Alex Urist: Coming in from the grid, it’s AC.

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Cars That Think

MAY 9, 2024

The accelerating buildout of solar farms on Earth is already hitting speed bumps, including public pushback against the large tracts of land required and a ballooning backlog of requests for new transmission lines and grid connections. In that respect, beamed power from space is like nuclear fusion, except at least 25 years behind.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Revealed alongside the Tourneo Connect BEV (seen earlier in the year at Geneva) the Focus BEV is the blue oval’s take on the electric-powered family car, featuring the latest lithium-ion battery pack technology, with a capacity of 23kWh and a chassis-mounted 100-kilowatt permanent-magnet electric traction motor.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This includes the vehicle On-Board Charger for AC charging on the grid with up to 22 kW of charging power, a DC current converter providing the current for the 12 V vehicle net, and power electronics which distribute high voltage power in the vehicle and facilitate fast DC charging with up to 800 V.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

While OEMs and utilities continue to define and refine hardware standards and communication protocols for smart charging, a tremendous amount of work needs to be done in preparing both the grid and the process to accommodate the expected influx of plug-ins, and to make the process as easy as possible for consumers. But we see a 6.6

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

2 Hello sir, the video was very useful…I am planning to do an MTech project on the EV …as hardware will be the most difficult part… I’m getting confused about the topics… Would you please suggest some topics that would match the MTech level without hardware… thank you. Thank you so much for your feedback.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

We’re providing the opportunity for industry to come together, in a central location, so that even competitors can have detailed conversations on the technical merit of different equipment parameters and come to a consensus. —Andrew Meintz, who manages NREL’s electric vehicle grid integration team.

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