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Green Wheels, Bright Skies: NREL Analysis Unveils the Connection Between Electric Vehicles and Photovoltaics

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People who own electric vehicles (EVs) are more likely to go a step further and add solar panels to their. continued] The post Green Wheels, Bright Skies: NREL Analysis Unveils the Connection Between Electric Vehicles and Photovoltaics appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Connecting the future: How satellite technology and solar power can start a mobility revolution

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Learn more about the upcoming World Solar Challenge and how satellite technology and solar power can power sustainable transport. The post Connecting the future: How satellite technology and solar power can start a mobility revolution appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Volvo Energy invests $4.9M in Connected Energy for second-life battery business; 10% stake

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million) for a 10% stake in the UK-based second-life battery energy storage specialist Connected Energy. Together with Connected Energy, we will minimize the environmental impact of the batteries that have powered Volvo Group vehicles. The investment came as part of a £15-million (US$18.4-million) million) round.

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Pecan Street launches Texas’ first grid-connected vehicle-to-grid research and testing center

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launched Texas’ first grid-tied vehicle-to-grid (V2G) testing center at its lab in Austin, turning electric vehicles into a dispatchable load shaving tool for the municipally-owned electric utility, Austin Energy. As electric vehicle sales increase, more and more families have an energy storage system parked in their garage.

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Here’s how – and why – EVs and solar are connected

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EV owners are more likely to add solar panels to their homes, according to a new US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study – here’s why. And conversely, owning photovoltaic panels also has a bearing on whether a homeowner buys an electric vehicle, but not as strongly.

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DSM and Lightyear to scale the commercialization of integrated solar roofs for EVs

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High-tech mobility innovator Lightyear and Royal DSM will jointly scale the commercialization of Lightyear’s unique solar-powered roof for the electric vehicle market. With this solution, both companies aim to accelerate the global adoption of a broad range of Electric Vehicles (EVs).

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Santa Clara VTA partners with Proterra and Scale Microgrid Solutions to charge 34 electric buses with solar-powered microgrid

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The solar PV and battery energy storage system will give VTA operational flexibility on when to purchase the utility power needed to charge its vehicle fleet, saving the agency on its electricity costs and further reducing its total operating costs compared to continued diesel bus operations.

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