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IBM Research launches 10y project to support China in transforming national energy systems; “Green Horizon”

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IBM Research is launching a 10-year project to support China in transforming its national energy systems and protecting the health of citizens. Renewable energy forecasting. The Chinese government recently announced increased investment in solar, wind, hydro and biomass energy in a bid to decrease its dependency on fossil fuels.

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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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The remarkable advantage for BMW customers in using BMW i3 batteries as a plug and play storage application is the ability to tap into an alternative resource for residential and commercial backup power, thus using renewable energy much more efficiently, and enabling additional revenues from the energy market. ChargeForward.

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BMW, Ford, Honda to Form New EV Charging Company

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The service also seeks to return excess energy to the electrical grid, effectively converting EVs into publicly shared batteries. Logistically, this would help soften the blow for public utilities hoping to deliver energy when demand surges throughout the day.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

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It requires a data connection between the EV, the charger, the charge point operator’s cloud-based charging management platform and the grid. . What is Smart Energy Management for EV Charging? Smart energy management adds another dimension to EV smart charging.

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Sustainable Grid Infrastructure

Blink Charging

Bidirectional chargers, such as Blink’s newly announced EQ 200 charger, support grid stability through Vehicle to Grid (V2G) and Vehicle to Home (V2H) processes. In the Vehicle to Grid scenario, an electric vehicle can charge during off-peak hours when demand on the energy grid is lower.

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Three Battery-Electric Opel Merivas to Participate in MeRegioMobil Research Project; Vehicle-to-Grid Integration

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The home’s 60-square meter building area is equipped with the usual appliances including refrigerator, oven, dishwasher and washing machine and gets its energy from a photovoltaic cell as well as a micro combined heat and power plant. A charging station connects the Meriva as a storage unit to this local energy grid.

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OSU team develops new aqueous lithium-iodine solar flow battery; 20% energy savings over Li-I batteries

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The new aqueous lithium−iodine (Li−I) solar flow battery (SFB) incorporates a built-in dye-sensitized TiO 2 photoelectrode in a Li−I redox flow battery via linkage of an I 3 − /I − based catholyte for the simultaneous conversion and storage of solar energy. The Li−I SFB can be charged at a voltage of 2.90V under 1 sun AM 1.5

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