Remove Connected Remove Grid Remove Installation Remove Tennessee
article thumbnail

Maxwell supplying ultracaps to ABB for hybrid version of Philadelphia rail energy recuperation system

Green Car Congress

ABB will install a hybrid version of its high-efficiency ENVILINE wayside energy recovery and storage system for the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority’s (SEPTA) light rail system serving the greater Philadelphia area. Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

article thumbnail

ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

Green Car Congress

Such camera systems do exist—including one produced by GRIDSMART , a company located just a few miles from the ORNL campus in East Tennessee. Lacking an available city-wide grid of intersections equipped with GRIDSMART traffic lights, Karnowski’s team instead turned to computer simulations to test their system.

Light 359
article thumbnail

Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

Cars That Think

A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid. People, Power, and the Sun: Honnold Foundation x Adjuntas, Puerto Rico Although most microgrids today operate independently, one way to get the maximum benefit from them is to connect them, letting them share resources wherever and whenever possible.

article thumbnail

Improve EV charging ROI and customer experience by choosing the right fast chargers

Charged EVs

By choosing the right product architecture, operators can serve more EVs with the same grid connection, delivering more efficiency and a better customer experience. Charged : When it comes to building an EV charging site, there are different kinds of installations: public charging; workplace charging; fleet charging.

Charging 117
article thumbnail

This Clock Made Power Grids Possible

Cars That Think

Warren quietly revolutionized power transmission by installing an electric clock in the L Street generating station of Boston’s Edison Electric Illuminating Co. As more power stations adopted the clocks, the frequency regulation allowed them to share electricity and create an interconnected power grid. electricity lines.

article thumbnail

New seamless charging network across18 states

Electric Auto Association

Six major utility companies join together to add EV Fast Chargers to connect Gulf Coast, Midwest and Atlantic state destinations. =. We're excited to collaborate with our utility partners on this important initiative to connect customers to charging resources and encourage electric vehicle travel." Greening the company's fleet.

article thumbnail

kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

Blink Charging

These broad definitions are written to include all utilities but may inavertently include businesses that install EV charging stations for public use. As of October 1, 2023, every US state except Michigan, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Wisconsin has passed the legislation needed to redefine a utility and allow kWh pricing.

Tax 52