Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2013

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled a utility-scale sodium-sulfur battery energy storage system ( earlier post ) pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. The system has a 4 megawatt capacity, and can store more than six hours of energy.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2021

In the next few years, the company expects the conversion of one blast furnace to result in an annual demand of around 20,000 tonnes of green hydrogen. This demand will increase to some 720,000 tonnes per year by 2050 as a result of the gradual conversion of the plants and equipment.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

ITM Power delivered the rapid response Power-to-Gas PEM electrolyzer system sold to RWE Deutschland AG within 10 weeks of receiving the order. RWE will use the unit in its Power-to-Gas demonstration plant in Ibbenbüren. The concept of the Power-to-Gas system is to convert excess renewable energy to hydrogen gas for subsequent use.

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Cars That Think

JULY 5, 2023

grid, that plant used a CO 2 -emitting source, then the local problem may be solved, but only at the expense of a more global threat. If air conditioning is going to be climate-friendlier, says Romanin, of Gradient Comfort, “it needs to be smart, talk to the grid, use better refrigerant, and be a heat pump.”

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2017

Southern California Gas Co. SoCalGas) announced that new research on power-to-gas technology shows the technique holds the ability to significantly increase the use of intermittent renewable energy. to 35% by implementing a power-to-gas strategy. to 35% by implementing a power-to-gas strategy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

billion in rebates to buyers of natural gas-powered vehicles, from light- to heavy-duty; and $400 million to support the deployment of plug-in vehicles in targeted communities. Heading into the weekend, the bill only dealt with oil spills, natural gas vehicles, Home Star and land and water. Natural Gas Vehicles (Division B, Title XX).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2016

The energy storage market is expanding as utilities adjust to manage increased levels of intermittent renewable power generation supplying the electric grid. Efficient conversion of power to hydrogen is the first step of the solid oxide energy storage system, using hydrogen as an energy carrier.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2017

million gallons US/year) demonstration facility will begin later this year for installation at IndianOil’s Panipat Refinery in Hayrana, India, at an estimated cost of 350 crore rupees (US$55 million). The basic engineering for the 40-million liter per year (10.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

Already existing highly efficient gas CHP systems additionally generate local heat and power at the factories. In order to achieve the goals for energy efficiency, energy flexibility and grid stability, the opportunities arising from the digitization of energy networks must be consistently exploited.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

His goal was to get 100,000 or more DIY conversion projects going,” agreed GEVA member Daniel Howard. He was promoting the benefits of EVs and how they compare with ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles and talking about living off the grid. Of course, this was while he was manufacturing and distributing parts for conversions.”.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2020

Electric vehicles charged on the increasingly clean Xcel Energy system will have about 80% lower carbon emissions than gas-powered cars by 2030. A residential smart charging pilot launching later this year that will reward customers in Colorado for conveniently optimizing their charging times to benefit the grid and use more renewable energy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2011

Marine classification society ABS has issued its first Approval in Principle (AIP) for a new concept renewable energy design in which a moored spar uses ammonia in a closed-cycle process to produce electrical power for a commercial utility grid. OTEC power cycle. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2016

This is in response to utility and oil and gas industry demand for larger scale industrial installations. Emissions from steam reforming natural gas are about 10 tonnes of CO 2 per tonne of hydrogen produced, nearly 50% of direct refinery CO 2 emissions. Power-to-gas energy storage. Chemical Industry. Steel making.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2013

NER300 offers grants to installations of innovative renewable energy projects, grid integration projects and up to 12 CCS projects. Further services like front end engineering design (FEED) for gasification as well as for shift and gas cleaning are pre-defined. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

They are highly automated production islands that directly convert wind energy to hydrogen, with a few of them processing the gas into fuels and other goods. The European Union’s net-zero scenario for 2050 already calls for an installed offshore wind capacity of about 450 gigawatts for power generation That’s where hydrogen comes into play.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 25, 2024

The re-powered mining machine was commissioned at Fortescue’s Christmas Creek mine site in Western Australia – but what’s more significant is that the conversion was done during the standard service life of the machine. Electrek’s Take Converting gas and diesel-fueled cars to electric at scale is a concept that’s fraught with problems.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Of the myths tested, the one with the most widespread buy-in was: “Mass adoption of EVs swaps one problem (pollution from oil and gas) with another (lithium and cobalt mining, dead batteries).” See a recent article in The Conversation , which includes links to numerous scientific studies.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The largest PV installation in Georgia. Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut: $7,000,000.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2014

To achieve this first objective, DOE intends to pursue parallel strategies: Advance options for diverse energy resources and conversion devices for power. DOE will sponsor activities to encourage safe and environmentally responsible development and use of domestic petroleum and natural gas resources.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The pilot plant has been designed, building construction has been completed, and equipment installation is underway on the SwRI campus in San Antonio, TX. Operational start-up is anticipated next year. Using sCO 2 as a power cycle working fluid instead of steam/water will lower capital expenditures and reduce plant size and footprint.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

REBELS addresses these challenges by developing innovative, low-cost distributed generation technologies using electrochemical power generation that can also act as a storage device, or, potentially as a means to generate liquid fuels—essentially, electrochemical gas-to-liquids (GTL).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

The demonstration vehicles include tree maintenance trucks and a telephone pole installation truck. million project to demonstrate vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology for an all-electric heavy duty non-tactical vehicle fleet at Los Angeles Air Force Base. The Department of Defense is providing $2.75 Department of Energy. Villa Ford Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 14, 2022

The California-based Hyperlight Energy will be piloting an installation where they plan to use existing oil wells as solar thermal wellsprings, with the stored energy being converted back to clean electricity when required. A possible answer, though, might lie in oil wells. to test the concept for the first time.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2019

These product gases together with excess CO 2 are fed to the second unit, the gas fermenter, in which C. The gas fermenter also converts butyrate and hexanoate to butanol (reaction 5) and hexanol (reaction 6). In the future, this platform could be installed anywhere CO 2 is available—for example, at power plants or biogas plants.

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Setec Powerr

AUGUST 25, 2022

They are designed to support a network of electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure. High conversion efficiency and stable output current. Low installation time and cost. Power source independent allowing for completely off-grid EV charging.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2016

Work in the vehicles area will focus on improved technologies for making vehicles safer, more efficient, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. KWJ will fabricate and deliver sensor and conduct product characterization to develop the next generation of gas-sensing system for hydrogen and other gases. Grid Logic, working with ORNL.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Bloom’s customers have deployed the solution to lower and/or fix their energy costs, while significantly cutting their carbon footprints and enhancing their energy security by reducing their dependence on the grid. Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2015

LytEn produces hydrogen from the cracking of methane (fossil natural gas or renewable biomethane) through a proprietary process. For the LCFS pathway applications, LytEn is using landfill gas. renewable biomethane and the balance fossil natural gas or 100% renewable biomethane as feedstocks for the production of hydrogen.

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Electric Auto Association

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

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. It’s theoretically supposed to make up for loss of gas tax revenue, but it’s just not fair,” said Schwanke. “I We pass out brochures and talk about EVs.”

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2010

the potential implications of electric vehicles for electricity consumption, management of electricity demand, greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutant emissions. potential areas for investigation of Australian standards for introduction of electric vehicles. Development of standards for Level 2 recharging.

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EV Connect

MAY 4, 2023

Conversely, EVs contain fewer moving parts, and software plays a much more important role. Everything around EV charging–including energy management, grid/utility interaction, and real-time charger and vehicle operations data–manifests through data flows and digital transactions.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2013

The primary goal of this funding opportunity ( DE-FOA-0000949 ) is to provide disruptive new solar conversion and storage technology options to enable a much higher penetration of solar energy generation into the US energy mix. The FOCUS Program target zone for electricity generation is indicated. Source: ARPA-E. Click to enlarge.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Since 2010, OUC, a municipally-owned public utility, has installed hundreds of public charging stations, some powered by solar arrays. For instance, in our jurisdiction, to install electric vehicle infrastructure, we don’t have to obtain approval from the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC), whereas Duke and Florida Power & Light do.

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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.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 4, 2006

Plug-in hybrid vehicles can be plugged into the electric grid – such as a normal 120 volt household outlet - to boost mileage. Since the utility grid has lower demand during overnight hours, the recharging of plug-ins would not add to the peak load. Thanks to Green Car Congress for the tip.

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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. Charged : Tell me more about DC-to-AC conversion.

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