Remove Convert Remove Corporation Remove Grid Remove Recharge
article thumbnail

False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

Grid 138
article thumbnail

Element 1 and NEXA Capital form JV to bring methanol-based hydrogen generation to aerospace sector

Green Car Congress

Element 1 Corporation (e1) and NEXA Capital Partners LLC (NEXA) formed a new joint venture named Hydrogen Aviation Development Company (HADC or the JV). Grid independent charging of airport equipment, service vehicles and airport based rental cars. Hydrogen refueling for fuel cell aircraft and ground vehicles residing at airports.

Hydrogen 150
article thumbnail

Rhombus Energy Solutions announces UL 1741SA certification for its high-power charging systems for fleet EVs

Green Car Congress

UL 1741 is UL’s Standard for Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources. The new charging stations will come equipped with a cloud-based software platform from Nuvve Corporation, a provider of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.

Fleet 170
article thumbnail

EnerDel Partners with Mazda, Itochu, and Others for Smart Grid Integration Project in Japan

Green Car Congress

US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel will supply the advanced battery systems at the heart of a new project, based in Tsukuba City, Japan, combining electric vehicles (EVs), stationary grid storage, solar power and a rapid charging infrastructure a in a real-world operating environment. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

Mazda 218
article thumbnail

Largest ultra-fast EV charging station goes live in Beijing; supporting electric buses out of Xiaoying Terminal

Green Car Congress

China State Grid has built and opened the largest ultra-fast EV charging station in the Chaoyang district of Beijing. Future facility and charging point expansions are already planned out for 2016-2020 to accommodate more routes converting to fast charging electric vehicles. Click to enlarge.

Charging 150
article thumbnail

US Hybrid awarded contract to deliver plug-in fuel cell shuttle bus to Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency

Green Car Congress

California-based US Hybrid Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT) for the design, integration and delivery of its H 2 Ride Fuel Cell Plug-In Shuttle Bus for operation by the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency’s (MTA) HELE-ON Big Island bus service. Click to enlarge.

Hawaii 281
article thumbnail

Green Crossover Project in Japan Showcases Li-ion Stationary Storage for EV Charging; EnerDel Providing Packs for Vehicles and Stationary Storage

Green Car Congress

Itochu Corporation, Mazda, Family Mart, EnerDel and 11 other partners have launched a 3-year project in Tsukuba City, Japan—the “Green Crossover Project”—designed to showcase a real-world integration of the smart grid, stationary lithium-ion grid storage, electric vehicles, rapid recharging and renewable energy technologies.

Li-ion 218