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ExxonMobil invests $15M in University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute; renewable energy, battery technologies and power grid modeling

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Research projects are expected to cover a range of emerging technologies, and will take advantage of the university’s capabilities in renewable energy, battery technologies and power grid modeling. ExxonMobil has collaborated with more than 80 universities worldwide in researching breakthrough energy technologies.

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Japan V2G demonstrator project using EVs as virtual power plant resource; METI funding

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Seven companies—Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.; Hitachi Systems Power Service, Ltd.; Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC); SHIZUOKA GAS Co., TEPCO); TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc.; and Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.—have

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IEEE, American Center for Mobility to collaborate on technical standards for connected and autonomous vehicles

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This agreement connects us formally with a world-class testing and validation environment in the American Center for Mobility, through which technologies and systems can be continually improved. Together, our organizations can generate the crucially needed data that government officials, regulatory agencies, etc.

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IOC to set up 10,000 EV charging stations in 3 years

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Indian Oil Corporate (IOC) State-owned oil marketing company aims to install 10,000 charging stations for electric vehicles in the country over the next three years. The Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) announced that it plans to set up two ethanol plants in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh at an investment of about ?600 600 crores each.

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BMW Group and Toyota agree to mid-to-long-term research collaboration in next-generation Li-ion batteries; BMW to supply 1.6L and 2.0L diesel engines to Toyota Europe

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BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly technologies. It could even allow for integrating cars into intelligent power grids for optimizing power supply and demand.

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

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It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. Once electricity is generated and passes into the grid, it is typically used almost immediately.

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GE Energy launches fully networked Wattstation and Wattstation Connect software; pay by smartphone

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Combining functionality with a modern design by industrial designer Yves Behar, the Level 2 GE WattStation pedestal uses smart grid technology and enables utility companies to manage the impact of electric vehicles on the local and regional power grids.

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