Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. Well, let's think. And nature ‘messed’ with that judgment.”

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2013

Included in the acquisition, which has received approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), are A123’s automotive, grid and commercial business assets, including technology, products, customer contracts and U.S. Electric Grid. A123’s joint venture with Shanghai Automotive.

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Blink Charging

JULY 27, 2023

Blink Charging recently announced our first battery energy storage system (also referred to as a BES system or BESS) in Pennsylvania that includes four direct current fast chargers (DCFCs). Here’s what battery storage means for you. Here’s what battery storage means for you. What is a battery energy storage system?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2014

More than 300 megawatts of large, cargo container-sized sodium-beta batteries are running in the United States, Japan and Europe, according to Dupont Energy Consulting. C, with a power capacity of 420 milliampere-hours per gram, matching the capacity of the traditional design. —Xiaochuan Lu, lead author.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. That would mean installing vast amounts of energy storage, such as. unprecedented and deadly winter freeze.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

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. Some observers thought V2G could prevent the kinds of price spikes and rolling blackouts then plaguing the Golden State.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2014

Worldwide,the UC Davis team notes, public funding for RD&D and policies supporting hydrogen is trending upwards (with the notable exception of the United States where federal support has fallen by about 60% from its peak in 2008, although states have moved to support hydrogen). Public funding.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2010

The US Department of Energy has selected 43 research projects to receive some $92 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology (ADEPT). and Case Western Reserve University.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2022

This first microGEO will launch in early 2023 , and start providing service to Alaska, tripling the state’s satellite bandwidth while cutting its cost. China's Big Hydro Plans China is in the midst of a gigantic buildup of hydro-energy capabilities. That same year, the company plans to launch four more microGEOs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

At least six transmission lines currently proposed or in permitting review, such as the Great Northern Transmission Line, the New England Clean Power Link, and the Nogales Interconnection, would add approximately 5,000 megawatts (MW) of new cross-border transmission capacity.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2014

Ford Motor Company is expanding its MyEnergi Lifestyle program ( earlier post ), announced at last year’s CES, to include home energy storage. The program originally set out to demonstrate how a typical American family can significantly lower its electricity costs while limiting its impact on the environment.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Recent public policies in the United States and other countries have improved the prospects for initial commercialization of PEVs. Given the high cost of battery production, a BEV that approaches affordability (with generous tax credits) has a driving range of about 70-100 miles on a full charge. Policy Instruments.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

It was one of the deadliest and most damaging natural disasters to ever make landfall in the United States. A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid. Each microgrid includes generation, loads, transformers, distribution lines, protective devices, and, typically, energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2011

The listing, which includes 85 organizations as of 22 January, is grouped into 13 categories, with the largest categories being energy storage (29 applicants); biofuels (17); and renewable power (13): Biofuels (17). Conventional Energy (0). Energy Storage (29). Grid (non-storage) (0).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The 8 BREAKERS projects will work to develop new direct current (DC) devices to better manage power by eliminating electrical faults, improving efficiency and reaction times, and potentially enabling greater proliferation of energy storage and renewable resources.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Energy Laboratory, SuperPower, Tai-Yang. High Performance, Low Cost Superconducting Wires and Coils. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. yield a several-fold reduction in wire costs, making. project, QM Power and its team will develop a motor that uses.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2017

CIRCUITS projects will establish the building blocks of this class of power converter by advancing higher efficiency designs that exhibit enhanced reliability and superior total cost of ownership. The Eaton team has targeted the data center sector, as it is quickly becoming a major consumer of electricity in the United States.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Carmakers response to real and specific concerns about battery lifetime, up-front costs, and safety issues is to focus on engineering and testing for an unspecified number of years. The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. The biggest barrier is the battery."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , which regulates interstate transmission of electricity, is on board with the idea. Vehicle-to-grid is, I believe, the salvation of the automotive industry in the United States,” declared Marc Spitzer, an agency commissioner who was also on the panel. Cheers — Al Louard 11.

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