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This Clock Made Power Grids Possible

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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.

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California Energy Roadmap Targets Outlines Activities to Support Electrified Transportation; Sufficient Charging Stations to Support 1M Plug-ins by 2020

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Four California state agencies and the independent power grid operator have released a new plan and vision for California’s energy future in advance of the Air Resources Board consideration of a first-in-the-nation rule requiring that a third of California electricity come from renewable sources by 2020.

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Audi and Partners Launch Plug-in Fleet Pilot Project in Munich Region with A1 e-tron

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By the middle of next year, 20 Audi A1 e-tron ( earlier post ) models will successively take to the region’s roads and around 200 new charging stations will be installed. It will address a number of issues from the data transfer between the driver, vehicle and electric filling station to the power grid. L/100 km (123.80

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Pilot project kicks off with 20 Audi A1 e-tron extended range electric vehicles in Munich

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and SWM have installed a demand-oriented charging infrastructure—SWM within Munich city limits and E.ON All electric fueling stations offer power generated via renewable energies. and SWM are in charge of expanding and maintaining the charging infrastructure in the Munich metropolitan area. primarily in outlying areas.

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California roadmap for grid-connected energy storage technology

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The California Independent System Operator (ISO), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) unveiled a comprehensive roadmap to assess the current market environment and regulatory policies for connecting new energy storage technology to the state’s power grid. Weisenmiller.

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Sandia, national lab partners studying vulnerabilities of electric vehicle charging infrastructure

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We have been studying potential impacts to the power grid. For the cloud, they recommended adding network-based intrusion detection systems and code-signing firmware updates to prove that an update is authentic and unmodified before being installed. Sandia has produced a best-practices document for the charging industry.

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California ARB holding two workshops on developing measure to reduce emissions from TRUs

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Carrier Transicold’s Vector 8100) that are plugged into the electric power grid while in use. A few distribution centers are using refrigerated trailers equipped with all-electric stationary TRUs (e.g. Current control measure concepts also include transitioning California’s TRU fleet to zero-emission technology.