Electric Vehicles Energy Environment Power Storage 
Green Car Congress
JUNE 21, 2016
BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. This strategy will extend the useful life of the battery for the owner, even beyond in-vehicle use, BMW said. The system has been designed to be integrated into the house energy supply chain.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 8, 2014
Sumitomo Corporation has developed and installed the first large-scale power storage system which utilizes used batteries collected from electric vehicles. This commercial scale storage system, built on Yume-shima Island, Osaka, will begin operating in February 2014. Earlier post.)
Wallbox
JANUARY 4, 2021
Finally, on top of these financial gains, you’ll also contribute to facilitating the all-important clean energy transition. If energy capacity is an issue, smart charging and bidirectional charging might help to ease the pain. Smart charging connects charging points with users and operators (yourself) to optimize energy consumption.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 13, 2013
The California Energy Commission (CEC) is awarding $1,135,862 to 12 small-scale projects to research that will reduce the cost of producing electricity, save energy and improve the environment. The technology has the potential to save energy and help the state achieve its bioenergy goals.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 16, 2016
Partners Volkswagen AG, Lichtblick SE, SMA Solar Technology AG and the Fraunhofer Institute Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) have submitted the final report from the INEES research project (Intelligent integration of electric vehicles into the power grid for the provision of system services).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
In 2010, Toshiba announced that it was working with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to bring the SCiB battery ( earlier post ) to electric vehicles (EVs). The SCiB cells use lithium titanate oxide in the battery anode, enabling rapid charge times and a long battery life, with stable power discharge in a wide range of environments.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 13, 2010
Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Renewable or green power supplies 3% of Ford’s energy needs worldwide.
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