Electric, Electrical and Grid

ORNL researchers use blockchain to increase electric grid resiliency; Grid Guard

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

A team led by Raymond Borges Hink at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has developed a method using blockchain to protect communications between electronic devices in the electric grid, preventing cyberattacks and cascading blackouts. Grid Guard attestation framework and Anomaly Detection Module.

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Massachusetts electric school bus delivered power back to grid for 50+ hours over the summer; V2G

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2021

An electric school bus in Beverly, Massachusetts, successfully delivered power back to the electricity grid for more than 50 hours over the course of the summer using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Image source: Thomas Built Buses.

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Nuvve and Lion Electric to collaborate on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) in electric school buses

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Nuvve Corporation, a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology company, and Lion Electric, an original equipment manufacturer of all-electric heavy-duty vehicles based in Québec, are collaborating to launch vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology as a standard feature of Lion’s zero-emission school buses.

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California faces worsening grid challenges on Monday and Tuesday; CAISO calls for even greater reductions in electricity use

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is stepping up its call for consumers to lower electricity use in the afternoons and evenings to avoid outages over the next few days. The ISO issued a statewide Flex Alert, its sixth straight day calling for consumers to cut their electricity use, on Monday from 4 p.m.

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Revel, Fermata Energy, NineDot Energy launch first V2G system on NYC’s grid

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2022

Revel, NineDot Energy and Fermata Energy announced that the first Vehicle to Grid (V2G) program connected to NYC’s grid is now live at Revel’s Red Hook, Brooklyn warehouse. The three bidirectional chargers can export approximately 45kW back to the grid. Revel, Fermata Energy and NineDot Energy V2G program in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

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NY state to award $12M to advance EV adoption and integration with the grid

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $12-million initiative to support the development and demonstration of innovative, replicable solutions that advance electric vehicle adoption and the integration of electric vehicles with the electric grid. ( on 12 September 2023.

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Nissan, Enel launch “Second Life” storage system with used electric car batteries for grid stabilization

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2022

Combining used Nissan electric vehicle batteries at a conventional power plant in Melilla, Spain, operated by the Enel Group’s Spanish subsidiary, Endesa, the project enhances grid stability to help meet the needs of an isolated network. Nissan and Enel have partnered to launch the Second Life project.

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DOE invests $44m to enhance US electrical grid with clean energy technologies

Innovation News Network

MARCH 20, 2024

Department of Energy has unveiled a strategic initiative aimed at bolstering the nation's electrical grid with clean energy. The post DOE invests $44m to enhance US electrical grid with clean energy technologies appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Elli and MITNETZ STROM publish concept for smart grid integration of EVs

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2022

Elli, a brand of the Volkswagen Group, and MITNETZ STROM have launched a nationwide pilot project for smart grid integration of electric vehicles. An algorithm uses price incentives to compare the cars’ charging plans with regional electricity output from renewable energies and the available capacities in the distribution grid.

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The US Added 1.2 Million EVs To The Grid Last Year, & Electricity Use Went Down

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Million EVs To The Grid Last Year, & Electricity Use Went Down appeared first on CleanTechnica. 2023 set another record for EV sales in the United States. million vehicles, or 7.6% of all sales, [continued] The post The US Added 1.2

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PG&E to offer US’ first vehicle-to-grid export rate for commercial electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has received approval to establish the nation’s first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) export compensation mechanism for commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging customers in its California service area. —Aaron August, PG&E Vice President, Utility Partnerships and Innovation.

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Sandia team puts power into local grid with supercritical CO2 closed-loop Brayton-cycle turbine

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2022

Sandia National Laboratories researchers recently delivered electricity produced by a new power-generating system to the Sandia-Kirtland Air Force Base electrical grid. The system uses heated supercritical carbon dioxide instead of steam to generate electricity and is based on a closed-loop Brayton cycle.

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New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2023

The new battery design could help ease integration of renewable energy into the electrical grid at lower cost, using Earth-abundant metals, according to a study just published in Energy Storage Materials. The new sodium-based molten salt battery uses two distinct reactions. hours under laboratory conditions.

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Harnessing energy from idle electric vehicles to replenish the power grid

Innovation News Network

JANUARY 16, 2024

University of Waterloo harnessing the power of idled electric vehicles to recharge the power grid in Canada. The post Harnessing energy from idle electric vehicles to replenish the power grid appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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How Will the Electric Grid Handle 100% Electric Vehicles? (Part 1)

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 19, 2023

Handling a 100% electric vehicle (EV) scenario will require significant upgrades and modifications to the existing electric grid, but how much? And how does that compare to historic grid growth?

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CoBank report finds that troubled US grid may need to use EVs for grid balancing

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Since its inception, the US electric grid has mostly operated smoothly as one synchronous machine with a one-directional flow of electricity to meet the nation’s predictable power needs. The US electric grid is experiencing something of a mid-life crisis. But that premise is quickly changing.

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Thomas Built Buses has delivered 200 Proterra-Powered electric school buses

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Thomas Built Buses (TBB), a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America and subsidiary of Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), announced the delivery of TBB’s 200 th Proterra Powered Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus to Monroe County Public Schools in Indiana.

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Study finds GWP of electrolyzed hydrogen to meet ORD’s fuel needs would be 2.5x that of fossil fuels with 2020 grid mix

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Phil Ansell, an aerospace engineer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, modeled the life cycle carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of liquid hydrogen production required to meet the fuel needs of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with today’s electric grid mix.

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Study: EV efficiency gains could cut grid demand, save billions

Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2024

EVs could end up using a lot of electricity, but efficiency improvements to support them could significantly reduce the need for new grid infrastructure, cut energy usage, and potentially save consumers billions of dollars, according to a new study from research firm EPRI and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

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How Will The Electric Grid Handle 100% Electric Vehicles? (Part 2)

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 20, 2023

Part 1 of this series outlined the total increase in grid capacity needed for a 100% electrified light duty vehicle (LDV) fleet in the US by 2040. It showed that with no additional technology, the required grid capacity increase is on the low end of historic grid growth. This part will cover a set of […]

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Australian transport company to power 30-strong electric truck fleet with off-grid solar and batteries

The Driven EV News

MARCH 6, 2024

Transport and logistics company to create a 30-strong electric truck fleet that will be used for metro deliveries but will be powered and charged only by a massive off-grid solar and battery system.

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Sonnen & TenneT Power German Grid With Electric Cars

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

TenneT and sonnen have announced that they’ve powered the German grid with electric cars. TenneT is a top electricity network operator in Europe, and sonnen produces and manages stationary battery storage systems. It did so when there […]

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Can The Electric Grid Handle EV Charging?

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

As the adoption of electric cars, trucks, and buses gains momentum, many people are wondering if the electric grid is up to the task of charging all of those vehicles.

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California considers electric-car V2G charging tech for grid stability

Green Car Reports

APRIL 5, 2021

The idea of using coordinated electric-car charging to stabilize the grid has been discussed for years, but is still in early stages of development. California regulators now hope to bring so-called "vehicle-to-grid" (V2G) technology into focus.

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ARPA-E seeks to develop superconducting cables for fusion, grid, electric aviation, motors & generators

Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2023

DE-FOA-0002784 Modification 06 ) Enabling widely available low-cost, high-performance superconducting (HTS) tapes could help enable the market growth and proliferation of nuclear fusion, superconducting cables for the electric grid, electric aviation, and superconductor-based electric generators/motors.

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Electric Vehicles & The Utility Grid — A Match Made In Heaven

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 18, 2023

Some people are scared that electric vehicles will crash the utility grid. In two recent reports, researchers debunk such nonsense.

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Qualcomm unveils next-gen powerline communication device to support vehicle-to-EVSE smart-grid communications

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

In continued efforts to support the growing electric vehicle (EV) segment, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. The QCA7006AQ is compliant with the Home Plug Green PHY (HPGP) specification, which is the leading specification for implementing Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) systems. —Lars Boeryd, Sr.

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EnergyHub & Toyota Collaborate to Support the Electrical Grid and Improve EV Ownership Experience

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 13, 2024

EnergyHub announces that they are collaborating with Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) to improve the electric vehicle (EV) ownership experience. continued] The post EnergyHub & Toyota Collaborate to Support the Electrical Grid and Improve EV Ownership Experience appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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USA’s 1st Vehicle-To-Grid Export Rate For Commercial Electric Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 30, 2022

A groundbreaking settlement agreement between Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the Vehicle-Grid Integration Council (VGIC), Electrify America LLC, and the Public Advocates Office at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

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Protect The Grid While You Charge Your Electric Car

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 16, 2023

A recent report from Ergon Energy highlights the need for electric vehicle driver encouragement to charge intelligently to protect the grid. CleanTechnica has published many articles about grid resilience and EV charging installs.

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Vehicle to grid trial to test EVs as “batteries on wheels” in remote off-grid towns

The Driven EV News

APRIL 24, 2024

Utility to test how electric vehicles (EVs) can be incorporated into regional microgrids and used as mobile energy storage solutions. The post Vehicle to grid trial to test EVs as “batteries on wheels” in remote off-grid towns appeared first on The Driven.

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SAE Adopts New Standards For Vehicle-To-Grid

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

There is a delightful fantasy out there that says the batteries in all the electric cars in the world could. continued] The post SAE Adopts New Standards For Vehicle-To-Grid appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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DOE releases Request for Information on EV-grid integration

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2021

This RFI is being jointly issued by EERE’s Vehicle Technologies Office and OE’s Advanced Grid Research and Development Division. This RFI is being jointly issued by EERE’s Vehicle Technologies Office and OE’s Advanced Grid Research and Development Division. The impact of grid integration on EVs.

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Pecan Street launches Texas’ first grid-connected vehicle-to-grid research and testing center

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

launched Texas’ first grid-tied vehicle-to-grid (V2G) testing center at its lab in Austin, turning electric vehicles into a dispatchable load shaving tool for the municipally-owned electric utility, Austin Energy. V2G technologies allow us to unlock the potential of EVs for cleaner transit and a cleaner grid.

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Meet the eTH, an expandable electric RV that turns into an off-grid luxury mini-home

Electrek

JANUARY 11, 2024

Would you spend a week off-grid in this luxury electric RV ? The Electric Transformer House (eTH) is a modern take on the traditional RV. more… The post Meet the eTH, an expandable electric RV that turns into an off-grid luxury mini-home appeared first on Electrek.

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Electric Vehicles Play a Surprising Role in Supporting Grid Resiliency

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 13, 2023

NREL Research Highlights Vehicle-to-Grid Charging Benefits for Drivers and Utilities, Widespread electrification initiatives

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Can today's grid handle electric delivery fleets? Mostly, find NREL researchers

Green Car Reports

JULY 18, 2021

Existing grid infrastructure appears ready to handle an influx of electric commercial trucks, according to a new study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

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How to "Shave the Peak" when the electric grid is dirtiest

Green Energy Consumers

JULY 18, 2022

Protect our climate by reducing your electricity use on weekdays from 5-8pm. Over the next few days, you might hear from your local utility or our electric grid operator, ISO-New England, that our electricity system will be stressed. Starting Tuesday, July 19th, 2022.

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Aligning Utilities & Electric Vehicles, for the Greater Grid

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 11, 2022

New Research Explores Potential Value of Implementing EV Managed Charging To Move Toward Realizing Effective Vehicle-Grid Integration It is 5 p.m., and you arrive home from work when it is peak demand for the grid. Your electric vehicle (EV) is 50% charged — you could either plug it in and charge right away or, if […].

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Electric Cars & Costs to the Grid

Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As more and more people switch from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles (EVs), we hear a lot of questions along the lines of “can the grid handle it?” will we have enough clean energy resources to supply all the kilowatt-hours of electricity those EVs will need?), Sometimes that question is about supply and emissions (i.e.

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Exploding The “Electric Cars Will Destroy The Grid” Myth

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Critics insist electric cars will destroy the grid. But with the advent of vehicle to grid technology, the grid will become more resilient.

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Electric Vehicles Don’t Break The Grid, And They Can Help Boost It

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 27, 2022

“If everyone came home at the end of the day and plugged in their electric car to charge, the grid would fail. Electric car drivers are just virtue signaling hypocrites as long as there is [insert any number here] fossil fuels powering the grid. […]. We will all end up having to live like the Amish.

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San Diego Electric School Buses Shuttling Electricity Into The Grid Now

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 30, 2022

What’s cooler than an electric school bus? An electric school bus with vehicle-to-grid capability. San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), the Cajon Valley Union School District, an Nuvve have just kicked off a vehicle-to-grid trial with 8 electric school buses. Naturally, the plan is […].

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This is what the electricity grids need now to support clean energy

Electrek

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A first-of-its-kind study from the IEA finds that the world must improve or expand the equivalent of the entire existing global electricity grid in order to make the clean energy transition. more… The post This is what the electricity grids need now to support clean energy appeared first on Electrek.

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ORNL researchers use blockchain to increase electric grid resiliency; Grid Guard

Massachusetts electric school bus delivered power back to grid for 50+ hours over the summer; V2G

Nuvve and Lion Electric to collaborate on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) in electric school buses

California faces worsening grid challenges on Monday and Tuesday; CAISO calls for even greater reductions in electricity use

Revel, Fermata Energy, NineDot Energy launch first V2G system on NYC’s grid

NY state to award $12M to advance EV adoption and integration with the grid

Nissan, Enel launch “Second Life” storage system with used electric car batteries for grid stabilization

DOE invests $44m to enhance US electrical grid with clean energy technologies

Elli and MITNETZ STROM publish concept for smart grid integration of EVs

The US Added 1.2 Million EVs To The Grid Last Year, & Electricity Use Went Down

PG&E to offer US’ first vehicle-to-grid export rate for commercial electric vehicles

Sandia team puts power into local grid with supercritical CO2 closed-loop Brayton-cycle turbine

New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

Harnessing energy from idle electric vehicles to replenish the power grid

How Will the Electric Grid Handle 100% Electric Vehicles? (Part 1)

CoBank report finds that troubled US grid may need to use EVs for grid balancing

Thomas Built Buses has delivered 200 Proterra-Powered electric school buses

Study finds GWP of electrolyzed hydrogen to meet ORD’s fuel needs would be 2.5x that of fossil fuels with 2020 grid mix

Study: EV efficiency gains could cut grid demand, save billions

How Will The Electric Grid Handle 100% Electric Vehicles? (Part 2)

Australian transport company to power 30-strong electric truck fleet with off-grid solar and batteries

Sonnen & TenneT Power German Grid With Electric Cars

Can The Electric Grid Handle EV Charging?

California considers electric-car V2G charging tech for grid stability

ARPA-E seeks to develop superconducting cables for fusion, grid, electric aviation, motors & generators

Electric Vehicles & The Utility Grid — A Match Made In Heaven

Qualcomm unveils next-gen powerline communication device to support vehicle-to-EVSE smart-grid communications

EnergyHub & Toyota Collaborate to Support the Electrical Grid and Improve EV Ownership Experience

USA’s 1st Vehicle-To-Grid Export Rate For Commercial Electric Vehicles

Protect The Grid While You Charge Your Electric Car

Vehicle to grid trial to test EVs as “batteries on wheels” in remote off-grid towns

SAE Adopts New Standards For Vehicle-To-Grid

DOE releases Request for Information on EV-grid integration

Pecan Street launches Texas’ first grid-connected vehicle-to-grid research and testing center

Meet the eTH, an expandable electric RV that turns into an off-grid luxury mini-home

Electric Vehicles Play a Surprising Role in Supporting Grid Resiliency

Can today's grid handle electric delivery fleets? Mostly, find NREL researchers

How to "Shave the Peak" when the electric grid is dirtiest

Aligning Utilities & Electric Vehicles, for the Greater Grid

Electric Cars & Costs to the Grid

Exploding The “Electric Cars Will Destroy The Grid” Myth

Electric Vehicles Don’t Break The Grid, And They Can Help Boost It

San Diego Electric School Buses Shuttling Electricity Into The Grid Now

This is what the electricity grids need now to support clean energy

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