Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) SunShot Initiative will award up to $30 million to 13 new projects to support the integration of solar energy into US electric grid, while diversifying the nation’s electricity sources and improving the reliability and security of the electric grid.

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MARCH 27, 2024

The alliance, including India, aims to secure 5 GW of battery energy storage by 2024, aligning with the long-term goal of developing 90 GW of storage capacity worldwide. However, beyond celebrating this achievement lies a broader recognition of the crucial role batteries play in driving clean energy transitions worldwide.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Department of Energy has announced that products like the Tesla Megapack will radically alter the country’s energy generation system in the coming years. The Energy Information Administration (EIA), a part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has released a report stating that U.S.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 20, 2023

Consumers Think Renewable Energy Inadequate for EV Charging Are They Right? Electric vehicles (EVs) are finally coming of age. As EVs push the nation’s energy demands higher, will sustainable electricity sources be able to keep pace? Renewable energy currently accounts for just 17% of electricity sources in the U.S.,

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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. The battery storage system also includes a voltage converter and power electronics to manage the energy flow between renewable energy sources, the house interface, and the Li-Ion high-voltage battery from the BMW i3.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) in Golden, Colorado, as the latest Energy Department user facility and the only one in the nation focused on utility-scale clean energy grid integration.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Tesla Megapacks are being tasked with supporting a 31-megawatt-hour expansion of the Coffeen substation in Watertown, New York, in conjunction with Nexamp and National Grid, who are battling increased energy demand at the substation. megawatts (MW) of renewable energy. The most notable is the Big Battery in Australia.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Electric vehicle (EV) charging energy as a service is a business model that allows EV owners to access charging infrastructure and pay for the electricity used to charge their vehicles. One company that is leading the way in the field of EV charging energy as a service is SETEC POWER.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2014

IBM Research is launching a 10-year project to support China in transforming its national energy systems and protecting the health of citizens. It now has an opportunity to lead the world in sustainable energy and environmental management. Renewable energy forecasting. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2018

While the current facility feeds pure hydrogen (“WindGas”) directly into the gas grid, the new methanation plant provides for the generation of “green” methane. In this second stage, hydrogen from regenerative energy sources is converted into methane (CH 4 ), i.e. synthetic natural gas, using CO 2 from a bio-ethanol plant.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

The energy control stations at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Landshut are stepping up their activities in the balancing-power market in Germany. Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Geologic storage of hydrogen gas could make it economically possible to produce and distribute large quantities of hydrogen fuel for a growing fuel cell electric vehicle market. The colors in the illustration represent depth, with blue as the deepest part of the cavern and red the most shallow. Lord, Peter H. Kobos, David J. 2014.07.121.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2014

Starting next year, the jointly developed pilot plant will produce major quantities of hydrogen using electricity from renewable sources, mostly from nearby wind power stations. This hydrogen can be stored, loaded into tank trailers or fed directly into the natural gas grid, for use in generating heat or electricity.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2010

According to a new report from Pike Research, worldwide installed revenues for stationary energy storage systems for the electricity grid will grow at a strong pace in the coming decade, increasing from $1.5 Worldwide installed revenue opportunity by energy storage on the grid (ESG) technology, 2010-2020.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2012

UniEnergy Technologies LLC has signed a license agreement with Battelle to further develop and commercialize a vanadium redox flow battery developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) that holds promise for storing large amounts of renewable energy and providing greater stability to the energy grid. Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Tesla and leading renewable energy company Arevon have signed a new master supply agreement that will supply the Scottsdale, Arizona-based entity with another 2 GW/6 GWh supply of Tesla Megapacks for an ongoing energy storage operation in California.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 20, 2023

Here’s how electric vehicles and EV charging can charge up your organization’s sustainability strategy this year. What is a sustainability strategy? In addition, installing EV charging at your business can encourage employees and guests to buy electric vehicles. However, emissions are about more than just the tailpipe.

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Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As we stand at the crossroads of an automotive revolution, electric vehicles (EVs ) are increasingly becoming a common sight on our roads. By analyzing data such as energy demand, pricing fluctuations, and individual user habits and preferences, AI can determine the most efficient times to charge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

In an effort to further understand and expand the possibilities of smart charging for electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), BMW of North America announced a second phase of its BMW ChargeForward program. Earlier post.) BMW ChargeForward pilot goals.

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My Energi

AUGUST 19, 2021

myenergi give insight into the CMA report and the EV charging market, which outlines a number of areas that need addressing to facilitate the shift to electric vehicles and ultimately, net zero carbon. Electric car charging infrastructure, myenergis Insight Into the CMA Report and the EV Charging Market. Smart Charging.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Tesla has revised its application for Giga Texas to reveal a potential 500,000 square foot expansion of the automaker’s electric vehicle production factory located outside of Austin. acre land plot that will house Tesla Megapacks to support the energy grid by storing excess energy produced by solar panels.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

IBM Research has teamed with EKZ, the electricity utility provider of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, on a new pilot project that will allow consumers conveniently to charge electric vehicles and monitor their energy costs, using mobile devices. According to the latest statistics available, approximately 55.6%

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 23, 2017

A 2015 study on the potential for renewable energy use in the U.S. Scientists generally debate their studies and projections in relatively civil language, but perhaps the currently adversarial tenor of U.S. politics has spilled over into science.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2012

and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on a new pilot project that will allow communication between electric vehicles (EVs) and the power grid. This project will demonstrate and test an electric vehicle’s ability to receive and respond to charge instructions based on the grid condition and the vehicle’s battery state.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Enter electric vehicles: a practical step toward reducing carbon emissions and reinforcing sustainable practices. Not only do they eliminate tailpipe emissions, but they also boast greater energy efficiency compared to their gasoline counterparts. There’s no better time than now to join the electric vehicle revolution.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2009

The City of Amsterdam plans to deploy 200 charging stations before 2012, and expects the charging stations to fuel 10,000 electric cars in 2015. Leading energy company Nuon will provide renewable energy for the charging stations and Coulomb’s international partner 365-Energy will manage the ChargePoint Network for subscribers.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems that are funded by the US Department of Energy have moved forward with the announcement that Saft will supply one of the projects with a lithium-ion battery system for energy storage.

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Qnovo

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Increasingly, they are making inroads in transportation and grid storage applications. There is no question that the 2020s are the decade of electrification of transportation, from electric vehicles to buses and trucks. Electric vehicle drivers require longer driving ranges (300+ miles).

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Driivz

MAY 31, 2022

What is Smart Energy Management for EV Charging? How do EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management Work? Advantages of Smart Energy Management for Fleets. What is the Flexibility Market for Energy? . Smart EV Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G). Why Driivz for Smart EV Charging and Smart Energy Management?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2015

After debuting the first solar air battery—a photo-assisted charging Li-O 2 battery—last fall ( earlier post ), researchers at The Ohio State University led by Professor Yiying Wu have now developed a new system combining a solar cell and a battery into a single device. Credit: ACS, Yu et al. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2023

Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change. About one-third of emissions globally are produced through electricity generation, and Rahman said his mission is to help reduce that amount through engineering solutions.

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Cars That Think

JULY 21, 2021

Using solar energy (or other renewable energy sources ) to split water delivers sustainability , while recent research has made key inroads toward efficiency and scalability. By contrast, the sustainable solar-to-hydrogen approach has concentrated on photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. According to the U.S.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The service also seeks to return excess energy to the electrical grid, effectively converting EVs into publicly shared batteries. Logistically, this would help soften the blow for public utilities hoping to deliver energy when demand surges throughout the day.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

This strategic acquisition supports Elcora’s plan to enhance both its mining and energy storage solutions by adding additional markets related to battery technologies. Vanadium’s role in the growing energy grid storage will increase over the coming years. Therefore, the need for energy storage is crucial.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The US Department of Energy announced $35 million in awards for 12 projects that find new ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in industry, transportation, on the grid and beyond. The breaker is designed to protect MVDC systems from electrical faults and expected to respond in 500 microseconds.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

For decades, Americans have relied on electricity for light, heat, and cooking. Future generations will increasingly rely on the grid to power their vehicles. Consequently, power grid stability and resilience have caught the public’s attention as the demand for electricity and energy-consuming technologies continues to rise.

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