Green Car Reports

JULY 26, 2021

And are iron-air batteries good for a smart-energy grid? The 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS establishes the serene side of a growing cohort of large electric luxury cars. A dynamic wireless charging project could put the tech on the Interstate in Indiana. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2021

Along with greater energy density, SiFAB is expected to provide faster charges and longer battery life for applications including electric vehicles, portable electronics, power tools, energy grid storage and aerospace. The Indiana plant will be the first to begin building SiFAB long-term manufacturing capacity.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance is one of the many measures being taken by the European Union to bolster its position as a world leader in the production and deployment of hydrogen in industry and the energy grid. It is also one of a host of actions intended to support the EU’s goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Discover EV

JANUARY 13, 2020

A recent article in the Financial Times highlighted the fact that some motorway service stations lack the appropriate infrastructure to cater for the growing demand from EVs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2022

The pilot will help EV customers align their charging needs to the time of day when it is most affordable, which can also help keep the region’s energy grid stay in balance. Managed EV Charging will make it easier for customers to switch to an EV.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2022

The pilot program will allow Duke Energy to draw energy up to three times per month during higher peak winter and summer months, and one time per month during the remaining months of the year, for testing and research purposes and to support the energy grid during peak usage hours.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2022

The region hosts the cleanest energy grid in Germany, one which is characterized by a surplus of electricity generated by onshore and offshore wind power and reinforced by clean energy provided through grid interconnections to Denmark and Norway.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 23, 2017

Solar power provides 10 percent of California's energy supply, which meant electric-grid operators had to be prepared for potentially disastrous effects during Monday's solar eclipse. To the surprise of many, there were no serious repercussions as the moon blocked a significant source of energy for many California utility companies.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 28, 2022

A Tesla-powered Slovenian energy company has just launched its third–and largest–Megapack project to date, helping support 70 percent of the country’s energy grid. Slovenia’s NGEN first started utilizing Tesla Megapacks for energy storage and grid stabilization in 2019. MWh capacity.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Do more EVs mean more pain, or more HELP for the aging US energy grid?

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Volkswagen says it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Friday with Ellia Group to explore V2G technology and how it can potentially help stabilize the energy grid while rewarding EV drivers. The post Volkswagen partners with Elia group to explore vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services appeared first on Electrek.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Engineers have discussed the assumed need for localized energy storage as the demand for electricity grows and tapping into EVs could be a clever way of avoiding having to construct warehouse-sized battery hubs. The companies are hoping to sell the concept as a way to help “decarbonize” the energy grid.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Elcora’s methodology in processing, along with mining and battery experience, creates an opportunity to leverage battery metals and minerals critical to energy storage applications. Vanadium’s role in the growing energy grid storage will increase over the coming years.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2022

Looking ahead, further products such as major storage systems for the energy grid are planned. From Salzgitter, the company will manage international factory operations, the further development of cell technology, the vertical integration of the value chain and the supply of machinery and equipment to the factories.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2019

As it prepares to launch an electric-car mandate in coming years, Colorado is working to learn how electric cars can help it move to a more renewable energy grid.

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EV Obssesion

JUNE 28, 2021

Courtesy of SOO GREEN HVDC LINK PROJECT $900M SOO GREEN HVDC LINK PROJECT, A KEY MILESTONE IN BUILDING A US CLEAN ENERGY GRID Partnership brings new HVDC transmission cable manufacturing capacity & jobs to the US June 21, 2021 (Minneapolis – Milan) – SOO Green HVDC Link today announced the selection of Prysmian Group – […].

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The research found: GHG of a currently available BEV model and PHEV model are roughly the same in on-road performance when factoring in pollutants created by electricity production for the average US energy grid used to charge batteries. Manufacturing is a component of GHG emissions.

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Electric Auto Association

AUGUST 2, 2022

Energy security and EVs go hand in hand. EVs and national security Duty calls EVs are increasingly seen as integral to the security of the national energy grid. Amazon rides Rivian Rivian trucks featuring the Amazon logo are going out all over the U.S. EV outreach event.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

These vehicles will be studied to help evolve all-electric vehicle technology and to establish a foundation of understanding on utility grid needs by modeling impact of future all-electric vehicle growth on the shared energy grid.

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Teslarati

APRIL 10, 2023

While many have called this move a roadblock to California’s carbon neutrality goals and have rightly pointed out that this policy change comes at a vulnerable time for the California energy grid, new incentives are being put in place to balance out this change.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2023

Collectively serving as an energy grid, BEVs can enhance the energy security of society. In “Mobility 1.0”, Toyota aims to extend the value of the car by connecting various types of movement. For example, BEVs offer new possibilities as mobility that transports electricity.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In an announcement on Wednesday, the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia stated that it would be recruiting Tesla owners across the globe to analyze if the all-electric vehicles’ spare battery capacity could be utilized to support the energy grid — and perhaps even power homes in the near future.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2011

The new research and development funding will support four areas of investment, including improving the efficiency and performance of solar cells; developing new installation—or balance of systems—technologies; advancing solar energy grid integration; and researching new materials and processes for solar PV technologies.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2018

STORE&GO focuses on the integration of PtG into the daily operation of European energy grids to investigate the maturity level of the technology. Christian Ehler, member of the European Parliament, is serving as sponsor to the project.

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Teslarati

APRIL 13, 2022

The amount of stress put on the energy grid during the off-peak times is significantly lower than other hours of the day. The off-peak rates simply encourage owners to charge at less “crowded” times of the day as it puts less stress on the grid, which uses more energy during daytime hours.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2019

The extension of regenerative and thus high-fluctuation energy production is rapidly increasing worldwide. The tendency towards increasing distances between the site of energy production and the site of energy consumption also means huge challenges for today's energy grids.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 20, 2023

Making alternative energy grids more reliable may pose a more significant challenge than capacity alone. Renewables do not provide consistent power generation, so grids must adopt some way to store excess energy efficiently, which can be expensive.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2023

He added that the energy from wind, solar, and hydroelectric plants should be stored in batteries so the electricity generated from them during off-peak hours isn’t wasted but integrated into energy grids. He also said low-cost, low-carbon hydrogen fuel should be considered as part of the renewable energy mix.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The Trump administration hasn't been coy about trying to champion traditional fossil fuels while downplaying the importance and falling costs of renewable energy. Earlier this year, Department of Energy secretary Rick Perry, previously governor of fossil-fuel producer Texas, called for a 60-day review of the United States' energy grid.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2012

It has the potential to introduce a modern, convenient and more intelligent way for consumers to commute, which in turn may encourage more to make the shift to an electric vehicle, while reducing stress on the energy grid. —Guido Bartels, General Manager of IBM's Global Energy and Utilities Industry.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2018

The ISO 15118 standard also describes further types of applications such as the future integration of electric vehicles in the energy grid (smart charging), thus laying the foundations for a secure, sustainable charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

SunShot selected 13 projects under the ENERGISE (Enabling Extreme Real-Time Grid Integration of Solar Energy) funding program to enable grid operators to access up-to-the-minute measurement and forecasting data from distributed energy sources and optimize system performance using sensor, communication and data analytics technologies.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2014

The project’s aim is to further develop and test innovative technologies for hydrogen electrolysis using renewable energy sources. Wind and solar power stations currently have to be switched off at times due to insufficient capacity of the energy grid. This will probably happen even more often in the future.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Bidirectional chargers, such as Blink’s newly announced EQ 200 charger, support grid stability through Vehicle to Grid (V2G) and Vehicle to Home (V2H) processes. In the Vehicle to Grid scenario, an electric vehicle can charge during off-peak hours when demand on the energy grid is lower.

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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

JUNE 29, 2022

. “As we continue to work towards solutions to guarantee our power grids can meet the Nation’s increased electric demands, I believe with your help we can cultivate an effective relationship between private business and government to ensure the long-term stability of our electric grid,” Nehls wrote.

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