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. The solar.

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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

MAY 16, 2014

Germany’s Minister of Economics and Technology, Sigmar Gabriel, together with representatives of power utility Stadtwerke Mainz AG, Siemens AG, The Linde Group and RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, inaugurated the construction of the Energiepark Mainz. This will probably happen even more often in the future.

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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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Teslarati

APRIL 18, 2022

BESS projects are one of the most effective ways to avoid blackouts, as batteries are charged when demand for energy is low. The batteries then provide additional capacity by sending the reserved power to the energy grid when demand increases. “We MW for up to four hours during times of high demand.

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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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Electrek

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

EVs are not only emission-free ways of getting around town but also potential energy reservoirs sitting right in your garage, capable of powering up homes and appliances or giving back to the energy grid – at least, that is the dream for the bidirectional charging dreamers among us.

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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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EV Connect

AUGUST 15, 2022

One consideration for businesses and owners of other buildings offering EV charging is how to deliver the necessary power to charge EVs through electrical capacities that are often developed without EV charging in mind. Why Is Power Management Necessary? That means decreased power incidents and increased uptime.

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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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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.

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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

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Essential Energy , a subsidiary of Intelligent Energy in India, will assume the power management for the towers—a figure equivalent to 50% of the UK’s telecom towers and 13% of the US’. This deal sets a significant precedent for shaping India’s energy future. billion (US$1.8 m 3 of hydrogen. On average, 42.2

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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. It matters how we produce a battery cell.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2010

American Superconductor Corporation ( AMSC ), a global power technologies company, announced in conjunction with Global Wind Day 2010 on 15 June that it has achieved a significant milestone by supporting the production of more than 15,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power worldwide with its proprietary power electronic solutions.

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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. Beijing Electric Vehicle Co.,

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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. Volkswagen also unveiled the prismatic unified cell announced at the Power Day in 2021. Following Salzgitter, the next cell factory is to be established at Valencia. Unified cell. Earlier post.)

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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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Teslarati

APRIL 10, 2023

While Tesla’s energy products, particularly its commercial Megapack system, dominate the field , the same cannot be said for its residential solar systems, which have faced an uphill battle in the highly competitive market. Luckily, Tesla Energy may come out unscathed thanks to a new incentive program for energy storage products.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The major driver for the project is the need to decarbonize the electrical grid, protect it from cybersecurity attacks and make it more resilient. The major driver for the project is the need to decarbonize the electrical grid, protect it from cybersecurity attacks and make it more resilient.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

In Germany, Mercedes-Benz Cars has eight vehicle and powertrain plants (Bremen, Rastatt, Sindelfingen, Berlin, Hamburg, Kamenz, Kölleda, Stuttgart-Untertürkheim), which either purchase electricity or operate their own power plants. Already existing highly efficient gas CHP systems additionally generate local heat and power at the factories.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

Two megawatt-hours of battery energy storage. The batteries will store energy for distribution during periods when there is insufficient solar power generation. Energy monitoring, management and control tools developed by UC Riverside engineering students to ensure energy grid stability, reliability and efficiency.

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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

APRIL 9, 2012

By analyzing the capacity needed from the distribution network for various types of vehicle charging / recharging, Bratislava can not only implement an optimal power grid, but also address the charging concerns shared by its citizens. —Guido Bartels, General Manager of IBM's Global Energy and Utilities Industry.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

NWA projects eliminate complexity and reduce costs by using distributed energy resources like solar and energy storage systems. A new Nexamp solar + storage project in Watertown, NY will help meet increased demand at the National Grid Coffeen substation, eliminating the need for costly infrastructure upgrades.

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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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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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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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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

There’s a saying in the construction business that goes, “you might be working for the power company, but that doesn’t mean you have power.” That energy can then be used to charge battery-electric vehicles, construction equipment, and portable power tools throughout the job site. Enter: the BioCharger.

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Driivz

MARCH 23, 2022

V2G: Vehicle-to-grid , where the power grid uses stored EV electricity to balance loads during high-demand periods, avoids the need to increase generation capacity to meet increased demand to power EVs. This helps balance the grid overall and, where available, takes advantage of flexible energy markets. .

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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. Credit: Tesla.

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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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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2015

The Audi e-gas plant in the city of Werlte in Lower Saxony ( earlier post ) produces CO 2 neutral-fuel (synthetic methane from water, renewable electricity and CO 2 ); it now also contributes toward stabilizing the public power grid. This has resulted in the plant being accepted under the direction of grid operator Tennet TSO GmbH.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

FedEx is also working with XL Hybrids, a developer of low-cost hybrid electric powertrain system, to convert ten conventionally-powered panel vans into more fuel-efficient, hybrid vehicles. In 2008, FedEx Corp.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

However, beyond celebrating this achievement lies a broader recognition of the crucial role batteries play in driving clean energy transitions worldwide. The Challenge of Intermittency and the Role of Batteries The transition to renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power is gaining momentum globally.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 21, 2022

With charging energy as a service, EV owners can simply pay a fee to use a nearby charging station and avoid the upfront cost of purchasing and installing their own equipment. In addition to providing convenience and cost savings for EV owners, charging energy as a service can also have a positive impact on the overall energy grid.

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Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Additionally, in cases where demand is high, AI can intelligently allocate power among multiple vehicles, maximizing the usage of available infrastructure. The IoT system provides users with real-time updates on their charging status and energy costs, enhancing transparency and control.

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