Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

On 23 October 1916, an engineer named Henry E. As more power stations adopted the clocks, the frequency regulation allowed them to share electricity and create an interconnected power grid. The Telechron Model Type E master station clock shown at top was used at the Tennessee Valley Authority beginning in the 1930s.

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Power Grid Grid Power Powered 116

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

This investment includes the continued development of GM’s Ultium battery technology, updating facilities such as Factory ZERO in Michigan and Spring Hill Manufacturing in Tennessee to build electric vehicles from globally sourced parts and investing in new sites like Ultium Cells LLC in Ohio as well as manufacturing and STEM jobs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Nine HES cabinets are in-service with 3 systems deployed by EPRI for the Tennessee Valley Authority SMART Station Program and 6 storage-only systems deployed as part of a complete EV charge station by Oak Ridge National Labs’ US Department of Energy EV Charger trial program.

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Energy Storage Renewable Energy Charging 247

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In 2018, a new supercomputer called Summit was installed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory , in Tennessee. But it’s a manageable amount, both in terms of what the grid there can supply and what the electricity bill will be. Why would Chinese engineers construct such a machine without telling anyone about it?

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Tennessee Chinese Supplies Illinois 141

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Volkswagen Group of America’s Innovation Hub Knoxville, the company’s technology unit for applied materials science, has expanded its research collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT). We aim to leverage the unique knowledge and innovative power the Tennessee Valley holds.

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Tennessee Universal Sustainable Transportation Porsche 418

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car By G. But as Nissan and other automakers gear up to produce electric cars, there are hurdles ahead for utilities such as the Tennessee Valley Authority , which is being called on to play a key role in developing fueling stations for the vehicles.

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Tennessee Nissan Electric Cars Cars 53

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2012

The SAE Taskforce on wireless charging and positioning of electric vehicles (SAE J2954) ( earlier post ) is progressing, and is slated to have a final draft of the guideline this year, according to the Society of Automotive Engineers, International (SAE). —Jesse Schneider, Chair SAE J2954.

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Industrial Industry Standards Charging 240

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), along with several auto manufacturers, utilities, and regional transmission organizations, will demonstrate the Open Vehicle-Grid Integration (VGI) Platform software system, developed by EPRI and Sumitomo Electric Industries. and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid. To that end, engineers at the U.S. Such networked microgrids can be isolated for longer periods from the main grid, which is crucial during long-term outages caused by severe weather and other natural disasters. percent to 2.8 megawatts to 224.6

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Puerto Rico Connect Connected Solar 144

Blink Charging

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As both EV adoption increases and internal combustion engine vehicles have become more fuel efficient, states are seeking to offset lost revenue from the gas tax. Just as conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) cars measure fuel by the gallon, EV owners measure their energy consumption in kWh.

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Tax Charging Virginia Gas-Electric 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Wireless Radio Frequency Signal Identification and Protocol Reverse Engineering (WiFIRE), $750,000. Unsupervised Physics-informed Machine Learning of Complex Natural and Engineered Geoscience Processes, $250,000. Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000.

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Commercial Energy Albuquerque New York 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO). Camelina will be engineered with. This will allow a.

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Energy Clean Cleaning Grid 294

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority, Tennessee: $650,000. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

billion to produce F-Series EVs and batteries in Stanton, Tennessee, for example, while GM is spending $2 billion to produce its new Cadillac LYRIQ EVs in Spring Hill, Tennessee. They can be refurbished, rebuilt and reused in EVs , or repurposed into storage devices for homes, businesses or the grid. Ford and its.

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion Nickel Metal Hydride 98

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2013

The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to deploy two 180 MW small modular reactor units for commercial operation in Roane County, Tennessee, by 2021, with as many as six mPower units at that site.

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Commercial Tennessee 2012 Design 262

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected a project led by Babcock & Wilcox (B&W), in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority and Bechtel, to design, license and help commercialize small modular reactors (SMR) in the United States. The B&W mPower reactor integrates the nuclear core and steam generators in a single vessel.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

cannot be engineered. reactor makes it more economical both to grow engineered algae. engineered to use fertilizer and water more efficiently and. The University of Tennessee will develop a technology that. required to engineer switchgrass to maximize biofuel production. of Transgenic Bioenergy Crops. production.

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2012 Energy Lithium Sulfur Conversion 240

Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

They have manufacturing space in Tennessee, and they have repurposing programs through their North American headquarters, so we can source, procure and quality-control batteries directly from them. The second reason is the trend of how battery packs are being engineered. For example, Nissan. For storage, it depends on applications.

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Energy Storage Batteries Battery Energy 88

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#. Several thousand Leafs made in Japan will be delivered to metropolitan areas in California, Arizona, Washington state, Oregon and Tennessee.

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San Francisco Neighborhood Electric Electrical 100

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

The scalable nature of nuclear plants built around the B&W mPower reactor would provide customers with practical power increments of 125 MWe to meet local energy needs within power grid and plant site constraints. B&W has more than 50 years of continuous reactor engineering and manufacturing.

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Companies Energy North America Concept 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2009

In conjunction with the anticipated 2010 launch of Nissan’s zero-emission electric vehicle, ECOtality will initiate its EV Micro-Climate program in the Tucson region to promote sensible policies, intelligent deployment of charge infrastructure, and strong public awareness to encourage consumer adoption of grid-connected electric vehicles.

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Tucson Nissan Charging Monaco 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Vehicle-to-grid is, I believe, the salvation of the automotive industry in the United States,” declared Marc Spitzer, an agency commissioner who was also on the panel.

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Grid Green Electric Cars Cars 47

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Because robust grid integration is essential for widespread customer acceptance of electric vehicles, Chrysler has enlisted the involvement of key utility partners, including Duke, ConEd and DTE. Postal Service. Granholm and Schwarzenegger talk green mobility Greenlings: What is regenerative braking?

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