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Siemens, Duke Energy and Ford demonstrate lower cost home smart charging technology for plug-ins; due on market next year

Green Car Congress

During the demonstration, Siemens’ residential EVSE was shown to be accessible by web-connected computers, smart phones and tablets, allowing the EV owner to better monitor the status of the EV charging, schedule future charge events, as well as determine the total kilowatt hours consumed and the cost of charging. Appliance connection.

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EcoCAR 2 winner OSU wins year one of North American EcoCAR 3 competition

Green Car Congress

Throughout the events, teams put their designs to the test, giving presentations to industry and government professionals based on their mechanical, electrical, control strategies, project initiation approval, outreach, project management, trade show display, and innovation topics. —M.J. Yatsko, OSU Engineering Manager.

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EPRI and partners to stage public demo of Open Vehicle-Grid Integration (VGI) Platform software

Green Car Congress

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. Earlier post.).

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INL analysis of 5 large-scale PEV and charging projects finds public charging infrastructure not needed everywhere to enable PEV adoption

Green Car Congress

SCAQMD/EPRI/Via Motors: PHEV vans and pickups. Data collected from all five projects captured nearly 130 million miles of driving and 6 million charging events, providing the most comprehensive view of PEV and charging usage to date. Chevrolet Volts: extended range electric vehicles (EREVs). Between 1 Jan. 2011, and 31 Dec.

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DOE to award up to $14M to 6 new projects to advance IGCC with carbon capture technology for coal-fired plants

Green Car Congress

EPRI will team with Dooher Institute of Physics and Energy, Worley Parsons Group, Inc., Downtime events associated with the syngas cooler are typically a result of ash deposits. Columbia University, and ATS Rheosystems/REOLOGICA. DOE share: $817,316; recipient share: $204,329; duration: 12 months).

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

Feet, pedals and electric motors only will make for a much more pleasant and greener event. EPRI-NRDC Study Out; Electricity Better, If You Want It To Be The oft-postponed EPRI-NRDC plug-in hybrid study was unambiguous – moving to electricity for cars would yield a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Back after Labor Day.

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Recharge IT

Plug In Partners

At today’s event, Google teamed with PG&E to demonstrate the bi-directional flow of electricity between plug-ins and the electric grid.

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