Baua Electric

MAY 13, 2024

Photo by PhotoMIX Company on Pexels.com US grid operators haven’t been practicing long-term transmission planning, but for the first time, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) just made it mandatory. FERC now requires proactive grid planning FERC oversees interstate electricity transmission.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

The US Department of Energy has just released its first-ever roadmap to speed up the connection of more clean energy to the grid. According to a report recently released by DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , nearly 2,600 gigawatts of clean energy generation and battery storage capacity are actively seeking grid interconnection.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Military and non-proliferation experts are worried about the growing temptation by nuclear-armed countries to engage in a first-strike EMP attack using nuclear weapons that, while avoiding direct casualties, could prove devastating to electric grids and electronic devices from smartwatches to supercomputers. See the illustration, below.).

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) and Grid-to-Vehicle (G2V) are two-way communication technologies that involve the flow of electricity between electric vehicles (EVs) and the power grid. Let’s explore each in detail: Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Technology: 1. Let’s explore each in detail: Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Technology: 1.

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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. Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Earlier post.).

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

By cutting red tape and avoiding costs for construction and electrical work, combined with free solar energy, Beam Global says its EV ARC systems can offer customers a lower total cost of ownership compared to grid-tied charging stations. This may well be the case with the EV ARC, a solar-powered off-grid charging station made by Beam Global.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Second, conventional coal and nuclear plants are being retired for economic and policy reasons, removing stable sources from the grid. Packetized energy management (PEM) allows the power grid to flexibly handle a varying supply of renewable energy. Here’s how.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2023

Blue Bird Corporation is premiering its next-generation Vision electric school bus at STN Expo West, a student transportation industry and technology event in North America. This will benefit Blue Bird customers who utilize the batteries’ revenue-generating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities.

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Driivz

MAY 15, 2023

The bill, SB-233 , aims to advance grid resilience and protect the climate by using EVs as “batteries on wheels,” tapping their stored energy to balance electricity supply and demand rather than bringing high-polluting peak generators online. Vehicle-to-building works much the same way but on a larger scale.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2014

The work was done under the DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability’s (OE) Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG program). The electric power industry expects 400% growth in annual sales of plug-in electric vehicles by 2023, which may substantially increase electricity usage and peak demand in high adoption areas.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2020

The system scales through a central interface hub, which can connect in parallel up to five self-contained Voltpacks, each containing three liquid-cooled, industrial-grade battery Voltpack Cores. Energy storage provides fast access to power when customers need to peak-shave or the capacity of the grid connection is insufficient.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Last year, Blink introduced a new demand response feature, enhancing grid management alongside existing local load management capabilities. Load management facilitates cost reduction by sharing power among multiple chargers, while demand response enables hosts to engage in grid optimization programs. What is Demand Response?

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Cars That Think

MAY 27, 2023

Advances in power electronics Power system faults can happen when a tree or vehicle hits a power line, a grid operator makes a mistake, or equipment fails. A protection scheme should quickly isolate the fault from the rest of the grid, thus limiting damage on the spot and preventing the fault from spreading to the rest of the system.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2020

Electric mobility is bringing the automotive industry and the energy sector closer together. As a further expansion stage in combination with a home storage unit, it is possible to achieve near complete energy independence and increased security of supply in the event of a blackout.

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EV Connect

JANUARY 24, 2022

As it stands, the power grid is already run-down and outdated , built for the electric loads of a century ago, not for modern life. Shifting to EVs poses a unique problem for the grid: a sudden, massive increase in demand that will be unpredictable and piecemeal. This saves the fleet owner money, and saves the power grid some stress.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

The report, Bucks for balancing: can plug-in vehicles of the future extract cash—and carbon—from the power grid? , is based on a research collaboration between a team of engineers from Ricardo and National Grid, the operator of the high voltage electricity transmission system within Great Britain (GB). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2022

microgrid, distributed energy resource management systems) integrated with DC charging, vehicle grid integration, high-power scalable/interoperable wireless charging, and vehicle-oriented systems. A one-hour virtual kick-off event providing more details will be held 15 June 2022, at 12 noon Eastern.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2022

million) of UK Government funding), that will deliver much-needed testing capability as the automotive industry accelerates its transition towards decarbonized propulsion. MAHLE Powertrain has opened two new facilities in Northampton, the result of a £15-million (US$18-million) investment over the last five years (including £3.6

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

By marketing the storage capacity on the German market for primary balancing power (PRL), the business model makes an important contribution to stabilization of the power grid and to the economic efficiency of electromobility. The company offers solutions for both industrial and private applications. Battery health.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2022

President Biden issued presidential determinations providing the US Department of Energy (DOE) with the authority to utilize the Defense Production Act (DPA) to accelerate domestic production of five key energy technologies: solar; transformers and electric grid components; heat pumps; insulation; and.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Expanding its portfolio of solutions for the marine electrification industry, Leclanché is introducing a new “ports and harbor” infrastructure solution enabling hybrid and fully electric vessels to fast charge when returning to port. The backs of each module have an opening allowing water spray to enter in the event of any thermal events.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

The industrialized world brushes these realities under the rug in favor of self-aggrandizing agenda-setting, and, in doing so, engenders critical supply risks and the potential for further environmental degradation. The LME events were a consequence of positions taken by Tsingshan based on expectations of falling prices.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

This new solution allows NuScale to support a larger cross-section of customer needs including power for small grids such as for island nations; remote off-grid communities; industrial and government facilities; and coal power replacements that require less power and help customers meet clean air mandates.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Extreme weather-related events and performance issues associated with some inverter-based resources, such as solar, wind and new battery or hybrid generation, may also have a potential negative impact on reliability. Improving coordination between the natural gas and electricity industries.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2014

million in development funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support research aimed at significantly reducing the current costs of electrical vehicle (EV) chargers and developing “smart” charging capabilities that support power grid efficiency and consumer demand. In 2012, Siemens was awarded $1.6 Appliance connection.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As more consumers purchase electric vehicles in the coming decades, a huge question is plaguing governments and the auto industry: Can the grid keep up with the dramatic increase in demand for electricity? Simply put, V2G allows energy to flow in both directions, both from the grid to the vehicle and from the vehicle to the grid.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2011

In conjunction with the Plug-in 2011 event in Raleigh, NC, GM and ABB demonstrated a lab prototype of a distributed energy storage (DES) system that combines Volt battery technology and a proven grid-tied electric power inverter. Distributed Energy Storage (DES) demonstration with GM Volt battery pack and ABB PQF inverter. Source: GM.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

CSA Group Laboratory Tour Event Details Date: June 11 or June 13, 2024 Location 8501 East Pleasant Valley Road, Independence, OH 44131-5516 (United States) Laboratory Tour: At-A-Glance Arrival & Welcome | 10:00 AM EDT : Coffee and refreshments, followed by an overview of the tour and safety guidelines.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2021

The project will enable at least 44 buses in Ride On Montgomery County’s transit fleet to transition from diesel to electric, advancing the County’s goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2035, reducing lifetime emissions by more than 155,000 tons, while delivering resilience to climate events and power outages.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2010

recently introduced five new ultracapacitor modules for the industrial and automotive markets. The 16-volt 108-Farad module is especially designed for space constrained automotive and industrial applications and is fully integrated and incorporates proprietary balancing, monitoring and thermal management capabilities.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2021

CESER, which leads DOE’s efforts to address both EMP and GMD, developed this Lab Call due to the potentially catastrophic impacts from either an EMP or a 100-year GMD event, and from identifying gaps in the US’ ability to address both risks effectively. —Pat Hoffman, CESER’s Acting Assistant Secretary.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2023

The funding will enable ACCURE to accelerate its growth and provide comprehensive battery asset health and monitoring solutions to businesses worldwide across energy, electric vehicles, transit, marine, insurance and other industries. ACCURE currently supports more than 2.5

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Driivz

JULY 14, 2021

V2G, Vehicle-to-Grid, is a two-way power connectivity between the vehicle and the grid, with power from the vehicles’ batteries used to deliver energy to the grid during peak demand, and then the batteries are recharged from the grid during times of lower demand, such as late at night/early morning hours. What is V2G?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

The event will be accompanied by an exhibition with examples of sustainable and green projects in the global production organization of Mercedes-Benz Cars. A key element of this change is the conversion of production micro-grids from an alternating current (AC) to a direct current (DC) architecture—“Industrial Smart DC Grids”.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

More utilities are recognizing and acting on the necessity of including EV charger data within the calculus of real-time load management and leveraging AI-enabled tools to enhance grid flexibility while enabling the influx of EVs onto the grid.

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Driivz

JANUARY 18, 2024

Meeting the need to deliver readily available energy for EV charging is essential to keeping the fast-growing population of electric vehicles (EVs) moving — and to sustaining the EV industry’s momentum. Unmanaged EV charging is when charge points connect to the grid without any connection to management software.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid. 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. How can a microgrid help after a power outage? percent to 2.8

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