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FuelCell Energy and Toyota complete first “Tri-gen” production system

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FuelCell Energy and Toyota Motor North America announced the completion of the first-of-its-kind “Tri-gen system” at Toyota’s Port of Long Beach operations. The Tri-gen system, owned and operated by FuelCell Energy, produces renewable electricity, renewable hydrogen, and water from directed biogas. Tri-gen produces 2.3-megawatts

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GMs Approach to Integrating Smart Plug-ins to the Smart Grid Leverages Emerging Standards and OnStar

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GM is embracing the use of communications standards that operate with optional data transports to enable smart charging and integration with the emerging smart grid. A network of smart loads with communications to report their current state and act on smart grid commands. EVSE=Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment. Source: GM.

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Fords View on Electrification Enablers; Looking for Battery Commonization

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There is also an accompanying long-term focus on clean electricity and hydrogen for fueling. Ford chose to develop many of its electrified products on its global C platform—a high-volume platform that sells millions every year. share globally. Utilities, vehicle-to-home (V2H), and vehicle-to-grid (V2G). Mike Tinskey.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

.” Faster charging is typically more expensive because it requires an electrical system to operate at peak power, for which utilities levy higher demand charges, since it puts more stress on the electric grid. With luck, not every electric truck launch will take place amidst a global pandemic, as the Volvo LIGHTS project did.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

Charged EVs

This project is currently at the stage of conducting grid readiness assessments.] They’ve also got a site at the Port of Long Beach and a couple others in the LA area. When your home was built or when the business next to you was built, they went to the utility and said, “I need a hookup to the grid.” A lot heavier.

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Greenius Gets Groove On with Greenpeace & GRID Alternatives

Creative Greenius

In this case for GRID Alternatives at a low income home in my old neighborhood in Long Beach, California. GRID Alternatives is my absolutely favorite group to work hands-on with because we do so much more than just inform and build awareness. I’ve never made less money or had a more rewarding time.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

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Only the car company’s are still waiting and still making and selling cars that contribute to global warming. If everyone could hear Ed talk about the smart grid and how plug-in cars make it possible to inventory electricity then we’d already be building that grid today.

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