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DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. This article, by researchers at PARC and the University of Washington, is one possible answer.

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Michigan Technological University. Tennessee Technological University. Adaptive Second-Use Battery Utilization with Different Degradation Levels for EV Charging Stations and Power Grid Support and Resiliency. The University of Alabama. Princeton NuEnergy. 10,000,000. UC San Diego. 10,000,000. 4,000,000.

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million to develop technology focused on removing sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 )from the US power grid. The four projects selected to receive funding include the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn.; GE Grid Solutions, LLC in Charleroi, Pa.; University of Connecticut. Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga.;

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

—Daniel Brooks, vice president of integrated grid and energy systems at EPRI. In addition to EPRI, NREL, and the University of Washington, the UNIFI consortium currently includes: Three DOE national laboratories. Eight North American power system utilities.

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Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a mathematical model for optimal placement of EV charging stations, as well as how powerful stations can be without straining local power grids.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Abu Md “Numan” Numan-Al-Mobin are leading the grant proposal to NSF for the establishment of the Center for Green Solid-State Electric Power Generation and Storage (CEPS). We are excited about the possibility of Mines taking such a major role in new green technology that could really change the world.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

To provide 50%—or more—of power from clean energy sources, power grids will have to be able to leverage distributed energy sources, and reliably manage dynamic changes, while minimizing impact on customer quality of service. We will be replicating the entire California power grid on one campus.

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APRIL 22, 2016

These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ from University of California, Davis and years of experience as an agricultural researcher. PHEVLERs make our electric grid more efficient. [ About the authors. Dr. Andrew A.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Researchers from Japan’s NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science), the University of Tokyo and Hiroshima University have jointly conducted a techno-economic analysis for hydrogen production from photovoltaic power generation (PV) utilizing a battery-assisted electrolyzer. 2018.11.119 ).

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Overall, a conversion to battery-powered electric rideshare fleets could reduce the costs to society by 3-11% per trip, depending on the cost assigned to greenhouse gas emissions, the researchers say. The authors acknowledge funding from Carnegie Mellon University’s Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) technology development is critical to the continued decarbonization of global power systems. According to a recently published research report by Stanford University, the US power grid could reach 100% renewable power penetration by 2050.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Phil Ansell, an aerospace engineer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, modeled the life cycle carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of liquid hydrogen production required to meet the fuel needs of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with today’s electric grid mix.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

The US will need to expand and modernize its outdated power transmission grid to incorporate more renewable energy sources, but balkanized ownership and regulation are going to make that process slow and difficult, according to a new Duke University analysis.

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MAY 15, 2017

Results of a study by a team at the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, SOEST, University of Hawaii at Manoa, suggest that the additional cycling to discharge vehicle batteries to the power grid in a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) scenario, even at constant power, is detrimental to EV battery cell performance.

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JULY 13, 2011

AC Propulsion has delivered an AC Propulsion-powered eBox to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where it will be used to evaluate Vehicle to Grid (V2G) operation as part of a research program. We are happy to be working with DTU and look forward to furthering V2G implementation in Europe.

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JULY 4, 2013

The Solar Team Eindhoven (STE) of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) presented the world’s first solar-powered family car. The solar cells of Stella generate more electricity on average than the car uses; surplus electricity could be returned to the power grid, thereby making the car energy-positive.

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A vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project between the University of Delaware and NRG Energy has begun selling power to PJM Interconnection for the power grid. Earlier post.).

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The multi-disciplinary consortium includes leaders from DOE national labs, universities and industry, all of which are working together to make smaller, lighter and less expensive batteries that can be adopted by manufacturers. Binghamton University (State University of New York). Stanford University.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

Because of this, the new power consumers not only present an additional load on the power grid, but can potentially serve as flexible storage devices in the context of the variable availability of solar and wind power. The ultimate aim of EEBUS is to develop a standard that is universally applicable.

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DECEMBER 30, 2009

The Universiade Center is a landmark green building project currently under construction at a cost of US$548 million, comprising a main sports stadium, swimming complex and multifunctional arena. Shenzhen is the site of the World University Games in August 2011.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

After he graduated from the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria, his plan was to get a high-paying job at one of the multinational oil and gas companies based in the country. The grant provided the seed money to launch their startup that year: Green Village Electricity Projects of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

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MMC is partnering forces with NewMotion , one of Europe’s largest providers of smart charging solutions for electric driving; grid operator TenneT in Netherlands; and Nuvve , a leader in V2G technology and grid service deployments. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 11, 2023

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

The new awards complement industry’s efforts and will enable academic researchers to experiment and advance cloud computing architectures that can support a new generation of innovative applications, including real-time and safety-critical applications such as those used in medical devices, power grids, and transportation systems.

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Developed by Endesa in conjunction with the CITCEA centre of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), this system is currently being validated in a lab before being rolled out to Endesa’s Smartcity in Malaga for testing in a real environment with real users.

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One initiative is to establish an NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) to develop an industry-driven research portfolio with the goal of catalyzing the decarbonization of the chemical sector. “We Beyond the School, Modestino has been establishing connections with local green-tech industries.

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It is an 11-month study that is being led by Coventry City Council with WPD and other partners including, Cenex; Coventry University; Hubject; Midlands Connect; National Express; Transport for West Midlands; and Electreon. Credit: Carlos Jones, ORNL/US Dept. of Energy.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

The development engineers are also investigating how the constant switching on and off of the batteries affects the power grid; the harmonics this generates could knock the grid out of sync. The associated technology for vehicles and the grid will be developed and prepared for use over the next two years.

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MARCH 26, 2013

High Temperature Reactors that might co-generate electricity and heat) is pursued jointly with some partners from the country and abroad (Mining & Metallurgy Academy AGH in Cracow, Prochem, Warsaw University of Technology). On the other hand, SMR reactors may be valuable supplements to power system workhorses in special circumstances.

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APRIL 11, 2018

The Center is a joint initiative with the State of Michigan founded in partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the University of Michigan, Business Leaders for Michigan and Ann Arbor SPARK.

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The Parker Project has used a fleet of four vehicles from Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, PSA Groupe and Nissan to demonstrate that vehicles from different car brands can contribute to supporting the electricity grid with vehicle to grid (V2G) services.

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JULY 1, 2015

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have published two new policy briefs, along with accompanying videos, about the benefits of electrified vehicles and the potential for their adoption in the US. The briefs condense the findings of a number of recent papers coming out of the CMU group led by Professor Jeremy Michalek.

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JULY 20, 2021

And it slowed urgent repair and maintenance of the power grid, with work crews having to practice social distancing due to the pandemic. In the historic data shown here, the red, orange, yellow indicate populations that are more vulnerable to outages, while blue and green indicate groups that are less vulnerable.

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MARCH 28, 2017

Pending on a final investment decision the largest battery storage will be built at the Vattenfall wind farm Pen y Cymoedd (230 MW) in South Wales—a 22 MW storage facility, which will help to support the stability of the country-wide power grid in the UK as part of the so-called EFR (Enhanced Frequency Response) service.

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MAY 18, 2011

the University of Hawaii, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, whose involvement is based on the Japan-US Clean Energy Technologies Action Plan, agreed to following the Japan-US heads of state summit held in November 2009. Smart Grid Model at a Substation with One Distribution Grid Level in Kihei (Hitachi).

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JUNE 12, 2015

CSE will work closely with KnGrid , a leader in vehicle-grid communications, to create a standardized platform that optimizes charging benefits for both grid operators and vehicle owners. Group 2: Grid communication interfaces for plug-in electric vehicle charging to support vehicle-to-grid services.

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APRIL 6, 2011

For the field test, researchers will deploy aged EV batteries at the University of California (UC), San Diego’s campus-wide electric power grid.

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