Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2019

The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US. As a consequence, the Midwestern states have some of the highest levels of renewable energy on their grids.

Illinois 186

Illinois Universal Hydrogen South Dakota 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

To reach its goals, GM plans to decarbonize its portfolio by transitioning to battery-electric vehicles or other zero-emissions vehicle technology, sourcing renewable energy and leveraging minimal offsets or credits. Renewable Energy. The new fast chargers will be powered by 100% renewable energy. Electrification.

General Motors 199

General Motors Carbon Emissions GM 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The two companies are collaborating to determine how the Volt’s 16-kWh lithium-ion batteries can be used to provide stationary electric grid storage systems once the batteries have fulfilled their usefulness in customers’ vehicles. Bly announced the partnership Tuesday at the EV Battery Tech conference in Troy, Michigan.

Volt 240

Volt GM Batteries Battery 240

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2021

Now, a study from University of Michigan researchers shows that when, where and how those fleet vehicles are charged can greatly impact their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In 2019, Amazon announced plans to obtain 100,000 electric delivery vehicles. UPS has ordered 10,000 of them and FedEx plans to be fully electric by 2040.

Charging 186

Charging Vehicles Gas-Electric Emissions 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

Results from the study also suggest that with sufficient coal plant retirement and sufficient wind power, controlled charging could result in positive net benefits instead of negative. High Wind Future: In this scenario, they modified the future case to add wind plants sufficient to produce 20% of generation.

Charging 150

Charging Coal Grid District of Columbia 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Source: “Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”. The report identifies insights about the choice of charging infrastructure in each region that will both maximize benefits to consumers (thus helping to drive EV adoption) and maximize benefits to the grid from greater EV use. —“Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”.

Europe 244

Europe China Charging Grid 244

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

The Pickens Plan calls for reducing dependence on oil, expanded use of renewable energy, a new 21st-century power grid, increased conservation and efficiency initiatives, and developing alternative fuel vehicles, such as natural gas-powered trucks and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Morris, AEP chairman, president and CEO.

Corporation 150

Corporation Energy West Virginia Virginia 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Ford transformed its Michigan Assembly Plant (MAP) in Wayne, Mich., Other awards include domestic manufacturing for a range of renewable energy and energy efficiency products, from hydropower and wind energy to smart grid technologies and energy efficient buildings. Lead organization. Description. Ford Motor Company.

Tax Credit 218

Tax Credit Tax Clean Cleaning 218

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. Buses will be powered by an Azure Dynamics hybrid system of Michigan. Thunder Bay Transportation Authority – TBTA, Michigan: $2,590,000.

Emissions 256

Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Second-life batteries present an ideal solution to the renewable-energy sector, allowing energy to be stored for later use. Leveling of energy from both photovoltaic solar and wind power. That work would be done at GM’s battery plant in Michigan.). Recycle : Implement end-of-life recycling to salvage raw materials.

Nissan 150

Nissan Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 150

Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

However, electric vehicles basically are emission-free at least when they are powered by electricity generated from renewable sources such as wind, solar, etc. According to the study by Kim et al cells are transported from South Korea to Michigan in the United States which causes extra GHG emissions of 4.1 kg CO2e/kWh.

Lithium Ion 82

Lithium Ion Climate Batteries Battery 82

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2015

The Wisconsin and Michigan team normalized the highly detailed vehicle assumptions and transport calculations from these studies around the rates of electrified vehicle penetration; travel demand growth; and electricity decarbonization. Renewable and nuclear electricity supply technologies are available today. Third, U.S.

Carbon 150

Carbon EPRI Climate Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

DME as a Renewable Hydrogen Carrier: Innovative Approach to Renewable Hydrogen Production, $1,500,000. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. BioBlend Renewable Resources (Elk Grove Village, Illinois).

Commercial 170

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. National Renewable. superconducting wire that can be used in future advanced wind turbine generators.

Energy 294

Energy Clean Cleaning Grid 294

Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2023

“Public policy implementation is hard even if everyone supports a policy,” says University of Michigan professor emeritus John Leslie King , who has studied policy management and administration for decades. Affordability is expected to be just one highly contentious issue: Who, exactly, is going to pay for grid upgrades?

Grid 101

Grid Iowa Wind Miles 101

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2015

Spider9, a 2011 spin-out from the University of Michigan, announced a technology licensing agreement with Samsung Electronics (“Samsung”) for use of Spider9’s proprietary Energy Operating System (OS E ) technology. Spider9’s energy storage capabilities increase the flexibility, reliability and value of renewable energy systems.

Energy Storage 150

Energy Storage Energy Market Renewable 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Renewable Power (4 projects). Planar Na-beta Batteries for Renewable Integration and Grid Applications. Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications.

Energy 231

Energy Grant Low Cost Li-ion 231

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

One of the biggest challenges to the nations power grid "is going to be the introduction of electric vehicles," said Dana Christiansen, associate director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which has partnered with Nissan, TVA and the state of Tennessee to help develop the charging infrastructure to support the vehicles.

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Tennessee Nissan Electric Cars Cars 53