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AUGUST 22, 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), in cooperation with Duke Energy and non-profit industry initiative Energy Systems Network (ESN), will participate in a joint smart-grid pilot project in Indiana, the United States. The aim of the project will be power-grid load-equalization and the establishment of an optimized vehicle-charging scheme.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This master station clock kept a very particular type of time: It used a synchronous self-starting motor in conjunction with a pendulum to help maintain the station’s AC electricity at a steady 60-cycle-per-second frequency. How Warren’s clocks regulated grid frequency Henry E. Clocks and synchronous motors go hand in hand.

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MAY 18, 2011

have been selected as contractors for a joint US-Japan collaboration supporting a Smart Grid project on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Part of the demonstration plan includes utilization of the EVs for grid-balancing services ( earlier post ). Smart Grid Model at a Substation with One Distribution Grid Level in Kihei (Hitachi).

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MARCH 6, 2017

Nissan, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, PSA Groupe, NUVVE, Frederiksberg Forsyning, Enel, Insero and DTU (Technical University of Denmark) Electrical Engineering (PowerLabDK) are partnering in the Danish project Parker to develop a universal definition for grid integration for electric vehicles.

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MAY 17, 2010

SAE International has published the J2836/1 standard: Use Cases for Communication between Plug-In Vehicles and the Utility Grid. The standard establishes use cases for two-way communication between plug-in electric vehicles and the electric power grid, for energy transfer and other applications. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Nissan Motor Co., Nissan anticipates increased collaboration with the energy sector to support the decarbonization of power grids; and. has set the goal to achieve carbon neutrality across the company’s operations and the life cycle of its products by 2050.

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

To Nick de Vries, chief technology officer at the solar-energy developer Silicon Ranch , a transformer is like an interstate on-ramp: It boosts the voltage of the electricity that his solar plants generate to match the voltage of grid transmission lines. Their very durability shoulders the grid. The company isnt alone in its quandary.

Power Grid

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MAY 13, 2011

The e-gas project consists of two main components: Audi is contributing to the construction of offshore North Sea wind turbines which will generate clean power,that is then fed into the public power grid. Audi wants to use green power to produce and also operate its electric-drive e-tron models in the future.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

PCS = Power Conditioning Subsystem. Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) have agreed to collaborate on a smart grid research project incorporating electric-vehicle-to-X (e.g., FEMS = Factory Energy Management System. Click to enlarge. home, factory, etc.)

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JUNE 17, 2023

In addition to reinjecting electricity into the power grid, the bidirectional charger supports a vehicle-to-load (V2L) function for powering electrical appliances directly from the car.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has launched a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) pilot, with the first charge point already being utilized with Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV’s in-vehicle storage batteries. University of Delaware Professor Willett Kempton, the pioneer of the grid-integrated vehicle concept, is Nuvve’s CTO.).

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APRIL 12, 2012

IBM has teamed with American Honda Motor Co., and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on a new pilot project that will allow communication between electric vehicles (EVs) and the power grid. This level of insight will allow utilities to optimize grid operations and help reduce the chance of outages.

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JUNE 7, 2018

Seven companies—Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.; Hitachi Systems Power Service, Ltd.; Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC); SHIZUOKA GAS Co., TEPCO); TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc.; and Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.—have Scope of demonstration system to be built in FY 2018.

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MAY 7, 2013

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has installed a Smart Mobility Park electric mobility charging station at Toyota Ecoful Town, its low-carbon society model district located in Toyota City. It is also fitted with general household power outlets so that, in times of emergency, it can also supply stored electricity to electrical appliances.

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MAY 16, 2019

The project seeks to address multiple challenges related to the expansion of EVs, including the repurposing of used EV batteries, the expected impact of EV demand and renewable energy on the nation’s utility operators and the integration of EV batteries as a storage solution for the electric grid.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

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. —Alberto Piglia, Enel’s Head of e-Mobility.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

and Toyota Motor Corporation announced the construction and launch of the world’s first, according to Toyota, large-capacity Sweep Energy Storage System. The system was built using batteries reclaimed from electrified vehicles (HEV, PHEV, BEV, and FCEV) and is connected to the consumer electrical power grid.

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JANUARY 30, 2013

Included in the acquisition, which has received approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), are A123’s automotive, grid and commercial business assets, including technology, products, customer contracts and U.S. Electric Grid. A123’s joint venture with Shanghai Automotive. Transportation.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Fisker estimates that the EPA range of the front-wheel-drive, single-motor Fisker Ocean Sport will be 250 miles on a single charge, using a lithium-ion phosphate (LFP) battery cell chemistry in Touring Range packs to be supplied by CATL. The company calls these technologies PowerCar, Power Grid, and PowerHouse.

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MARCH 2, 2010

The third round is focused specifically on three technology areas: Grid-Scale Rampable Intermittent Dispatchable Storage (GRIDS). ARPA-E seeks to develop new technologies to enable the widespread deployment of cost-effective grid-scale energy storage. Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology (ADEPT).

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JANUARY 14, 2010

Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. has received a work order from Phoenix Power Group LLC (PPG) to develop a prototype electric generator system that will be powered by Cyclone’s heat-regenerative, external combustion engine running on waste oil.

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MARCH 11, 2023

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

Grid

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JUNE 29, 2018

The energy control stations at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Landshut are stepping up their activities in the balancing-power market in Germany. Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant.

Grid

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

A new study by researchers at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL), concludes that electric commercial vehicles can cost 9 to 12% less to operate than trucks powered by diesel engines when used to make deliveries on an everyday basis in big cities and when V2G (vehicle-to-grid) revenue is incorporated. Resources.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The research project has the goal of integrating electrical vehicles as mobile energy storage units in the future intelligent power grid (smart grid). The demonstration will also explore the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability of the car via the bi-directional charging system when the car is not in use and the driver permits it.

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MAY 31, 2022

and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) are partnering to establish a mobile retail business that uses a fuel cell vehicle in specified reconstruction and revitalization bases. FH2R can produce as much as 1,200 Nm 3 of hydrogen per hour (rated power operation) using renewable energy. Futaba Town, Namie Town, AEON TOHOKU Co.,

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Toyota Motor Corporation and Honda R&D Co., will create a mobile power generation/output system—Moving e—that comprises a fuel cell bus that can carry a large amount of hydrogen; portable external power output devices; and portable batteries.

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MARCH 5, 2015

Nissan and Endesa, an Enel Group subsidiary, signed an agreement at the Geneva International Motor Show pledging to work together to deliver a mass-market V2G system and an innovative business model designed to leverage this technology. Designing and evaluating potential affordable energy and mobility pack offers.

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JANUARY 17, 2021

The models ordered by Brasov will be equipped with a 240 kW electric motor. For example, in the case of a power grid outage they will be able to safely exit an intersection. The main purpose of the project co-financed by the EU is to reduce pollutant emissions in the centre of the city.

Romania

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JULY 24, 2025

Mantooth currently leads the UA Power Group , a multidisciplinary team of researchers working on next-generation electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, grid infrastructure, and cybersecurity. The UA Power Group received an R&D Magazine R&D 100 Award for its 250-kilowatt all-silicon carbide motor drive for hybrid aircraft.

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

has delivered the first of what it calls “Ancillary Power Vehicles” (APVs)—batter-electric vehicles with a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability—to the US Army Tank Automotive Research Center (TARDEC) in Hawaii this week in partnership with Honeywell Aerospace. Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles, Inc.,

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MARCH 5, 2019

The Volkswagen Group Components brand will be showcasing the near-series design study of its flexible quick charging station at the Geneva Motor Show. Connected to the grid or even off-grid, the station can charge up to four electric cars simultaneously, based on the principle of a ‘power bank’, two with DC quick charging.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

To help California mitigate its ever-growing wildfires, this year CalSEED has included companies that are innovating in technologies that will build wildfire resiliency into the grid. This novel technology would deliver safe, reliable, resilient, and cost-effective electric power in the grid.

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JULY 1, 2021

Already with the successor to the XC90, the company will offer bi-directional charging, allowing customers to offload excess electricity in their car battery to the power grid. The aim is to achieve as many synergies and efficiencies as possible throughout the entire battery supply chain.

Volvo

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AUGUST 19, 2022

Duke Energy and Ford Motor Company are partnering on a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) pilot. In exchange, customers will allow their EVs to feed energy back to the grid, helping to balance it during peak demand.

Ford

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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. contains no rare earths, in a prototype electric motor. Research, TECO Westinghouse Motor.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Honda Motor Co. President and CEO, Takahiro Hachigo unveiled Honda’s new electric vehicle, the Urban EV Concept, at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The system is designed to incorporate electric vehicles into a smart power grid. —Philip Ross, Senior Vice President of Honda Motor Europe.

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