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Fermata Energy launches vehicle-to-grid charging pilot for multifamily housing

Plug in America

Challenge Demand for electricity from the grid fluctuates throughout the day, which causes prices to fluctuate as well. Electric vehicle (EV) batteries can charge and store energy when demand is low and feed it back into the grid when demand is high. How can we leverage this unique EV capability for multifamily housing residents?

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Massive solar array to power airside electric ground service vehicles at JFK Airport’s New Terminal One

Charged EVs

The system can operate independently from or while connected to the main power grid. What passengers dont typically see include the vehicles transporting luggage to storage operations in warehouses, those used by cleaning services, refrigerated vans for transporting food and meal trays, and vehicles that handle recycling and waste management.

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Flights Resume at Heathrow After Substation Fire Shut Down Airport

Baua Electric

Residents of the Hayes neighborhood near the airport described hearing two loud bangs and seeing a massive ball of flame shoot into the sky on Thursday night. Britains National Grid said on Friday afternoon that it had reconfigured its network to partly restore power at Heathrow on an interim basis.

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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

Green Car Congress

The NZN concept relies on high energy density storage systems incorporated into the local grid, as well as efficient photovoltaic generation. NZN can integrate with the centralized grid. batteries); the creation of grid-enabled consumer-side energy generation appliances; and a robust set of standards and protocols. Gil Weigand.

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California governor proposes additional $6.1B in budget package for decarbonizing transportation in state; total $10B over 6 years

Green Car Congress

billion Proposition 98, $676 million Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and $383 million Federal Funds) one-time over five years, with a focus on communities that are most impacted, bringing the total investment to $10 billion over six years to decarbonize the transportation sector. billion ($3.5 billion General Fund, $1.5

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NREL study finds that uncoordinated plug-in vehicle charging could prove challenging to the grid

Green Car Congress

An influx of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) charging without coordination could prove challenging to the nation’s electric grid, according to research conducted by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). He also noted the higher demand could shorten the expected life of a transformer.

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Transportation details of LA Mayor’s proposed Green New Deal

Green Car Congress

The LA Green New Deal seeks to “zero out” Los Angeles’ main sources of harmful emissions: buildings, transportation, electricity, and trash. LA’s carbon neutral pathway calls for deep reductions in GHG emissions from the transportation sector, affecting mobility, public transit and private vehicles.