Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2023

These high-performance power electronics can increase electric vehicle driving range; help integrate renewable energy into the electric grid; and lead to significant energy savings. Raleigh-based PowerAmerica commercialized more than 10 WBG technologies over five years.

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Renewable Power Powered Raleigh 195

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that communicates directly with the electric grid. All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Raleigh Durham, N.C.; As part of the collaboration with dealers, utilities and local governments, Ford will help develop consumer outreach and education programs on electric vehicles as well as share information on charging needs and requirements to ensure the electrical grid can support customers’ needs. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.;

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2019

Raleigh, N.C. Deploying Intra-hour Uncertainty Analysis Tools to ABB's GridView, $500,000 ABB Power Consulting, Raleigh, N.C. Improved tools for consumer load profiling to build resilience into the electric grid, $150,000 Holy Cross Energy, Glenwood Springs, Colo. Niskayuna, N.Y. San Diego, Calif.

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Commercial San Jose San Francisco San Diego 247

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2014

Wide bandgap technology could thus enable significantly more compact and efficient power electronic devices for electric vehicles, renewable power interconnection, industrial-scale variable speed drive motors and a smarter more flexible grid; in addition to high-performance defense applications (e.g.

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Obama North Carolina Manufacturer Power 247

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2017

Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. In addition, other use cases/technologies are also under consideration including targeted battery storage to manage peak demand and ease grid loads, etc.

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Charging America DC Raleigh 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Progress Energy of Raleigh, N.C. National Grid of Waltham, Mass. This allows EPRI and Ford, which first entered into a three-year agreement in March, to study regional differences and the impact on the electric grid as well as the vehicles. Consolidated Edison of New York. American Electric Power of Columbus, Ohio.

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