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H2@Scale project launched in Texas; renewable hydrogen for multiple end-use applications

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

in close collaboration with GTI and The University of Texas at Austin, has launched a US Department of Energy project, Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond. The project is supported by DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

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Texas Hydrogen Renewable Austin

Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

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MARCH 30, 2022

Danish Minister for Transport Trine Bramsen, Aalborg municipal government representatives, and European media were invited to witness the first test runs of Geely methanol vehicles on Danish roads and visit the e-methanol production facility at Aalborg University.

Denmark

Denmark Vehicles Iceland Renewable

False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

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. The experiment seemed to prove the feasibility of the technology.

Grid

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Bidirectional Charging Management (BCM) research project gets green light; tying in renewables

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Not only will electric vehicles with bidirectional charging capability be able to draw electrical power for their high-voltage battery when plugged into a compatible charging station or wallbox, they will also have the ability to reverse the process and feed energy back into the power grid.

Renewable

Renewable Power Grid Green Charging

Auburn University leads $2M DOE Co-Optima project to evaluate renewable butyl acetate as diesel fuel additive

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Auburn University researchers are leading a $2-million US Department of Energy Co-Optima project ( earlier post ) that will evaluate renewable butyl acetate (BA) as a bio-based fuel additive that can be blended with diesel fuel to reduce soot and greenhouse gas emissions and yield cleaner engine operation in cold-weather conditions.

Universal

Universal Diesel Renewable Fuel

Mitsubishi Motors, NewMotion, Nuvve in vehicle-to-grid pilot in Netherlands with Outlander PHEV

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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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NSF awards UCSD team $39M to improve integration of distributed energy resources into grid; EV batteries also

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

The major driver for the project is the need to decarbonize the electrical grid, protect it from cybersecurity attacks and make it more resilient. We will be replicating the entire California power grid on one campus. The goal is to make the testbed available to outside research teams and industry by 2025.

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EPRI, 8 automakers and 15 utilities to create an open grid integration platform for plug-in electric vehicles

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JULY 29, 2014

The Electric Power Research Institute, 8 automakers and 15 utilities are working to develop and to demonstrate an open platform that would integrate plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with smart grid technologies enabling utilities to support PEV charging regardless of location. Automakers and V2G. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

EPRI

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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

As a consequence, the Midwestern states have some of the highest levels of renewable energy on their grids. Hydrogen can be used as an effective storage medium to increase utilization of these renewable energy resources.

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UC Riverside opening Sustainable Integrated Grid Initiative; integration of solar energy, battery storage and electric and hybrid vehicles

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MAY 15, 2014

Schematic of the “New Grid Testbed” components, including renewable energy generation, energy storage, smart distribution and electric transportation Click to enlarge. It is the largest renewable energy project of its kind in California. 27 electric vehicle charging stations. Solar carport. Click to enlarge.

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BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

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MARCH 23, 2021

The BMW Group and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced an expanded partnership that further leverages renewable energy to sustainably power electric vehicles (EVs). Optimizing charging against renewable energy was the primary focus of the second phase.

BMW

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

Hundreds of charging stations for electric vehicles dot Utrecht’s urban landscape in the Netherlands like little electric mushrooms. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades.

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ORNL licenses high-power wireless vehicle charging technology to HEVO

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AUGUST 31, 2021

The US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has licensed its high-power wireless charging technology for electric vehicles to HEVO. The system provides the world’s highest power levels in the smallest package and could one day enable electric vehicles to be charged as they are driven at highway speeds.

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Power Powered Charging Vehicles

Researchers developing DC micro smart grid for charging EV fleets; Li-ion, redox flow batteries and renewables

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MARCH 7, 2014

Up to 30 electric vehicles at a time can recharge in Fraunhofer IAO’s parking garage. The aim of charge@work is to design a micro smart grid (MSG) capable of supplying the EV fleet with electricity produced exclusively from renewable sources. Charging an electric vehicle fleet poses high requirements on the energy system.

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Grid DC Li-ion Fleet

What V2G Tells Us About EVs and the Grid

Cars That Think

AUGUST 1, 2022

As the number of electric vehicles on the world’s roads explodes, electric utilities are grappling with increasing demand while simultaneously having to stabilize their grids where more intermittent renewable-energy sources like wind and solar are coming online. That’s the promise of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.

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DOE announces finalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

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JULY 14, 2022

Demand for lithium—a critical material used in batteries for electric vehicles, grid-scale electricity storage, phones, and laptops—has grown rapidly in recent years, with global demand expected to increase 500% by 2050. Rice University – Team LiSED: “Lithium Selective ElectroDialysis”.

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Utah United States Universal Lithium Ion

Tesla donates $3.1M of $6M grant to Jeff Dahn’s Dalhousie University battery team

Teslarati

JUNE 3, 2021

A team of battery researchers at Canada’s Dalhousie University are the recipients of a $6 million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). million to help develop advanced batteries from electric cars and grid energy storage. The NSERC will give the team, headed by Dr. Jeff Dahn, $2.9

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NREL releases interim test plan for evaluating vehicle-to-grid applications

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released a technical report that provides an interim test plan for evaluating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) applications. The global vehicle-to-grid (V2G) market is expected to grow at a rapid pace, reaching the $2.25 1547 tests.

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Parker Project demonstrates cross-brand V2G in Denmark; more tests of grid services slated

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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.

Denmark

Denmark Grid Mitsubishi Corporation

NREL’s Economic Impact Hits $1.9 Billion

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) topped $1.9 billion nationwide in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, according to a study by the University of Colorado Boulder’s (CU Boulder’s) Leeds School of Business. The economic impact of the U.S. Every state in the nation felt an impact from direct or.

Colorado

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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JULY 17, 2020

US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette announced $139 million in federal funding for 55 projects across the country that will support new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies (DE-FOA-0002197, earlier post ). Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit. Federal share.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

There have been vigorous debates pro and con in the United States and elsewhere over whether electric grids can support EVs at scale. Of the 52,000 registered vehicles in the city, 4,500 are EVs, and on workdays, commuters drive another 3,000 to 5,000 EVs to enter the city. This situation is not true universally.

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Grid United States Charging Gas-Electric

Combining Hydrogen with Renewable Energy: Harnessing Clean Energy and Efficient Storage Solutions

Baua Electric

JULY 14, 2024

This makes it a valuable resource for balancing the intermittency of renewable energy sources and for providing a clean energy solution across various sectors. When the electricity used for electrolysis comes from renewable sources like solar or wind power, the hydrogen produced is known as green hydrogen.

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Renewable Hydrogen Clean Cleaning

U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

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AUGUST 29, 2022

A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). Earlier post.). The U-M team’s paper is published in Environmental Science & Technology.

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DOE awarding $209M to 26 national lab projects; EVs, batteries and connected vehicles

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $209 million in funding to 26 new national laboratory projects focusing on electric vehicles, advanced batteries and connected vehicles. Streamlining cooperative vehicle-to-vehicle communications and controls that reduce energy use and emissions.

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Connect Connected Li-ion Batteries

CaFCP: 1,000 H2 stations enabling 1M fuel cell electric vehicles on California roads in 2030

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The vision document describes a self-sustaining market in 2030 for fuel cell electric vehicles and renewably hydrogen, and the strategic priorities necessary for realizing it. The CaFCP document envisions 1,000 hydrogen stations enabling upwards of 1,000,000 fuel electric vehicles on California roads in 2030.

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Partners begin work on Energiepark Mainz; hydrogen from renewable sources; power-to-gas

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MAY 16, 2014

Germany’s Minister of Economics and Technology, Sigmar Gabriel, together with representatives of power utility Stadtwerke Mainz AG, Siemens AG, The Linde Group and RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, inaugurated the construction of the Energiepark Mainz. This makes it possible to store electricity from renewable energy sources.

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Hydrogen Battery "Sponges" Store Solar for the Grid

Cars That Think

JULY 15, 2021

Operators can use the systems to store energy from solar panels and deliver power to the grid during cloudy days or at night. The initiative comes as the global electricity sector is clamoring for grid-storage solutions. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. reduce pressure and add stability to the grid,” Yu said.

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Store Grid Hydrogen Solar

Royal Academy of Engineering Report Says EV Success Depends on Low-Carbon Electricity, Universal Broadband Provision and Smart Grids

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MAY 26, 2010

The introduction of electric vehicles on a large scale in the UK can only have a beneficial effect on CO 2 emissions if low-carbon electricity, universal broadband provision and smart grids are in place to support the transition, according to a new report published by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering.

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Universal Grid Carbon Engine

Volkswagen outlines coming changes to charging for its EVs

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

Charging and energy are becoming a core business for Volkswagen; the company is building a universal and seamless eco-system for charging its electric models. In Germany, the Volkswagen brand also offers a suitable electricity supply contract with “Volkswagen Naturstrom”, to guarantee fully certified green electricity from renewable energies.

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Charging Renewable Wind Plug-in

Con Edison helping NYC drivers shift to EVs with more places to charge up

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APRIL 12, 2022

There are now more than 29,000 electric vehicles registered in New York City and Westchester, including 1,262 added in February, the most recent month for which data are available, according to Con Edison, the electricity, gas and steam utility for New York CIty and Westchester County, NY. Electrifying Con Edison’s Fleet of Vehicles.

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DOE announces 15 Phase 1 semifinalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Lithium, a critical material used in high-charge-density batteries for electric vehicles and grid-scale electricity storage, is a crucial element in the clean energy supply chain. The Phase 1 semifinalists are: Boston University – Pober-Strauss. George Washington University – Ellexco. Oregon State University – Espiku.

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U-M leads new DOE-funded research center for ceramic ion conductors; MUSIC

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The University of Michigan (U-M) and eight partner institutions will explore the use of ceramic ion conductors as replacements for the traditional liquid or polymer electrolytes in common lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and in flow cells for storing renewable energy in the grid.

Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion Energy Storage Michigan Universal

GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

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JULY 24, 2012

s smart grid research project in Austin’s Mueller community, the Pecan Street Demonstration. Headquartered at The University of Texas at Austin, Pecan Street Inc. s demonstration project, which now has the nation’s highest residential concentration of electric-drive vehicles in place. Supported by a $10.4 Supported by a $10.4

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AC Propulsion sends eBox EV to Denmark for V2G research focused on buffering intermittent renewable energy

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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. AC Propulsion is a pioneer in the development of V2G systems and has supplied eBox vehicles to several V2G test programs.

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Denmark Delaware Renewable Power Grid

UC Irvine study concludes intelligent PEV charging can minimize scale of stationary energy storage needed to meet renewable targets

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

A new study by a team at the University of California Irvine highlights the importance of intelligent plug-in vehicle (PEV) charging for minimizing the scale of infrastructure required to meet renewable utilization targets. of annual renewable generation. of annual renewable generation.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Renewable Charging Energy

US and Japan collaborating on smart grid project in Hawaii; EV operation and charging, including grid-balancing services

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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. On Maui, 15% of the electricity supply is already generated by renewable energy, and there are plans to increase this percentage going forward. Hitachi, Ltd., Cyber Defense Institute, Inc.,

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DOE awards Eaton $4.9M to develop low-cost fast-charging solution; solid-state transformer, modular chargers

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

million for a program to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying direct-current (DC) fast electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EVCI). Ready access to low-cost, fast charging infrastructure is essential for fleet electrification and broader electric vehicle (EV) adoption.

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Eaton Low Cost North Carolina Charging

DOE, DoD and other federal agencies launch the Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Improving battery technology is key to increased electric vehicle acceptance and creating the grid of the future with integrated resiliency and flexibility. —Daniel R Simmons, Assistant Secretary of DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

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Energy Storage Battery Batteries Grid

ICCT Hydrogen Trucking Scenario Would Require Europe To Ban All Electric Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Improbable and unrealistic scenarios are excellent tools to explore the odder aspects of our universe. continued] The post ICCT Hydrogen Trucking Scenario Would Require Europe To Ban All Electric Vehicles appeared first on CleanTechnica. Schrödinger’s cat being both alive.

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Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x

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MARCH 10, 2013

A plot of ESOI for 7 potential grid-scale energy storage technologies. Benson from Stanford University and Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) has quantified the energetic costs of 7 different grid-scale energy storage technologies over time. Credit: Barnhart and Benson, 2013. Click to enlarge.

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Energy Storage Grid Cost Of Energy

ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Approximately 6 billion gallons of fuel are wasted in the US each year as vehicles wait at stop lights or sit in dense traffic with engines idling, according to US Department of Energy estimates. Examples from the ORNL Overhead Vehicle Dataset, generated with images captured by GRIDSMART cameras. Image: Thomas Karnowski/ORNL.

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MIT, Ford researchers find lightweight conventional vehicles could have lower lifecycle GHG impact than EVs depending upon location

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AUGUST 28, 2019

Researchers at MIT and the Ford Motor Company have found that depending on the location, lightweight conventional vehicles could have a lower lifecycle greenhouse gas impact than electric vehicles, at least in the near term. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. —Wu et al.

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SoCalGas & UC Irvine show power-to-gas technology able to boost use of intermittent renewable energy significantly

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MARCH 31, 2017

(SoCalGas) announced that new research on power-to-gas technology shows the technique holds the ability to significantly increase the use of intermittent renewable energy. The finding came out of ongoing research conducted at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and funded by SoCalGas.

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Renewable Gas Power Powered

H2@Scale project launched in Texas; renewable hydrogen for multiple end-use applications

Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Bidirectional Charging Management (BCM) research project gets green light; tying in renewables

Auburn University leads $2M DOE Co-Optima project to evaluate renewable butyl acetate as diesel fuel additive

Mitsubishi Motors, NewMotion, Nuvve in vehicle-to-grid pilot in Netherlands with Outlander PHEV

NSF awards UCSD team $39M to improve integration of distributed energy resources into grid; EV batteries also

EPRI, 8 automakers and 15 utilities to create an open grid integration platform for plug-in electric vehicles

Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

UC Riverside opening Sustainable Integrated Grid Initiative; integration of solar energy, battery storage and electric and hybrid vehicles

BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

ORNL licenses high-power wireless vehicle charging technology to HEVO

Researchers developing DC micro smart grid for charging EV fleets; Li-ion, redox flow batteries and renewables

What V2G Tells Us About EVs and the Grid

DOE announces finalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

Tesla donates $3.1M of $6M grant to Jeff Dahn’s Dalhousie University battery team

NREL releases interim test plan for evaluating vehicle-to-grid applications

Parker Project demonstrates cross-brand V2G in Denmark; more tests of grid services slated

NREL’s Economic Impact Hits $1.9 Billion

DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

Combining Hydrogen with Renewable Energy: Harnessing Clean Energy and Efficient Storage Solutions

U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

DOE awarding $209M to 26 national lab projects; EVs, batteries and connected vehicles

CaFCP: 1,000 H2 stations enabling 1M fuel cell electric vehicles on California roads in 2030

Partners begin work on Energiepark Mainz; hydrogen from renewable sources; power-to-gas

Hydrogen Battery "Sponges" Store Solar for the Grid

Royal Academy of Engineering Report Says EV Success Depends on Low-Carbon Electricity, Universal Broadband Provision and Smart Grids

Volkswagen outlines coming changes to charging for its EVs

Con Edison helping NYC drivers shift to EVs with more places to charge up

DOE announces 15 Phase 1 semifinalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

U-M leads new DOE-funded research center for ceramic ion conductors; MUSIC

GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

AC Propulsion sends eBox EV to Denmark for V2G research focused on buffering intermittent renewable energy

UC Irvine study concludes intelligent PEV charging can minimize scale of stationary energy storage needed to meet renewable targets

US and Japan collaborating on smart grid project in Hawaii; EV operation and charging, including grid-balancing services

DOE awards Eaton $4.9M to develop low-cost fast-charging solution; solid-state transformer, modular chargers

DOE, DoD and other federal agencies launch the Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries

ICCT Hydrogen Trucking Scenario Would Require Europe To Ban All Electric Vehicles

Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x

ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

MIT, Ford researchers find lightweight conventional vehicles could have lower lifecycle GHG impact than EVs depending upon location

SoCalGas & UC Irvine show power-to-gas technology able to boost use of intermittent renewable energy significantly

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