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Ava Community Energy Launches New Virtual Power Plant Initiative In N. California

CleanTechnica EVs

Ava is a not-for-profit public power provider in the San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County, which is across the bay from San Francisco. It also provides power in the cities of Tracy, Stockton, and Lathrop, which are not in the Bay Area, but are fairly near it.

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Daimler and partners deploying world’s largest 2nd-life EV battery storage unit for grid support

Green Car Congress

With an increasing supply of electricity from fluctuating renewable energies, such as wind farms or solar power stations, they can help stabilize power grids, levelling out energy fluctuations with virtually no loss—a role that is partly fulfilled by fossil power plants at present.

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BMW i ChargeForward Program to demo contribution of intelligent EV charging to grid efficiency

Green Car Congress

Working with a select group of BMW i3 drivers, BMW i ChargeForward will demonstrate how intelligent management of electric vehicle charging can contribute to improved electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership. Program participation.

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BMW launches BMW i ChargeForward pilot in SF Bay Area

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), have launched an 18-month pilot of the BMW i ChargeForward Program in the San Francisco Bay Area. The program is now issuing calls to participating BMW i3 drivers in the Bay Area to request the interruption of the charging of their EVs for one hour.

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The Solangelist Learns To Install Solar & Loves It

Creative Greenius

Our group was an interesting and friendly mix of unemployed construction workers looking for new careers; electricians, iron workers and other licensed contractors looking to expand into solar installation; and three or four guys who were there to learn how to do a self install of solar for their home, shop or cabin.

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350Green plans for US network of EV charging stations with fast chargers

Green Car Congress

Starting with its first project in the San Francisco Bay Area, the company plans to install and operate stations across urban retail shopping centers and other places near where EV drivers live and work. When it installs two or more fast chargers at a location, it will install energy storage to prevent grid overload.

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Electrify America outlines new design vision for future EV charging stations

Green Car Congress

Electrify America has sharpened the focus on customer needs and reimagined the charging experience by introducing The Charging Station of the Future, Today which can add design and comfort elements such as solar canopies and awnings, customer waiting areas and other customer-focused services at select locations. Solar Awnings.

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