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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles supporting the expansion of renewable energy with solar project in Spain

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With its support for expanding renewable energy, VWCV is already increasing the amount of electricity from renewable sources that is available in the grid, thus […] The post Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles supporting the expansion of renewable energy with solar project in Spain appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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A 605 MW PV plant in Germany is now Europe’s largest solar farm

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Photo: HANSAINVEST Real Assets A 605 megawatt (MW) project in Germany has claimed the title of Europe’s largest solar farm, bumping a PV plant in Spain out of the top spot. The Witznitz Solar Farm near Leipzig, which is not state-subsidized, is owned by German investment firm HANSAINVEST Real Assets. million modules.

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Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries

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Called the Off Grid Battery Energy Storage System (ESS), Pramac’s technology—which features lithium-ion cells from Jaguar I-PACE batteries taken from prototype and engineering test vehicles—supplies zero-emission power where access to the grid supply is limited or unavailable.

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Enel acquires eMotorWerks to provide grid balancing solutions and tap into US e-mobility market

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Through the JuiceNet platform, these facilities can be remotely controlled and aggregated for grid balancing purposes relying on unidirectional and bidirectional (vehicle-to-grid, V2G) electricity flows. Enel has installed around 5,000 charging stations in Italy, Spain, Romania, Greece, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.

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Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

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It's being marketed as the " Tesla Energy Plan ," and is available to any individual household in this region of 24 million people that has a solar panel system, a grid connection—and a Tesla powerwall, the Palo Alto firm's gigafactory-made 13.5 For bigger national grids it gets more complicated. kWh battery wall unit.

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bp and thyssenkrupp Steel to advance the decarbonization of steel production; low-carbon hydrogen and renewable power

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The companies will explore supply options for both blue and green hydrogen, as well as power from wind and solar generation through the use of power purchase agreements. It also forms the foundation for a string of decarbonization technologies, including wind turbines, generators and smart power grids.

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Why Bidirectional Charging is The Next Big Thing for EV Owners

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Whilst with unidirectional (one-way) EV chargers, electricity flows from the electric grid into the electric vehicle, with bidirectional (two-way) EV chargers, electricity can flow both ways. This also helps avoid situations in which a large proportion of EV owners charge at the same time, overloading the energy supply grid.

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