Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2022

FH2R has been constructed with a renewable energy-powered 10MW-class hydrogen production unit. FH2R can produce as much as 1,200 Nm 3 of hydrogen per hour (rated power operation) using renewable energy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources. Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

What is currently the world’s largest pilot plant for the CO 2 -neutral production of hydrogen has successfully commenced operation at the voestalpine site in Linz, simultaneously setting an international milestone in the advancement of new energy supply options. It creates the basis for future projects on an industrial scale.

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Green Car Congress

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. With V2G, for example, a fleet of EVs plugged in to the grid could balance the variable ups and downs of power generated from the wind.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

The proportion of grid electricity generated by renewables such as wind and solar energy fluctuates depending on how hard the wind is blowing or how strong the sun is shining. This can lead to a huge variation in the grid power available, which can be a problem for power companies.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2018

The European H2FUTURE project consortium, comprising voestalpine, Siemens, VERBUND, and Austrian Power Grid, together with the research partners K1-MET and ECN, officially gave the green light to the construction of a 6 MW “green” hydrogen pilot production plant—the world’s largest—at a voestalpine Linz steel plant.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2021

produced using 100% renewable energy, while it is working with other battery suppliers to do the same by 2025. Already with the successor to the XC90, the company will offer bi-directional charging, allowing customers to offload excess electricity in their car battery to the power grid.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The new Competence Center maps the entire value chain of battery cell technology—from research and development to a cell’s composition and design, and its suitability for large-scale manufacture. The relevant agreements guarantee a reliable supply of these materials until 2025 and beyond.

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BMW Batteries Battery Energy 352

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

Starting in 2013, Audi will begin series production of TCNG models whose engines—derived from TFSI units—will be powered by e-gas: synthetic methane produced via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. MW each, these four turbines are to supply some 53 GWh of electricity annually.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2018

The electrolyzer will provide bulk quantities of hydrogen to the refinery’s hydrogen pipeline system (currently supplied by two steam methane reformers). A unit of this kind brings a flexibility that can help the stability of the power grid, thereby facilitating more use of renewable electricity.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

High-performance battery storage units are an important component in the successful transition to renewable energy. The Mobility House AG (TMH) integrates electric vehicles into the power grid as an aggregated swarm storage of batteries as well as a stationary storage device from vehicle batteries. It also markets electricity.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

They’ve been studying up on renewable energy, hydrogen power, and electric vehicles, preparing for the big day in April when their remote-controlled vehicles will rumble for 4 hours in Gladstone, a port city in Queensland. And while coal plants still supplied over half of Australia’s power in 2021, change is afoot.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

Bad things happen when demand outstrips supply. We learned that lesson too well at the start of the pandemic, when demand for toilet paper, disinfecting wipes, masks, and ventilators outstripped the available supply. Clearly, balancing the supply and demand of goods is critical for a stable, normal, functional society.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2011

In addition, Toyota Motor Europe (TME), TMC’s European subsidiary, and BMW Group have entered into a contract under which BMW Group is to supply 1.6-liter German manufacturers have accumulated a great deal of excellent fundamental technology in regard to renewable energies and battery power. liter and 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2019

The spectrum of large-scale storage applications by Mercedes-Benz Energy ranges from load peak compensation through black start (power system independent start up of the power plant) to uninterrupted power supply (USV). Research into micro-grid energy storage is also planned. Beijing Electric Vehicle Co.,

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. While lithium isn’t exactly in short supply, extracting it from the ground exacts a huge environmental cost.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

At the same time, the Group is aiming to secure the supply of battery cells beyond 2025. Together with partners, we want to have a total of six cell factories up and running in Europe by 2030 thus guaranteeing security of supply. Both gigafactories will be powered with electricity from renewable energy sources.

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Charging Batteries Battery Spain 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2016

ABB has won orders worth over $300 million to supply technologies for the world’s first 1,100 kilovolt (kV) ultra-high-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission link. ABB supplies include advanced converter transformers and components such as bushings and tap changers. —Claudio Facchin, President of ABB’s Power Grids division.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

The batteries—each with a capacity of 33 kWh—are equipped with a BMW-owned battery management system and are also used by the car manufacturer in the BMW i3. It is meant to maintain the security of supply with a feed-in of 100% renewable energy. This is a so-called storage control unit made of batteries.

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Setec Powerr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In the process, the retailers help themselves with renewed interest in visiting the fuel retails even with EVs. What’s more, charging hubs can help forecourts mitigate unexpected price fluctuations and spikes associated with renewable energy, by balancing demand and supply via the need for more electricity and the strain on power grids.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2015

The Audi e-gas plant in the city of Werlte in Lower Saxony ( earlier post ) produces CO 2 neutral-fuel (synthetic methane from water, renewable electricity and CO 2 ); it now also contributes toward stabilizing the public power grid. This therefore considerably increases the overall efficiency of the Power-to-Gas/biogas plant.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2011

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will partner with an industry-academia team led by the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) to investigate secondary applications for aged battery packs from electric drive vehicles. Assess the economic benefit of second uses.

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San Diego Li-ion Batteries Battery 225

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Li-ion battery manufacturer Ener1, Inc. has signed a strategic cooperation deal with a division of the Russian Federal Grid Company (FGC) to co-develop storage systems under a nation-wide grid modernization program. An equipment-supply, business and technical consulting contract has been signed for $40 million.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

While electric vehicles are celebrated for their eco-friendly and efficient design, they present a challenge to the power grid during peak hours or certain energy events. Recognizing this, grid regulators and utility companies are actively considering demand response strategies for electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Reuse possibilities for these batteries include providing a supplemental home energy supply, storing renewable power and providing a fast-charging power source for EVs. Duke Energy will provide engineering design support for battery installations, as well as supply test sites and personnel.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2010

Cyclone’s waste heat power generator—comprising its 18 hp Waste Heat Engine, proprietary heat exchangers and electric generator—will be installed and field tested at Bent Glass’ facility over the following couple of months. Cyclone’s CEO and technology inventor Harry Schoell.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

In mid-2022, the International Renewable Energy Agency counted 32 countries that had adopted hydrogen strategies and 11 others that were preparing such plans. Experts call this Power-to-X (PtX). Powering these applications will require electrifying these sectors or converting electricity to a more suitable form via PtX.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 24, 2023

That incident—as well as Orajaka’s new fascination with renewable energy technologies, specifically solar—changed his career trajectory. Based on what he learned, he and three classmates built a solar-powered 6-kilowatt minigrid that supplied power to about 60 homes in a village. MWs and the number of customers to double.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

The publication gives the opportunity for an “apples-to-apples” comparison between the environmental impacts of the two types of powertrains: same manufacturer, same model, same boundary conditions. water, and non-renewable energies (crude oil, coal.) Primary Energy Demand (MJ) (renewable and non-renewable).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Honda will supply 50 Honda e electric vehicles ( earlier post ) to Switzerland’s car-sharing operator, Mobility. The Honda e units will be used as part of a car-sharing fleet in a trial which uses the Honda e’s bi-directional charging function to feed energy back to the grid when the vehicles are not in use for sharing.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Through the “living storage” of the replacement batteries, they are creating a business case that, in this form, can only be achieved together by an automotive manufacturer and a power supply company. enercity is responsible for marketing the storage facility on the primary balancing power market.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The K2 Series can work with batteries for applications that require both a constant low power discharge for continual function and a pulse power for peak loads. Primary applications for Maxwell’s K2 series products, which operate at 2.7 Lowest resistor-capacitor (RC) time constant. V operating voltage.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The task is clearly enormous, not just for the chemical manufacturing industry itself but for the larger economy. The multi-institutional effort is called Decarbonizing Chemical Manufacturing Using Sustainable Electrification, or DC-MUSE , founded at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering and encompassing a number of schools and institutions.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Modular Nuclear Power is Nucleating Korean manufacturer Doosan is set to start producing components of what could be the world’s first modular nuclear power plant, in late 2023. United States’ Wind on the Wire The largest renewable-energy infrastructure project in U.S.

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Driivz

MAY 3, 2021

The EV ecosystem consists of many dependencies, requiring the coming together of manufacturers, consumers, governments, utilities, software vendors, etc. They want to increase the market for EVs, but with a sustainable approach– reducing carbon intensity, improving air quality, and balancing load management on the power grid.

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Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

This software is typically developed by EV manufacturers (OEMs) or sourced through a supply chain from specialized vendors (Tier 1 / Tier 2) and built into EVs by dedicated integrators or by OEMs themselves. Charging-point software has traditionally been developed and integrated by charging system manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

trafficThis scenario is highly desirable to automotive manufacturers, who harbor great concerns about battery warranty if vehicle-to-grid discharging is allowed. V2GFull varies not only the charging of the vehicle battery, but also can vary the discharging of the battery back into the power grid.

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