article thumbnail

Maxwell supplying ultracapacitors for light rail braking energy recuperation system; 2.8% energy savings

Green Car Congress

is supplying ultracapacitors for an energy-saving braking energy recuperation system that American Maglev Technology (AMT), is installing on light rail vehicles operated by the Portland, Oregon area’s Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District (TriMet). Source: TIGGER, Tri-Met. Click to enlarge. Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

Light 286
article thumbnail

Ener1 To Supply Li-ion Packs to Hyundai Heavy for Electric Buses; Complete Turnkey Solutions Agreement with Toro

Green Car Congress

Ener1 is currently installing capacity supply up to 11,000 EV pack equivalents or 260 MWh of lithium-ion battery pack systems.

Li-ion 225
article thumbnail

Clean Energy to provide LNG to Hawaii Gas; additional agreements in trucking, transit and refuse markets

Green Car Congress

Clean Energy announced that it has extended its liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with the City of Phoenix. Clean Energy has supplied the City with LNG for more than a decade. Fred Meyer Stores, a division of The Kroger Co.,

Hawaii 150
article thumbnail

Study IDs two compressed air energy storage methods, sites for the Northwest

Green Car Congress

Compressed air energy storage plants could help save the region’s abundant wind power—which is often produced at night when winds are strong and energy demand is low—for when demand is high and power supplies are more strained. About 13%, or nearly 8,600 megawatts, of the Northwest’s power supply comes from of wind.

article thumbnail

EnerDel Entering Utility-Scale Energy Storage Market

Green Car Congress

Automotive lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel is entering the utility-scale energy storage market, supplying batteries for one of the 16 new smart grid regional demonstration projects recently awarded funding by the US DOE. Earlier post.)

article thumbnail

Nissan FY 2014 global corporate activities reduce CO2 emissions by 22.6% compared to FY 2005

Green Car Congress

The Nissan LEAF electric vehicle has the ability to safely and conveniently supply electricity stored within its high-capacity lithium-ion batteries to a home through the LEAF to Home power supply system. Nissan is improving sustainable mobility through the widespread use of electric vehicles.

2005 150
article thumbnail

EnerDel, ITOCHU Announce Second Smart Grid Battery Storage Project

Green Car Congress

It is the second such venture between the two companies, following the announcement last month that they are teaming up with Mazda Motor Corporation on a similar system using vehicles converted to electric drive using a platform designed and built by EnerDel and its partner THINK, which will be stationed at a Family Mart convenience store.

Grid 218