Power Grid and Transportation

Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R) completed in Japan; aiming for low-cost green hydrogen production; P2G

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2020

The FH2R can produce as much as 1,200 Nm 3 of hydrogen per hour (rated power operation) using renewable energy. Renewable energy output is subject to large fluctuations, so FH2R will adjust to supply and demand in the power grid in order to maximize utilization of this energy while establishing low-cost, Green hydrogen production technology.

Low Cost

Low Cost Hydrogen Power Grid Green

Hitachi ABB Power Grids launches EV charging system for large-scale e-mobility: Grid-eMotion Fleet

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2020

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has launched Grid-eMotion Fleet, a scalable, modular and fully customizable solution for large-scale EV charging of smart public and commercial transport. The smart mobility solution enables operators efficiently to scale-up their operations.

Power Grid

Power Grid Grid Fleet Power

EEA: large-scale roll-out of EVs will help EU shift to green transport, but may challenge power grid

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

However, widespread use of such vehicles would pose challenges for Europe’s power grid in meeting increased electricity demand. The use of renewable energy in 2050 will also have an effect on the level of emissions from the power-generating sector. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge.

Power Grid

Power Grid Grid Transportation Power

Report says lithium from California’s Salton Sea can anchor US battery supply chain

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Establishing a full battery manufacturing ecosystem, anchored in “Lithium Valley”, could not only support the transition to electrified transportation, but advance progress toward California’s climate goals, and serve as a vital source for critical minerals essential to economic and national security. Earlier post.).

Supplies

Supplies Battery Batteries California

Roskill: CO2 emissions from lithium production set to triple by 2025

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2020

This calculation includes all CO 2 emissions grouped under Scope 1 and 2 categories as set out by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol as well those associated with transporting material between production and refining sites. For the purposes of this analysis, emissions are classed as any anthropogenic sources of CO 2.

Emissions

Emissions CO2 Production Power Grid

New York to add solar to transportation hubs

Green Car Reports

APRIL 29, 2019

Electric cars and public transportation go together in more ways than one. In the latest example, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to add solar panels to the rooftops of its rail yards and bus depots to help feed the local power grid.

New York

New York Solar Transportation Power Grid

Pike Research forecasts $18B market in 2020 for advanced lead-acid batteries, 58% in transportation

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Of the projected US$18-billion market in 2020, 58% of the sales will be from the transportation sector, historically one of the most of important industries for lead-acid batteries. The application segments covered in the report are: Motive: hybrid locomotives, electric-powered forklifts. Transportation: stop-start vehicles (SSVs).

Lead Acid

Lead Acid 2020 Transportation Market

Cornell team develops framework for incorporating wireless charging road system into real-time electricity market

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2022

Researchers at Cornell have developed a coupled transportation–power system framework for incorporating a wireless charging road system into the real-time electricity market. In addition, they propose an optimization-based control strategy to manage the energy storage system in a cost-efficient manner. —Jie Shi, lead author.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Market Charging Power Grid

US DOE releases national clean hydrogen strategy and roadmap

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2023

The Strategy and Roadmap provides a snapshot of hydrogen production, transport, storage, and use in the United States today and a vision for how clean hydrogen will contribute to national decarbonization goals across multiple sectors in the future. Source: DOE. It also complements the massive $9.5-billion

Cleaning

Cleaning Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit

IHS Markit: average cost of lithium-ion battery cell to fall below $100/kWh in 2023

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The average cost of a Li-ion battery cell—used to power electric vehicles and to provide flexibility in the power grid as more renewables, such as solar and wind, are added will fall below $100 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the next three years, according to a new analysis by IHS Markit. Cost is the name of the game.

Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion Cost Of Li-ion Battery

Elli and MITNETZ STROM publish concept for smart grid integration of EVs

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2022

The resulting flexible grid usage is intended to reduce the frequency of bottlenecks in the power grid and create financial benefits for participants. In 2020 alone, about 6,200 GWh of green power had to be curtailed in Germany. The car becomes a rolling electricity storage unit for the grid operator.

Grid

Grid Concept Power Grid Renewable

Stockton school district partners with Mobility House for electric school bus charging; savings of $500K over 5 years

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

has partnered with The Mobility House to deploy smart charging strategy and management solutions for the district’s zero-emission fleet project, which is now operational and scheduled to transport students to schools throughout the district. Stockton Unified School District in Stockton, Calif., Funding of $4.94

Charging

Charging Maintenance Fleet Grid

New UK study to explore feasibility for dynamic wireless charging for commercial transport

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2021

It is an 11-month study that is being led by Coventry City Council with WPD and other partners including, Cenex; Coventry University; Hubject; Midlands Connect; National Express; Transport for West Midlands; and Electreon. Credit: Carlos Jones, ORNL/US Dept. of Energy.

Transportation

Transportation Charging Commercial Grid

Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

How Electrifying Transport and Chinese Investment are Playing Out in Indonesia —focuses on nickel as a critical mineral, but has implications for the broader minerals and materials supply chains needed for broad-scale energy transition. The detailed report— Need Nickel? Nickel is no exception. —“Need Nickel?”.

China

China Energy Indonesia Power Grid

California Energy Roadmap Targets Outlines Activities to Support Electrified Transportation; Sufficient Charging Stations to Support 1M Plug-ins by 2020

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Four California state agencies and the independent power grid operator have released a new plan and vision for California’s energy future in advance of the Air Resources Board consideration of a first-in-the-nation rule requiring that a third of California electricity come from renewable sources by 2020.

Plug-in

Plug-in California 2020 Transportation

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

Green Car Congress

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

Electrification 101: How Fleets & Utilities Can Work Together to Unlock Electrified Transportation

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 15, 2024

The Electrification 101 series explores the challenges and opportunities that a rapidly electrifying transportation sector presents for the power grid, offering solutions to support proactive grid planning for oncoming EV.

Fleet

Fleet Transportation Power Grid Grid

Fraunhofer analysis finds battery-electric trucks have energy cost advantage over hydrogen trucks

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

But for road transport, we cannot, I believe, wait for hydrogen technology to catch up, and our focus now should be on battery electric vehicles in both passenger and freight transport. 2022) “Hydrogen technology is unlikely to play a major role in sustainable road transport.” —Plötz (2022).

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Energy Battery Batteries

Toyota installs electric mobility sharing station at Toyota City model eco district

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2013

Ha:mo Ride is an electric mobility sharing service for short distances such as the last few kilometers from the nearest public transportation point to a final destination. It is also fitted with general household power outlets so that, in times of emergency, it can also supply stored electricity to electrical appliances.

Toyota

Toyota Installation Power Grid Grid

ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The US Department of Energy announced $35 million in awards for 12 projects that find new ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in industry, transportation, on the grid and beyond. The Ohio State University, GaN MOCVD Growth on Native Substrates for High Voltage (15-20 kV) Vertical Power Devices – $2,211,712.

Grid

Grid Transportation Industry Industrial

Audi unveils e-gas project: synthetic methane from the methanation of green hydrogen; series production of CNG models in 2013 powered by e-gas

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

The e-gas project consists of two main components: Audi is contributing to the construction of offshore North Sea wind turbines which will generate clean power,that is then fed into the public power grid. Audi wants to use green power to produce and also operate its electric-drive e-tron models in the future.

Gas

Gas Audi Hydrogen 2013

Nel ASA receives purchase order for 20MW alkaline electrolyzer from steelmaker Ovako

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Ovako is a leading European manufacturer of engineering steel for customers in the bearing, transportation and manufacturing industries, and is a subsidiary of Sanyo Special Steel and part of the Nippon Steel Corporation Group. The electrolyzer technology will enable us to eliminate CO 2 for heating steel before rolling.

Purchase

Purchase Hydrogen Sweden Volvo

DOE awarding $73.9M to 10 battery recycling projects

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Advanced batteries are vital to the entire clean energy economy, but the US currently does not produce enough of the critical minerals and battery materials needed to power clean energy technologies. Second-life Battery in Mobile EV Charging Application for Rural Transportation (SMART). Smartville Inc. UC San Diego. 10,000,000.

Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion Battery Batteries San Diego

BP forming 50:50 biofuels JV with Bunge in Brazil; growing existing biofuels business >50%

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2019

Ethanol produced from sugarcane is one of the most carbon-efficient biofuels available globally, with lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions around 70% lower than conventional hydrocarbon transport fuels. Brazil is the world’s second-largest and most integrated market for ethanol as a transportation fuel with demand forecast to grow rapidly.

Brazil

Brazil Carbon 2018 Grid

The Greening of Transportation

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , approximately 15 percent of net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions come from the transportation sector. Flow batteries are typically used in stationary applications like power-grid storage,but as Charette notes in our cover story, “ Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?

Transportation

Transportation Green Climate Change Climate

Japan V2G demonstrator project using EVs as virtual power plant resource; METI funding

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2018

Seven companies—Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.; Hitachi Systems Power Service, Ltd.; Stabilizing the power grid requires the use of thermal power but this incurs costs in owning and maintaining such power generating plants. and Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.—have

Japan

Japan Power Grid Power Powered

Hydro-Québec and B3CG Interconnect to test vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-home (V2H) power exchanges

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2012

B3CG Interconnect will partner with the Centre National du Transport Avancé (national centre for advanced transportation) in Saint-Jérôme and Brioconcept, based in Laval, to develop new two technologies: a power battery and associated control system, and a two-way charger designed to both recharge the battery and supply power to the grid.

Grid

Grid Power Powered Vehicles

EVs Can Support Power Grid Reliability & Reduce Costs. Here’s How.

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 16, 2023

power grid, particularly when it comes to grid reliability. There have been high-profile rotating power outages caused by a heatwave in California (August 2020), a winter storm in Texas (February 2021), and another winter storm in Tennessee and North Carolina (December 2022).

Power Grid

Power Grid Grid North Carolina Power

Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy to co-develop the first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system in US

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2019

The Vermont facility will contribute to resolving the longstanding energy transmission challenges surrounding the state’s Sheffield-Highgate Export Interface (SHEI) and enable the efficient transport of excess power from renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power to help integrate them on the power grid.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Renewable Energy Vermont

Toyota & Honda partner on fuel cell bus mobile power generation system to supply electricity in disasters

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Moving e equipment set: 1 CHARGING STATION fuel cell bus; 2 units of Power Exporter 9000 external power output device; 36 units of Honda Mobile Power Pack; 20 units of LiB-AID E500; 36 units of Honda Mobile Power Pack Charge & Supply Concept charger/discharger.

Honda

Honda Supplies Toyota Power

OptiFuel to repower Argentina’s 400 freight locomotive fleet from diesel-power to CNG and/or RNG

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

OptiFuel Systems has signed a Collaboration Agreement with the Argentina Ministry of Transportation through Ferrocarriles Argentinos Sociedad del Estado (FASE). The energy coming from the nation’s electric power grid still emits large amounts of criteria and GHG emissions.

Diesel

Diesel Argentina Power Powered

Gridtractor launches fleet electrification services to accelerate zero-emission agriculture

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Gridtractor will help farmers integrate electric charging and vehicle to grid (V2G) into their operations to strengthen the power grid with its smart energy platform. And considering the emissions generated by one tractor, we believe it is critical to help farmers adopt this technology faster and more seamlessly.

Fleet

Fleet Emissions Grid Power Grid

ORNL demos 20 kW bi-directional wireless charging on UPS PHEV truck; 11" air gap, >92% efficiency

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2020

ORNL’s wireless charging technology transferred power between the truck and a charging pad across the 11-inch gap using two electromagnetic coupling coils at the demonstration. The system transferred electricity from the power grid to the vehicle battery terminals at more than 92% efficiency.

Charging

Charging PHEV Grid Energy Storage

V2X company Fermata Energy raises $40M in recent round

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2022

This technology can help enable a centralized power infrastructure to load balance, transport and store renewable energy through the EV, mobile device and IoT markets, as well as provide customer reliability.

Energy

Energy Companies Power Grid Energy Storage

Major study concludes achieving EU 2050 transport decarbonization goals will require portfolio of advanced powertrains; fuel cells, battery-electric and plug-in hybrids

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Owing to limits in battery capacity and driving range (currently 100-200 km (62-124 miles) for a medium-sized car) and a current recharging time of several hours, BEVs are ideally suited to smaller cars and shorter trips, i.e. urban driving (including new transportation models such as car sharing).

Plug-in

Plug-in Transportation Plug Fuel

New A123 Systems LLC emerges

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2013

A123 Systems LLC is targeting three core business areas: transportation, electric grid and lead-acid replacement. Transportation. A123 Systems LLC will continue providing energy storage solutions and services designed to significantly improve the operational reliability, economic viability and efficiency of electric power grids.

Lead Acid

Lead Acid Ni-Li Li-ion Grid

IEE forecasts electric-drive LDVs could constitute between 2 to 12% of US vehicle stock by 2035

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2013

According to the report, “ Forecast of On-Road Electric Transportation in the US (2010-2035) ”, this figure could increase to as high as 30 million EVs depending on advances in battery technology. IEE developed three general scenarios for electric transportation: low, medium, and high.

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Oil Prices Vehicles 2012 Transportation

Volvo Buses in project researching use of second-life electric bus batteries to store solar energy

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The reuse and recycling of batteries is a key issue as increasing numbers of cities plan transition to electrically powered transport. This improves the efficiency of housing association Viva’s own energy system as well as that of the city’s power grid. What we are examining here is exactly how good that potential is.

Store

Store Volvo Solar Energy

Hawaii study finds vehicle-to-grid discharge detrimental to EV batteries

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2017

Results of a study by a team at the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, SOEST, University of Hawaii at Manoa, suggest that the additional cycling to discharge vehicle batteries to the power grid in a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) scenario, even at constant power, is detrimental to EV battery cell performance.

Hawaii

Hawaii Grid Battery Batteries

Daimler Trucks E-Mobility Group starts global initiative for electric-truck charging infrastructure

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Within the framework of the initiative, the E-Mobility Group is bringing together the main players—e-truck customers, power grid operators, energy suppliers, charging hardware manufacturers and charging software providers—thus promoting shared infrastructure solutions for truck customers within the network.

Global

Global Charging Japan Electric

Honda, American Electric Power developing 2nd life applications for used EV batteries

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2019

The project seeks to address multiple challenges related to the expansion of EVs, including the repurposing of used EV batteries, the expected impact of EV demand and renewable energy on the nation’s utility operators and the integration of EV batteries as a storage solution for the electric grid.

Honda

Honda Battery Batteries Power

Deloitte: interest in hybrid vehicles still significantly outpacing full battery-electrics

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2022

Among those planning to charge their vehicles at home, two-thirds (66%) of Americans will leverage traditional power grids. Meanwhile, consumers in India, China and Southeast Asia plan to use both the regular grid and renewable power.

Hybrid

Hybrid Asia Vehicles Japan

Everfuel signs MOU for hydrogen supply to new zero-emission ship concept

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2021

The purpose of the HySynergy project is to establish phase I of large-scale production and storage of green hydrogen that will support the reduction of the carbon footprint within the existing Shell Fredericia refinery processes as well as establish a competitive supply of green hydrogen as zero emission fuel for heavy-duty transportation.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Supplies Emissions Concept

Toshiba delivers two SCiB Li-ion grid energy storage systems

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2014

When large-scale renewable energy sources such as wind and photovoltaic are integrated into power grids on remote islands, power frequencies tends to fluctuate due to intermittent power outputs from the renewables. Gruppo ACEA), one Italy’s leading public utilities, and in Japan an order from Tohoku Electric Power Co.,

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Li-ion Grid Energy

Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R) completed in Japan; aiming for low-cost green hydrogen production; P2G

Hitachi ABB Power Grids launches EV charging system for large-scale e-mobility: Grid-eMotion Fleet

Trending Sources

EEA: large-scale roll-out of EVs will help EU shift to green transport, but may challenge power grid

Report says lithium from California’s Salton Sea can anchor US battery supply chain

Roskill: CO2 emissions from lithium production set to triple by 2025

New York to add solar to transportation hubs

Pike Research forecasts $18B market in 2020 for advanced lead-acid batteries, 58% in transportation

Cornell team develops framework for incorporating wireless charging road system into real-time electricity market

US DOE releases national clean hydrogen strategy and roadmap

IHS Markit: average cost of lithium-ion battery cell to fall below $100/kWh in 2023

Elli and MITNETZ STROM publish concept for smart grid integration of EVs

Stockton school district partners with Mobility House for electric school bus charging; savings of $500K over 5 years

New UK study to explore feasibility for dynamic wireless charging for commercial transport

Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

California Energy Roadmap Targets Outlines Activities to Support Electrified Transportation; Sufficient Charging Stations to Support 1M Plug-ins by 2020

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

Electrification 101: How Fleets & Utilities Can Work Together to Unlock Electrified Transportation

Fraunhofer analysis finds battery-electric trucks have energy cost advantage over hydrogen trucks

Toyota installs electric mobility sharing station at Toyota City model eco district

ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

Audi unveils e-gas project: synthetic methane from the methanation of green hydrogen; series production of CNG models in 2013 powered by e-gas

Nel ASA receives purchase order for 20MW alkaline electrolyzer from steelmaker Ovako

DOE awarding $73.9M to 10 battery recycling projects

BP forming 50:50 biofuels JV with Bunge in Brazil; growing existing biofuels business >50%

The Greening of Transportation

Japan V2G demonstrator project using EVs as virtual power plant resource; METI funding

Hydro-Québec and B3CG Interconnect to test vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-home (V2H) power exchanges

EVs Can Support Power Grid Reliability & Reduce Costs. Here’s How.

Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy to co-develop the first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system in US

Toyota & Honda partner on fuel cell bus mobile power generation system to supply electricity in disasters

OptiFuel to repower Argentina’s 400 freight locomotive fleet from diesel-power to CNG and/or RNG

Gridtractor launches fleet electrification services to accelerate zero-emission agriculture

ORNL demos 20 kW bi-directional wireless charging on UPS PHEV truck; 11" air gap, >92% efficiency

V2X company Fermata Energy raises $40M in recent round

Major study concludes achieving EU 2050 transport decarbonization goals will require portfolio of advanced powertrains; fuel cells, battery-electric and plug-in hybrids

New A123 Systems LLC emerges

IEE forecasts electric-drive LDVs could constitute between 2 to 12% of US vehicle stock by 2035

Volvo Buses in project researching use of second-life electric bus batteries to store solar energy

Hawaii study finds vehicle-to-grid discharge detrimental to EV batteries

Daimler Trucks E-Mobility Group starts global initiative for electric-truck charging infrastructure

Honda, American Electric Power developing 2nd life applications for used EV batteries

Deloitte: interest in hybrid vehicles still significantly outpacing full battery-electrics

Everfuel signs MOU for hydrogen supply to new zero-emission ship concept

Toshiba delivers two SCiB Li-ion grid energy storage systems

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