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Endesa develops prototype charger enabling electric vehicle to return power to the grid; hoping for deployment by 2020

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Endesa, Spain’s largest utility, has developed a prototype V2G (Vehicle to Grid) charger that enables electric vehicles to return stored power to the grid. In addition to selling vehicle power to the electricity market, users will be able to use the electricity from their vehicles to power their homes.

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Volkswagen Group presents technology roadmap for batteries and charging

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The Volkswagen Group presented its technology roadmap for batteries and charging up to 2030 today on its first “Power Day”. With this in mind, cooperations have been agreed in Europe with the energy companies BP (Great Britain), Iberdrola (Spain) and Enel (Italy). E-mobility has become core business for us.

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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

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Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change. Countries that continue to burn coal should do so in high-efficiency power plants, he said. One type is the ultrasupercritical coal-fired steam power plant.

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Siemens installing Sitras supercap-based stationary energy storage unit for TriMet light right substation

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The southeast Portland Tacoma substation location will house the first US storage unit that allows for energy created during braking to be stored and then re-used in one of two applications: energy savings or voltage stabilization during peak demand times. Peak power. TriMet will utilize the system in voltage stabilization mode.