Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2011

The Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR), France’s leading producer of 100% renewable electricity, and Renault signed a partnership agreement at the Lyon International Motor Show. CNR is France’s second largest electricity producer and its foremost producer of exclusively renewable energy.

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EV Box

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Solar panels are generally very reliable for charging electric vehicles at home. Solar panels can help bring down utility bills as well as your carbon footprint – allowing you to recharge your electric car using 100% free, renewable energy. power after 25 years of use. How reliable are solar panels on cloudy days?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2014

ABB and Solar Impulse have formed a technology alliance under which ABB will support Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in their attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered airplane in 2015. The 12,000 solar cells built into the wing provide four 10 hp electric motors with renewable energy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South officially welcomed into service the US Navy’s first solar-powered electric car charging station. The carport will enable NSA Mid-South to recharge its current fleet of 17 electric vehicles with renewable electricity in approximately four hours, while reducing demand on the commercial power grid.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Self-Generation Nation – Solar Sales Soar Amid Escalating Energy Costs. To tackle the seemingly looming energy crisis, more households than ever are turning towards renewable energy generation as a solution to safeguard against an unpredictable market. But why solar? While popular, solar is just one solution.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 20, 2023

Consumers Think Renewable Energy Inadequate for EV Charging Are They Right? Will renewable energy keep up with the growth of EVs What Consumers Think of EV Charging Demands A recent survey shows consumers are doubtful. Renewable energy currently accounts for just 17% of electricity sources in the U.S., Where Will We Be in 2030?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2014

MHI) is selling its Li-ion rechargeable battery business to Delta Electronics. Leveraging the new agreement, going forward MHI and Delta Electronics also plan to join forces in pursuing further development of the lithium-ion rechargeable battery business, including ESS products. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In addition to the advantages of FCEVs, which enables long-distance driving with short refueling time, this all-new FCEV model will feature a plug-in function that offers the convenience of EVs which can be recharged at home. Stationary power stations. Honda will actively engage in collaboration with other companies. in California.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

Stationary fuel cell generators (FC generators) and rechargeable batteries will be introduced at stores, managed centrally by building energy management systems (BEMS), raising the proportion of renewable energy and electric power derived from hydrogen used.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2014

Hydro-Québec and Sony Corporation will establish a joint venture to research and develop a large-scale energy storage system for power grids. Furthermore, the energy storage system for such power supplies must be highly safe and reliable due to the need for an efficient and stable source of high capacity power.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

This cartridge design will facilitate the everyday transport and supply of hydrogen energy to power a broad range of daily life applications in and outside of the home. Swappable for easy replacement and quick recharging. Hydrogen has significant advantages. Zero Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 ) is emitted when hydrogen is used.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford will work with Detroit Edison to install a 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 26, 2017

The purchase of an electric car that plugs into the power grid to recharge its battery often gets drivers thinking about the source of their energy. We haven't seen data from recent years looking at the overlap between electric-car drivers and home solar panels.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2014

3Degrees provides renewable energy certificates and carbon offsets to Fortune 500 companies, green building firms, and other organizations. In addition, 3Degrees partners with utilities across the nation to offer customized green power options to approximately 25 million customers. SunPower: residential solar with energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

A team at the University of Delaware has demonstrated a direct ammonia fuel cell (DAFC) prototype with a peak power density of 135 mW cm -2 at 80 ?C. Transportation power sources using biofuels would have been a good complement to batteries, as biofuels replicate most of the desirable properties of petroleum-based fuels. Zhao et al.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2011

The primary element of one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is now up and running. The system is the result of collaboration between Ford, DTE Energy, Xtreme Power, the city of Wayne and the state of Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2021

The researchers say the findings, published in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy , can be applied to a broader range of settings. —Jan Kleissl, senior author. —Byron Washom, UCSD director of strategic energy initiatives and co-author. Only four out of 100 stations in the study were fast-charging. —Jan Kleissl.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. If too much or too little electricity is present in the power grid, the network can suddenly become unbalanced.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The stations can be set up flexibly and independent of the power supply wherever needed: for example, in public parking lots in the city, on company premises, or as a temporary charging point at large-scale events. The mobile charging station works according to the principle of a power bank.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2012

An all-electric, battery-powered prototype demonstration bus under joint development by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. The 40-foot “E-Bus” is based on New Flyer’s 40-foot Xcelsior heavy-duty transit bus and is powered by a 120 kWh lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack developed by MHI. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2014

The basic concept of the integrated solar battery is to use the contribution of the photovoltage to reduce greatly the charging overpotential caused by the difficulty in efficiently electrochemically decomposing lithium peroxide (Li 2 O 2 ), the discharge product formed on the oxygen electrode. —Yu et al. Photo-assisted charging. (a)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2019

Connected to the grid or even off-grid, the station can charge up to four electric cars simultaneously, based on the principle of a ‘power bank’, two with DC quick charging. The charging station can be used as interim storage for eco-power; however, when connected to the mains power grid, it becomes a permanent charging point.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 4, 2015

Many electric-car owners start to think more seriously about the source of their electricity when they plug their cars in to recharge. And at least in California, data show that owners of plug-in electric cars have far higher interest in photovoltaic solar panels than drivers at large.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2014

Up to 30 electric vehicles at a time can recharge in Fraunhofer IAO’s parking garage. The aim of charge@work is to design a micro smart grid (MSG) capable of supplying the EV fleet with electricity produced exclusively from renewable sources. The grid has to compensate for these fluctuations, increasing the risk of power outages.

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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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Drive Electric

JUNE 25, 2023

Green Hydrogen is sorted under pressure in cylinders within vehicles and converted into electricity to power electric motors. This electricity is then used to propel the vehicle’s electric motor and recharge its battery. FCEVs utilise the stored Hydrogen and combine it with oxygen from the air to generate electricity.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award up to $30 million to fund a new program focused on the development of transformational electrochemical technologies to enable low-cost distributed power generation. DE-FOA-0001026 ). Source: ARPA-E. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

So advanced lead batteries will be critical to meeting that requirement, which is over and above existing uses such as start-stop batteries and back-up for mobile networks and emergency power. Lead batteries currently account for 75% of worldwide rechargeable battery energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2010

Eaton Corporation is collaborating with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on a prototype integrated solar-assisted electric vehicle charging station to be erected at EPRI’s research laboratory in Knoxville, Tenn. Source: EPRI. Click to enlarge. kW capacity).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

The buses—full-size, low-floor models for the city’s regular route network—will operate on MHI’s high-performance “ MLIX ” lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. Use of a specially developed charger enables full recharging in approximately half the required time, compared with current CHAdeMO type quick charging systems.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2011

kW) power for ground-based systems, such as radios, laptops, blue-force trackers, etc. For the demonstration, the VIPUR unit will be paired with a 430-watt portable solar panel to charge the unit. kWh batteries from International Battery featuring UN certified large-format Lithium-Iron Phosphate (LFP) rechargeable cells.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC): IOC has been involved in the development of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. Luminous Power Technologies: Known for its inverters and power backup solutions, Luminous has been expanding its portfolio to include lithium-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2018

A battery, based on electrodes made of sodium and nickel chloride and using thea new type of metal mesh membrane, could be used for grid-scale installations to make intermittent power sources such as wind and solar capable of delivering reliable baseload electricity. —David Sadoway.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2014

The home, located on the West Village campus of the University of California, Davis, is capable of producing more energy on-site from renewable sources than it consumes annually, including enough energy to power a Honda Fit EV for daily commuting. Honda Smart Home is expected to generate a surplus of 2.6 Photo by Dorian Toy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Focus Electric is powered by a 23 kWh lithium-ion (li-ion) battery system (with cells from LG Chem/Compact Power) with an advanced active liquid cooling and heating system to precondition and regulate the temperature. Renewable energy collected by the solar panels directly feeds the energy-efficient microgrid, helping power the plant.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Electric car and renewable energy enthusiast Gerry Gaydos shares his thoughts during a recent trip to California in the nicely narrated video short below. His positive experiences led him on a search for an electric drive system that was both powerful and efficient for use in an electric sports car.

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