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AeroVironment licenses PNNL EV smart charger controller technology

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The PNNL technology tells a vehicle’s battery charger when to start and stop charging based upon existing conditions on the electrical grid. The Grid Friendly EV Charger Controller technology notifies the car’s battery charger when to start and stop charging based upon existing conditions on the electrical grid.

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HOMER Grid software now models EV charging stations

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HOMER Energy by UL, a global developer of energy modeling software, announced that HOMER Grid , software for designing grid-tied distributed energy projects, can now model how hybrid systems power electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The solution is to co-locate renewables and storage with charging infrastructure.

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What is Demand Response?

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Demand Response (DR), also called Demand Side Response (DSR), is an energy flexibility program that incentivizes electricity users to change their electricity consumption in response to a signal from the energy provider. Demand Response is a tool for moderating demand that falls under the broader umbrella of Demand Side Management.

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How to Have a Greener Christmas?

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The grand gesture: give the gift of an electric vehicle this holiday season. If a car is on your list this year, make it an electric vehicle (EV) and give the gift of sustainable driving. Unlike gas-powered cars or hybrids, zero-emission EVs run entirely on electricity. Smart electricity meters work in a similar way.

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How To Survive the Winter Driving an EV

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Tips for Electric Cars To Navigate the Cold Stuff. Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, but they can pose some challenges in the winter. Keep an Emergency Kit in your Electric Vehicle. Electric vehicles offer many benefits: they reduce our dependence on oil, eliminate tailpipe emissions and help to save money.

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The Role of Power Utilities in Turning EVs into a Grid Asset – Part 2

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Part 1 of this two-part blog discusses the challenges facing electric utilities – both electricity generators and grid operators – with electric vehicle (EV) adoption coinciding with the electrification of buildings, heating, and industry. The battery can “tell” the grid how much power is available in its battery.

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Testing and refining EV charging standards: Q&A with CharIN’s Executive Director

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If we could leverage the battery that’s already in the vehicle, then that’s potentially making the vehicle a more cost-effective grid asset, because it’s already used for other purposes and therefore may be able to do the same things for less. Erika Myers: Much of that perception has to do with where the EVs are distributed.