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DOE provides $65M for “connected communities” of buildings powered to transform electric system

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $65 million through its Connected Communities funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to expand DOE’s network of grid-interactive efficient building communities nationwide. ( interactive Efficient Building: An energy?efficient DE-FOA-0002206 ). Source: DOE.

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Audi involved in EEBUS standard for intelligent connection of EVs and buildings

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Because of this, the new power consumers not only present an additional load on the power grid, but can potentially serve as flexible storage devices in the context of the variable availability of solar and wind power. SPINE information comprises resource and protocol data, which are described in two separate specifications.

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ABI Research: connected services for consumer and commercial EVs to reach US$378M in revenues by 2030

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Subscriptions of connected services for consumer and commercial Electric Vehicles (EVs), such as charging-station locator, eco-routing, and EV telematics, will grow 270% from 2020 to 2024, reaching 7 million subscribers by 2024, according to global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research. Connected services for consumer EVs will reach 26.37

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City of Boulder working with Fermata Energy to test V2B technology

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The City of Boulder is partnering with Fermata Energy to test the ability to reduce the city’s building energy costs with an innovative pilot at the North Boulder Recreation Center. This vehicle-to-building (V2B) technology can provide the city new ways to manage its energy load, and to reduce energy costs.

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DOE releases request for information on multi-sector uses of hydrogen; H2@Scale

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At the H2@ Scale project ( earlier post ) kickoff meeting in Chicago, EERE’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Steven Chalk announced the release of a request for information (RFI) soliciting stakeholder feedback on opportunities to enable high volume production and multi-sector use of hydrogen. Responses are due 31 October.

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Nissan office in France to house largest grid-integrated EV system yet

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Nissan’s new regional office in France will house the largest grid-integrated electric vehicle (EV) system and second-life battery storage unit yet installed in a building, anywhere. Grid integration trials have already begun in Denmark.

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Australian Smart Grid demand management project shows EV drivers could halve charging costs

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In Australia, as part of the Victorian Government’s Electric Vehicle Trial ( earlier post ), DiUS Computing delivered a demand management demonstration project using Victoria’s Smart Grid. The home charging solution deployed for the project integrated the vehicle, the grid and the driver seamlessly and effectively.

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